fold seats MAZDA MODEL MPV 2002 Owners Manual (in English)

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Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K
2Essential Safety Equipment
Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, SRS air bags and
child-restraint systems.
Seats
.............................................................................................. 2- 2
Seat Arrangements .................................................................. 2- 2
Front Seats ............................................................................... 2- 3
Second-Row Seats ................................................................... 2- 9
Third-Row Seat ....................................................................... 2-16
Flat Folding ............................................................................. 2-24
Seat Belt Systems
......................................................................... 2-25
Seat Belt Precautions ............................................................... 2-25
3-Point Type Seat Belt ............................................................. 2-27
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems ...... 2-29
2-Point Type Seat Belt ............................................................. 2-31
Seat Belt Extender ................................................................... 2-33
Seat Belt Warning Light .......................................................... 2-34
Seat Belt Warning Beep ........................................................... 2-34
Child Restraint
............................................................................ 2-35
Child Restraint Precautions ..................................................... 2-35
Installing Child-Restraint Systems .......................................... 2-38
LATCH Child-Restraint Systems ............................................ 2-44
SRS Air Bags
............................................................................... 2-47
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions ............... 2-47
Air Bag System Description .................................................... 2-51
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K
Second-Row Seats
Stacking Cargo:
Stacking luggage or other cargo
higher than the seatback is
dangerous. During a sudden stop or
collision, objects can become
projectiles that could hit and injure
passengers. Don’t stack things higher
than the seatback.
Securing Seats:
Adjustable seats and seatbacks that
are not securely latched are
dangerous. In a sudden stop or
collision, the seat or seatback could
move, causing injury. Make sure the
adjustable components of the seat are
locked in place by attempting to slide
the seat forward and backward and
rocking the seatback.
Seat Adjustment:
Adjusting the seat while the vehicle is
moving is dangerous. Sudden braking
or a collision could cause serious
injury. Adjust the seat only when the
vehicle is stopped.
WARNINGUnlocked Seatback:
A seatback plays an important role in
your protection in a vehicle. Leaving
the seatback unlocked is dangerous as
it can allow passengers to be ejected
or thrown around and baggage to
strike occupants in a sudden stop or
collision, resulting in severe injury.
After adjusting the seatback at any
time, even when there are no other
passengers, rock the seatback to make
sure it is locked in place.
Passenger on the Folded Seatback:
Driving with a passenger on the
folded seatback is dangerous.
Allowing a child to sit up on the
folded seatback while the vehicle is
moving is particularly dangerous.
During sudden braking or even a
minor collision, a child not in a
proper seat or child-restraint system
and seat belt could be thrown
forward, back or even out of the car
resulting in serious injuries or death.
The child or other objects in the
baggage area could be thrown into
other occupants and cause serious
injury. Never allow a passenger to sit
or stand on the folded seatback while
the vehicle is moving.
NOTE
When returning a second-row seat to
its original position, also replace the
seat belt to its normal position. Verify
that the seat belt pulls and retracts.
WARNING
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K

Folding the Second-Row Seats
The second-row seatbacks can be folded
down and used as tables when the vehicle
is not moving.
To fold the seatback
1. Put the buckle in the pocket of the seat
bottom.2. Raise the reclining lever and lower the
seatback forward. Make sure the
seatback is locked.
To return the seatback to the upright
position
Raise the reclining lever and lift the
seatback upright. Attempt to move the
seatback forward and backward to make
sure it is locked.
Using Folded Seatback as a Table
While the Vehicle is Moving:
Using the folded seatback as a table
while driving is dangerous. During
sudden braking or a collision, objects
placed on the folded seatback could
become projectiles that could hit and
injure someone. Never use the folded
seat as a table while the vehicle is
moving.
Lowering the seatback without
stowing the seat belt buckle could
damage the seatback.
WARNING
CAUTION
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K

Seat Recline
To change seatback angle, lean forward
slightly while pulling the flat-folding
strap. Then lean back to the desired
position and release the strap. Make sure
the seat is securely latched.

Head Restraint
Height adjustment
To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the
desired position.
To lower the head restraint, press the stop-
catch release, then push the head restraint
down.
Adjust the head restraint so that the top
parallels the top of the passenger’s ears,
never the passenger’s neck.
NOTE
When returning a third-row seat to its
original position, also replace the seat
belt to its normal position. Verify that
the seat belt pulls and retracts.
Reclining:
Sitting in a reclined position while the
vehicle is moving is dangerous
because you don’t get the full
protection from seat belts. During
sudden braking or a collision, you
can slide under the lap belt and suffer
serious internal injuries. For
maximum protection, sit well back
and upright.
WARNING
Flat-folding strap
Head Restraints Adjustment:
Driving with the head restraints
adjusted too low or removed is
dangerous. With no support behind
your head, your neck could be
seriously injured in a collision.
Always drive with the head restraints
inserted when seats are being used
and make sure they are properly
adjusted.
WARNING
Stop-catch release
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K
Removal
To remove the head restraint, press the
stop-catch release, then pull up on the
head restraint.

Folding the Third-Row Seat
1. Remove the head restraints from the
third-row seat (page 2-17).2. Pull the third-row seat’s flat-folding
strap and push the seatback down until
it locks.

Stowing the Third-Row Seat
More storage space can be created by
folding away the third-row seat into the
rear seat well. With the second-row seats
removed and the third-row seat stowed,
even more space is available.
Riding on Folded Flat Third-Row
Seat:
Riding on the third-row seat when it’s
folded is dangerous. During sudden
braking or a collision, passenger’s
could be thrown around inside the
vehicle and seriously injured. Always
ride with the third-row seat in the
forward-facing, upright position and
seat belt securely fastened.
Stop-catch release
WARNING
Flat-folding strap
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K
5. Pull strap A and raise the seatback
upright. Attempt to move the seatback
forward and backward to make sure it
is locked.
6. Insert the head restraints.
7. Place the seat belt buckles face up.
Third-Row Seat and Open
Liftgate Position
Strap A
Support Bar:
Sitting in the rear-facing, third-row
seat position without installing the
support bar is dangerous. Without the
support of the bar, the seatback could
collapse resulting in injury.
Always install the support bar before
sitting in the rear-facing, third-row
seat position.
Rear Facing Third-Row Seat and a
Moving Vehicle:
Driving with the third-row seat facing
rearward is dangerous because the
liftgate cannot be securely closed.
During sudden braking or a collision,
passengers could be thrown out of the
vehicle resulting in serious injury or
death. Place the third-row seat in the
forward-facing position with the
seatback upright before driving the
vehicle.
Third-Row Seat and the Flat-Folding
Strap:
Pulling the flat-folding strap with the
third-row seat facing rearward is
dangerous. The seatback will collapse
into the seat bottom and could result
in injury. Do not pull the flat-folding
strap with the third-row seat facing
rearward.
WARNING
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K
The second-row and front seats can be
folded down for use as beds when the
vehicle is safely parked.

To Fold the Seats Flat
1. Pull the seat slide levers and slide the
second-row seats all the way back
(page 2-10).
2. Raise the recline levers and fold down
the second-row seatbacks rearward
until they lock (page 2-10).
3. Remove the head restraints from the
front seats (page 2-7).
4. Pull the seat slide levers and slide the
front seats all the way forward
(page 2-3).5. Raise the recline levers and fold down
the front seatbacks rearward until they
lock (page 2-4).
To return the seats to their road positions,
reverse the procedures for folding the
second-row and front seats flat.
Flat Folding
Full-Flat Seats:
Sitting or lying on seats folded flat is
a dangerous way to ride. During
sudden braking or a collision you
could be thrown around inside the
vehicle and seriously injured. Don’t
ride on seatbacks folded flat.
WARNING
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Index
Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K
P
Paint Damage ................................... 8-38
Parking Brake
..................................... 5-5
Parking in an Emergency
................... 7-2
Power Door Locks
........................... 3-10
Power Sliding Doors
........................ 3-12
Power Steering
................................. 5-12
Fluid
.......................................... 8-14
Power Windows
............................... 3-19
Push-Starting
.................................... 7-19
R
Rear Console .................................... 6-50
Rear Door Child Safety Locks
......... 3-11
Rear Quarter Windows
.................... 3-22
Rear Window Defroster
................... 5-36
Rear Window Washer
...................... 5-36
Rear Window Wiper
........................ 5-36
Rearview Mirror
............................... 3-32
Recreational Towing
........................ 7-21
Registering Your Vehicle in A
Foreign Country
............................... 9-10
Rocking the Vehicle
........................... 4-8
S
Safety Defects, Reporting ................ 9-15
Seat Belt System
2-point type
............................... 2-31
3-point type
............................... 2-27
Automatic locking
.................... 2-26
Emergency locking
................... 2-26
Extender
.................................... 2-33
Pregnant women
....................... 2-26
Pretensioner and load limiting
.. 2-29
Seat belt precautions
................. 2-25
Warning beep
............................ 2-34
Warning light
............................ 2-34
S
Seats
Flat folding
................................2-24
Front seat
.....................................2-3
Second-row seats
.........................2-9
Third-Row Seat
.........................2-16
Second-row seats
................................2-9
Security System
Immobilizer system
...................3-27
Theft-deterrent system
..............3-29
Service Publications
.........................9-16
Shopping Bag Hooks
........................6-51
Spare Tire and Tool Storage
...............7-3
Specifications
...................................10-4
Speedometer
.....................................5-20
SRS Air Bags
Air bag system description
........2-51
Supplemental restraint systems
precautions
................................2-47
Warning light
............................2-56
Starting the Engine
.............................5-3
Steering Wheel
.................................3-31
Horn
..........................................5-37
Storage Box
......................................6-49
Storage Compartments
.....................6-48
Sunroof
.............................................3-25
Sunshade
...........................................3-26
Sunvisors
..........................................6-41
T
Tachometer .......................................5-21
Temporary Spare Tire
......................8-25
Theft-Deterrent System
....................3-29
Third-row seat
..................................2-16
Tiedown
............................................7-21
Hook
..........................................7-21
Tires
Flat tire
........................................7-3
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