MAZDA MODEL 626 2001 Owner's Manual

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Stop catch release
J94S2006
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 reatraint so that the
top parallels the top of the passenger
’s
ears, never the passenger ’s neck.

019-1E1E
Rear Seat
WARNING
!
Stacking Cargo:Stacking luggage or other cargo
higher than the seatbacks or
putting things on the rear
package tray is dangerous.
During sudden braking or a
collision, it can become a
projectile that may hit and injure
passengers. Don’ t stack things
higher than the seatbacks or put
things on the rear package tray.

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WARNING
!
Securing Seat: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.

019-36AE
J94S2001 Armrest*
The armrest can be used or placed
upright.


Q019-3E1E
J94S2002Split-Folding Rear Seat
To provide more space in the trunk:
1. Unfasten the lap portion of the rear-center seat belt (page 2-22).

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2. Push the button and fold theseatback forward.


019-13BE
NOTEUnlock the seatback before you
fold it forward (page 2-13).

019-12AE
CAUTION
!
Don’ t let the seat belt or buckle get
caught between the seat bottom
and seatback when folding the
seat. The seat belt and buckle
could be damaged.

019-35A1E
To return the seatbacks to their
original positions:
1. Lift the seatback and push it firmly
into place.
2. Fasten the lap portion of the rear-center seat belt (page 2-22).
CAUTION
!
Don’ t let the rear-center seat belt
plates or buckles get caught
between the seatback and the rear
package tray.

019-41A1E
NOTEWhen you return the seatbacks to
their original position:
• Make sure the seatbacks are
securely latched by attempting
to push the seatback forward
and backward.
• Make sure the rear seat belts
can be pulled out of the
retractors. If a belt is locked,
firmly pull and release it, then
slowly pull it out again.

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Q019-4A2E
WARNING
!
Unlocked 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 returning the seat at
any time, even when there are no
other passengers, attempt to push
the seatback forward and
backward to make sure it is
locked in place.
WARNING
!
Passenger on the FoldedSeatback: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. In a sudden stop 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
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occupants and cause serious
injury. Never allow a passenger to
sit or stand on the folded seatback
while the vehicle is moving.
WARNING
!
Children and the Folding RearSeat:Playing with the folding rear seat
is dangerous. The folding rear
seatbacks cannot be folded down
from inside the luggage
compartment. Do not give the car
keys to children and do not allow
them to play in the vehicle.

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019-5EE
J94A2072
Unlock
Unlock Lock
Lock
 Rear Seatback Lock
To lock or unlock a seatback, move
the lever.
Q019-17AE
NOTEThe seatback locks are part of the
trunk security system (page 3-17).

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020-1IE
Seat Belt SystemSeat belts help to decrease the
possibility of severe injury during
accidents and sudden stops. Mazda
recommends that the driver and all
passengers always wear seat belts.
All of the seat belt retractors are
designed to keep the lap/shoulder belts
out of the way when not in use.
The driver ’s seat belt has no
provisions for child-restraint systems
and has only an emergency locking
mode. The driver may wear it
comfortably, and it will lock during a
collision.
However, the front passenger ’s seat
and rear lap/shoulder belt retractors operate in two modes, emergency
locking mode and for child-restraint
systems, automatic locking mode.
Emergency locking mode
If the belt has fully retracted, it will
always be in the emergency locking
mode until you move it into automatic
locking mode by pulling the belt all
the way out to its full length. In the
emergency locking mode, the belt
remains comfortable on the occupant
and the retractor will lock in position
during a collision.
If the belt feels tight and hinders
comfortable movement while the
vehicle is stopped or in motion, youmay be in the automatic locking mode
because you have pulled the belt too
far out. To return to the more
comfortable emergency locking mode,
wait until you can stop the vehicle in a
safe area, retract the belt fully to
convert it back to emergency locking
mode and then again extend it around
you.
Automatic locking mode
Always use the automatic locking
mode to keep the child-restraint
system from shifting to an unsafe
position in the event of an accident. To
get the seat belt into the automatic
locking mode, pull it all the way out
and connect it as instructed on the

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child-restraint system. It will retract
down to the child-restraint system and
stay locked on it. See the section on
child restraint (page 2-26).

020-2A2E
WARNING
!
Not Wearing Seat Belts:Not wearing a seat belt is
extremely dangerous. During a
collision, occupants not wearing
seat belts could hit someone or
things inside the vehicle or even
be thrown out of the vehicle. They
could be seriously injured or even
killed. In the same collision,
occupants wearing seat belts
would be much safer. Always
wear your seat belt and make
sure all occupants are properly
restrained.
WARNING
!
Seat Belt Damaged During anAccident:Using a damaged seat belt is
dangerous. An accident could
damage the belt webbing of the
seat belt in use. A damaged seat
belt cannot provide adequate
protection in a collision. Have an
Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect
all seat belt systems in use during
an accident before they are used
again.

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WARNING
!
Twisted Seat Belts:Twisted seat belts can cause
injury. In a collision, the full
width of the belt isn’t available to
absorb the impact. This puts more
force on the bones beneath the
belt, which could break them or
cause other serious injury or
death. Don’ t wear twisted seat
belts.
WARNING
!
One Belt, One Passenger:Using one seat belt for more than
one person at a time is dangerous.
A seat belt used in this way can’ t
spread the impact forces properly
and the two passengers could be
crushed together and seriously
injured or even killed. Never use
one belt for more than one person
at a time.
020-3HE
J94S2003 Seat Belt Warning Light/Beep
If the driver ’s seat belt is not fastened
when the ignition switch is turned to
the ON position, a beep will sound for
about 6 seconds and the seat belt
warning light will remain on until the
belt is fastened.

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If the system does not operate
correctly, consult an Authorized
Mazda Dealer.


020-4B4ETongue
Buckle
J94A2033 (J18Y2049)
Front Seat Belts
To fasten:
1. Grasp the buckle and tongue.
2. Slowly pull out the lap/shoulder belt. 3. Insert the tongue into the buckle
until you hear a click.
4. Make sure the shoulder belt is snugly fitted against your body.

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WARNING
!
Positioning the Shoulder Portionof the Seat Belt:Improper positioning of the
shoulder portion of the seat belt is
dangerous. An improperly
positioned belt will provide little
or no protection in a collision.
Always make sure the shoulder
portion of the seat belt is
positioned across your shoulder
and near your neck, but never
under your arm, on your neck, or
on your upper arm.


020-22A3E
Shoulder belt adjuster
J94A2036
This adjusts the shoulder belt angle for
a more comfortable fit. Simply push
the button, move it to the desired
position, and then release it. Make
sure the adjuster is locked.
J94A2037
(J18Y2806)