ECU MAZDA MODEL CX-9 2022 User Guide

Second-row center seat (6:4 Split
Adjustable-type Bench Seat Type)

▼Removal/Installation (Front
outboard seat/Second-row seat)
To remove the head r
estraint, pull it up
while pressing the stop-catch.
To install the head restraint, insert the legs
into the holes while pressing the
stop-catch.
WARNING
Always drive with the head restraints
installed when seats are being used and
make sure they are properly installed:
Driving with the head restraints not
installed is dangerous. With no support
behind your head, your neck could be
seriously injured in a collision.
After installing a head restraint, try lifting it
to make sure that it does not pull out:
Driving with an unsecured head restraint is
dangerous as the effectiveness of the head
restraint will be compromised which could
cause it to unexpectedly detach from the
seat.
CAUTION
 When installing a head restraint, make
sure that it is installed correctly with the
front of the head restraint facing
forward. If the head restraint is installed
incorrectly, it could detach from the seat
during a collision and result in injury.
 The head restraints on each of the front
and second-row seats are specialized to
each seat. Do not switch around the
head restraint positions. If a head
restraint is not installed to its correct seat
position, the
effectiveness of the head
restraint during a collision will be
compromised which could cause injury.
▼ Foldable Head Restraints
(Third-row Seat)
The third-row seats are equipped with
foldable head restraints.
NOTE
The foldable head restraints cannot be
adjusted or removed.
(With strap)
To fold the head restraint, pull the strap
and fold the head restraint downward.
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(With lever)
To fold the head restraint, lower the lever
down.

To return the head restraint to its upright
position, lift it upward.
WA R N I N G
Always drive with the head restraints in
their upright positions when the third-row
seats are occupied, and make sure they are
securely locked in place:
Driving with the head restraints folded
down is dangerous. With no support
behind your head, your neck could be
seriously injured in a collision.
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Seat Belt Precautions
Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during accidents and sudden
stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers alwa ys wear seat belts.

(Except Mexico)
All of the seat belt retractors are designed to keep the lap/sh oulder belts out of the way when
not in use.
The driver's seat belt has no pr ovisions 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 s eat and all rear lap/shoulder belt retractors operate in two
modes: emergency locking mode, and for child-restraint systems, automatic locking mode.
While we recommend you put all children in the rear seats, if y ou must use the front
passenger seat for a child, slide the front passenger seat as f ar back as possible and make
sure any child-restraint sy stem is secured properly.

(Mexico)
All the seats have lap/shoulder belts. These belts have retract ors with inertia locks that keep
them out of the way when not in use. The locks allow the belts to remain comfortable on
users, but they will lock in position during a collision.
WARNING
Always wear your seat belt and make sure all occupants are properly restrained:
Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerou s. 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.
Do not wear twisted seat belts:
Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a collision, the full width of the belt is not available to
absorb the impact. This puts more force on the bones beneath the belt, which could cause
serious injury or death. So, if your seat belt is twisted, you must straighten the seat belt to
remove any twists and to allow the full width of the belt to be used.
Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time:
Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt used in this
way cannot spread the impact forces properly and the two passengers could be crushed
together and seriously injured or even killed. Ne ver use one belt for more than one person at a
time and always operate the vehicle wi th each occupant properly restrained.
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Seat Belt
▼Fastening the Seat Belt
Seat belt
buckle Seat belt tongue
Position the lap belt as low as possible, not
on the abdominal area, then adjust the
shoulder belt so that it fits snugly against
your body.
Keep low on
hip bone
Too highTake up slack
▼Unfastening the Seat Belt
Depress the button on the seat belt buckle.
If the belt does not fully retract, pull it out
and check for kinks or twists. Then make
sure it remains untwisted as it retracts.
Button
NOTE
If a belt does not fully retract, inspect it
for kinks and twists. If it is still not
retracting properly, have it inspected at an
Authorized Mazda Dealer.
To secure the outboard-third row seat belts
when not in use, insert the belts into their
seat belt retainers.
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Child-Restraint Precautions
Mazda strongly urges the use of child-restraint systems for children small enough to use
them.

You are required by law to use a child-restraint system for children in the U.S. and Canada.
Check your local and state or provincial laws for specific requ irements regarding the safety
of children riding in your vehicle.

Whatever child-restraint system you consider, please pick the a ppropriate one for the age
and size of the child, obey the law and follow the instructions that come with the individual
child-restraint system.

A child who has outgrown child-r estraint systems should sit in the rear and use seat belts,
both lap and shoulder. If the shoulder belt crosses the neck or face, move the child closer to
the center of the vehicle in the outboard seats, and towards the buckle on the right if the
child is seated on the center seat.

Statistics confirm that the rear seat is the best place for all children up to 12 years of age,
and more so with a supplemental restraint system (air bags).

A rear-facing child-restraint system should NEVER be used on the front seat with the air
bag system activated. The front passenger's seat is also the le ast preferred seat for other
child-restraint systems.

(With Front Passenger Occupa nt Classification System)
To reduce the chance of injuries caused by deployment of the fr ont passenger air bag, the
front passenger occupant classification sensor works as a part of the supplemental restraint
system. This system deactivates the front passenger front and side air bags and also the front
passenger seat belt pretensioner system when the front passenge r air bag deactivation
indicator light illuminates.

When an infant or small child sits on the front passenger seat, the system shuts off the front
passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner sy stem, so make sure the front
passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates.

Even if the front passenger air bag is shut off, Mazda strongly recommends that children be
properly restrained and child-rest raint systems of all kinds are properly secured on the rear
seats which are the best place for children.

For more details, refer to "Front passenger occupant classifica tion sensor" (page 2-85).

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Child Restraint
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WARNING
Use the correct size child-restraint system:
For effective protection in vehicle accidents and sudden stop s, a child must be properly
restrained using a seat belt or child-restraint system depending on age and size. If not, the
child could be seriously injured or even killed in an accident.
Follow the manufacturer's instructions and always keep the child-restraint system buckled
down:
An unsecured child-restraint system is dangerous . In a sudden stop or a collision it could move
causing serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Make sure any child-restraint
system is properly secured in place accordin g to the child-restraint system manufacturer's
instructions. When not in use, remove it from the vehicle or fasten it with a seat belt, or attach
it to BOTH ISOFIX/LATCH
*1 lower anchors for ISOFIX/LATCH*1 child-restraint systems and the
corresponding tether anchor.
*1 ISOFIX (Mexico)/LATCH (Except Mexico)
Always secure a child in a proper child-restraint system:
Holding a child in your arms while the vehicl e is moving is extremely dangerous. No matter
how strong the person may be, he or she cannot hold onto a child in a sudden stop or collision
and it could result in serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Even in a
moderate accident, the child may be exposed to air bag forces that could result in serious
injury or death to the child, or the child may be slammed into an adult, causing injury to both
child and adult.
Never use a rear-facing child-restraint system in the front seat with an air bag that could
deploy:
Rear-facing child-restraint systems on the front seat are particularly dangerous even though
you may feel assured that a front passenger air bag will not deploy based on the fact that the
front passenger air bag deactivation indicato r light illuminates. The child-restraint system
can be hit by a deploying air bag and moved viol ently backward resulting in serious injury or
death to the child.
(Except Mexico)
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Vehicles with a front passenger air bag have the following warning label. The warning label
reminds you not to put a rear-facing child-restra int system on the front passenger seat at any
time.
(Mexico)
NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in front
of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.
Vehicles with a front passenger air bag have th e following warning label. The warning label
reminds you not to put a rear-facing child-restra int system on the front passenger seat at any
time.

Do not install a front-facing child-restraint system on the front passenger seat unless it is
unavoidable:
In a collision, the force of a deploying air bag co uld cause serious injury or death to the child. If
installing a front-facing child-restraint system on the front passenger seat is unavoidable,
move the front passenger seat as far back as possible and adjust the seat bottom (height
adjustable seat bottom) to the highest posi tion at which the seat belt fastening the
child-restraint system is securely tightened.
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Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time:
Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt used in this
way cannot 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 and always operate the vehicle with each occupant properly restrained.
CAUTION
A seat belt or child-restraint system can become very hot in a closed vehicle during warm
weather. To avoid burning yourself or a child, check them before you or your child touches
them.
NOTE
Your Mazda is equipp ed with ISOFIX/LATCH*1 lower anchors for attachment of specially
designed ISOFIX/LATCH
*1 child-restraint systems on the second-row seats. When using
these anchors to secure a child-restraint system, refer to "(Mexico) Using ISOFIX Lower
Anchor (Second-Row Seats)/(Except Mexico) Using LATCH Lower Anchor (Second-Row
Seats)" (page 2-64).
*1 ISOFIX (Mexico)/LAT CH (Except Mexico)
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Child-Restraint System Suitability for Various Seat
Positions Table
(Mexico)
Provided information in the tabl e shows your child-restraint system suitability for various
seating position. For installation suitability of other manufac turer child-restraint system,
carefully consult the manufacture r's instructions which accompany the child-restraint
system.
When installing a child-restraint system, the following points must be observed:
(Front passenger seat/Second-row seat)
Always remove the head restraint before installing a child-restraint system. However,
when installing a backless booster seat, always install the veh icle head restraint to the seat
where the backless booster seat is installed. In addition, alwa ys use a tether strap and
attach it securely. Refer to H ead Restraints on page 2-28.
When installing a child-restrain t system to the front passenger seat, adjust the seat slide
position as far back as possible. Adjust the seat bottom (heigh t adjustable seat bottom) to
the highest position so that the seat belt can securely fasten the child-restraint system.
Refer to Adjusting the Front Passenger's Seat on page 2-13.
When it is difficult to install a child-restraint system to the front passenger seat/
second-row seat, or the seat belt cannot be secured to the chil d-restraint system, perform
the following operations to adju st the seat holding the child-restraint system so that the
seat belt can be secured completely to it.
Move the seat forward or back.
Move the seatback forward or back.
Move the seat upward or downward. (Vehicles with height adjustm ent function)
(Second-row seat)
When installing a child-restraint system came equipped with a t ether, remove the head
restraint.
Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-28.
When installing a child-restraint system using the ISOFIX lower anchors, if the
connectors of the child -restraint system do not reach the lower anchorage and the
child-restraint system cannot be installed, slightly tilt the s eatback of the seat holding the
child-restraint system rearward. If the seatback of a second-row seat cannot be reclined
due to interference with luggage on the rear seat or passengers , slide the seat forward once
and then recline the seatback.
(Second-row seat/Third-row seat)
If the tether strap does not reach the anchor bracket, use an e xtension strap.
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Seating posi‐tion Passenger Second-row
seat (Left) Second-row
seat (Center) Second-row
seat (Right) Third-row
seat (Left) Third-row
seat (Right)
Largest suita‐
ble forward
facing fixture
(F2X) No Yes (IUF) No Yes (IUF) No
No
Largest suita‐
ble forward
facing fixture
(F3) No Yes (IUF) No Yes (IUF) No
No
Largest suita‐
ble lateral fac‐
ing fixture
(L1) No
NoNoNoNo No
Largest suita‐
ble lateral fac‐
ing fixture
(L2) No
NoNoNoNo No
Largest suita‐
ble booster
fixture
(B2) No Yes (IUF) No Yes (IUF) No
No
Largest suita‐
ble booster
fixture
(B3) No Yes (IUF) No Yes (IUF) No
No
Non i-size
compatible
with a support
leg (Yes/No) Ye s
*1Ye s
N oYe s Ye sYe s
Lower ISO‐
FIX anchorag‐
es but without
To p Te t h e r
(Yes/No) No
NoNoNoNo No
U = Suitable for “universal” cate gory restraints approved for use in this mass group.
UF = Suitable for forward-facing “universal” category restraints approved for use in this mass group.
IUF = Suitable for ISOFIX forward child restraints systems of universal category approved for use in the mass
group.
L = Suitable for partic ular child restraints given on attached list. These restraints may be of the “specific vehicle”,
“restricted” or “semi-universal” categories.
IL = Suitable for particular ISO FIX child restraint systems (CRS) given in the attached list. These ISOFIX CRS are
those of the “specific vehicle”, “restricted” or “semi-universal” categories.
i-U = Suitable for i-Size “unive rsal” Child Restraint Systems forward and rearward facing.
i-UF = Suitable for forward-faci ng i-Size “universal” Child Restraint Systems only.
Yes = Child-restraint system can be secured on the seat.
No = Child-restraint system canno t be secured on the seat, or there is no fixture.
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