2010 Mazda 3 Owners Manual

EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
qIfYouMustUsetheFrontSeat
forChildren
WARNING
Usethetetherandtetheranchoronly
forachild-restraintsystem:
Usingthetetherortetheranchorto
secureanythingbutachild-restraint
systemisdangerous.Thiscould
weakenordamagethetetheror
tetheranchorandresultininjury.
Ifyoucannotputallchildrenintherear
seat,atleastputthesmallestchildrenin
therearandbesurethelargestchildup
frontusestheshoulderbeltoverthe
shoulder.
NEVERputarear-facingchild-restraint
systemonthefrontpassengerseat,even
withaseatweightsensorequipped
vehicle.
Thisseatisalsonotsetupfortethered
child-restraintsystems,puttheminoneof
therearseatpositionssetupwithtether
anchors.
LikewisetheLATCHchild-restraint
systemcannotbesecuredinthefront
passenger'sseatandshouldbeusedinthe
rearseat.
Donotallowanyonetosleepagainstthe
sidewindowifyouhaveanoptionalside
andcurtainairbag,itcouldcauseserious
injuriestoanoutofpositionoccupant.As
childrenmoreoftensleepincars,itis
bettertoputthemintherearseat.If
installingthechild-restraintsystemonthe
frontseatisunavoidable,followthese
instructionswhenusingafront-facing
child-restraintsysteminthefront
passenger'sseat.
Alwaysroutethetetherstrapbetween
theheadrestraintandtheseatback
(Exceptcenterposition):
Routingthetetherstrapontopofthe
headrestraintisdangerous.Ina
collisionthetetherstrapcouldslide
offtheheadrestraintandloosenthe
child-restraintsystem.Thechild-
restraintsystemcouldmovewhich
mayresultindeathorinjurytothe
child.
Alwaysattachthetetherstraptothe
correcttetheranchorposition:
Attachingthetetherstraptothe
incorrecttetheranchorpositionis
dangerous.Inacollision,thetether
strapcouldcomeoffandloosenthe
child-restraintsystem.Ifthechild-
restraintsystemmovesitcouldresult
indeathorinjurytothechild.
NOTE
Tocheckifyourfrontseatshavesideair
l
bags:
Mazdavehiclesequippedwithsideairbag
willhaveaSRSAIRBAGtagonthe
outboardshoulderofthefrontseats.
Tocheckifyourvehiclehascurtainair
l
bags:
Mazdavehiclesequippedwithcurtainair
bagwillhaveanSRSAIRBAGmarking
onthewindowpillarsalongtheroofedge.
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CategoriesMazda 3 Manuals
Model Year2010
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