2010 Mazda 3 Owners Manual

EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
Donotallowachildoranyonetolean
overoragainstthesidewindowofa
vehiclewithsideandcurtainairbags:
Itisdangeroustoallowanyoneto
leanoveroragainstthesidewindow,
theareaofthefrontpassengerseat,
thefrontandrearwindowpillarsand
theroofedgealongbothsidesfrom
whichthesideandcurtainairbags
deploy,evenifachild-restraint
WARNING
Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseat
asfarbackaspossibleifinstallinga
front-facingchild-restraintsystemonit
isunavoidable:
Asyourvehiclehasfrontairbags
anddoublysobecauseyourvehicle
hassideairbags,afront-facing
child-restraintsystemshouldbeput
onthefrontpassengerseatonly
whenitisunavoidable.
Evenifthefrontpassengerairbag
deactivationindicatorlight
illuminates,alwaysmovetheseatas
farbackaspossible,becausethe
forceofadeployingairbagcould
causeseriousinjuryordeathtothe
child.
systemisused.Theimpactof
inflationfromasideorcurtainair
bagcouldcauseseriousinjuryor
deathtoanoutofpositionchild.
Furthermore,leaningoveroragainst
thefrontdoorcouldblocktheside
andcurtainairbagsandeliminate
theadvantagesofsupplemental
protection.Withthefrontairbagand
theadditionalsideairbagthat
comesoutofthefrontseat,therear
seatisalwaysabetterlocationfor
children.Takespecialcarenotto
allowachildtoleanoveroragainst
thesidewindow,evenifthechildis
seatedinachild-restraintsystem.
Neverusearear-facingchild-restraint
systeminthefrontseatwithanairbag
thatcoulddeploy:
Rear-facingchild-restraintsystems
onthefrontseatareparticularly
dangerous.
Eveninamoderatecollision,the
child-restraintsystemcanbehitbya
deployingairbagandmoved
violentlybackwardresultingin
seriousinjuryordeathtothechild.
Eventhoughyoumayfeelassured
thatthefrontpassengerairbagwill
notdeploybasedonthefactthatthe
frontpassengerairbagdeactivation
indicatorlightilluminates.
qFrontPassenger'sSeatChild-
RestraintSystemInstallation
1.
Slidetheseatasfarbackaspossible.
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Product Specification
CategoriesMazda 3 Manuals
Model Year2010
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