Seating and Safety Restraints
WARNING: Donotleavechildren,unreliableadults,orpets
unattendedinyourvehicle.
WARNING: Placingachild,12yearsoryounger,inthefront
seatisdangerous.Thechildcouldbehitbyadeployingairbag
andbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilled.Asleepingchildismore
likelytoleanagainstthedoorandbehitbythesideairbagina
moderatecollision.Wheneverpossible,alwayssecureachild,12
yearsoryounger,intherearseat,withanappropriatechild
restraintsystemforthechild’sageandsize.Neverusea
rear-facingchildrestraintsysteminthefrontseatwithanair
bagthatcoulddeploy.
Child booster seats
Childrenoutgrowatypicalconvertibleortoddlerseatwhentheyweigh
40
poundsandarearound4yearsofage.Althoughthelap/shoulderbelt
willprovidesomeprotection,thesechildrenarestilltoosmallfor
lap/shoulderbeltstofitproperly,whichcouldincreasetheriskofserious
injury.
Toimprovethefitofboththelapandshoulderbeltonchildrenwho
haveoutgrownchildsafetyseats,Mazdarecommendsuseofa
belt-positioningbooster.
Boosterseatspositionachildsothatsafetybeltsfitbetter.Theyliftthe
childupsothatthelapbeltrestslowacrossthehipsandtheknees
bendcomfortably.Boosterseatsalsomaketheshoulderbeltfitbetter
andmorecomfortablyforgrowingchildren.
Whenchildrenshoulduseboosterseats
Childrenneedtouseboosterseatsfromthetimetheyoutgrowthe
toddlerseatuntiltheyarebigenoughforthevehicleseatand
lap/shoulderbelttofitproperly.Generallythisiswhentheyweighabout
80
lbs(about8to12yearsold).
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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