2003 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints

WARNING: Alwayswearthesafetybelt.Donotbetemptedto

sitontopofthebelttofoolpoliceortodefeatthewarning

system.Thesafetybeltandsafetybeltwarningsystemare

theretoprotectyourlife.

Safety belt maintenance

Inspectthesafetybeltsystemsperiodicallytomakesuretheywork

properlyandarenotdamaged.

NOTE:Ifunsureabouttheproperprocedures,bringyourvehicletoan

authorizedMazdadealershipforinspection.Inspectthesafetybeltsto

makesuretherearenonicks,tearsorcuts,replacingifnecessary.Check

allautomaticlockingretractorsonalloutboardseatingpositionsaswell

astheautomaticlockingmodeforchildsafetyseatsonthepassenger

frontbelt.Allsafetybeltassemblies,includingretractors,buckles,front

seatbeltbuckleassemblies,bucklesupportassemblies(slidebar-if

equipped),shoulderbeltheightadjusters(ifequipped),shoulderbelt

guideonseatback(ifequipped),childsafetyseattetherbracket

assemblies(ifequipped),LATCHchildseattetheranchorsandlower

anchors(ifequipped),andattachinghardware,shouldbeinspectedafter

acollision.Mazdarecommendsthatallsafetybeltassembliesusedin

vehiclesinvolvedinacollisionbereplaced.However,ifthecollisionwas

minorandanauthorizedMazdatechnicianfindsthatthebeltsdonot

showdamageandcontinuetooperateproperly,theydonotneedtobe

replaced.Safetybeltassembliesnotinuseduringacollisionshouldalso

beinspectedandreplacedifeitherdamageorimproperoperationis

noted.

Theenergyabsorbingfunctionsmayhavebeenactivatedinacollisionso

therestraintsshouldbeexamined;ifthefrontairbagshavedeployed,

thepretensionershavealsodeployedandmustbereplaced—regardless

ofwhethertherewasanoccupantinthepassengerseatornot.The

optionalsideairbagsarenotconnectedtothepretensioners.

WARNING: Failuretoinspectandifnecessaryreplacethe

safetybeltassemblyundertheaboveconditionscouldresultin

severepersonalinjuriesintheeventofacollision.

RefertoInteriorintheCleaningchapter.

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Model Year	2003
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Andrew on Dec 10, 2012. owner

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