2004 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

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EssentialSafetyEquipment
SeatBeltSystems
SeatBeltPrecautions
Seatbeltshelptodecreasethepossibilityofsevereinjuryduringaccidentsandsudden
stops.Mazdarecommendsthatthedriverandpassengeralwayswearseatbelts.
Alloftheseatbeltretractorsaredesignedtokeepthelap/shoulderbeltsoutoftheway
whennotinuse.
Thedriver'sseatbelthasnoprovisionsforchild-restraintsystemsandhasonlyan
emergencylockingmode.Thedrivermaywearitcomfortably,anditwilllockduringa
collision.
However,thepassenger'sseatlap/shoulderbeltretractorsoperateintwomodes:emergency
lockingmode,andforchild-restraintsystems,automaticlockingmode.
WARNING
NotWearingSeatBelts:
Notwearingaseatbeltisextremelydangerous.Duringacollision,occupantsnot
wearingseatbeltscouldhitsomeoneorthingsinsidethevehicleorevenbethrownout
ofthevehicle.Theycouldbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilled.Inthesamecollision,
occupantswearingseatbeltswouldbemuchsafer.Alwayswearyourseatbeltand
makesurealloccupantsareproperlyrestrained.
SeatBeltDamagedDuringanAccident:
Usingadamagedseatbeltisdangerous.Anaccidentcoulddamagethebeltwebbing
oftheseatbeltinuse.Adamagedseatbeltcannotprovideadequateprotectionina
collision.Whetheraseatwasoccupiedornot,iftheairbagsdeployedtheseatbelt
pretensionersalsodeployedandbothseatbeltsmustbereplaced.HaveanAuthorized
MazdaDealerinspectallseatbeltsystemsinuseduringanaccidentbeforetheyare
usedagain.
TwistedSeatBelts:
Twistedseatbeltsaredangerous.Inacollision,thefullwidthofthebeltisn'tavailable
toabsorbtheimpact.Thisputsmoreforceonthebonesbeneaththebelt,whichcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath.Don'tweartwistedseatbelts.
OneBelt,OnePassenger:
Usingoneseatbeltformorethanonepersonatatimeisdangerous.Aseatbeltused
inthiswaycan'tspreadtheimpactforcesproperlyandthetwopassengerscouldbe
crushedtogetherandseriouslyinjuredorevenkilled.Neveruseonebeltformore
thanonepersonatatime.
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FormNo.8T72-EA-04G
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals
Model Year2004
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