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EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
ChildRestraintPrecautions
Mazdastronglyurgestheuseofchild-restraintsystemsforchildrensmallenoughtouse
them.
Youarerequiredbylawtouseachild-restraintsystemforchildrenintheU.S.andCanada.
Checkyourlocalandstateorprovinciallawsforspecificrequirementsregardingthesafety
ofchildrenridinginyourvehicle.
Whateverchild-restraintsystemyouconsider,pleasepicktheappropriateonefortheage
andsizeofthechild,obeythelawandfollowtheinstructionsthatcomewiththeindividual
child-restraintsystem.
Achildwhohasoutgrownchild-restraintsystemsshoulduseseatbelts,bothlapand
shoulder.Iftheshoulderbeltcrossestheneckorface,movethechildclosertothecenterof
thevehicle.
Arear-facingchild-restraintsystemshouldNEVERbeusedinthefrontseatwiththeair
bagsystemactivated.
WehaveinstalledlowerLATCHanchorpointsforLATCHstyleboosterseatsandinfant
carriersthatworkwithouttethersonly.Anyotherchild-restraintsystemthathasanupper
tethercannotbeusedinthisvehiclebecausethereisnotetheranchor.Donottrytoconnect
atether,theseatandheadrestraintcombinationallowsyoumaximumadultspacebutany
attempttoinstallatetherpointwillresultintoomuchslackinanaccidentoraveryskewed
childseatlocationandposeaseriousriskofinjuryordeathtoyourchild.Usetheseatbelts
toproperlysecurethenon-tetheredchild-restraintsystemsotherthantheLATCHbooster
seatsandnon-tetheredinfantcarriers.Turnoffthepassengerairbagdeactivationswitch.
ToexposeandusethelowerLATCHanchorpoints,whichareaffixedtothebodyandnot
theseat,slidetheseatallthewayrearwardwhichistheoptimalvehicleseatpositionforall
childreninthistwoseatcar.
Wehaveprovidedadeactivationswitchthatwilldisablepassengerairbaginflation.Donot
switchoffthepassengerairbagwithoutreadingthe“PassengerAirBagDeactivation
Switch”(page2-23).
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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