RX-8_8T69-EA-04G_Edition1Page22
Wednesday,June920042:11PM
Blackplate(22,1)
EssentialSafetyEquipment
SeatBeltSystems
SeatBeltPrecautions
Seatbeltshelptodecreasethepossibilityofsevereinjuryduringaccidentsandsudden
stops.Mazdarecommendsthatthedriverandallpassengersalwayswearseatbelts.
Alloftheseatbeltretractorsaredesignedtokeepthelap/shoulderbeltsoutoftheway
whennotinuse.
Thedriver'sseatbelthasnoprovisionsforchild-restraintsystemsandhasonlyan
emergencylockingmode.Thedrivermaywearitcomfortably,anditwilllockduringa
collision.
However,thefrontpassenger'sseatandallrearlap/shoulderbeltretractorsoperateintwo
modes:emergencylockingmode,andforchild-restraintsystems,automaticlockingmode.
Whilewerecommendyouputallchildrenintherearseats,ifyoumustusethefront
passengerseatforachild,slidethefrontpassengerseatasfarbackaspossibleandmake
surethechild-restraintsystemissecuredproperly.
WARNING
NotWearingSeatBelts:
Notwearingaseatbeltisextremelydangerous.Duringacollision,occupantsnot
wearingseatbeltscouldhitsomeoneorthingsinsidethevehicleorevenbethrownout
ofthevehicle.Theycouldbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilled.Inthesamecollision,
occupantswearingseatbeltswouldbemuchsafer.Alwayswearyourseatbeltand
makesurealloccupantsareproperlyrestrained.
SeatBeltDamagedDuringanAccident:
Usingadamagedseatbeltisdangerous.Anaccidentcoulddamagethebeltwebbing
oftheseatbeltinuse.Adamagedseatbeltcannotprovideadequateprotectionina
collision.Whetherafrontseatwasoccupiedornot,ifthefrontairbagsdeployedthe
seatbeltpretensionersalsodeployedandbothfrontseatbeltsmustbereplaced.Have
anAuthorizedMazdaDealerinspectallseatbeltsystemsinuseduringanaccident
beforetheyareusedagain.
TwistedSeatBelts:
Twistedseatbeltsaredangerous.Inacollision,thefullwidthofthebeltisn'tavailable
toabsorbtheimpact.Thisputsmoreforceonthebonesbeneaththebelt,whichcould
causeseriousinjuryordeath.Don'tweartwistedseatbelts.
2-10
FormNo.8T69-EA-04G
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2005 |
| Download File |
|
| Document File Type | |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)