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EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
ChildRestraintPrecautions
Mazdastronglyurgestheuseofchild-restraintsystemsforchildrensmallenoughtouse
them.
Youarerequiredbylawtouseachild-restraintsystemforchildrenintheU.S.andCanada.
Checkyourlocalandstateorprovinciallawsforspecificrequirementsregardingthesafety
ofchildrenridinginyourvehicle.
Whateverchild-restraintsystemyouconsider,pleasepicktheappropriateonefortheage
andsizeofthechild,obeythelawandfollowtheinstructionsthatcomewiththeindividual
child-restraintsystem.
Achildwhohasoutgrownchild-restraintsystemsshouldsitintherearanduseseatbelts,
bothlapandshoulder.Iftheshoulderbeltcrossestheneckorface,movethechildcloserto
thecenterofthevehicle.
Statisticsconfirmthattherearseatisthebestplaceforallchildrenupto12yearsofage,
andmoresowithasupplementalrestraintsystem(airbags).
Arear-facingchild-restraintsystemshouldNEVERbeusedonthefrontseatwiththeair
bagsystemactivated.Thefrontpassenger'sseatisalsotheleastpreferredseatforother
child-restraintsystems.
WARNING
ProperSizeofChild-RestraintSystem:
Foreffectiveprotectioninvehicleaccidentsandsuddenstops,achildmustbe
properlyrestrainedusingaseatbeltorchild-restraintsystemdependingonageand
size.Ifnot,thechildcouldbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledinanaccident.
FollowtheManufacturer'sInstructionsandAlwaysKeeptheChild-RestraintSystem
BuckledDown:
Anunsecuredchild-restraintsystemisdangerous.Inasuddenstoporacollisionit
couldmovecausingseriousinjuryordeathtothechildorotheroccupants.Makesure
thechild-restraintsystemisproperlysecuredinplaceaccordingtothechild-restraint
systemmanufacturer'sinstructions.Whennotinuse,removeitfromthevehicleor
fastenitwithaseatbelt,orlatchitdowntoBOTHLATCHloweranchorsforLATCH
child-restraintsystems.
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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