2008 Mazda 3 Owners Manual

EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
Seatingachildinachild-restraintsystemonthefrontpassengerseatisdangerous:
Vehiclesequippedwithfrontpassengerseatweightsensorsarealsoequippedwitha
frontpassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlight(page2-33).Evenwiththefront
passengerseatweightsensors,ifyoumustusethefrontpassengerseatforchildren,
seatingachildinachild-restraintsystemonthefrontpassengerseatunderthe
followingconditionsincreasesthedangerofthefrontpassengerairbagdeploying
andcouldresultinseriousinjuryordeathtothechild.
ØThetotalseatedweightofthechildwiththechild-restraintsystemonthefront
passengerseatisapproximately30kg(66lb)ormorewithachildinthechild-
restraintsystem.
ØLuggageorotheritemsareplacedontheseatwiththechildinthechild-restraint
system.
ØArearpassengerorluggagepushorpulldownonthefrontpassengerseatback.
ØArearpassengerputstheirfeetonthefrontseatrails.
ØLuggageorotheritemsareplacedontheseatbackorhungontheheadrestraint.
ØTheseatiswashed.
ØLiquidsarespilledontheseat.
ØThefrontpassengerseatismovedbackward,pushingintoluggageorotheritems
placedbehindit.
ØThefrontpassengerseatbackcontactstherearseat.
ØLuggageorotheritemsareplacedbetweenthefrontpassengerseatanddriver
seat.
ØAnyaccessories,whichmightincreasethetotalseatedweightonthefront
passengerseat,areattachedtothefrontpassengerseat.
Thedesignatedpositionswithseatbeltsontherearseatsarethesafestplacesfor
children.Alwaysuseseatbeltsandchildrestraints.
Donotallowachildtoleanoveroragainstthesidewindowofavehiclewithside
andcurtainairbags:
Itisdangeroustoallowanyonetoleanoveroragainstthesidewindow,theareaof
thefrontpassengerseat,thefrontandrearwindowpillarsandtheroofedgealong
bothsidesfromwhichthesideandcurtainairbagsdeploy,evenifachild-restraint
systemisused.Ifthevehicleisequippedwithsideandcurtainairbags,theimpactof
inflationcouldcauseseriousinjuryordeathtothechild.Furthermore,leaningover
oragainstthefrontdoorcouldblockthesideandcurtainairbagsandeliminatethe
advantagesofsupplementalprotection.Withthefrontairbagandtheadditional
sideairbagthatcomesoutofthefrontseat,therearseatisalwaysabetterlocation
forchildren.Donotallowachildtoleanoveroragainstthesidewindow,evenifthe
childisseatedinachild-restraintsystem.
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Gary BRengle on Feb 22, 2017.

Very good reference. Bought car used with no owners manual