2008 Mazda 5 Owners Manual

EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
qRearSeatsChild-Restraint
SystemInstallation
InstallingChild-Restraint
Systems
Followtheseinstructionswhenusinga
child-restraintsystem,unlessyouare
attachingaLATCH-equippedchild-
restraintsystemtotherearLATCHlower
anchors.RefertoLATCHChild-
RestraintSystems(page2-36).
Accidentstatisticsrevealthatachildis
saferintherearseats.Thefront
passenger'sseatisclearlytheworstchoice
foranychildunder12,andwithrear-
facingchild-restraintsystemsitisclearly
unsafeduetoairbags.
NOTE
Followthechild-restraintsystem
Somechild-restraintsystemsnowcome
withtethersandthereforemustbe
installedontheseatsthattaketethersto
beeffective.InyourMazda,tethered
child-restraintsystemscanonlybe
accommodatedinthefourpositionson
therearseats.
manufacturer'sinstructionscarefully.Ifyou
arenotsurewhetheryouhaveaLATCH
systemortether,checkinthechild-restraint
systemmanufacturer'sinstructionsandfollow
themaccordingly.Dependingonthetypeof
child-restraintsystem,itmaynotemployseat
beltswhichareinautomaticlockingmode.
Evenifyourvehicleisequippedwith
frontpassengerseatweightsensors(page
1.
Iftheseatinwhichyouinstallachild-
restraintsystemhasaseatslide
function,slidetheseatasfarbackas
possible.
2-46),
whichautomaticallydeactivatesthe
frontpassengerairbag,arearseatisthe
safestplaceforachildofanyageorsize.
2.
3.
Makesuretheseatbackissecurely
latchedbypushingitbackuntilitis
fullylocked.
Somechild-restraintsystemsalsoemploy
speciallydesignedLATCHattachments;
refertoLATCHChild-Restraint
Systems(page2-36).
Securethechild-restraintsystemwith
thelapportionofthelap/shoulderbelt.
Seethemanufacturer'sinstructionson
thechild-restraintsystemforbelt
routinginstructions.
WARNING
TetheredChild-RestraintSystemsWork
OnlyonTether-EquippedRearSeats:
Installationofatetherequipped
child-restraintsysteminthefront
passenger'sseatdefeatsthesafety
designofthesystemandwillresultin
anincreasedchanceofseriousinjury
ifthechild-restraintsystemgoes
forwardwithoutbenefitofbeing
tethered.
Placetetherequippedchild-restraint
systemswheretherearetether
anchors.
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Product Specification
CategoriesMazda 5 Manuals
Model Year2008
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