EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
qIfYouMustUsetheFrontSeat
forChildren
WARNING
Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseat
asfarbackaspossibleifinstallinga
front-facingchild-restraintsystemonit
isunavoidable:
Asyourvehiclehasfrontairbags
anddoublysoifyourvehiclehasside
airbags,afront-facingchild-
restraintsystemshouldbeputonthe
frontpassengerseatonlywhenitis
unavoidable.
Ifyoucannotputallchildrenintherear
seats,atleastputthesmallestchildrenin
therearandbesurethelargestchildup
frontusestheshoulderbeltoverthe
shoulder.
NEVERputarear-facingchild-restraint
systemonthefrontpassengerseat,even
withaseatweightsensorequipped
vehicle.
Thisseatisalsonotsetupfortethered
child-restraintsystems,puttheminoneof
therearseatpositionssetupwithtether
anchors.
LikewisetheLATCHchild-restraint
systemcannotbesecuredinthefront
passenger'sseatandshouldbeusedinthe
second-rowseats.
Don'tallowanyonetosleepagainstthe
sidewindowifyouhaveanoptionalside
andcurtainairbag,itcouldcauseserious
injuriestoanoutofpositionoccupant.As
childrenmoreoftensleepincars,itis
bettertoputthemintherearseat.If
installingthechild-restraintsystemonthe
frontseatisunavoidable,followthese
instructionswhenusingafront-facing
child-restraintsysteminthefront
passenger'sseat.
Evenifthefrontpassengerairbag
deactivationindicatorlight
illuminates,alwaysmovetheseatas
farbackaspossible,becausethe
forceofadeployingairbagcould
causeseriousinjuryordeathtothe
child.
Neverusearear-facingchild-restraint
systeminthefrontseatwithanairbag
thatcoulddeploy:
Rear-facingchild-restraintsystems
onthefrontseatareparticularly
dangerous.
Eveninamoderatecollision,the
child-restraintsystemcanbehitbya
deployingairbagandmoved
violentlybackwardresultingin
seriousinjuryordeathtothechild.
Eventhoughyoumayfeelassured
thatthefrontpassengerairbagwill
notdeploybasedonthefactthatthe
frontpassengerairbagdeactivation
indicatorlightilluminates.
NOTE
Tocheckifyourfrontseatshavesideair
l
bags:
Mazdavehiclesequippedwithsideairbag
willhavea“SRSAIRBAG”tagonthe
outboardshoulderofthefrontseats.
Tocheckifyourvehiclehascurtainair
l
bags:
Mazdavehiclesequippedwithcurtainair
bagwillhavean“SRSAIRBAG”marking
onthewindowpillarsalongtheroofedge.
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| Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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