Seating and Safety Restraints
Child booster seats
Childrenoutgrowatypicalconvertibleortoddlerseatwhentheyweigh
40
poundsandarearound4yearsofage.Althoughthelap/shoulderbelt
willprovidesomeprotection,thesechildrenarestilltoosmallfor
lap/shoulderbeltstofitproperly,whichcouldincreasetheriskofserious
injury.
Toimprovethefitofboththelapandshoulderbeltonchildrenwho
haveoutgrownchildsafetyseats,Mazdarecommendsuseofa
belt-positioningboosterseat.
Boosterseatspositionachildsothatseatbeltsfitbetter.Theyliftthe
childupsothatthelapbeltrestslowacrossthehipsandtheknees
bendcomfortably.Boosterseatsalsomaketheshoulderbeltfitbetter
andmorecomfortablyforgrowingchildren.
Whenchildrenshoulduseboosterseats
Childrenneedtouseboosterseatsfromthetimetheyoutgrowthe
toddlerseatuntiltheyarebigenoughforthevehicleseatand
lap/shoulderbelttofitproperly.Generallythisiswhentheyweighabout
80
lb.(about8to12yearsold).
BoosterseatsshouldbeuseduntilyoucananswerYEStoALLofthese
questions:
•
Canthechildsitallthewayback
againstthevehicleseatbackwith
kneesbentcomfortablyatthe
edgeoftheseatwithout
slouching?
•
•
•
WARNING: Boosterseatsmustbeinstalledonlyinseating
positionsequippedwithacombinationlap/shoulderbelt.
Doesthelapbeltrestlowacrossthehips?
Istheshoulderbeltcenteredontheshoulderandchest?
Canthechildstayseatedlikethisforthewholetrip?
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| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B4000 |
| Model Year | 2008 |
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