EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
qSecond-RowSeatsChild-
RestraintSystemInstallation
InstallingChild-Restraint
Systems
Followtheseinstructionswhenusinga
child-restraintsystem,unlessyouare
attachingaLATCH-equippedchild-
restraintsystemtotherearLATCHlower
anchors.Referto“LATCHChild-
RestraintSystems”(page2-45).
Accidentstatisticsrevealthatachildis
saferintherearseats.Thefront
passenger'sseatisclearlytheworstchoice
foranychildunder12,andwithrear-
facingchild-restraintsystemsitisclearly
unsafeduetoairbags.
NOTE
Followthechild-restraintsystem
Somechild-restraintsystemsnowcome
withtethersandthereforemustbe
installedontheseatsthattaketethersto
beeffective.InyourMazda,tethered
child-restraintsystemscanonlybe
accommodatedinthethreepositionson
thesecond-rowseats.
manufacturer'sinstructionscarefully.Ifyou
arenotsurewhetheryouhaveaLATCH
systemortether,checkinthechild-restraint
systemmanufacturer'sinstructionsandfollow
themaccordingly.Dependingonthetypeof
child-restraintsystem,itmaynotemployseat
beltswhichareinautomaticlockingmode.
Evenifyourvehicleisequippedwith
frontpassengerseatweightsensors(page
1.
Wheninstallingthechild-restraint
systemonthesecond-rowseat,make
surethatthecenter-rearseatbeltis
routedthroughtheseatbeltguide.
2-63),
whichautomaticallydeactivatesthe
frontpassengerairbag,arearseatisthe
safestplaceforachildofanyageorsize.
2.
3.
Makesuretheseatbackissecurely
latchedbypushingitbackuntilitis
fullylocked.
Somechild-restraintsystemsalsoemploy
speciallydesignedLATCHattachments;
referto“LATCHChild-Restraint
Systems”(page2-45).
Securethechild-restraintsystemwith
thelapportionofthelap/shoulderbelt.
Seethemanufacturer'sinstructionson
thechild-restraintsystemforbelt
routinginstructions.
WARNING
TetheredChild-RestraintSystemsWork
OnlyonTether-EquippedRearSeats:
Installationofatetherequipped
child-restraintsysteminthefront
passenger'sseatorthethird-row
seatsdefeatsthesafetydesignofthe
systemandwillresultinanincreased
chanceofseriousinjuryifthechild-
restraintsystemgoesforward
withoutbenefitofbeingtethered.
Placetetherequippedchild-restraint
systemswheretherearetether
anchors.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-9 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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