2008 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
qRearSeatChild-RestraintSystem
Installation
InstallingChild-Restraint
Systems
Followtheseinstructionswhenusinga
child-restraintsystem,unlessyouare
attachingaLATCH-equippedchild-
restraintsystemtotherearLATCHlower
anchors.RefertoLATCHChild-
RestraintSystems(page2-30).
Accidentstatisticsrevealthatachildis
saferintherearseat.Thefrontpassenger's
seatisclearlytheworstchoiceforany
childunder12,andwithrear-facingchild-
restraintsystemsitisclearlyunsafedueto
airbags.
NOTE
Followthechild-restraintsystem
Somechild-restraintsystemsnowcome
withtethersandthereforemustbe
installedontheseatsthattaketethersto
beeffective.InyourMazda,tethered
child-restraintsystemscanonlybe
accommodatedinthetwopositionsonthe
rearseat.
manufacturer'sinstructionscarefully.Ifyou
arenotsurewhetheryouhaveaLATCH
systemortether,checkinthechild-restraint
systemmanufacturer'sinstructionsandfollow
themaccordingly.Dependingonthetypeof
child-restraintsystem,itmaynotemployseat
beltswhichareinautomaticlockingmode.
Evenifyourvehicleisequippedwith
frontpassengerseatweightsensors(page
1.
Securethechild-restraintsystemwith
thelapportionofthelap/shoulderbelt.
Seethemanufacturer'sinstructionson
thechild-restraintsystemforbelt
routinginstructions.
2-40),
whichautomaticallydeactivatesthe
frontpassengerairbag,arearseatisthe
safestplaceforachildofanyageorsize.
2.
Togettheretractorintotheautomatic
lockingmode,pulltheshoulderbelt
portionoftheseatbeltuntiltheentire
lengthofthebeltisoutoftheretractor.
Somechild-restraintsystemsalsoemploy
speciallydesignedLATCHattachments;
refertoLATCHChild-Restraint
Systems(page2-30).
WARNING
TetheredChild-RestraintSystemsWork
OnlyonTether-EquippedRearSeats:
Installationofatetherequipped
child-restraintsysteminthefront
passenger'sseatdefeatsthesafety
designofthesystemandwillresultin
anincreasedchanceofseriousinjury
ifthechild-restraintsystemgoes
forwardwithoutbenefitofbeing
tethered.
Placetetherequippedchild-restraint
systemswheretherearetether
anchors.
2-24
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2008
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