EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
WARNING
Usethecorrectsizechild-restraintsystem:
Foreffectiveprotectioninvehicleaccidentsandsuddenstops,achildmustbe
properlyrestrainedusingaseatbeltorchild-restraintsystemdependingonageand
size.Ifnot,thechildcouldbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilledinanaccident.
Followthemanufacturer'sinstructionsandalwayskeepthechild-restraintsystem
buckleddown:
Anunsecuredchild-restraintsystemisdangerous.Inasuddenstoporacollisionit
couldmovecausingseriousinjuryordeathtothechildorotheroccupants.Make
sureanychild-restraintsystemisproperlysecuredinplaceaccordingtothechild-
restraintsystemmanufacturer'sinstructions.Whennotinuse,removeitfromthe
vehicleorfastenitwithaseatbelt,orlatchitdowntoBOTHLATCHloweranchors
forLATCHchild-restraintsystemsandthecorrespondingtetheranchor.
Alwayssecureachildinaproperchild-restraintsystem:
Holdingachildinyourarmswhilethevehicleismovingisextremelydangerous.No
matterhowstrongthepersonmaybe,heorshecannotholdontoachildina
suddenstoporcollisionanditcouldresultinseriousinjuryordeathtothechildor
otheroccupants.Eveninamoderateaccident,thechildmaybeexposedtoairbag
forcesthatcouldresultinseriousinjuryordeathtothechild,orthechildmaybe
slammedintoanadult,causinginjurytobothchildandadult.
Neverusearear-facingchild-restraintsysteminthefrontseatwithanairbagthat
coulddeploy:
Rear-facingchild-restraintsystemsonthefrontseatareparticularlydangerouseven
thoughyoumayfeelassuredthatafrontpassengerairbagwillnotdeploybasedon
thefactthatthefrontpassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightilluminates.
Thechild-restraintsystemcanbehitbyadeployingairbagandmovedviolently
backwardresultinginseriousinjuryordeathtothechild.
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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