EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
ChildRestraintPrecautions
Mazdastronglyurgestheuseofchild-restraintsystemsforchildrensmallenoughtouse
them.
Youarerequiredbylawtouseachild-restraintsystemforchildrenintheU.S.andCanada.
Checkyourlocalandstateorprovinciallawsforspecificrequirementsregardingthesafety
ofchildrenridinginyourvehicle.
Whateverchild-restraintsystemyouconsider,pleasepicktheappropriateonefortheage
andsizeofthechild,obeythelawandfollowtheinstructionsthatcomewiththeindividual
child-restraintsystem.
Achildwhohasoutgrownchild-restraintsystemsshouldsitintherearanduseseatbelts,
bothlapandshoulder.Iftheshoulderbeltcrossestheneckorface,movethechildcloserto
thecenterofthevehicleintheoutboardseats,andtowardsthebuckleontherightifthe
childisseatedonthecenterseat.
Statisticsconfirmthattherearseatisthebestplaceforallchildrenupto12yearsofage,
andmoresowithasupplementalrestraintsystem(airbags).
Arear-facingchild-restraintsystemshouldNEVERbeusedonthefrontseatwiththeair
bagsystemactivated.Thefrontpassenger'sseatisalsotheleastpreferredseatforother
child-restraintsystems.
Toreducethechanceofinjuriescausedbydeploymentofthefrontpassengerairbag,your
vehicleisequippedwiththefrontpassengerseatweightsensors.Thesesensorsdeactivate
thefrontpassengerfrontandsideairbagsandalsothefrontpassengerseatbelt
pretensionersystemwhenthetotalseatedweightonthefrontpassengerseatislessthan
approximately30kg(66lb).
Whenaninfantorsmallchildsitsonthefrontpassengerseat,thesystemshutsoffthefront
passengerairbag,somakesurethefrontpassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlight
illuminates.
Evenifthefrontpassengerairbagisshutoff,Mazdastronglyrecommendsthatchildrenbe
properlyrestrainedandchild-restraintsystemsofallkindsareproperlysecuredontherear
seatswhicharethebestplaceforchildren.
Formoredetails,referto“Frontpassengerseatweightsensors”(page2-47).
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| Categories | Mazda 6 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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