EssentialSafetyEquipment
SeatBeltSystems
qPregnantWomenandPersonswithSeriousMedicalConditions
Pregnantwomenshouldalwayswearseatbelts.Askyourdoctorforspecific
recommendations.
ThelapbeltshouldbewornSNUGLYANDASLOWASPOSSIBLEOVERTHEHIPS.
Theshoulderbeltshouldbewornacrossyourshoulderproperly,butneveracrossthe
stomacharea.
Personswithseriousmedicalconditionsalsoshouldwearseatbelts.Checkwithyour
doctorforanyspecialinstructionsregardingspecificmedicalconditions.
qEmergencyLockingMode
Intheemergencylockingmode,thebeltremainscomfortableontheoccupantandthe
retractorwilllockinpositionduringacollision.Whentheseatbeltisfastened,itwill
alwaysbeintheemergencylockingmodeuntilitisswitchedtoautomaticlockingmodeby
pullingitallthewayouttoitsfulllength.Ifthebeltfeelstightandhinderscomfortable
movementwhilethevehicleisstoppedorinmotion,itmaybeintheautomaticlocking
modebecausethebelthasbeenpulledtoofarout.Toreturnthebelttothemore
comfortableemergencylockingmode,waituntilthevehiclehasstoppedinasafe,level
area,retractthebeltfullytoconvertitbacktoemergencylockingmodeandthenextendit
aroundyouagain.
Ifthebeltislockedandcannotbepulledout,retractthebeltonce,andthentrypullingit
outslowly.Ifthisfails,pullthebeltstronglyonetimeandloosen,thenpullitoutagain
slowly.
qAutomaticLockingMode
Alwaysusetheautomaticlockingmodetokeepthechild-restraintsystemfromshiftingto
anunsafepositionintheeventofanaccident.Toenableseatbeltautomaticlockingmode,
pullitallthewayoutandconnectitasinstructedonthechild-restraintsystem.Itwill
retractdowntothechild-restraintsystemandstaylockedonit.Seethesectiononchild
restraint(page2-25).
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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