EssentialSafetyEquipment
ChildRestraint
Donotallowachildoranyonetoleanoveroragainstthesidewindowofavehicle
withsideandcurtainairbags:
Itisdangeroustoallowanyonetoleanoveroragainstthesidewindow,theareaof
thefrontpassengerseat,thefrontandrearwindowpillarsandtheroofedgealong
bothsidesfromwhichthesideandcurtainairbagsdeploy,evenifachild-restraint
systemisused.Theimpactofinflationfromasideorcurtainairbagcouldcause
seriousinjuryordeathtoanoutofpositionchild.Furthermore,leaningoveror
againstthefrontdoorcouldblockthesideandcurtainairbagsandeliminatethe
advantagesofsupplementalprotection.Withthefrontairbagandtheadditional
sideairbagthatcomesoutofthefrontseat,therearseatisalwaysabetterlocation
forchildren.Takespecialcarenottoallowachildtoleanoveroragainsttheside
window,evenifthechildisseatedinachild-restraintsystem.
Neveruseoneseatbeltonmorethanonepersonatatime:
Usingoneseatbeltformorethanonepersonatatimeisdangerous.Aseatbelt
usedinthiswaycannotspreadtheimpactforcesproperlyandthetwopassengers
couldbecrushedtogetherandseriouslyinjuredorevenkilled.Neveruseonebeltfor
morethanonepersonatatimeandalwaysoperatethevehiclewitheachoccupant
properlyrestrained.
CAUTION
Aseatbeltorchild-restraintsystemcanbecomeveryhotinaclosedvehicleduring
warmweather.Toavoidburningyourselforachild,checkthembeforeyouoryour
childtouchesthem.
NOTE
YourMazdaisequippedwithLATCHloweranchorsforattachmentofspeciallydesignedLATCH
child-restraintsystemsintherearseat.Whenusingtheseanchorstosecureachild-restraintsystem,
referto“LATCHChild-RestraintSystems”(page2-39).
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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