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EssentialSafetyEquipment
SeatBeltSystems
Haveyourseatbeltschangedimmediatelyifthepretensionerorloadlimiterhas
beenexpended:
Oneorbothfrontairbagsmaydeploy,andthecorrespondingpretensioner(s)may
alsodeployatthesametime.Liketheairbags,thefrontseatbeltpretensionerswill
onlyfunctiononce.Whileitissafertouseapost-crash(aseatbeltthatwasusedin
anaccident)thannofrontseatbeltatall,usingafrontseatbeltwithanexpended
pretensionerorloadlimiterloadedreducesthesafetyavailabletoyou.Ifthefront
seatbeltpretensionersarenotreplaced,theriskofinjuryinacollisionwillincrease.
Expendedfrontseatbeltpretensionersandairbagsmustbereplacedafterany
collisionwhichcausedthemtodeploy.Additionally,theloadlimiterwillonlylimit
loadsonthechestonceinacollisionandthisisanotherreasontohavethefront
seatbeltsinspected.AlwayshaveanAuthorizedMazdaDealerinspectthefrontseat
beltpretensionersandairbagsafteranycollision.
Makesuretheseatbeltisnotcaughtorpinchedinthedoor:
Wearingaseatbeltthatiscaughtorpinchedinthedoorisdangerous.Theseatbelt
couldbecomelooseandnotprovideadequateprotectioninasuddenstopor
collision.
Makesurenothingisplacedontheseatbeltslidebar:
Placingyourfootorotherobjectssuchasanumbrellaontheseatbeltslidebaris
dangerous.Thefrontseatbeltisbuiltintothereardoor,andthelowerpartofthe
seatbeltslidesforwardorbackwardalongtheseatbeltslidebarasthereardoor
opensorcloses.Iftheseatbeltsliderisblocked,theseatbeltcouldbeimproperly
positionedandwouldprovidelittleornoprotectioninacollision.
CAUTION
Beltretractionmaybecomedifficultifthebeltsandringsaresoiled,sotrytokeep
themclean.Formoredetailsaboutcleaningtheseatbelts,referto“Cleaningthe
Lap/ShoulderBeltWebbing”(page8-48).
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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