Seating and Safety Restraints
8.
Removeremainingslackfrom
thebelt.Forcetheseatdown
withextraweight,e.g.,by
pressingdownorkneelingon
thechildrestraintwhilepulling
upontheshoulderbeltinorder
toforceslackfromthebelt.
Thisisnecessarytoremovethe
remainingslackthatwillexist
oncetheadditionalweightof
thechildisaddedtothechild
restraint.Italsohelpsto
achievethepropersnugnessof
thechildseattothevehicle.
Sometimes,aslightleantowardsthebucklewilladditionallyhelpto
removeremainingslackfromthebelt.
9.
Attachthetetherstrap(ifthe
childseatisequipped).Referto
Attachingchildsafetyseats
withtetherstrapslaterinthis
chapter.
10.
Beforeplacingthechildinthe
seat,forciblymovetheseat
forwardandbacktomakesure
theseatissecurelyheldin
place.Tocheckthis,grabthe
seatatthebeltpathand
attempttomoveitsidetosideandforwardandback.Thereshould
benomorethanoneinch(2.5cm)ofmovementforproper
installation.
11.
MazdarecommendscheckingwithaNHTSACertifiedChild
PassengerSafetyTechnician(CPST)tomakecertainthechild
restraintisproperlyinstalled.InCanada,checkwithyourlocalSt.
JohnAmbulanceofficeforreferraltoaCPST.
Attaching child safety seats with LATCH
(Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) attachments for child
seat anchors
TheLATCHsystemiscomposedofthreevehicleanchorpoints:two(2)
loweranchorslocatedwherethevehicleseatbackandseatcushionmeet
(calledthe“seatbight”)andone(1)toptetheranchorlocatedbehind
thatseatingposition.
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2010
Tribute (j14)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
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