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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

Form No. 8S18-EA-03I

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Air Bag/Front Seat Belt 
Pretensioner System Warning 
Beep

If a malfunction is detected in the air bag/
front seat belt pretensioner systems and 
the warning light, a warning beep sound 
will be heard for about 5 seconds every 
minute.

The air bag and seat belt pretensioner 
system warning beep sound will continue 
to be heard for approximately 35 minutes.
Have your vehicle inspected at an Mazda 
Dealer as soon as possible.

Before using the rear-center lap/shoulder 
belt make sure tongue (A) and anchor 
buckle (B) are fastened.

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Fastening the Seat Belt

1. Grasp the buckle (D) and tongue (C).

2. Slowly pull out the lap/shoulder belt.

3. Insert the tongue (C) into the buckle 

(D) until you hear a click.

Air Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner 
System Warning Beep:
Driving the vehicle with the air bag/
front seat belt pretensioner system 
warning beep sounding is dangerous. 
In a collision, the air bags and the 
front seat belt pretensioner system 
will not deploy and this could result in 
death or serious injury.
Do not drive the vehicle with the air 
bag/front seat belt pretensioner 
system warning beep sounding. 
Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer 
to have the vehicle inspected as soon 
as possible.

WARNING

Rear Center Position Seat 
Belt

(A)

(B)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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