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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Seat Precautions

WARNING

Make sure the adjustable components of a seat are locked in place:

Adjustable seats and seatbacks that are not securely locked are dangerous. In a 

sudden stop or collision, the seat or seatback could move, causing injury. Make sure the 

adjustable components of the seat are locked in place by attempting to slide the seat 

forward and backward and rocking the seatback.

Never allow children to adjust a seat:

Allowing children to adjust a seat is dangerous as it could result in serious injury if a 

child's hands or feet become caught in the seat.

Do not drive with the seatback unlocked:

All of the seatbacks play an important role in your protection in a vehicle. Leaving the 

seatback unlocked is dangerous as it can allow passengers to be ejected or thrown 

around and baggage to strike occupants in a sudden stop or collision, resulting in severe 

injury. After adjusting the seatback at any time, even when there are no other passengers, 

rock the seatback to make sure it is locked in place.

Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is stopped:

Adjusting the driver's seat while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. The driver could lose 

control of the vehicle and have an accident.

Do not modify or replace the front seats:

Modifying or replacing the front seats such as replacing the upholstery or loosening 

any bolts is dangerous. The front seats contain air bag components essential to the 

supplemental restraint system. Such modifications could damage the supplemental 

restraint system and result in serious injury. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer if there 

is any need to remove or reinstall the front seats.

Do not drive with damaged front seats:

Driving with damaged front seats, such as seat cushions torn or damaged down to the 

urethane, is dangerous. A collision, even one not strong enough to inflate the air bags, 

could damage the front seats which contain essential air bag components. If there was a 

subsequent collision, an air bag may not deploy which could lead to injuries. Always have 

an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect the front seats, front seat belt pretensioners and air 

bags after a collision.

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