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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

Do not use an improper extender:

Using a seat belt extender that is for 

another person or a different vehicle 

or seat is dangerous. The seat belt will 

not provide adequate protection and 

the user could be seriously injured in 

an accident. Only use the extender 

provided for you and for the particular 

vehicle and seat. NEVER use the 

extender in a different vehicle or seat. 

If you sell your Mazda, do not leave 

your seat belt extender in the vehicle. It 

could be used accidentally by the new 

owner of the vehicle. After removing 

the seat belt extender, discard it. Never 

use the seat belt extender in any other 

vehicle you may own in the future.

Do not use an extender that is too long:

Using an extender that is too long is 

dangerous. The seat belt will not fit 

properly. In an accident, the seat belt 

will not provide adequate protection 

and you could be seriously injured. 

Do not use the extender or choose 

one shorter in length if the distance 

between the extender's buckle and the 

center of the user's body is less than 15 

cm (6 in).

Do not leave a seat belt extender 

connected to the buckle:

Leaving a seat belt extender connected 

to the buckle without using the seat 

belt is dangerous. When the seat belt 

extender is connected to the driver's 

seat belt buckle (or front passenger's 

seat belt buckle), the SRS driver's (or 

front passenger's) air bag system will 

determine that the driver (or front 

passenger) is wearing the seat belt 

even if the driver (or front passenger) 

is not wearing it. This condition could 

cause the driver's (or front passenger's) 

air bag to not activate correctly and 

result in death or serious injury in the 

event of collision. Always wear the seat 

belt with the seat belt extender.

Do not use the seat belt extender when 

installing a child-restraint system on the 

front or rear passenger seat:

Using a seat belt extender to fasten 

a child-restraint system on any seat 

is dangerous. Always follow the 

child-restraint system manufacturer's 

installation instructions and never use 

a seat belt extender.

NOTE

When not in use, remove the seat belt 

extender and store it in the vehicle. If the 

seat belt extender is left connected, the 

seat belt extender might get damaged 

as it will not retract with the rest of the 

seat belt and can easily fall out of the 

door when not in use and be damaged. In 

addition, the seat belt warning light will 

not illuminate and function properly.

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