Essential Safety Equipment; Do not allow a child or anyone to lean over or against the side window of a vehicle with ; side and curtain air bags:- Page 40

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Essential Safety Equipment

Child-Restraint

Do not allow a child or anyone to lean over or against the side window of a vehicle with 

side and curtain air bags:

It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean over or against the side window, the area of the 

front passenger seat, the front and rear window pillars and the roof edge along both 

sides from which the side and curtain air bags deploy, even if a child-restraint system 

is used. The impact of inflation from a side or curtain air bag could cause serious injury 

or death to an out of position child. Furthermore, leaning over or against the front door 

could block the side and curtain air bags and eliminate the advantages of supplemental 

protection. With the front air bag and the additional side air bag that comes out of the 

front seat, the rear seat is always a better location for children. Take special care not to 

allow a child to lean over or against the side window, even if the child is seated in a child-

restraint system.

Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time:

Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt used 

in this way cannot spread the impact forces properly and the two passengers could 

be crushed together and seriously injured or even killed. Never use one belt for more 

than one person at a time and always operate the vehicle with each occupant properly 

restrained.

CAUTION

A seat belt or child-restraint system can become very hot in a closed vehicle during warm 

weather. To avoid burning yourself or a child, check them before you or your child touches 

them.

NOTE

Your Mazda is equipped with LATCH lower anchors for attachment of specially designed 

LATCH child-restraint systems in the rear seats. When using these anchors to secure a 

child-restraint system, refer to "Using LATCH Lower Anchor" (page 2-37).

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