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Essential Safety Equipment

Child-Restraint

T ether strap

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(5-Door)

T ether strap

F orward

  Always attach the tether strap to the 
correct tether anchor position:

  Attaching the tether strap to the 
incorrect tether anchor position is 
dangerous. In a collision, the tether 
strap could come off  and loosen the 
child-restraint system. If the child-
restraint system moves it could result 
in death or injury to the child.

 If You Must Use the Front Seat for 

Children

    If you cannot put all children in the rear 
seat, at least put the smallest children 
in the rear and be sure the largest child 
up front uses the shoulder belt over the 
shoulder.
  NEVER put a rear-facing child-restraint 
system on the front passenger seat whether 
your vehicle is equipped with a seat 
weight sensor or not.
  This seat is also not set up for tethered 
child-restraint systems, put them in one of 
the rear seat positions set up with tether 
anchors.
  Likewise the LATCH child-restraint 
system cannot be secured in the front 
passenger's seat and should be used in the 
rear seat.
  Do not allow anyone to sleep against the 
side window since your vehicle has side 
and curtain air bags, it could cause serious 
injuries to an out of position occupant. 
As children more often sleep in cars, 
it is better to put them in the rear seat. 
If installing the child-restraint system 
on the front seat is unavoidable, follow 
these instructions when using a front-
facing child-restraint system in the front 
passenger's seat.

   NOTE

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  To check if your front seats have side air 

bags:

  Mazda vehicles equipped with side air 

bag will have a "SRS AIRBAG" tag on 
the outboard shoulder of the front seats.

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  To check if your vehicle has curtain air 

bags:

  Mazda vehicles equipped with curtain 

air bag will have an "SRS AIRBAG" 
marking on the window pillars along 
the roof edge.