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Essential Safety Equipment

Child-Restraint

Tether strap

Forward

(5-Door)

Tether strap

Forward

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



  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.



  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.

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