Essential Safety Equipment; Do not seat a child in a child-restraint ; system on the front passenger seat if the - Page 50

2–36

Essential Safety Equipment

Child-Restraint

WARNING

Do not seat a child in a child-restraint 

system on the front passenger seat if the 

front passenger air bag deactivation 

indicator light does not illuminate:

While it is always better to install any 

child-restraint system on the rear seat, 

it is imperative that a child-restraint 

system 

ONLY

 be used on the front 

passenger seat if the deactivation 

indicator light illuminates when the 

child is seated in the child-restraint 

system (page 2-57). Seating a child 

in a child-restraint system installed 

on the front passenger seat with the 

front passenger air bag deactivation 

indicator light not illuminated is 

dangerous. If this indicator light does 

not illuminate, this means that the 

front passenger front and side air 

bags, and seat belt pretensioner are 

ready for deployment. If an accident 

were to deploy an air bag, a child in 

a child-restraint system sitting in the 

front passenger seat could be seriously 

injured or killed. If the indicator light 

does not illuminate after seating a 

child in a child-restraint system on 

the front passenger seat, seat a child 

in a child-restraint system on the rear 

seat and consult an Authorized Mazda 

Dealer as soon as possible.

Mazda3_8FL6-EA-16F_Edition2.indb   36

2016/08/10   17:35:04