Installing Child-Restraint Systems; Anchor Bracket; Tethered Child-Restraint Systems- Page 56

Installing Child-Restraint

Systems

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Installing Child-Restraint Systems

Accident statistics reveal that a child is

safer in the rear seat. The front

passenger's seat is clearly the worst

choice for any child under 12, and

with rear-facing child-restraint systems

it is clearly unsafe due to air bags.

NOTE

Even if your vehicle is equipped with

front passenger occupant classi

fi

cation

sensor (page 2-71), which

automatically deactivates the front

passenger air bag, a rear seat is the

safest place for a child of any age or

size.
 

Some child-restraint systems now

come with tethers and therefore must

be installed on the seats that take

tethers to be e

ff

ective. In your Mazda,

tethered child-restraint systems can

only be accommodated in the three

positions on the rear seat.

Some child-restraint systems also

employ specially designed ISOFIX/

LATCH

*1

 attachments; refer to "Using

ISOFIX Lower Anchor (Mexico)/Using

LATCH Lower Anchor (Except

Mexico)" (page 2-50).

*

1 ISOFIX (Mexico)/LATCH (Except

Mexico)

WARNING

Tethered Child-Restraint Systems

Work Only on Tether-Equipped Rear

Seats:

Installation of a tether equipped

child-restraint system in the front

passenger's seat defeats the safety

design of the system and will result in

an increased chance of serious injury if

the child-restraint system goes forward

without bene

fi

t of being tethered.

Place tether equipped child-restraint

systems where there are tether

anchors.

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Anchor Bracket

Anchor brackets for securing

child-restraint systems are equipped in

the vehicle. Locate each anchor

position using the illustration.

To install a child-restraint system,

remove the head restraint. Always

follow the instruction manual

accompanying the child-restraint

system.

Anchor bracket location

Use the indicated anchor bracket

locations when installing a

child-restraint system equipped with a

tether.

(4–Door)

1. For right

2. For center (Except Mexico)

3. For left

Essential Safety Equipment

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