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Seat Belt Precautions

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Seat Belt Precautions

Seat belts help to decrease the

possibility of severe injury during

accidents and sudden stops. Mazda

recommends that the driver and all

passengers always wear seat belts.

(Mexico)

All the seats have lap/shoulder belts.

These belts have retractors with inertia

locks that keep them out of the way

when not in use. The locks allow the

belts to remain comfortable on users,

but they will lock in position during a

collision.

(Except Mexico)

All of the seat belt retractors are

designed to keep the lap/shoulder

belts out of the way when not in use.

The driver's seat belt has no provisions

for child-restraint systems and has only

an emergency locking mode. The

driver may wear it comfortably, and it

will lock during a collision.

However, the front passenger's seat

and all rear lap/shoulder belt

retractors operate in two modes:

emergency locking mode, and for

child-restraint systems, automatic

locking mode. While we recommend

you put all children in the rear seats, if

you must use the front passenger seat

for a child, slide the front passenger

seat as far back as possible and make

sure any child-restraint system is

secured properly.

WARNING

Always wear your seat belt and make

sure all occupants are properly

restrained:

Not wearing a seat belt is extremely

dangerous. During a collision,

occupants not wearing seat belts could

hit someone or things inside the

vehicle or even be thrown out of the

vehicle. They could be seriously injured

or even killed. In the same collision,

occupants wearing seat belts would be

much safer.

Do not wear twisted seat belts:

Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a

collision, the full width of the belt is

not available to absorb the impact.

This puts more force on the bones

beneath the belt, which could cause

serious injury or death. So, if your seat

belt is twisted, you must straighten the

seat belt to remove any twists and to

allow the full width of the belt to be

used.

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.

Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

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