Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features ; Safety belt emergency; Automatic locking mode - Page 7

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Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features 

Seats

Seats

Quick Tips

2005 Mazda6

page 12
page 13

6

7

4

5

8

1

4

8

3

2

see Owner’s Manual for 
additional information on this
feature and the air bag system 

Safety belt emergency
locking mode

Belts lock only on hard acceleration,
braking, cornering or impacts of
about 5 mph or more

Automatic locking mode 
(front passenger and all
rear safety belts only)

Must be used when installing
child-safety seat
To activate: Pull webbing fully 
out of retractor until click is heard;
belt will only tighten
To disengage: Unbuckle belt and
allow webbing to retract fully

Rear center position seat belt 

5-Door: Seat belt stowage located
behind left side head rest
Sport Wagon: See Getting Started

Shoulder belt height 
adjustment

To raise: Push 
adjuster upward
To lower: Pull 
button (

1

) and 

slide downward

WARNING: Make sure adjuster
locks in one of its positions

Manual controls

1. Fore-aft adjustment

Lift lever and hold, slide 
seat, release lever

2. Raise/lower seat 

Pull/push lever and release

3. Seatback angle

To adjust: Lift and hold lever, lean
forward or backward, release lever

4. Head restraint

To raise/lower: Pull up/push in
release button (

8

) and push down

WARNINGS: Do not adjust
seats while driving
Safety belts must always be
worn when vehicle is in motion
Air bags are supplemental 
and do not replace safety 
belt usage
Always wear your safety belt
and properly secure children 

1

2 and under in the rear seat

Never place rear-facing 
infant-safety seat in front 
of any air bag, an infant is 
in serious danger of being 
injured or killed
If you must install a 
forward-facing child-safety 
seat in the front seating 
position, move vehicle seat 
as far back as possible
Use age appropriate child
restraints, see Owner’s Manual
and state or province laws

5. Lumbar adjustment*

Pull lever (

5

) repeatedly up to 3

times for greater lumbar support

Power driver’s seat*

6. Raise/lower front of 

seat cushion

Pull/push front of switch vertically

Fore/aft adjustment

Slide switch horizontally 

Raise/lower rear of 
seat cushion

Pull/push rear of switch vertically

Raise/lower seat 

Pull/push center of switch 
vertically

Tip: Verify side air bags* 
by locating “SRS AIRBAG”
indicator marks on outboard
side of front seatbacks

7. Seatback angle

Press front/rear of switch

Folding rear seatbacks,

see Trunk/Liftgate

Child-safety seat

To install in rear outboard seats: Use
dual locking mode retractor seat
belts; see Owner’s Manual for proper
installation and child seat tether
and LATCH system instructions

Passenger air bag 
deactivation indicator light

Front air bag deactivation indicator
light provides current status of
front passenger air bag and 
pretensioner system
If total seated weight on front
passenger seat is less than 
approximately 66 lb., front 
passenger air bag deactivation 
indicator light illuminates, 
air bag/pretensioner will not
deploy/activate in an accident
If the total seated weight is greater
than approximately 93 lb., light
does not illuminate, and the air
bag/pretensioner will deploy/activate
in an appropriate accident, 

1

*Denotes optional equipment