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Essential Safety Equipment

Form No. 8R29-EA-02I

Seat Belt Systems

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.

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.

Seat Belt Precautions

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