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Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

Form No. 8R29-EA-02I

Your Mazda is equipped with LATCH lower anchors for attachment of specially designed 
LATCH child-restraint systems in the rear seat. Both anchors must be used, otherwise the 
seat will bounce around and put the child in danger. Some LATCH child-restraint systems 
must also be used in conjunction with a tether to be effective. If they have a tether you must 
use it to better assure your child’s safety.

LATCH Child-Restraint Systems

Manufacturer’s Instructions for Child-Restraint System:
An unsecured child-restraint system is dangerous. In a sudden stop or a collision it 
could move causing serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Make sure 
the child-restraint system is properly secured in place according to the child-restraint 
system manufacturer’s instructions.

Attaching Two Child-Restraint Systems to the Same LATCH Lower Anchor:
Attaching two child-restraint systems to the same LATCH lower anchor is dangerous. 
In a collision, one anchor may not be strong enough to hold two child-restraint system 
attachments and may break, causing serious injury or death. If you use the seat 
position for another child-restraint system when an outboard LATCH position is 
occupied, use the center seat belts instead, and the tether if tether-equipped.

Unsecured Child-Restraint System:
An unsecured child-restraint system is dangerous. In a sudden stop or a collision it 
could move causing serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Follow the 
child-restraint system manufacturer’s instructions on belt routing to secure the seat 
just as you would with a child in it so that nobody is tempted to put a child in an 
improperly secured seat later on. When not in use, remove it from the vehicle or fasten 
it with a seat belt, or latch it down to BOTH LATCH lower anchors for LATCH child-
restraint systems.

LATCH Child-Restraint Systems:
Not following the child-restraint system manufacturer’s instructions when installing 
the child-restraint system is dangerous. If seat belts or a foreign object prevent the 
child-restraint system from being securely attached to the LATCH lower anchors and 
the child-restraint system is installed improperly, the child-restraint system could 
move in a sudden stop or collision causing serious injury or death to the child or other 
occupants. When installing the child-restraint system, make sure there are no seat 
belts or foreign objects near or around the LATCH lower anchors. Always follow the 
child-restraint system manufacturer’s instructions.

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