Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features ; 1. Fore-aft adjustment; 2. Safety belt buckle- Page 6

S E A T S

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

Seats

Child Seats

Quick Tips

2003 Mazda

Miata

page 10
page 11

Revised September 23, 2002

Manual controls

1. Fore-aft adjustment

Lift lever and hold, slide seat,
release lever

2. Safety belt buckle
3. Seatback angle

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

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

Safety belt emergency 
locking mode/automatic
locking mode

(front passenger only)
Emergency locking mode: 
Belt locks only on hard
braking/cornering or impacts 
of about 5 mph or more
Automatic locking mode: 
Must be used when installing
child-safety seat (see below)
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

WARNING: Use age 
appropriate child restraints, 
see Owner’s Manual and 
state or province laws

WARNINGS: When using a 
rear-facing infant-safety seat
always set the passenger seat
air bag deactivation switch to
OFF position, an infant is in 
serious danger of being injured
or killed if front passenger air 
bag is deployed 
If you choose to install a 
forward-facing child-safety
seat in the front seating 
position, move vehicle seat 
as far back as possible

Child-safety seat*

To install in passenger seat: Move
seat as far back as possible; use dual
locking mode retractor safety belt;
see Owner’s Manual for proper
installation and child seat tether
and LATCH system instructions

Passenger’s seat air bag 
deactivation switch,

see Driver’s View for switch location
Deactivate passenger’s seat air 
bag when using a child-safety seat
To deactivate/activate: Insert 
ignition key in switch, rotate 
to OFF/ON, remove key
Amber OFF light illuminates when
deactivated and ignition is on

Tip: Turn ignition off when 
disabling passenger front 
air bag

3

2

1

ON

PASSENGER AIR BAG

OFF

OFF

1

2

*Denotes optional equipment

† For other rare circumstances when

passenger air bag can be shut off,
refer to NHTSA guidelines