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Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

Form No. 8S15-EA-03G

Your Mazda is equipped with LATCH lower anchors for attachment of specially designed 
LATCH child-restraint systems behind the passenger seat. Only LATCH booster seats and 
infant carriers without upper tethers can be used in this position, as there is no good place 
to anchor the tether due to this vehicle’s design. Both anchors must be used when installing 
these lower anchor only child-restraint systems, otherwise the seat will bounce around and 
put the child in danger.

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 does not rely on an upper tether and then properly secure 
those non-tethered seats according to the child-restraint system manufacturer’s 
instructions.

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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