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Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

Form No. 8R65-EA-03C

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

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s safety.

LATCH Child-Restraint Systems

Manufacturer

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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

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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

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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

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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

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s instructions.

WARNING

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