LATCH compatible child safety seats have two rigid or webbing mounted
attachments that connect to the two lower anchors at the LATCH
equipped seating positions in your vehicle. This type of attachment
method eliminates the need to use seat belts to attach the child seat,
however the seat belt can still be used to attach the child seat. For
forward-facing child seats, the top tether strap must also be attached to
the proper top tether anchor, if a top tether strap has been provided
with your child seat. Mazda Motor Corporation recommends the use of a
child safety seat having a top tether strap. See
Attaching child safety
seats with tether straps
and
Recommendations for attaching safety
restraints for children
in this chapter for more information.
Your vehicle has LATCH lower anchors for child seat installation at the
seating positions marked with the child seat symbol.
The LATCH anchors are located at
the rear section of the rear seat
between the cushion and seat back.
Follow the child seat manufacturer’s
instructions to properly install a
child seat with LATCH attachments.
Follow the instructions on attaching
child safety seats with tether straps.
Refer to
Attaching child safety
seats with tether straps
later in this
chapter.
Attach LATCH lower attachments of
the child seat only to the anchors
shown.
WARNING:
Never attach
two child safety seats to the
same anchor. In a crash, one
anchor may not be strong enough
to hold two child safety seat
attachments and may break,
causing serious injury or death.
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