Mazda 4WD manual Seating and Safety Restraints

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Seating and Safety Restraints

WARNING: If the light is illuminated when the passenger airbag ON/OFF switch is in the ON position and the ignition switch is ON, have the passenger airbag ON/OFF switch serviced at your authorized Mazda dealership immediately.

The passenger side airbag should always be ON (the airbag OFF light should not be illuminated) except for certain vulnerable persons. See guidance on following pages.

WARNING: The safety belts for the driver and right front passenger seating positions have been specifically designed to function together with the airbags in certain types of crashes. When you turn OFF your airbag, you not only lose the protection of the airbag, you also may reduce the effectiveness of your safety belt system, which was designed to work with the airbag. Most vehicles with full back seats do not have cut-off switches, but NHTSA and Transport Canada will allow a cut-off switch to be installed on request for a certain category of persons who must ride up front and there is a concern about riding there. Please see the guidance below.

WARNING: Always use safety belts and child restraints properly. If a child in a rear facing infant seat must be transported in front, the passenger airbag must be turned OFF. This is because the back of the infant seat is too close to the inflating airbag and the risk of a fatal injury to the infant when the airbag inflates is substantial.

The vast majority of drivers and passengers over the age of 12 years are much safer with an airbag than without. To do their job and reduce the risk of life threatening injuries, airbags must open with great force, and this force can pose a potentially deadly risk in some situations, particularly when a front seat occupant is not properly buckled up. The most effective way to reduce the risk of unnecessary airbag injuries without reducing the overall safety of the vehicle is to make sure all occupants are properly restrained in the vehicle, especially in the front seat. This provides the protection of safety belts and permits the airbags to provide the additional protection they were designed to provide. If you choose to deactivate your airbag, you are losing the very significant risk reducing benefits of the airbag and you are also reducing the

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