Mazda Not a Manual manual Child Restraint

Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

5.Make sure the passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates by using the key to turn the passenger air bag off after installing a child- restraint system on the passenger seat.

WARNING

Always make sure the passenger air bag deactivation indicator light is illuminated when using a rear-facing child-restraint system:

Seating a child in a rear-facing child- restraint system that is installed on the passenger seat with the passenger air bag deactivation indicator light not illuminated is extremely dangerous. In an accident, an air bag could inflate and cause serious injuries or even death to the child seated in the rear-facing child- restraint system. Always make sure the passenger air bag deactivation indicator light is illuminated using the key to turn the passenger air bag off.

Refer to Passenger Seat Weight Sensors on page 2-37.

NOTE

lInspect this function before each use of the child-restraint system. You should not be able to pull the shoulder belt out of the retractor while the system is in the automatic locking mode. When you remove the child-restraint system, be sure the belt fully retracts to return the system to emergency locking mode before occupants

use the seat belts.

lFollow the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions carefully. Depending on the type of child-restraint system, it may not employ seat belts which are in automatic locking mode, however if it uses an upper tether, it may not be mounted properly in this vehicle as there is no safe way to anchor the tether. Confirm whether the child-restraint system can be used with seat belts by reading the child- restraint system manufacturer's instructions.

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