S E A T S
Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features
Seats
Seats
Quick Tips
2005 Mazda6
page 12
page 13
6
7
4
5
8
1
4
8
3
2
see Owner’s Manual for
additional information on this
feature and the air bag system
Safety belt emergency
locking mode
Belts lock only on hard acceleration,
braking, cornering or impacts of
about 5 mph or more
Automatic locking mode
(front passenger and all
rear safety belts only)
Must be used when installing
child-safety seat
To activate: Pull webbing fully
out of retractor until click is heard;
belt will only tighten
To disengage: Unbuckle belt and
allow webbing to retract fully
Rear center position seat belt
5-Door: Seat belt stowage located
behind left side head rest
Sport Wagon: See Getting Started
Shoulder belt height
adjustment
To raise: Push
adjuster upward
To lower: Pull
button (
1
) and
slide downward
WARNING: Make sure adjuster
locks in one of its positions
Manual controls
1. Fore-aft adjustment
Lift lever and hold, slide
seat, release lever
2. Raise/lower seat
Pull/push lever and release
3. Seatback angle
To adjust: Lift and hold lever, lean
forward or backward, release lever
4. Head restraint
To raise/lower: Pull up/push in
release button (
8
) and push down
WARNINGS: Do not adjust
seats while driving
Safety belts must always be
worn when vehicle is in motion
Air bags are supplemental
and do not replace safety
belt usage
Always wear your safety belt
and properly secure children
1
2 and under in the rear seat
Never place rear-facing
infant-safety seat in front
of any air bag, an infant is
in serious danger of being
injured or killed
If you must install a
forward-facing child-safety
seat in the front seating
position, move vehicle seat
as far back as possible
Use age appropriate child
restraints, see Owner’s Manual
and state or province laws
5. Lumbar adjustment*
Pull lever (
5
) repeatedly up to 3
times for greater lumbar support
Power driver’s seat*
6. Raise/lower front of
seat cushion
Pull/push front of switch vertically
Fore/aft adjustment
Slide switch horizontally
Raise/lower rear of
seat cushion
Pull/push rear of switch vertically
Raise/lower seat
Pull/push center of switch
vertically
Tip: Verify side air bags*
by locating “SRS AIRBAG”
indicator marks on outboard
side of front seatbacks
7. Seatback angle
Press front/rear of switch
Folding rear seatbacks,
see Trunk/Liftgate
Child-safety seat
To install in rear outboard seats: Use
dual locking mode retractor seat
belts; see Owner’s Manual for proper
installation and child seat tether
and LATCH system instructions
Passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light
Front air bag deactivation indicator
light provides current status of
front passenger air bag and
pretensioner system
If total seated weight on front
passenger seat is less than
approximately 66 lb., front
passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light illuminates,
air bag/pretensioner will not
deploy/activate in an accident
If the total seated weight is greater
than approximately 93 lb., light
does not illuminate, and the air
bag/pretensioner will deploy/activate
in an appropriate accident,
1
*Denotes optional equipment
