Mazda 2009 Mazda3 4-Door, Owner'S Manual

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Seating a child in a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat is dangerous:
Vehicles equipped with front passenger seat weight sensors are also equipped with a
front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light (page 2-35). Even with the front
passenger seat weight sensors, if you must use the front passenger seat for children,
seating a child in a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat under the
following conditions increases the danger of the front passenger air bag deploying
and could result in serious injury or death to the child.
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The total seated weight of the child with the child-restraint system on the front
passenger seat is approximately 30 kg (66 lb) or more with a child in the child-
restraint system.
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Luggage or other items are placed on the seat with the child in the child-restraint
system.
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A rear passenger or luggage push or pull down on the front passenger seatback.
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A rear passenger puts their feet on the front seat rails.
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Luggage or other items are placed on the seatback or hung on the head restraint.
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The seat is washed.
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Liquids are spilled on the seat.
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The front passenger seat is moved backward, pushing into luggage or other items
placed behind it.
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The front passenger seatback contacts the rear seat.
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Luggage or other items are placed between the front passenger seat and driver
seat.
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Any accessories, which might increase the total seated weight on the front
passenger seat, are attached to the front passenger seat.
The designated positions with seat belts on the rear seats are the safest places for
children. Always use seat belts and child restraints.
Do not allow a child or anyone to lean over or against the side window of a vehicle
with side and curtain air bags:
It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean over or against the side window, the area of
the front passenger seat, the front and rear window pillars and the roof edge along
both sides from which the side and curtain air bags deploy, even if a child-restraint
system is used. The impact of inflation from a side or curtain air bag could cause
serious injury or death to an out of position child. Furthermore, leaning over or
against the front door could block the side and curtain air bags and eliminate the
advantages of supplemental protection. With the front air bag and the additional
side air bag that comes out of the front seat, the rear seat is always a better location
for children. Take special care not to allow a child to lean over or against the side
window, even if the child is seated in a child-restraint system.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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