Mazda 2014 MX-5 Miata, Owner'S Manual

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Refer to Passenger Seat Weight Sensors on page 2-37.
Seating a child in a child-restraint system on the passenger seat is dangerous under
certain conditions:
This vehicle is equipped with both a passenger seat weight sensor and a passenger
air bag deactivation indicator light (page 2-37). Even with the passenger seat weight
sensors, seating a child in a child-restraint system on the passenger seat under the
following conditions increases the danger of the passenger air bag deploying and
could result in serious injury or death to the child.
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The passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate when
seating 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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The seat is washed.
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Liquids are spilled on the seat.
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The passenger seat is moved backward, and it is pushed into luggage or other
items placed behind it.
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Luggage or other items are placed between the passenger seat and center
console.
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Any accessories, which might increase the total seated weight on the passenger
seat, are attached to the passenger seat.
Before installing child-restraint system on the passenger seat, move the passenger
seat as far back as possible:
In a collision, the force of a deploying air bag could cause serious injury or death to
the child.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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