Mazda MX-6, Manual

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Essential Safety Equipm ent
Seats
Rear Seat
& WARNING
S tackin g Cargo:
Stackin g lu ggage o r oth er cargo
h ig h er than the seatbacks, a n d
pu ttin g things on the re a r package
tra y is d a n g ero u s. D u rin g sudden
b rakin g o r a co llision , objects can
becom e projectiles th a t m a y h it a n d
injure passen gers. D o n ’t stack things
h ig h er than the seatbacks o r p u t
things on the rea r p a ck a g e tray.
S ecu rin g Seats:
A d ju sta b le seats a n d seatbacks th at
are n o t secu re ly locked are
dangerous. In a su dden stop o r
collision , the seat o r sea tb a ck cou ld
m ove, ca u sin g injury. M ake sure the
a djustable com pon en ts o f the sea t are
locked in place.
S ea t A djustm ent:
A d ju stin g the se a t w hile the veh icle is
m o vin g is d angerou s. Su dden brakin g
o r a collision co u ld cause serious
injury. A d ju s t the sea t o n ly w h en the
vehicle is stopped.
/ h WARNING
U nlocked S eatback:
A seatback p la ys a n im p o rta n t role in
yo u r p ro tectio n in a vehicle. L eavin g
the seatback unlocked is d angerou s as
it can a llo w p a ssen g ers to be ejected
o r throw n a ro u n d a n d baggage to
strike occu pan ts in a su dden stop o r
co llision , resu ltin g in severe injury.
A fte r a d ju stin g the seatback a t a n y
tim e, even w h en there are no oth er
p a ssen g e rs, rock the sea tb a ck to m ake
su re it is locked in place.
P assenger on the Folded Seatback:
D rivin g with a p a ss e n g e r on the
fold ed seatback is dangerou s.
A llo w in g a ch ild to sit u p on the
fold ed seatback w h ile the veh icle is
m ovin g is p a rticu la rly dangerou s. In
a su dden stop o r even a m in o r
co llisio n , a ch ild n o t in a p ro p e r sea t
o r c h ild-restrain t system a n d sea t b elt
c o u ld be throw n forw ard, back or
even o u t o f the ca r resu ltin g in
seriou s injuries o r death. T he ch ild or
o th er objects in the baggage area
c o u ld be throw n into oth er occu pants
a n d cause serious injury. N ever allow
a p a ssen g er to sit o r sta n d on the
fold ed seatback w h ile the veh icle is
m oving.
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