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Installing Child-Restraint

Systems

Accident statistics reveal that a child is

safer in the rear seat. The front passenger's

seat is clearly the worst choice for any

child under 12, and with rear-facing child-

restraint systems it is clearly unsafe due to

air bags.

Some child-restraint systems now come

with tethers and therefore must be

installed on the seats that take tethers to

be effective. In your Mazda, tethered

child-restraint systems can only be

accommodated in the three positions on

the rear seat.

Even if your vehicle is equipped with

front passenger seat weight sensors (page

2-49), which automatically deactivates the

front passenger air bag, a rear seat is the

safest place for a child of any age or size.

Some child-restraint systems also employ

specially designed LATCH attachments;

refer to “LATCH Child-Restraint

Systems” (page 2-36).

WARNING

Tethered Child-Restraint Systems

Work Only on Tether-Equipped Rear

Seats:

Installation of a tether equipped child-

restraint system in the front

passenger's seat defeats the safety

design of the system and will result in

an increased chance of serious injury

if the child-restrai nt system goes

forward without benefit of being

tethered.

Place tether equipped child-restraint

systems where there are tether

anchors.

qRear Seat Child-Restraint System

Installation

Follow these instructions when using a

child-restraint system, unless you are

attaching a LATCH-equipped child-

restraint system to the rear LATCH lower

anchors. Refer to “LATCH Child-

Restraint Systems” (page 2-36).

NOTE

Follow the child-res traint system

manufacturer's instructions carefully. If

you are not sure whether you have a

LATCH system or tether, check in the

child-restraint system manufacturer's

instructions and follow them

accordingly. Depending on the type of

child-restraint system, it may not

employ seat belts which are in

automatic locking mode.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

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