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qUnfastening the Seat Belt

Depress the button on the buckle. If the

belt does not fully retract, pull it out and

check for kinks or twists. Then make sure

it rema ins untwisted as it retracts.

Button

NOTE

If a belt does not fully retract, inspect it for

kinks and twists. If it is still not retracting

properly, have it inspected at an Authorized

Mazda Dealer.

Front Seat Belt Pretensioner

and Load Limiting Systems

For optimum protection, the driver and

front passenger seat belts are equipped

with pretensioner and load limiting

systems. For both these systems to work

properly you must wear the seat belt

properly.

Pretensioners:

In moderate or severe frontal or near-

frontal accidents, the front air bag and

pretensioner systems deploy

simultaneously. The front seat belt

retractors remove slack quickly as the air

bags are expanding.

In addition, the pretensioner system for

the front passenger, like the front

passenger air bag, is designed to only

deploy in accordance with the total seated

weight on the front passenger seat. Any

time the air bags and seat belt

pretensioners have fired they must be

replaced. For details, refer to the front

passenger seat weight sensors (page 2-44).

Load limiter:

The load limiting system releases belt

webbing in a controlled manner to reduce

belt force on the occupant's chest. While

the most severe load on a seat belt occurs

in frontal collisions, the load limiter has

an automatic mechanical function and can

activate in any accident mode with

sufficient occupant movement .

Even if the pretensioners have not fired,

the load limiting function must be

checked by an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

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