Mazda 2 (2017 year). Instruction - part 2

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

*Some models.

           Seat  Warmer 

*

 

            The  front  seats  are  electrically  heated.  The 
ignition must be switched ON.
  Press the seat warmer switch while the 
ignition is switched ON to operate the seat 
warmer. The indicator lights turn on to 
indicate that the seat warmer is operating. 
The mode changes as follows each time 
the seat warmer switch is pressed.

 

OFF

High

Mid

Low

 

 WARNING

 Be careful when using the seat 
warmer: 
 The heat from the seat warmer may be 
too hot for some people, as indicated 
as follows, and could cause a low-
temperature burn. 

 

 

  Infants, small children, elderly 

people, and physically challenged 
people 

 

  People with delicate skin 

 

  People who are excessively fatigued 

 

  People who are intoxicated 

 

  People who have taken sleep-

inducing medicine such as sleeping 
pills or cold medicine 

  
 Do not use the seat warmer with 
anything having high moisture-
retention ability such as a blanket or 
cushion on the seat: 
 The seat may be heated excessively and 
cause a low-temperature burn. 
  
 Do not use the seat warmer even when 
taking a short nap in the vehicle: 
 The seat may be heated excessively and 
cause a low-temperature burn. 
  
 Do not place heavy objects with sharp 
projections on the seat, or insert 
needles or pins into it: 
 This could cause the seat to become 
excessively heated and result in injury 
from a minor burn. 

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

 CAUTION

 Do not use organic solvents to clean the 
seat. It may damage the seat surface and 
the heater. 

 NOTE

 

  If the ignition is switched off while 

the seat warmer is operating (High, 
Mid or Low) and then switched 
ON again, the seat warmer will 
automatically operate at the 
temperature set before switching off 
the ignition. 

 

  Use the seat warmer when the engine 

is running. Leaving the seat warmer 
on for long periods with the engine 
not running could cause the battery 
power to be depleted. 

 

  The temperature of the seat warmer 

cannot be adjusted beyond High, Mid 
and Low because the seat warmer is 
controlled by a thermostat. 

 Rear  Seat

                  Split/One-piece Folding the 

Seatback

    By lowering the rear seatback(s) the 
luggage compartment space can be 
expanded.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

 WARNING

 Do not drive the vehicle with occupants 
on folded down seatback(s) or in the 
luggage compartment. 
 Putting occupants in the luggage 
compartment is dangerous because seat 
belts cannot be fastened which could 
lead to serious injury or death during 
sudden braking or a collision. 
  
 Do not allow children to play inside the 
vehicle with the seatback(s) lowered. 
 Allowing children to play in the vehicle 
with the seatback(s) folded down is 
dangerous. If a child enters the luggage 
compartment and the seatback(s) were 
raised back up, the child may become 
trapped in the luggage compartment 
which could lead to an accident. 
  
 Tightly secure cargo in the luggage 
compartment when it is transported 
with the seatback(s) folded down. 
 Driving without tightly securing cargo 
and luggage is dangerous as it could 
move and become an obstruction to 
driving during emergency braking or 
a collision resulting in an unexpected 
accident. 
  
 When transporting cargo, do not allow 
the cargo to exceed the height of the 
seatback(s). 
 Transporting cargo stacked higher 
than the seatback(s) is dangerous 
as visibility to the rear and sides of 
the vehicle is reduced which could 
interfere with driving operations and 
lead to an accident. 

  Lowering  the  seatback(s)

 CAUTION

 

   (Hatchback)  



  When folding the seatback forward, 

always support the seatback with 
your hand. If it is not supported by a 
hand, 

¿ ngers or the hand pressing the 

push knob could be injured. 

 

  Check the position of a front seat 

before folding a rear seatback. 



  Depending on the position of a front 

seat, it may not be possible to fold 
a rear seatback all the way down 
because it may hit the seatback of 
the front seat which could scratch or 
damage the front seat or its pocket. 
Remove the head restraint on the rear 
outboard seat if necessary. 

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

   (Saloon)  
   1.   If your vehicle is equipped with the 

head restraint, lower it all the way 
down.

   

Refer to Head Restraints on page 
 2-11 .

   2.    (Split-folding type seat) 
   

Open the boot lid and pull the lever of 
the seatback you want to fold down.

   

 (One-piece folding type seat) 

   

Open the boot lid and pull the lever of 
the seatback.

 

*1: With split-folding 

type seat only

*1 

 

   3.   Open a rear door and fold the rear seat 

forward.

    

 

   (Hatchback) 

  

   1.   Lower the head restraint all the way 

down.

   

Refer to Head Restraints on page 
 2-11 .

   2.   Press the push knob to fold down the 

seatback.

 

 

   3.   Secure the rear seat belt in the belt clip.

 

Belt clip

 

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

    To return the seatback to its upright 
position:

 WARNING

 When returning a seatback to its 
upright position, make sure the 3-point 
seat belt is not caught in the seatback 
and the 3-point seat belt is not twisted. 
 If the seat belt is used while it is twisted 
and caught in the seatback, the seat 
belt cannot function at its full capacity, 
which could cause serious injury or 
death. 
  
 When returning a seatback to its 
upright position, make sure that it is 
¿ rmly locked and the red indication is 
not visible (Hatchback). 
 If the red indication is visible behind 
the push knob, it means the seatback 
is not locked. If the vehicle is driven 
without the seatback locked, it could 
fold down suddenly and cause an 
accident. 
  

Locked position

Unlocked position

Red indication

  

   (Saloon) 

  

   1.   Make sure that the seat belt passes 

through the seat belt guide correctly 
and it is not twisted, then raise the 
seatback while preventing the seat belt 
from being caught in the seatback.

 

Seat belt guide

 

   2.   Press the seatback rearward and lock it 

in place. After returning the seatback 
to its upright position, make sure it is 
securely locked.

    

   (Hatchback) 

  

   1.   Verify that the seat belt is secured in 

the belt clip.

 

Belt clip

 

   2.   Lift  the  seatback  upright.
   3.   Press the seatback rearward and lock it 

in place. After returning the seatback 
to its upright position, make sure it is 
securely locked.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

   4.   Make sure that the seat belt is neither 

stuck in the rear seat nor twisted, then 
remove the seat belt from the belt clip.

    

 Head  Restraints

              Your  vehicle  is  equipped  with  head 
restraints on all outboard seats and the 
rear centre seat. The head restraints are 
intended to help protect you and the 
passengers from neck injury.

 WARNING

 Always drive with the head restraints 
installed when seats are being used and 
make sure they are properly adjusted. 
In addition, always raise the head 
restraints on all rear seat when they are 
being used: 
 Driving with the head restraints 
adjusted too low or removed is 
dangerous. With no support behind 
your head, your neck could be seriously 
injured in a collision. 

          Height Adjustment

    Adjust the head restraint so that the centre 
is even with the top of the passenger's ears.
  

 

 

  To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the 
desired position.
  To lower the head restraint, press the stop-
catch release, then push the head restraint 
down.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

  Front  outboard  seat

    

 

 

  Rear  outboard  seat

    

 

 

  Rear  centre  seat

    

 

 

           Removal/Installation

    To remove the head restraint, pull it up 
while pressing the stop-catch.
  To install the head restraint, insert the legs 
into the holes while pressing the stop-
catch.

 WARNING

 Always drive with the head restraints 
installed when seats are being used and 
make sure they are properly installed: 
 Driving with the head restraints not 
installed is dangerous. With no support 
behind your head, your neck could be 
seriously injured in a collision. 
  
 After installing a head restraint, try 
lifting it to make sure that it does not 
pull out: 
 Driving with an unsecured head 
restraint is dangerous as the 
effectiveness of the head restraint will 
be compromised which could cause it to 
unexpectedly detach from the seat. 

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

 CAUTION

 

  When installing a head restraint, 

make sure that it is installed 
correctly with the front of the head 
restraint facing forward. If the head 
restraint is installed incorrectly, it 
could detach from the seat during a 
collision and result in injury. 

 

  The head restraints on each of the 

front and rear seats are specialized 
to each seat. Do not switch around 
the head restraint positions. If a head 
restraint is not installed to its correct 
seat position, the effectiveness of the 
head restraint during a collision will 
be compromised which could cause 
injury. 

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

      Seat  Belt  Precautions

            Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during accidents and sudden 
stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts.
  All the seats have lap/shoulder belts. These belts also have retractors with inertia locks that 
keep them out of the way when not in use. The locks allow the belts to remain comfortable 
on users, but they will lock in position during a collision.

 WARNING

 Always wear your seat belt and make sure all occupants are properly restrained: 
 Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerous. During a collision, occupants not 
wearing seat belts could hit someone or things inside the vehicle or even be thrown out 
of the vehicle. They could be seriously injured or even killed. In the same collision, 
occupants wearing seat belts would be much safer. 
  
 Do not wear twisted seat belts: 
 Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a collision, the full width of the belt is not available 
to absorb the impact. This puts more force on the bones beneath the belt, which could 
cause serious injury or death. So, if your seat belt is twisted, you must straighten the 
seat belt to remove any twists and to allow the full width of the belt to be used. 
  
 Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time: 
 Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt used 
in this way cannot spread the impact forces properly and the two passengers could 
be crushed together and seriously injured or even killed. Never use one belt for more 
than one person at a time and always operate the vehicle with each occupant properly 
restrained. 
  
 Do not operate a vehicle with a damaged seat belt: 
 Using a damaged seat belt is dangerous. An accident could damage the belt webbing 
of the seat belt in use. A damaged seat belt cannot provide adequate protection in a 
collision. Have an expert repairer, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer 
inspect all seat belt systems in use during an accident before they are used again. 
  
 Have your seat belts changed immediately if the pretensioner or load limiter has been 
expended: 
 Always have an expert repairer, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer 
immediately inspect the seat belt pretensioners and air bags after any collision. Like the 
air bags, the seat belt pretensioners and load limiters will only function once and must 
be replaced after any collision that caused them to deploy. If the seat belt pretensioners 
and load limiters are not replaced, the risk of injury in a collision will increase. 

  

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

 WARNING

 Positioning the Shoulder Portion of the Seat Belt: 
 Improper positioning of the shoulder portion of the seat belt is dangerous. Always make 
sure the shoulder portion of the seat belt is positioned across your shoulder and near 
your neck, but never under your arm, on your neck, or on your upper arm. 
  
 Positioning the Lap Portion of the Seat Belt: 
 The lap portion of the seat belt worn too high is dangerous. In a collision, this would 
concentrate the impact force directly on the abdominal area, causing serious injury. 
Wear the lap portion of the belt snugly and as low as possible. 
  
 Instructions for Use of Seat Belt Assemblies: 
 Seatbelts are designed to bear upon the bony structure of the body, and should be worn 
low across the front of the pelvis or the pelvis, chest and shoulders, as applicable; 
wearing the lap section of the belt across the abdominal area must be avoided. 
 Seatbelts should be adjusted as 

¿ rmly as possible, consistent with comfort, to provide 

the protection for which they have been designed. A slack belt will greatly reduce the 
protection afforded to the wearer. 
 Care should be taken to avoid contamination of the webbing with polishes, oils and 
chemicals, and particularly battery acid. Cleaning may safely be carried out using mild 
soap and water. The belt should be replaced if webbing becomes frayed, contaminated 
or damaged. 
 It is essential to replace the entire assembly after it has been worn in a severe impact 
even if damage to the assembly is not obvious. 
 Belts should not be worn with straps twisted. 
 Each belt assembly must only be used by one occupant; it is dangerous to put a belt 
around a child being carried on the occupant's lap. 
 No  modi

¿ cations or additions should be made by the user which will either prevent 

the seat belt adjusting devices from operating to remove slack, or prevent the seat belt 
assembly from being adjusted to remove slack. 

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

 CAUTION

 Belt retraction may become dif

¿ cult if the belts and rings are soiled, so try to keep them 

clean. For more details about cleaning the seat belts, refer to "Seat Belt Maintenance" 
(page   6-73 ). 
  

Ring

  

          Pregnant Women and Persons with Serious Medical Conditions

            Pregnant  women  should  always  wear  seat  belts.  Ask  your  doctor  for  speci

¿ c 

recommendations.
  The lap belt should be worn SNUGLY AND AS LOW AS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIPS.
  The shoulder belt should be worn across your shoulder properly, but never across the 
stomach area.
  Persons with serious medical conditions also should wear seat belts. Check with your doctor 
for any special instructions regarding speci

¿ c medical conditions.

 

 

           Emergency Locking Mode

            When the seat belt is fastened, it will always be in the emergency locking mode.
  In the emergency locking mode, the belt remains comfortable on the occupant and the 
retractor will lock in position during a collision.
  If the belt is locked and cannot be pulled out, retract the belt once, and then try pulling it out 
slowly. If this fails, pull the belt strongly one time and loosen, then pull it out again slowly.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

 Seat  Belt

                    Fastening the Seat Belt

   

Seat belt 
buckle

Seat belt tongue

 

  Position the lap belt as low as possible, 
not on the abdominal area, then adjust the 
shoulder belt so that it 

¿ ts snugly against 

your body.

 

Keep low on 
hip bone

Too high

Take up slack 

 

           Unfastening the Seat Belt

    Depress the button on the seat belt buckle. 
If the belt does not fully retract, pull it out 
and check for kinks or twists. Then make 
sure it remains 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 expert repairer, we recommend an 
Authorised Mazda Repairer. 

           Front Shoulder Belt Adjuster

   

To raise

To lower

 

  Make sure the adjuster is locked.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

*Some models.

 Seat  Belt  Warning 
Systems

    If it detects that the occupant seat belt 
is unfastened, the warning light or beep 
alerts the occupant.
  Refer to Taking Action on page  7-43 .
  Refer to Seat Belt Warning Beep on page 
 7-50 .
  

  Seat belt indicator light (rear seat) 
(green)  

*

 

   

 

  The light turns on when the ignition 
is switched ON and a rear seat belt is 
fastened, and then it turns off after about 
30 seconds.

 Seat Belt Pretensioner 
and Load Limiting 
Systems

    For optimum protection, the front seat 
belts and rear outboard 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: 
  When a collision is detected, the 
pretensioners deploy simultaneously with 
the air bags.
  For deployment details, refer to the SRS 
Air Bag Deployment Criteria (page 
 2-56 ).
  The seat belt retractors remove slack 
quickly as the air bags are expanding. 
Any time the air bags and seat belt 
pretensioners have 

¿ red they must be 

replaced.
  A system malfunction or operation 
conditions are indicated by a warning.
  Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page 
 4-38 .
  Refer to Air Bag/Seat Belt Pretensioner 
System Warning Beep on page  7-50 .
   (With front passenger air bag 
deactivation switch) 
  In addition, the pretensioner system for 
the front passenger, like the front and side 
passenger air bag, is designed to only 
deploy when the front passenger air bag 
deactivation switch is turned to the ON 
position.
  For details, refer to front passenger air bag 
deactivation switch (page  2-47 ).
  

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

   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 
suf

¿ cient occupant movement.

  Even if the pretensioners have not 

¿ red, 

the load limiting function must be checked 
by an expert repairer, we recommend an 
Authorised Mazda Repairer.

 WARNING

 Wear seat belts only as recommended 
in this owner's manual: 
 Incorrect positioning of the seat belts is 
dangerous. Without proper positioning, 
the pretensioner and load limiting 
systems cannot provide adequate 
protection in an accident and this 
could result in serious injury. For more 
details about wearing seat belts, refer 
to "Fastening the seat belts" (page 
 2-17 ). 
  
 Have your seat belts changed 
immediately if the pretensioner or load 
limiter has been expended: 
 Always have an expert repairer, we 
recommend an Authorised Mazda 
Repairer immediately inspect the 
seat belt pretensioners and air bags 
after any collision. Like the air bags, 
the seat belt pretensioners and load 
limiters will only function once and 
must be replaced after any collision 
that caused them to deploy. If the seat 
belt pretensioners and load limiters 
are not replaced, the risk of injury in a 
collision will increase. 

  

 WARNING

 Do not modify the components or 
wiring, or use electronic testing devices 
on the pretensioner system: 
 Modifying the components or wiring 
of the pretensioner system, including 
the use of electronic testing devices 
is dangerous. You could accidentally 
activate it or make it inoperable which 
would prevent it from activating in an 
accident. The occupants or repairers 
could be seriously injured. 
  
 Properly dispose of the pretensioner 
system:  
 Improper disposal of the pretensioner 
system or a vehicle with non-
deactivated pretensioners is dangerous. 
Unless all safety procedures are 
followed, injury could result. Have 
an expert repairer, we recommend an 
Authorised Mazda Repairer safely 
dispose of the pretensioner system or 
scrap a pretensioner system equipped 
vehicle. 

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

 NOTE

 

  The pretensioner system may not 

operate depending on the type of 
the collision. For details, refer to the 
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria 
(page   2-56 ). 

 

  Some smoke (non-toxic gas) will 

be released when the air bags and 
pretensioners deploy. This does not 
indicate a 

¿ re. This gas normally has 

no effect on occupants, however, 
those with sensitive skin may 
experience light skin irritation. If 
residue from the deployment of the 
air bags or the pretensioner system 
gets on the skin or in the eyes, wash 
it off as soon as possible. 

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Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

      Child-Restraint  Precautions

            Mazda strongly urges the use of child-restraint systems for children small enough to use 
them.
  Mazda recommends use of a Mazda genuine child-restraint system or one that complies with 
the   UNECE  

*1

  44 regulation. If you would like to purchase a Mazda genuine child-restraint 

system, please contact an Authorised Mazda Dealer.
  Check your local and state or provincial laws for speci

¿ c requirements regarding the safety 

of children riding in your vehicle.

  

   *1  UNECE stands for United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

    

  
  Whatever child-restraint system you consider, please pick the appropriate one for the age 
and size of the child, obey the law and follow the instructions that come with the individual 
child-restraint system.
  
  A child who has outgrown child-restraint systems should sit in the rear and use seat belts.
  
  The child-restraint system should be installed on the rear seat.
  Statistics  con

¿ rm that the rear seat is the best place for all children up to 12 years of age-the 

more so with a supplementary restraint system (air bags).
  
  A rear-facing child-restraint system should  NEVER  be used in the front passenger seat with 
the air bag system activated. The front passenger's seat is also the least preferred seat for 
other child-restraint systems.
  
  For some models, we have provided a deactivation switch that will disable front passenger 
air bag in

À ation. Do not switch off the front passenger air bag without reading the “Front 

Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch” (page  2-47 ).