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Make sure the seatback is secured by
attempting to lightly move it forward and
back.

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Seat Arrangements

Illustrations are of representative seat arrangements.

WARNING

Do not arrange the seats while driving:

Arranging the seats while driving is dangerous because you do not get the full
protection from seat belts and you cannot keep your balance. During sudden
braking or a collision, it could cause serious injuries.

Do not ride on seatbacks that are folded flat:

Sitting or lying on seats that are folded flat is a dangerous way to ride. During
sudden braking or a collision you could be thrown around inside the vehicle and
seriously injured.

Make sure the adjustable components of a seat are locked in place:

Adjustable seats that are not securely locked are dangerous. In a sudden stop or
collision, the seat or seatback could move, causing injury.

Seats

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CAUTION

Ø Be careful not to place your hands and fingers around moving parts of the seat

when arranging the seat to prevent injury.

Ø Do not move around in the vehicle while the seats are folded down. A foot could

be injured if it becomes pinched between the seat bottom and seatback. If you
have to move around the folded down seats, step on the center of the seats and
move carefully.

qHow to arrange the seats

Slide the second-row seats (driver side/
passenger side) all the way back.
Refer to Seat Slide on page 2-6.

Fold the third-row seats.
Refer to Folding the Third-Row Seat on
page 2-11.
To return the seats to their road positions,
reverse the previous procedures.

1. Fold the third-row seats.

Refer to Folding the Third-Row Seat
on page 2-11.

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2. Fold the second-row seats.

Refer to Folding the Second-Row Seats
on page 2-8.

To return the seats to their road positions,
reverse the previous procedures.

Head Restraints

Your vehicle is equipped with head
restraints on all outboard seats. 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 mentioned in the
following 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.

(Head restraints which must be
raised for use)
All third-row seat head restraints

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qNormal Head Restraints

Height adjustment

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

Front outboard seat

Third-Row outboard 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
set up when seats are being used and
make sure they are properly set up:

Driving with the head restraints not
set up is dangerous. With no support
behind your head, your neck could be
seriously injured in a collision.

qFoldable Head Restraints

The second-row seats are equipped with
foldable head restraints.

NOTE

The foldable head restraints cannot be
adjusted or removed.

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To fold the head restraint, pull the strap
and fold the head restraint downward. To
return the head restraint to its upright
position, lift it upward.

WARNING

Always drive with the head restraints in
their upright positions when the
second-row seats are occupied, and
make sure they are securely locked in
place:

Driving with the head restraints
folded down is dangerous. With no
support behind your head, your neck
could be seriously injured in a
collision.

Seat Warmer

The front seats are electrically heated. The
ignition must be switched ON.

Press the switch to turn the seat warmer
on or off. When the switch is in the ON
position, the indicator light will come on.

OFF

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WARNING

Ø Be careful when using the seat

warmer. The heat from the seat
warmer may be too hot for some
people, as in the following, and
could cause a low-temperature
burn.

Infants, small babies, 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

Ø 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.

Ø 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.

Ø 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.

CAUTION

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

NOTE

Use the seat warmer when the engine is
running, and do not continue to use it for a
long period of time.

The temperature of the seat warmer cannot
be adjusted because the seat warmer is
controlled by a thermostat.

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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.

Your vehicle has the following types of seat belts.

With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System model

Seating Position

Types of seat belt

Front seat

Driver side

3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode retractor

Passenger side

3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode

retractor/automatic locking mode retractor

Second-row seat

Third-row seat

Except above

Seating Position

Types of seat belt

Front seat

Driver side

3-point type seat belt with emergency looking mode retractor

Passenger side

Second-row seat

3-point type seat belt with emergency looking mode

retractor/automatic locking mode retractor

Third-row seat

3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode retractor
This belt has retractors with an inertia lock that keep the belt retracted when not in use.
The lock allows the belt to remain comfortable on the user, but it will lock in position
during a collision.
Refer to Emergency Locking Mode on page 2-21.
3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode retractor/automatic locking mode
retractor
In addition to the emergency locking mode function, this belt has retractors that operate in
another mode, the automatic locking mode, for the child-restraint system.
Refer to Automatic Locking Mode on page 2-22.
Refer to Installing Child-Restraint Systems on page 2-37.
We recommend you put all children in the rear seats, if you must use the front passenger
seat for a child, slide the front passenger seat as far back as possible and make sure any
child-restraint system is secured properly.

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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 Authorized Mazda Dealer 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 Authorized Mazda Dealer immediately inspect the front seat belt
pretensioners and air bags after any collision. Like the air bags, the front seat belt
pretensioners and load limiters will only function once and must be replaced after
any collision that caused them to deploy. A seat belt with an expended pretensioner
or load limiter is still better than wearing no seat belt at all; however, if the front
seat belt pretensioners and load limiters are not replaced, the risk of injury in a
collision will increase.

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CAUTION

Belt retraction may become difficult 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 8-53).

qPregnant Women and Persons with Serious Medical Conditions

Pregnant women should always wear seat belts. Ask your doctor for specific
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 specific medical conditions.

qEmergency Locking Mode

In the emergency locking mode, the belt remains comfortable on the occupant and the
retractor will lock in position during a collision. When the seat belt is fastened, it will
always be in the emergency locking mode until it is switched to automatic locking mode by
pulling it all the way out to its full length. If the belt feels tight and hinders comfortable
movement while the vehicle is stopped or in motion, it may be in the automatic locking
mode because the belt has been pulled too far out. To return the belt to the more
comfortable emergency locking mode, wait until the vehicle has stopped in a safe, level
area, retract the belt fully to convert it back to emergency locking mode and then extend it
around you again.
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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qAutomatic Locking Mode

Always use the automatic locking mode to keep the child-restraint system from shifting to
an unsafe position in the event of an accident. To enable seat belt automatic locking mode,
pull it all the way out and connect it as instructed on the child-restraint system. It will
retract down to the child-restraint system and stay locked on it. See the section on child
restraint (page 2-31).

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Seat Belt

qFastening the Seat Belt

1. Grasp the seat belt tongue.

2. Slowly pull out the lap/shoulder belt.

Tongue

Belt

3. Insert the seat belt tongue into the seat

belt buckle until you hear a click
sound.

Seat belt
buckle

Seat belt tongue

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.

4. Position the lap belt as low as possible,

not on the abdominal area, then adjust
the shoulder belt so that it fits snugly
against your body.

Keep low on
hip bone

Too high

Take up slack

WARNING

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.

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qUnfastening 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 Authorized
Mazda Dealer.

To secure the outboard-rear row seat belts
when not in use, insert the belts into their
seat belt retainers.

Seat belt
retainer

qFront Shoulder Belt Adjuster

Adjust the height of the shoulder belt if
the seat belt touches your neck, or if it
crosses your arm instead of your shoulder.
To raise the shoulder belt adjuster, push
the adjuster up. To lower the shoulder belt
adjuster, pull the adjuster and slide it
down. Make sure the adjuster is locked.

To raise

To lower

WARNING

Positioning the Shoulder Portion of the
Seat Belt:

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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. Any time the air bags
and front seat belt pretensioners have
deployed they must be replaced.
During a side collision, the side air bag,
curtain air bag, and pretensioner system
operate simultaneously on the side in
which the collision occurs.
(With Driver and Front Passenger
Occupant Classification System)
In addition, the pretensioner system for
the front passenger, like the front and side
passenger air bag, is designed to only
deploy in accordance with the total seated
weight on the front passenger seat.
For details, refer to the front passenger
seat weight sensors (page 2-62).

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
deployed, the load limiting function must
be checked by an Authorized Mazda
Dealer after any collision.

WARNING

Wear seat belts only as recommended
in this owner's manual:

Incorrect positioning of the driver and
front passenger 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 2-23).

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Have your seat belts changed
immediately if the pretensioner or load
limiter has been expended:

Always have an Authorized Mazda
Dealer immediately inspect the front
seat belt pretensioners and air bags
after any collision. Like the air bags,
the front seat belt pretensioners and
load limiters will only function once
and must be replaced after any
collision that caused them to deploy.
A seat belt with an expended
pretensioner or load limiter is still
better than wearing no seat belt at
all; however, if the front seat belt
pretensioners and load limiters are
not replaced, the risk of injury in a
collision will increase.

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. Ask an Authorized Mazda
Dealer how to safely dispose of the
pretensioner system or how to scrap
a pretensioner-equipped vehicle.

NOTE

The pretensioner system will activate in a
moderate or greater frontal or near-frontal,
or a severe side collision. It will not
activate in most rollovers, rear impacts.
(With Driver and Front Passenger
Occupant Classification System)
In addition, the pretensioner system for the
front passenger is designed to only deploy
in accordance with the total seated weight
on the front passenger seat.

Some smoke (non-toxic gas) will be
released when the air bags and
pretensioners deploy. This does not indicate
a fire. 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 front pretensioner system gets on the
skin or in the eyes, wash it off as soon as
possible.

qAir Bag/Front Seat Belt

Pretensioner System Warning Light

If the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner
system is working properly, the warning
light illuminates when the ignition is
switched ON or after the engine is
cranked. The warning light turns off after
a specified period of time.

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A system malfunction is indicated if the
warning light constantly flashes,
constantly illuminates or does not
illuminate at all when the ignition is
switched ON. If any of these occur,
consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as
soon as possible. The system may not
operate in an accident.

WARNING

Never tamper with the air bag/
pretensioner systems and always have
an Authorized Mazda Dealer perform
all servicing and repairs:

Self-servicing or tampering with the
systems is dangerous. An air bag/
pretensioner could accidentally
activate or become disabled causing
serious injury or death.

qAir Bag/Front Seat Belt

Pretensioner System Warning Beep

If a malfunction is detected in the air bag/
front seat belt pretensioner systems and
the warning light, a warning beep sound
will be heard for about 5 seconds every
minute.

The air bag and seat belt pretensioner
system warning beep sound will continue
to be heard for approximately 35 minutes.
Have your vehicle inspected at an
Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as
possible.

WARNING

Do not drive the vehicle with the air
bag/front seat belt pretensioner system
warning beep sounding:

Driving the vehicle with the air bag/
front seat belt pretensioner system
warning beep sounding is dangerous.
In a collision, the air bags and the
front seat belt pretensioner system
will not deploy and this could result
in death or serious injury.
Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer
to have the vehicle inspected as soon
as possible.

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