Mazda 3 Owners Manual: 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 childrestraint systems it is clearly unsafe due to air bags.
NOTE Even if your vehicle is equipped with front passenger seat weight sensors , 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 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.
Some child-restraint systems also employ specially designed LATCH attachments; refer to "Using LATCH Lower Anchor" .
| 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-restraint system goes forward
without benefi t of being tethered. Place tether equipped child-restraint systems where there are tether |
- Anchor Bracket
- Using Automatic Locking Mode
- If You Must Use the Front Seat for Children
- Using LATCH Lower Anchor
Child-Restraint System Installation
Child-Restraint System Types
In this owner's manual, explanation of
child-restraint systems is provided for the
following three types of popular childrestraint
systems: infant seat, child seat,
b ...
Anchor Bracket
Anchor brackets for securing childrestraint
systems are equipped in the
vehicle. Locate each anchor position using
the illustration.
To install a child-restraint system,
always follow the instr ...
Other materials:
Operating the Driver's Power
Window
Normal opening/closing
To open the window to the desired
position, lightly hold down the switch.
To close the window to the desired
position, lightly pull up the switch.
Auto-opening/closing
To fully open the window automatically,
press the switch completely down, then
release. The win ...
Applicable Bluetooth ® specification
(Recommended)
Ver. 1.1/1.2/2.0 EDR/2.1 EDR/3.0
(conformity)
Response profile
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution
Profile) Ver. 1.0/1.2
AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control
Profile) Ver. 1.0/1.3/1.4
A2DP is a profile which transmits only
audio to the Bluetooth ® unit. If your
Bluetooth ® audio device c ...
Seat Weight Sensor Inspection [Two Step Deployment Control System]
CAUTION:
If any of the following work is performed, perform the seat weight sensor
inspection using the M-MDS.
Removal of the passenger-side seat
Loosening and retightening of passenger’s seat fixing bolts
Or, the vehicle is involved in a collision
...
