2007 Mazda MAZDA3 Owner's Manual - Page 41

Mazda3_8V66-EA-06F_Edition2 Page40 Friday, May 26 2006 10:53 AM Black plate (40,1) Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint WARNING Seating a child in a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat is dangerous: Vehicles equipped with front passenger seat weight sensors are also equipped with a front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light (page 2-33). Even with the front passenger seat weight sensors, if you must use the front passenger seat for children, seating a child in a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat under the following conditions increases the danger of the front passenger air bag deploying and could result in serious injury or death to the child. l The total seated weight of the child with the child-restraint system on the front passenger seat is approximately 30 kg (66 lb) or more with a child in the childrestraint system. l Luggage or other items are placed on the seat with the child in the child-restraint system. l A rear passenger or luggage push or pull down on the front passenger seatback. l A rear passenger puts their feet on the front seat rails. l Luggage or other items are placed on the seatback or hung on the head restraint. l The seat is washed. l Liquids are spilled on the seat. l The front passenger seat is moved backward, pushing into luggage or other items placed behind it. l The front passenger seatback contacts the rear seat. l Luggage or other items are placed between the front passenger seat and driver seat. l Any accessories, which might increase the total seated weight on the front passenger seat, are attached to the front passenger seat. The designated positions with seat belts on the rear seats are the safest places for children. Always use seat belts and child restraints. Do not allow a child to lean over or against the side window of a vehicle with side and curtain air bags: It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean over or against the side window, the area of the front passenger seat, the front and rear window pillars and the roof edge along both sides from which the side and curtain air bags deploy, even if a child-restraint system is used. If the vehicle is equipped with side and curtain air bags, the impact of inflation could cause serious injury or death to the child. Furthermore, leaning over or against the front door could block the side and curtain air bags and eliminate the advantages of supplemental protection. With the front air bag and the additional side air bag that comes out of the front seat, the rear seat is always a better location for children. Do not allow a child to lean over or against the side window, even if the child is seated in a child-restraint system. 2-26 Form No.8V66-EA-06F