2006 Mazda MAZDA6 Owner's Manual - Page 24

Mazda6_8U66-EA-05F_Edition2 Page24 Tuesday, July 26 2005 11:23 AM Black plate (24,1) Essential Safety Equipment Seats WARNING Unlocked Seatback: The seatback plays an important role in your protection in a vehicle. Leaving the seatback unlocked is dangerous as it can allow passengers to be ejected or thrown around and baggage to strike occupants in a sudden stop or collision, resulting in severe injury. After adjusting the seatback at any time, even when there are no other passengers, rock the seatback to make sure it is locked in place. Passenger on the Folded Seatback: Driving with a passenger on the folded seatback is dangerous. Allowing a child to sit up on the folded seatback while the vehicle is moving is particularly dangerous. In a sudden stop or even a minor collision, a child not in a proper seat or child-restraint system and seat belt could be thrown forward, back or even out of the vehicle resulting in serious injuries or death. The child in the baggage area could be thrown into other occupants and cause serious injury. Never allow a passenger to sit or stand on the folded seatback while the vehicle is moving. WARNING Children and the Folding Rear Seats: Playing with the folding rear seats is dangerous. Once the seats are back up, a child in the trunk would not be able to get out the way they had entered. If you have small children, keep the seatbacks locked(sedan). Do not give the car keys to children and do not allow them to play in the vehicle. NOTE When returning a rear seat to its original position, also replace the seat belt to its normal position. Verify that the seat belt pulls out and retracts. qSplit-Folding Rear Seatback (Sedan) The seatbacks can be folded down to provide more space in the trunk. To fold the seatbacks WARNING Operating the Remote Handle Levers While a Rear-Facing Child-Restraint System is in the Rear Seat: Operating the remote handle levers while a rear-facing child-restraint system is in the rear seat is dangerous. It could cause injury to a child seated in the child-restraint system when the seatback suddenly flips forward. Always remove the child-restraint system from the rear seat before operating the remote handle levers for the rear seat. 2-10 Form No.8U66-EA-05F