2006 Mazda MAZDA6 Owner's Manual - Page 51

Mazda6_8U66-EA-05F_Edition2 Page51 Tuesday, July 26 2005 11:23 AM Black plate (51,1) Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint qIf You Must Use the Front Seat for Children If you cannot put all children in the rear seat, at least put the smallest children in the rear and be sure the largest child up front uses the shoulder belt over the shoulder. NEVER put a rear-facing child-restraint system on the front passenger seat, even with a seat weight sensor equipped vehicle. This seat is also not set up for tethered child-restraint systems, put them in one of the rear seat positions set up with tether anchors. Likewise the LATCH child-restraint system cannot be secured in the front passenger's seat and should be used in the rear seat. Don't allow anyone to sleep against the side window if you have an optional side and curtain air bag, it could cause serious injuries to an out of position occupant. As children more often sleep in cars, it is better to put them in the rear seat. If installing the child-restraint system on the front seat is unavoidable, follow these instructions when using a front-facing child-restraint system in the front passenger's seat. NOTE l To check if your front seats have side air bags: Every Mazda side air bag will have a "SRS AIRBAG"tag on the outboard shoulder of the front seats. To check if your vehicle has curtain air bags: Every Mazda curtain air bag will have an "SRS AIRBAG" marking on the front and rear window pillars along the roof edge. l WARNING Front Passenger's Seat Position: As your vehicle has front air bags and doubly so if your vehicle has side air bags, a front-facing child-restraint system should be put on the front seat only when it is unavoidable. Always move the seat as far back as possible, because the force of a deploying air bag could cause serious injury or death to the child. Rear-Facing Child-Restraint System: Rear-facing child-restraint systems on the front seat are particularly dangerous. The child-restraint system can be hit by a deploying air bag and moved violently backward resulting in serious injury or death to the child. NEVER use a rear-facing child-restraint system in the front seat with an air bag that could deploy even in a moderate collision. 2-37 Form No.8U66-EA-05F