2007 Mazda RX-8 Owner's Manual - Page 36
2007 Mazda RX-8 Manual
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RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page35 Friday, May 19 2006 9:50 AM Black plate (35,1) Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint 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. 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 two positions on the rear seat. Even if your vehicle is equipped with front passenger seat weight sensors (page 2-40), 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 also employ specially designed LATCH attachments; refer to "LATCH Child-Restraint Systems" (page 2-29). WARNING Tethered Child-Restraint Systems Work Only on Tether-Equipped Rear Seats: Installation of a tether equipped childrestraint 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 benefit of being tethered. Place tether equipped child-restraint systems where there are tether anchors. qRear Seat Child-Restraint System Installation Follow these instructions when using a child-restraint system, unless you are attaching a LATCH-equipped childrestraint system to the rear LATCH lower anchors. Refer to "LATCH ChildRestraint Systems" (page 2-29). NOTE Follow the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions carefully. If you are not sure whether you have a LATCH system or tether, check in the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions and follow them accordingly. Depending on the type of child-restraint system, it may not employ seat belts which are in automatic locking mode. 2-23 Form No.8V89-EA-06F