Second-Row Seats; Third-Row Seat; Seat Belt Systems - Mazda 5 Manual

Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during accidents and sudden
stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts.
Your vehicle has the following types of seat belts.
With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System model
Seating Position
Front seat
Second-row seat

Third-row seat

Except above
Seating Position
Front seat
Second-row seat
Third-row seat
3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode retractor
This belt has retractors with an inertia lock that keep the belt retracted when not in use.
The lock allows the belt to remain comfortable on the user, but it will lock in position
during a collision.
Refer to Emergency Locking Mode on page 2-21.
3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode retractor/automatic locking mode
retractor
In addition to the emergency locking mode function, this belt has retractors that operate in
another mode, the automatic locking mode, for the child-restraint system.
Refer to Automatic Locking Mode on page 2-22.
Refer to Installing Child-Restraint Systems on page 2-37.
We recommend you put all children in the rear seats, if you must use the front passenger
seat for a child, slide the front passenger seat as far back as possible and make sure any
child-restraint system is secured properly.
Seat Belt Precautions
Driver side 3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode retractor
Passenger side
Driver side
3-point type seat belt with emergency looking mode retractor
Passenger side
Types of seat belt
3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode
retractor/automatic locking mode retractor
Types of seat belt
3-point type seat belt with emergency looking mode
retractor/automatic locking mode retractor
Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

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