Essential Safety Equipment - Mazda 6 Owner's Manual

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Essential Safety Equipment

Important information about safety equipment, including seats, seat belt
system, child-restraint systems and SRS air bags.
Seats ..................................................................................................... 2-2
Seat Precautions ............................................................................ 2-2
Front Seat ...................................................................................... 2-5
Rear Seat ..................................................................................... 2-11
Head Restraints ........................................................................... 2-15
Seat Belt Systems .............................................................................. 2-17
Seat Belt Precautions .................................................................. 2-17
Seat Belt ...................................................................................... 2-20
Seat Belt Warning Systems ......................................................... 2-21
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems .......... 2-21
Child Restraint ................................................................................. 2-24
Child-Restraint Precautions ........................................................ 2-24
Child-Restraint System Installation ............................................ 2-29
Child-Restraint System Suitability for Various Seat Positions
Table ............................................................................................ 2-35
Installing Child-Restraint Systems ............................................. 2-38
SRS Air Bags .................................................................................... 2-43
Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) Precautions .................. 2-43
Front Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch
Supplementary Restraint System Components ........................... 2-53
How the SRS Air Bags Work ...................................................... 2-54
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria .............................................. 2-57
Limitations to SRS Air Bag ........................................................ 2-58
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*Some models.