Mazda 2008 Mazda3 4-Door Owner's Manual page 38

Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Driver seated/Front passenger seated
The seat belt warning function reminds
the front passenger to fasten the seat belt
according to the chart below.
Between 0
Condition
km/h
(0
Seat belt
(Driver)
Seat belt
(Passenger)
Indicator
Beep
: Fastened
: Unfastened
: Illuminated
: Flashing
: Beep
Placing heavy items on the front
passenger seat may cause the front
passenger seat belt warning function to
operate depending on the weight of the
item.
Once the beep sound is heard, it continues
sounding even if the vehicle speed lowers
to 20 km/h (12 mph) or less until the
seatbelt is fastened or the beep sound
period has passed.
NOTE
To allow the front passenger seat weight
l
sensor to function properly, do not place
and sit on an additional seat cushion on the
front passenger seat. The sensor may not
function properly because the additional
seat cushion could cause sensor
interference.
When a small child sits on the front
l
passenger seat, it is possible that neither
the warning light nor the warning beep
operate.
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Vehicle speed
20 20 km/h
(12 mph) or
12 mph) more