Mazda 2009 Tribute Owner's Manual page 125

Recommendations for Safety Restraints for Children
Child size, height, weight, or age
Small Children who have outgrown or no longer
children properly fit in a child safety seat
(generally children who are less than
4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall, are
greater than age four (4) and less than
age twelve (12), and between 40 lbs
(18 kg) and 80 lbs (36 kg) and upward to
100 lbs (45 kg) if recommended by your
child restraint manufacturer)
Larger Children who have outgrown or no longer
children properly fit in a belt-positioning booster
seat (generally children who are at least
4 feet 9 inches (1.45 meters) tall or
greater than 80 lb (36 kg) or 100 lb
(45 kg) if recommended by child
restraint manufacturer)
• You are required by law to properly use safety seats for infants and
toddlers in the U.S. and Canada.
• Many states and provinces require that small children use approved
booster seats until they reach age eight, a height of 4 ft 9 in
(1.45 meters) tall, or 80 lb (36 kg). Check your local and state or
provincial laws for specific requirements regarding the safety of
children in your vehicle.
• When possible, always properly restrain children twelve (12) years of
age and under in a rear seating position of your vehicle. Accident
statistics suggest that children are safer when properly restrained in
the rear seating positions than in a front seating position.
Seating and Safety Restraints
Recommended
restraint type
Use a
belt-positioning
booster seat.
Use a vehicle seat
belt having the lap
belt snug and low
across the hips,
shoulder belt
centered across
the shoulder and
chest, and
seatback upright.
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