Mazda Mazda3 2019 Owner's Manual page 40

Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
(Seat Belt with Automatic Locking
Mode)
When the seat belt is fastened, it will
always be in the emergency locking mode
until it is switched to automatic locking
mode by pulling it all the way out to its
full length. If the belt feels tight and
hinders comfortable movement while the
vehicle is stopped or in motion, it may be
in the automatic locking mode because the
belt has been pulled too far out. To return
the belt to the more comfortable
emergency locking mode, wait until the
vehicle has stopped in a safe, level area,
retract the belt fully to convert it back to
emergency locking mode and then extend
it around you again.
▼ Automatic Locking Mode
Always use the automatic locking mode to
keep the child-restraint system from
shifting to an unsafe position in the event
of an accident. To enable seat belt
automatic locking mode, pull it all the way
out and connect it as instructed on the
child-restraint system. It will retract down
to the child-restraint system and stay
locked on it. See the section on child
restraint (page 2-45).
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Seat Belt
▼ Fastening the Seat Belt
Insert the seat belt tongue into the buckle.
1. Seat belt tongue
2. Seat belt buckle
Position the lap belt as low as possible, not
on the abdominal area, then adjust the
shoulder belt so that it fits snugly against
your body.
1. Take up slack
2. Keep low on hip bone
3. Too high