Mazda 3 2015 - Essential Safety Equipment; Seats

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Essential Safety Equipment
Important information about safety equipment, includingseats, seat belt
system, child-restraint systems and SRS air bags.
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Seats ..................................................................................................... 2-2
Seat Precautions ............................................................................ 2-2
Front Seat ...................................................................................... 2-5
Rear Seat ....................................................................................... 2-8
Head Restraints ........................................................................... 2-11
Seat Belt Systems .............................................................................. 2-13
Seat Belt Precautions .................................................................. 2-13
3-Point Type Seat Belt ................................................................ 2-16
Seat Belt Warning Systems ......................................................... 2-17
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems .......... 2-17
Center-Rear Position 2-Point Type Seat Belt
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............................. 2-19
Seat Belt Extender ....................................................................... 2-21
Child-Restraint ................................................................................. 2-23
Child-Restraint Precautions ........................................................ 2-23
Child-Restraint System Installation ............................................ 2-28
Installing Child-Restraint Systems ............................................. 2-29
SRS Air Bags .................................................................................... 2-41
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions .................... 2-41
Supplemental Restraint System Components ............................. 2-48
How the SRS Air Bags Work ...................................................... 2-50
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria .............................................. 2-54
Limitations to SRS Air Bag ........................................................ 2-55
Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System
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...................... 2-57
Constant Monitoring ................................................................... 2-62
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