Essential
Safety Equipment
2-28
To improve the fit of lap and shoulder
belts on children who have outgrown
child safety seats, Mazda recommends
use
of a belt-positioning
booster seat that
is labeled as conforming to all Federal
motor vehicle safety standards. Belt-
positioning booster seats raise the child
and provide a shorter, firmer seating
cushion that encourages safer seating
posture
a
nd bette
r f
i
t o
f l
ap and
s
houlder
belts on the child. A belt-positioning
booster
s
houl
d b
e u
se
d i
f t
h
e s
houlder
b
elt
rests
i
n f
ron
t o
f t
h
e c
hild’
s f
ac
e o
r n
eck,
o
r
if
t
h
e l
a
p b
el
t d
oe
s n
o
t f
i
t s
nugly o
n b
oth
thighs
, o
r i
f
t
h
e t
high
s a
r
e t
o
o s
hor
t t
o l
et
the child sit all the way back on the seat
cushion when the lower legs hang over
the edge of the seat cushion. You may
wish
t
o d
iscus
s t
h
e s
pecifi
c n
eed
s o
f y
our
child with your pediatrician.
J
Older
Childr
en
A
child who has outgrown child restraint
systems should use seat belts, both lap
and
shoulder
. If the shoulder belt crosses
the neck or face, use the adjustable
shoulder belt and/or move the child
closer to the center of the vehicle.
WARNING
Proper Belt Adjustment:
If seat belts are not properly worn
and adjusted as described, the risk
of serious injury to the child in a
collision will be much greater.
Make sure the seat belt is worn
properly
a
s d
escribe
d i
n t
his
s
ection.
WARNING
Shoulder Belt Positioning:
The child should wear the lap and
shoulder belt only if the shoulder
belt
p
ortio
n c
a
n b
e p
ositione
d s
o
t
hat
it does not cross or rest in front of
the
child’
s face or neck. Moving the
child closer to the center of the
vehicle may help provide proper
shoulder belt fit.
If
the shoulder belt cannot be prop
-
erly positioned, the child should be
protected
b
y a c
hil
d r
estrain
t s
ystem.
If you do not have a child restraint
system, obtain one immediately. In
the meantime, move the child to a
lap belt-only seat position if the
vehicle is so equipped.
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