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WARNING
Always wear your seat belt and make sure all occu pants are properly restrained:
Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerous. During a collision, occupants not
wearing seat belts could hit someone or things ins ide the vehicle or even be thrown
out of the vehicle. They could be seriously injured or even killed. In th e same
collision, occupants wearing seat belts would be much safer.
Do not wear twisted seat belts:
Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a collision, the full width of the belt is not
available to absorb the impact. This puts more force on the bones beneath the belt,
which could cause serious injury or death.
Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time:
Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt
used in this way cannot spread the impact forces properly and the two passengers
could be crushed together and seriously injured or even killed. Never use one belt for
more than one person at a time and always operate the vehicle with each occupant
properly restrained.
Do not operate a vehicle with a damaged seat belt:
Using a damaged seat belt is dangerous. An accident could damage the belt
webbing of the seat belt in use. A damaged seat belt cannot provide adequate
protection in a collision. Have an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect all seat belt
systems in use during an accident before they are used again.
Have your seat belts changed immediately if the pretensioner or load limiter has
been exp ended:
If the air bags deploy the corresponding pretensioner(s) may also deploy at the same
time. While it is safer to use a crash-used seat belt that was used in an accident than
no seat belt at all, using a seat belt with an expende d pretensioner or load limiter
loaded reduces the safety available to you. Like the air bags, the seat belt
pretensioners will only funct ion once. After they are expended, they will not function
again and must be repla ced immediately. If the seat belt pretensioners are not
replaced, the risk of injury in a collision will increase. Always have an Authorized
Mazda Dealer inspect the seat belt pretension ers and air bags after any collision.
Expended seat belt pretens ioners and air bags must be rep laced after any collision
which caused them to deploy. Additionally, the load limiter will only limit loads on
the chest once in a collision and this is another reason to have the seat belts
inspected.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
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