Mazda Protege 2001 - Page 39

Eslential
Safe!] Equipment
3. To
gel
the reEaclor
into dle automatic
locking mode,
pull
dre
sboulder tElt
ponion
of the seat belt unhl fte entire
length
of lbe belt is out of ine retactor
Push ille child resfaint
system finirly
into
he
vehicle
seat Be sure the
belr
rctracts as snugly 3s
possible.
Clicking
from dre reu?clor will
be heard during
rchction if lhe syslem
js
in aubmatic
locking
rnode. If dre belt does not l(rk
dle seat down righ! reFat
rhis srep.
4. hspec!
ihis lincrion before each use
of
dre child restrain!
sysrem. You should nor
be able to
prtl
the shoulder
b€lt out of
lhe reu€clcr while
fie system is in ihe
auircmatic lffking
mode.
When you
rcmove the ciild restsaint
system, be
sure
tlle belt fully rctracrs io letum
the
system trc emelgency locking
mode
before
ecuparts use the seat belts.
LATCH
Child-Restraint
Systems*
Your
Mazda is equipped wilh LATCH
lower anchors for
attachment ofspecially
designed LATCH clrild
restraint systems
in the outboard rear
seats. Attachment
of
LAICH
child-restraint slstems
should all
fit the outboard
positions.
Achild
reslraint
system
with
LAICH
altachments cannot
be installed in the
rear
cenler
position
unless the
seat behs
Both anchors must
be used, otherwise
rhe
seatwillbounce around
and
pur
the child
in
danger. Some LATCH child,restraint
systems must also
be used in conjuncrion
wirh a tether to
be effecrive. If they have
a tether
you
must
use it to better assure
your
child's safety.
V Front pass€ng€r's
seat
child-restraint
system installation
(Laplshoulder
belt)
l. Slide $e seatas far
back as
possible.
2.
Secure the child reshaint
system wih the
lap
poiion
of
lhe lapshoulder beli.
See
the insmctions
on the chlld restrainr
system for bell routing
instructions.
NOTE
Follow the child resmint
sysem
manulacnnef
s instuctions carefu lly.
Depending
on lhe type of child-restraint
system. 11 may not
employ seat belrs
which
arc in automatic lftking mode.
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