User's Guide Part 1

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

Have your seat belts changed immediately if the pretensioner or load limiter has been

expended:

Always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer immediately inspect the front seat belt

pretensioners and air bags after any collision. Like the air bags, the front seat belt

pretensioners and load limiters will only function once and must be replaced after

any collision that caused them to deploy. A seat belt with an expended pretensioner

or load limiter is still better than wearing no seat belt at all; however, if the front seat

belt pretensioners and load limiters are not replaced, the risk of injury in a collision will

increase.

Positioning the Shoulder Portion of the Seat Belt:

Improper positioning of the shoulder portion of the seat belt is dangerous. Always make

sure the shoulder portion of the seat belt is positioned across your shoulder and near your

neck, but never under your arm, on your neck, or on your upper arm.

Positioning the Lap Portion of the Seat Belt:

The lap portion of the seat belt worn too high is dangerous. In a collision, this would

concentrate the impact force directly on the abdominal area, causing serious injury. Wear

the lap portion of the belt snugly and as low as possible.

CAUTION

Belt retraction may become di cult if the belts and rings are soiled, so try to keep them

clean. For more details about cleaning the seat belts, refer to "Cleaning the Lap/Shoulder

Belt Webbing" (page 6-62 ).

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