Seating and Safety Restraints
Childrenandboosterseatsvaryinsizeandshape.Chooseaboosterthat
keepsthelapbeltlowandsnugacrossthehips,neverupacrossthe
stomach,andletsyouadjusttheshoulderbelttocrossthechestand
restsnuglynearthecenteroftheshoulder.Thedrawingsbelowcompare
theidealfit(center)toashoulderbeltuncomfortablyclosetotheneck
andashoulderbeltthatcouldslipofftheshoulder.Thedrawingsbelow
alsoshowhowthelapbeltshouldbelowandsnugacrossthechild’s
hips.
Iftheboosterseatslidesonthevehicleseat,placingarubberizedmesh
soldasshelforcarpetlinerundertheboosterseatmayimprovethis
condition.Donotintroduceanyitemthickerthanthisunderthebooster
seat.Checkwiththeboosterseatmanufacturer’sinstructions.
The importance of shoulder belts
Usingaboosterwithoutashoulderbeltincreasestheriskofachild’s
headhittingahardsurfaceinacollision.Forthisreason,youshould
neveruseaboosterseatwithalapbeltonly.Itisgenerallybesttousea
boosterseatwithlap/shoulderbeltsinthebackseat.
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| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B2300, Mazda B2400 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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