Seating and Safety Restraints
Moveachildtoadifferentseatinglocationiftheshoulderbeltdoesnot
staypositionedontheshoulderduringuse.
Followallinstructionsprovidedbythemanufactureroftheboosterseat.
WARNING:Neverplace,orallowachildtoplace,theshoulder
beltunderachild’sarmorbehindthebackbecauseitreduces
theprotectionfortheupperpartofthebodyandmayincreasetherisk
ofinjuryordeathinacollision.
Child restraint and seat belt maintenance
Inspecttheseatbeltsystemsperiodicallytomakesuretheywork
properlyandarenotdamaged.
NOTE:Ifunsureabouttheproperprocedures,bringyourvehicletoan
authorizedMazdadealershipforinspection.Inspecttheseatbeltsto
makesuretherearenonicks,tearsorcuts,replacingifnecessary.Check
theautomaticlockingretractoronthepassengeroutboardseating
position.Allseatbeltassemblies,includingretractors,buckles,frontseat
beltbuckleassemblies,bucklesupportassemblies(slidebar-ifequipped),
shoulderbeltheightadjusters(ifequipped),shoulderbeltguideon
seatback(ifequipped),childsafetyseattetherbracketassemblies(if
equipped),andattachinghardware,shouldbeinspectedafteracollision.
Mazdarecommendsthatallseatbeltassembliesusedinvehiclesinvolved
inacollisionbereplaced.However,ifthecollisionwasminorandan
authorizedMazdatechnicianfindsthatthebeltsdonotshowdamage
andcontinuetooperateproperly,theydonotneedtobereplaced.Seat
beltassembliesnotinuseduringacollisionshouldalsobeinspectedand
replacedifeitherdamageorimproperoperationisnoted.
Theenergyabsorbingfunctionsmayhavebeenactivatedinacollisionso
therestraintsshouldbeexamined;ifthefrontairbagshavedeployed,the
pretensionershavealsodeployedandmustbereplaced—regardlessof
whethertherewasanoccupantinthepassengerseatornot.
WARNING:Failuretoinspectandifnecessaryreplacetheseat
beltassemblyundertheaboveconditionscouldresultinsevere
personalinjuriesintheeventofacollision.
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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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