Get Essential Safety Equipment -> Seat Belt Systems Guide for Mazda Cx-5 SUV 2023

Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

Seat Belt Precautions

Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during accidents and sudden

stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts.

(Except Mexico)

All of the seat belt retractors are designed to keep the lap/shoulder belts out of the way when

not in use.

The driver's seat belt has no provisions for child-restraint systems and has only an

emergency locking mode. The driver may wear it comfortably, and it will lock during a

collision.

However, the front passenger's seat and all rear lap/shoulder belt retractors operate in two

modes: emergency locking mode, and for child-restraint systems, automatic locking mode.

While we recommend you put all children in the rear seats, if you must use the front

passenger seat for a child, slide the front passenger seat as far back as possible and make

sure any child-restraint system is secured properly.

(Mexico)

All the seats have lap/shoulder belts. These belts have retractors with inertia locks that keep

them out of the way when not in use. The locks allow the belts to remain comfortable on

users, but they will lock in position during a collision.

WARNING

Always wear your seat belt and make sure all occupants are properly restrained:

Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerous. During a collision, occupants not wearing

seat belts could hit someone or things inside the vehicle or even be thrown out of the vehicle.

They could be seriously injured or even killed. In the 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. So, if your seat belt is twisted, you must straighten the seat belt to

remove any twists and to allow the full width of the belt to be used.

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.

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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

expended:

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

and air bags after any collision. Like the air bags, the 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 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.

In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is signiﬁcantly more likely to die than a person wearing

a seat belt.

CAUTION

Belt retraction may become diﬃcult if the belts and rings are soiled, so try to keep them clean.

For more details about cleaning the seat belts, refer to "Seat Belt Maintenance" (page 6-55).

Ring

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Pregnant Women and Persons with Serious Medical Conditions

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Pregnant women should always wear seat belts. Ask your doctor for specific

recommendations.

The lap belt should be worn SNUGLY AND AS LOW AS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIPS.

The shoulder belt should be worn across your shoulder properly, but never across the

stomach area.

Persons with serious medical conditions also should wear seat belts. Check with your doctor

for any special instructions regarding specific medical conditions.

Emergency Locking Mode

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When the seat belt is fastened, it will always be in the emergency locking mode.

In the emergency locking mode, the belt remains comfortable on the occupant and the

retractor will lock in position during a collision.

If the belt is locked and cannot be pulled out, retract the belt once, and then try pulling it out

slowly. If this fails, pull the belt strongly 1 time and loosen, then pull it out again slowly.

(Seat Belt with Automatic Locking Mode)

When the seat belt is fastened, it will always be in the emergency locking mode until it is

switched to automatic locking mode by pulling it all the way out to its full length. If the belt

feels tight and hinders comfortable movement while the vehicle is stopped or in motion, it

may be in the automatic locking mode because the belt has been pulled too far out. To return

the belt to the more comfortable emergency locking mode, wait until the vehicle has stopped

in a safe, level area, retract the belt fully to convert it back to emergency locking mode and

then extend it around you again.

Automatic Locking Mode^*

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Always use the automatic locking mode to keep the child-restraint system from shifting to

an unsafe position in the event of an accident. To enable seat belt automatic locking mode,

pull it all the way out and connect it as instructed on the child-restraint system. It will retract

down to the child-restraint system and stay locked on it. See the section on child restraint

(page 2-35).

*Some models.

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seat belt guide correctly and it is not

twisted.

Seat Belt

Seat belt guide

Fastening the Seat Belt

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Seat belt tongue

Seat belt

buckle

Position the lap belt as low as possible, not

on the abdominal area, then adjust the

shoulder belt so that it fits snugly against

your body.

Unfastening the Seat Belt

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Depress the button on the seat belt buckle.

If the belt does not fully retract, pull it out

and check for kinks or twists. Then make

sure it remains untwisted as it retracts.

Take up

slack

Keep low

on hip bone

Too high

Button

Before fastening the rear seat belt, make

sure that the seat belt passes through the

NOTE

If a belt does not fully retract, inspect it

for kinks and twists. If it is still not

retracting properly, have it inspected at an

Authorized Mazda Dealer.

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Front Shoulder Belt Adjuster

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Seat Belt Warning Systems

If it detects that the occupant seat belt is

unfastened, the warning light or beep

alerts the occupant.

To raise

To lower

Refer to Taking Action on page 7-31.

Refer to Seat Belt Warning Beep on page

7-41.

Seat belt indicator light (rear seat)

(green)

Make sure the adjuster is locked.

The light turns on when the ignition is

switched ON and a rear seat belt is

fastened, and then it turns off after 30

seconds.

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For details, refer to the front passenger

occupant classification sensor (page

2-72).

Seat Belt Pretensioner and

Load Limiting Systems

For optimum protection, the front seat

Load limiter:

*

belts and rear outboard seat belts are

The load limiting system releases belt

webbing in a controlled manner to reduce

belt force on the occupant's chest. While

the most severe load on a seat belt occurs

in frontal collisions, the load limiter has an

automatic mechanical function and can

activate in any accident mode with

sufficient occupant movement.

equipped with pretensioner and load

limiting systems. For both these systems

to work properly you must wear the seat

belt properly.

Pretensioners:

When a collision is detected, the

pretensioners deploy simultaneously with

the air bags.

For vehicles with the front passenger

occupant classification system, the

pretensioners deploy simultaneously with

the air bags when a roll-over is also

detected.

Even if the pretensioners have not fired,

the load limiting function must be checked

by an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

WARNING

For deployment details, refer to the SRS

Air Bag Deployment Criteria (page

2-68).

The front seat belt retractors remove slack

quickly as the air bags are expanding. Any

time the air bags and seat belt

Wear seat belts only as recommended in

this owner's manual:

Incorrect positioning of the driver and front

passenger seat belts is dangerous. Without

proper positioning, the pretensioner and

load limiting systems cannot provide

adequate protection in an accident and

this could result in serious injury. For more

details about wearing seat belts, refer to

"Fastening the seat belts" (page 2-29).

pretensioners have fired they must be

replaced.

A system malfunction or operation

conditions are indicated by a warning.

Refer to Taking Action on page 7-31.

Refer to Air Bag/Seat Belt Pretensioner

System Warning Beep on page 7-41.

(With Front Passenger Occupant

Classification System)

In addition, the pretensioner system for the

front passenger, like the front and side

passenger air bag, is designed to only

deploy when the front passenger occupant

classification sensor detects a passenger

sitting on the front passenger's seat.

*Some models.

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Have your seat belts changed immediately

if the pretensioner or load limiter has been

expended:

Always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer

immediately inspect the seat belt

pretensioners and air bags after any

collision. Like the air bags, the 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 seat belt

pretensioners and load limiters are not

replaced, the risk of injury in a collision will

increase.

NOTE



The pretensioner system may not

operate depending on the type of the

collision. For details, refer to the SRS

Air Bag Deployment Criteria (page

2-68).



Some smoke (non-toxic gas) will be

released when the air bags and

pretensioners deploy. This does not

indicate a fire. This gas normally has no

effect on occupants, however, those with

sensitive skin may experience light skin

irritation. If residue from the

deployment of the air bags or the

pretensioner system gets on the skin or

in the eyes, wash it off as soon as

possible.

Do not modify the components or wiring,

or use electronic testing devices on the

pretensioner system:

Modifying the components or wiring of the

pretensioner system, including the use of

electronic testing devices is dangerous. You

could accidentally activate it or make it

inoperable which would prevent it from

activating in an accident. The occupants or

repairers could be seriously injured.

Properly dispose of the pretensioner

system:

Improper disposal of the pretensioner

system or a vehicle with non-deactivated

pretensioners is dangerous. Unless all

safety procedures are followed, injury could

result. Have an Authorized Mazda Dealer

safely dispose of the pretensioner system or

scrap a pretensioner system equipped

vehicle.

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Do not use an improper extender:

Seat Belt Extender

Using a seat belt extender that is for

another person or a diﬀerent vehicle or seat

is dangerous. The seat belt will not provide

adequate protection and the user could be

seriously injured in an accident. Only use

the extender provided for you and for the

particular vehicle and seat. NEVER use the

extender in a diﬀerent vehicle or seat. If you

sell your Mazda, do not leave your seat belt

extender in the vehicle. It could be used

accidentally by the new owner of the

vehicle. After removing the seat belt

extender, discard it. Never use the seat belt

extender in any other vehicle you may own

in the future.

If your seat belt is not long enough, even

when fully extended, a seat belt extender

may be available to you at no charge from

your Authorized Mazda Dealer.

This extender will be only for you and for

the particular vehicle and seat. Even if it

plugs into other seat belts, it may not hold

in the critical moment of a crash.

When ordering an extender, only order one

that provides the necessary additional

length to fasten the seat belt properly.

Please contact your Authorized Mazda

Dealer for more information.

WARNING

Do not use an extender that is too long:

Using an extender that is too long is

dangerous. The seat belt will not ﬁt

properly. In an accident, the seat belt will

not provide adequate protection and you

could be seriously injured. Do not use the

extender or choose one shorter in length if

the distance between the extender's buckle

and the center of the user's body is less

than 15 cm (6 in).

Do not use a seat belt extender unless it is

necessary:

Using a seat belt extender when not

necessary is dangerous. The seat belt will

be too long and not ﬁt properly. In an

accident, the seat belt will not provide

adequate protection and you could be

seriously injured. Only use the extender

when it is required to fasten the seat belt

properly.

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Do not leave a seat belt extender

connected to the buckle:

Leaving a seat belt extender connected to

the buckle without using the seat belt is

dangerous. When the seat belt extender is

connected to the driver's seat belt buckle

(or front passenger's seat belt buckle), the

SRS driver's (or front passenger's) air bag

system will determine that the driver (or

front passenger) is wearing the seat belt

even if the driver (or front passenger) is not

wearing it. This condition could cause the

driver's (or front passenger's) air bag to not

activate correctly and result in death or

serious injury in the event of collision.

Always wear the seat belt with the seat belt

extender.

Do not use the seat belt extender when

installing a child-restraint system on the

front or rear passenger seat:

Using a seat belt extender to fasten a

child-restraint system on any seat is

dangerous. Always follow the

child-restraint system manufacturer's

installation instructions and never use a

seat belt extender.

NOTE

When not in use, remove the seat belt

extender and store it in the vehicle. If the

seat belt extender is left connected, the

seat belt extender might get damaged as it

will not retract with the rest of the seat belt

and can easily fall out of the door when

not in use and be damaged. In addition,

the seat belt warning light will not

illuminate and function properly.

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