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To remove the adjustable head restraint, do the following:

1. Pull up the head restraint until

it reaches the highest
adjustment position.

2. Simultaneously press and hold

both the adjust/release button
and the unlock/remove button,
then pull up on the head
restraint.

To reinstall the adjustable head restraint, do the following:

1. Insert the two stems into the

guide sleeve collars.

2. Push the head restraint down

until it locks.

Properly adjust the head restraint so that the top of the head restraint is
even with the top of your head and positioned as close as possible to the
back of your head. For occupants of extremely tall stature, adjust the
head restraint to its full up position.

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WARNING:

To minimize the risk of neck injury in the event of a

crash, head restraints must be installed properly.

Adjusting the front manual seat (if equipped)

WARNING:

Never adjust the driver’s seat or seatback when the

vehicle is moving. The seat could slide too far leaving you unable

to operate vital controls just when you need them.

WARNING:

Always drive and ride with your seatback upright

and the lap belt snug and low across the hips. Sitting in a

reclined position while the vehicle is moving is dangerous because you
cannot get the full protection from seat belts. During sudden braking
or a collision, you can slide under the lap belt and suffer serious
internal injuries. For maximum protection, sit well back and upright.
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.

WARNING:

The passenger sitting improperly out of position or

with the seat back reclined too far can take off weight from the

seat cushion and affect the decision of the front passenger sensing
system, resulting in serious injury or death in a crash.
Always sit upright against your seatback, with your feet on the floor.

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of possible serious injury: Do not

hang objects off seat back or stow objects in the seatback map

pocket (if equipped) when a child is in the front passenger seat. Do
not place objects underneath the front passenger seat or between the
seat and the center console (if equipped). Check the “passenger airbag
off” or “pass airbag off” indicator lamp for proper airbag status. Refer
to Front passenger sensing system in the Airbag supplemental
restraints (SRS) section for additional details. Failure to
follow these instructions may interfere with the front passenger
seat sensing system.

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Lift the release bar to move seat
forward or backward. Ensure that
the seat is locked into place.

Pull lever located at the side of the
seat cushion up to adjust seatback.

60/40 seat (if equipped)

To gain access to the storage
compartment in your armrest (if
equipped), lift the latch to open lid.

The 60/40 seat cupholder (if
equipped) is detachable for
cleaning.
• Firmly grasp the bottom of the

cup holder and pull up.

To re-attach:
• Slide the cupholder over the two pins located on the front of the 60%

driver’s seat.

• Press down until it is firmly latched into place.

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Passenger side rear access (if equipped)

Pull up on the recliner handle. The
seat will lean forward. Lift the
release bar to move the seat forward
to access the rear area of the cab.

To return seat to original position, slide the seat bottom back, then push
the seatback up to lock it in place. The seat will lock, and you will have
to use the release bar to move the seat back to the original position.

REAR SEATS

Center facing jump seat (four–door Cab Plus 4) (if equipped)

To open, pull seat assembly down,
then raise seatback.

To stow the seat, fold seat back
down and raise seat assembly to the
fully upright position.

WARNING:

Do not install a

child seat in the center

facing jump seats as there are no
child restraints recommended for
use in this seating position.

WARNING:

Booster seats must be installed only in seating

positions equipped with a combination lap/shoulder belt.

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SAFETY RESTRAINTS

Personal Safety System™

The Personal Safety System™ provides an improved overall level of
frontal crash protection to front seat occupants and is designed to help
further reduce the risk of airbag-related injuries. The system is able to
analyze different occupant classifications and conditions and crash
severity before activating the appropriate safety devices to help better
protect a range of occupants in a variety of frontal crash situations.

Your vehicle’s Personal Safety System™ consists of:
• Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints.
• Front outboard seat belts with pretensioners, energy management

retractors, and seat belt usage sensors.

• Driver’s seat position sensor.
• Front crash severity sensor.
• Front passenger sensing system
• Passenger Airbag Off indicator light.
• Restraints Control Module (RCM) with impact and safing sensors.
• Restraint system warning light and back-up tone.
• The electrical wiring for the airbags, crash sensor(s), seat belt

pretensioners, front seat belt usage sensors, driver seat position
sensor, and indicator lights.

How does the Personal Safety System™ work?

The Personal Safety System™ can adapt the deployment strategy of your
vehicle’s safety devices according to crash severity and occupant
classification and conditions. A collection of crash and occupant sensors
provides information to the Restraints Control Module (RCM). During a
crash, the RCM may activate the seat belt pretensioners and/or either
none, one, or both stages of the dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints
based on crash severity and occupant classification and conditions.

The fact that the pretensioners or airbags did not activate for both front
seat occupants in a collision does not mean that something is wrong with
the system. Rather, it means the Personal Safety System™ determined
the accident conditions (crash severity, belt usage, etc.) were not
appropriate to activate these safety devices. Front airbags and
pretensioners are designed to activate only in frontal and near-frontal
collisions, not rollovers, side-impacts, or rear-impacts unless the collision
causes sufficient longitudinal deceleration.

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Driver and passenger dual-stage airbag supplemental restraints

The dual-stage airbags offer the capability to tailor the level of airbag
inflation energy. A lower, less forceful energy level is provided for more
common, moderate-severity impacts. A higher energy level is used for
the most severe impacts. Refer to Airbag supplemental restraints
(SRS) section in this chapter.

Front crash severity sensor

The front crash severity sensor enhances the ability to detect the
severity of an impact. Positioned up front, it provides valuable
information early in the crash event on the severity of the impact. This
allows your Personal Safety System™ to distinguish between different
levels of crash severity and modify the deployment strategy of the
dual-stage airbags and seat belt pretensioners.

Driver’s seat position sensor

The driver’s seat position sensor allows your Personal Safety System™ to
tailor the deployment level of the driver dual-stage airbag based on seat
position. The system is designed to help protect smaller drivers sitting
close to the driver airbag by providing a lower airbag output level.

Front passenger sensing system

For airbags to do their job they must inflate with great force, and this
force can pose a potentially deadly risk to occupants that are very close
to the airbag when it begins to inflate. For some occupants, like infants
in rear-facing child seats, this occurs because they are initially sitting
very close to the airbag. For other occupants, this occurs when the
occupant is not properly restrained by seat belts or child safety seats and
they move forward during pre-crash braking. The most effective way to
reduce the risk of unnecessary injuries is to make sure all occupants are
properly restrained. Accident statistics suggest that children are much
safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the
front.

WARNING:

Airbags can kill or injure a child in a child seat.

NEVER place a rear-facing child seat in front of an active airbag.

If you must use a forward-facing child seat in the front seat, move the
seat all the way back.

WARNING:

Always transport children 12 years old and under in

the back seat and always properly use appropriate child

restraints.

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The front passenger sensing system can automatically turn off the
passenger front airbag when a rear facing child seat, a forward-facing
child restraint, or a booster seat is detected. Even with this technology,
parents are STRONGLY encouraged to always properly restrain children
in the rear seat. The sensor also turns off the airbag when the passenger
seat is empty to prevent unnecessary replacement of the airbag(s) after
a collision.

When the front passenger seat is occupied and the sensing system has
turned off the passenger’s frontal airbag, the “pass airbag off” indicator
will light and stay lit to remind you that the front passenger frontal
airbag is off. See Front passenger sensing system in the Airbag
supplemental restraint system (SRS) section of this chapter.

Front seat belt usage sensors

The front seat belt usage sensors detect whether or not the driver and
front outboard passenger seat belts are fastened. This information allows
your Personal Safety System™ to tailor the airbag deployment and seat
belt pretensioner activation depending upon seat belt usage.

Front outboard seat belt pretensioners

The seat belt pretensioners at the front outboard seating positions are
designed to tighten the seat belts firmly against the occupant’s body
during frontal collisions. This helps increase the effectiveness of the seat
belts. In frontal collisions, the seat belt pretensioners can be activated
alone or, if the collision is of sufficient severity, together with the front
airbags.

Front outboard seat belt energy management retractors

The front seat belt energy management retractors allow webbing to be
pulled out of the retractor in a gradual and controlled manner in
response to the occupant’s forward momentum. This helps reduce the
risk of force-related injuries to the occupant’s chest by limiting the load
on the occupant. Refer to Energy management feature section in this
chapter.

Determining if the Personal Safety System™ is operational

The Personal Safety System™ uses a warning light in the instrument
cluster or a back-up tone to indicate the condition of the system. Refer
to the Warning lights and chimes section in the Instrument Cluster
chapter. Routine maintenance of the Personal Safety System™ is not
required.

The Restraints Control Module (RCM) monitors its own internal circuits
and the circuits for the airbag supplemental restraints, crash sensor(s),

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seat belt pretensioners, front seat belt buckle sensors, front passenger
sensing system, and the driver seat position sensor. In addition, the RCM
also monitors the restraints warning light in the instrument cluster. A
difficulty with the system is indicated by one or more of the following.
• The warning light will either flash or stay lit.
• The warning light will not illuminate immediately after ignition is

turned on.

• A series of five beeps will be heard. The tone pattern will repeat

periodically until the problem and warning light are repaired.

If any of these things happen, even intermittently, contact your
authorized dealer as soon as possible. Unless serviced, the system may
not function properly in the event of a collision.

Safety restraints precautions

WARNING:

Always drive and ride with your seatback upright

and the lap belt snug and low across the hips.

WARNING:

To reduce the risk of injury, make sure children sit

where they can be properly restrained.

WARNING:

Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her lap

while the vehicle is moving. The passenger cannot protect the

child from injury in a collision.

WARNING:

Never adjust the driver’s seat or seatback when the

vehicles is moving. Adjusting the driver’s seat while the vehicle is

moving is dangerous. The driver could lose control of the vehicle and
have an accident. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is
stopped.

WARNING:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,

inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people riding in

these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not
allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped
with seats and seat belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat
and using a seat belt properly.

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WARNING:

In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is

significantly more likely to die than a person wearing a seat belt.

WARNING:

Each seating position in your vehicle has a specific

seat belt assembly which is made up of one buckle and one

tongue that are designed to be used as a pair. 1) Use the shoulder belt
on the outside shoulder only. Never wear the shoulder belt under the
arm. 2) Never swing the seat belt around your neck over the inside
shoulder. 3) Never use a single belt for more than one person.

WARNING:

On Cab Plus 4 vehicles, do not open the rear door

when the rear seat belt is still buckled.

Combination lap and shoulder belts

1. Insert the belt tongue into the

proper buckle (the buckle
closest to the direction the
tongue is coming from) until
you hear a snap and feel it
latch. Make sure the tongue is
securely fastened in the buckle.

2. To unfasten, press the release

button and remove the tongue
from the buckle.

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Adjusting the center and rear center facing jump seat lap belts

The lap belt does not adjust automatically.

WARNING:

The lap belts should fit snugly and as low as

possible around the hips, not around the waist. Failure to

position the lap belt correctly may cause serious injury in an accident.

Insert the tongue into the correct
buckle (the buckle closest to the
direction the tongue is coming
from). To lengthen the belt, turn the
tongue at a right angle to the belt
and pull across your lap until it
reaches the buckle.

To tighten the belt, pull the loose
end of the belt through the tongue
until it fits snugly across the hips.

Shorten and fasten the belt
when not in use to keep the belt
away from door openings and
available after unfolding the
seats.

For the rear jump seat, shorten and
fold the belt into the seat when not
in use.

Energy management feature
• This vehicle has a seat belt system with an energy management

feature at the front outboard seating positions to help further reduce
the risk of injury in the event of a head-on collision.

• This energy management system has a retractor assembly that is

designed to pay out webbing in a controlled manner. This feature is
designed to help reduce the belt force acting on the occupant’s chest.

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The front outboard safety restraints in the vehicle are combination lap
and shoulder belts. The driver seat belt has the first two types of locking
modes and the front passenger outboard seat belt has all three types of
locking modes described below:

Vehicle sensitive mode

This is the normal retractor mode, which allows free shoulder belt length
adjustment to your movements and locking in response to vehicle
movement. For example, if the driver brakes suddenly or turns a corner
sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of approximately 5 mph
(8 km/h) or more, the combination seat belts will lock to help reduce
forward movement of the driver and passengers.

Webbing extraction sensitive mode

The webbing sensitive locking mode locks the webbing and prevents
more belt from being pulled out if the belt is pulled out too quickly. The
belt will unlock when you stop pulling on it.

Automatic locking mode
(outboard front passenger seating position only) for use with child
safety seats

In this mode, the shoulder belt is automatically pre-locked. The belt will
still retract to remove any slack in the shoulder belt.

The automatic locking mode is not available on the driver seat belt.

When to use the automatic locking mode
• Any time a child safety seat is installed in a passenger front seat.

Refer to Safety restraints for children or Safety seats for children
later in this chapter.

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How to use the automatic locking mode
(Outboard front passenger seating position only) for use with child
safety seats
• Buckle the combination lap and

shoulder belt.

• Grasp the shoulder portion and

pull downward until the entire
belt is pulled out.

• Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts, you will hear a clicking

sound. This indicates the seat belt is now in the automatic locking
mode.

How to disengage the automatic locking mode

Disconnect the combination lap/shoulder belt and allow it to retract
completely to disengage the automatic locking mode and activate the
vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode.

WARNING:

After any vehicle collision, the entire seat belt

system should be checked for proper operation by an authorized

dealer. Verify that the

⬙automatic locking retractors” in all outboard

seating positions are functioning properly. Additionally check that the

⬙automatic locking mode⬙ feature for child safety seat in the passenger
outboard seating position is functioning properly.

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WARNING:

BELT AND RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MUST BE

REPLACED if the seat belt assembly “automatic locking

retractor” feature or any other seat belt function is not operating
properly when checked according to the procedures in Workshop
Manual.

WARNING:

Failure to replace the Belt and Retractor assembly

could increase the risk of injury in collisions.

Seat belt pretensioner

Your vehicle is equipped with seat belt pretensioners at the driver and
front outboard passenger seating positions.

The seat belt pretensioner is a device which removes excess webbing
from the seat belt system. The seat belt pretensioner uses the same
crash sensor system as the front airbag supplemental restraint system
(SRS). When the seat belt pretensioner deploys, webbing from the lap
and shoulder belt is tightened. Refer to the Child restraint and seat
belt maintenance section in this chapter.

WARNING:

The driver and front passenger seat belt system

(including retractors, buckles and height adjusters) must be

replaced if the vehicle is involved in a collision that results in
deployment of front airbags and seat belt pretensioners.

Front seat belt height adjustment

Your vehicle has seat belt height adjustments for the driver and front
passenger. Adjust the height of the shoulder belt so the belt rests across
the middle of your shoulder.

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• Regular Cab and four–door Cab

Plus 4

• two–door Cab Plus 4

To lower the shoulder belt height, press the button and slide the height
adjuster down. To raise the height of the shoulder belt, slide the height
adjuster up. Pull down on the height adjuster to make sure it is locked in
place.

WARNING:

Position the seat belt height adjusters so that the

belt rests across the middle of your shoulder. Failure to adjust

the seat belt properly could reduce the effectiveness of the seat belt
and increase the risk of injury in a collision.

Seat belt extension assembly

If the seat belt is too short when fully extended, a 9 inch (23 cm) or
12 inch (31 cm) seat belt extension assembly can be added (part
numbers ZZC2–57–63X and ZZC0–57–63X respectively). Seat belt
extension assemblies can be obtained from your authorized Mazda
dealership.

Use only extensions manufactured by the same supplier as the seat belt.
Manufacturer identification is located at the end of the webbing on the
label. Also, use the seat belt extension only if the seat belt is too short
for you when fully extended.

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When you are not using the extensions store them in another location so
that no one will accidentally use them.

NOTE:

Do not use extensions to change the fit of the shoulder belt

across the torso.

Seat belt warning light and indicator chime

The seat belt warning light illuminates in the instrument cluster and a
chime sounds to remind the occupants to fasten their seat belts.

Conditions of operation

If...

Then...

The driver’s seat belt is not
buckled before the ignition
switch is turned to the on
position...

The seat belt warning light illuminates
1-2 minutes and the warning chime
sounds 4-8 seconds.

The driver’s seat belt is
buckled while the indicator
light is illuminated and the
warning chime is sounding...

The seat belt warning light and
warning chime turn off.

The driver’s seat belt is
buckled before the ignition
switch is turned to the on
position...

The seat belt warning light and
indicator chime remain off.

Belt-Minder

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The Belt-Minder

威 feature is a supplemental warning to the seat belt

warning function. This feature provides additional reminders by
intermittently sounding a chime and illuminating the seat belt warning
light in the instrument cluster when the driver’s and front passenger’s
seat belt is unbuckled.

The Belt-Minder

威 feature uses information from the front passenger

sensing system to determine if a front seat passenger is present and
therefore potentially in need of a warning. To avoid activating the
Belt-Minder

威 feature for objects placed in the front passenger seat,

warnings will only be given to large front seat occupants as determined
by the front passenger sensing system.

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Both the driver’s and passenger’s seat belt usages are monitored and
either may activate the Belt-Minder

威 feature. The warnings are the same

for the driver and the front passenger. If the Belt-Minder

威 warnings have

expired (warnings for approximately five minutes) for one occupant
(driver or front passenger), the other occupant can still activate the
Belt-Minder

威 feature.

If...

Then...

The driver’s and front
passenger’s seat belts are
buckled before the ignition
switch is turned to the on
position or less than
1-2 minutes have elapsed since
the ignition switch has been
turned on...

The Belt-Minder

威 feature will not

activate.

The driver’s or front
passenger’s seat belt is not
buckled when the vehicle has
reached at least 3 mph
(5 km/h) and 1-2 minutes have
elapsed since the ignition
switch has been turned to on...

The Belt-Minder

威 feature is activated

- the seat belt warning light
illuminates and the warning chime
sounds for six seconds every
30 seconds, repeating for
approximately five minutes or until
the seat belts are buckled.

The driver’s or front
passenger’s seat belt becomes
unbuckled for approximately
1 minute while the vehicle is
traveling at least 3 mph
(5 km/h) and more than
1-2 minutes have elapsed since
the ignition switch has been
turned to on...

The Belt-Minder

威 feature is activated

- the seat belt warning light
illuminates and the warning chime
sounds for six seconds every
30 seconds, repeating for
approximately five minutes or until
the seat belts are buckled.

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