Seats

Seat Precautions

Seat Precautions

 

Make sure the adjustable components of a seat are locked in place:

Adjustable seats and seatbacks that are not securely locked are dangerous. In a sudden stop or collision, the seat or seatback could move, causing injury. Make sure the adjustable components of the seat are locked in place by attempting to slide the seat forward and backward and rocking the seatback.

Never allow children to adjust a seat:

Allowing children to adjust a seat is dangerous as it could result in serious injury if a child's hands or feet become caught in the seat.

Do not drive with the seatback unlocked:

All of the seatbacks play an important role in your protection in a vehicle. Leaving the seatback unlocked is dangerous as it can allow passengers to be ejected or thrown around and baggage to strike occupants in a sudden stop or collision, resulting in severe injury. After adjusting the seatback at any time, even when there are no other passengers, rock the seatback to make sure it is locked in place.

Adjust a seat only when the vehicle is stopped:

If the seat is adjusted while the vehicle is being driven, the seating posture may become unstable and the seat could move unexpectedly resulting in injury.

Do not modify or replace the front seats:

Modifying or replacing the front seats such as replacing the upholstery or loosening any bolts is dangerous. The front seats contain air bag components essential to the supplemental restraint system. Such modifications could damage the supplemental restraint system and result in serious injury. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer if there is any need to remove or reinstall the front seats.

Do not drive with damaged front seats:

Driving with damaged front seats, such as seat cushions torn or damaged down to the urethane, is dangerous. A collision, even one not strong enough to inflate the air bags, could damage the front seats which contain essential air bag components. If there was a subsequent collision, an air bag may not deploy which could lead to injuries. Always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect the front seats, front seat belt pretensioners and air bags after a collision.

Do not drive with either front seats reclined:

Sitting in a reclined position while the vehicle is moving is dangerous because you do not 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.

Do not place an object such as a cushion between the seatback and your back:

Putting an object such as a cushion between the seatback and your back is dangerous because you will be unable to maintain a safe driving posture and the seat belt cannot function at its full capacity in a collision, which could result in a serious accident, injury or death.

Do not place objects under the seat:

The object could get stuck and cause the seat to not be fixed securely, and result in an accident.

Do not stack cargo higher than the seatbacks:

Stacking luggage or other cargo higher than the seatbacks is dangerous. During sudden braking or a collision, objects can fly around and become projectiles that may hit and injure passengers.

Make sure luggage and cargo is secured before driving:

Not securing cargo while driving is dangerous as it could move or be crushed during sudden braking or a collision and cause injury.

Additionally, if the air bags deploy, the cargo may scatter which could result in serious injury or death.

Never allow a passenger to sit or stand on the folded seatback while the vehicle is moving:

Driving with a passenger on the folded seatback is dangerous. Allowing a child to sit up on the folded seatback while the vehicle is moving is particularly dangerous. In a sudden stop or even a minor collision, a child not in a proper seat or child-restraint system and seat belt could be thrown forward, back or even out of the vehicle resulting in serious injuries or death. The child in the baggage area could be thrown into other occupants and cause serious injury.

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  • When operating a seat, be careful not to put your hands or fingers near the moving parts of the seat or on the side trim to prevent injury.

  • When moving the seats, make sure there is no cargo in the surrounding area. If the cargo gets caught it could damage the cargo.

  • (Manual Seat)

    When moving the seats forward and rearward or returning a rear-reclined seatback to its upright position, make sure you hold onto the seatback with your hand while operating. If the seatback is not held, the seat will move suddenly and could cause injury.

  • When inserting your hand under the seat to clean the cabin or pick up something you dropped under the seat, be careful not to hurt yourself. If you contact the moving parts and surrounding parts around the seat rail, seat frame, and the bottom of the seat, it could result in injury.

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  • When returning a rear seat to its original position, place the seat belt in its normal position. Verify that the seat belt pulls out and retracts.

  • (Power Seat)

    The seat-bottom power adjustment is operated by motors. Avoid extended operation because excessive use can damage the motors.

    • To prevent the battery from running down, avoid using the power adjustment when the EV system is stopped. The adjuster uses a large amount of electrical power.

    • Do not use the switch to make more than one adjustment at a time.

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Front Seat

Adjusting the Front Passenger's Seat

  1. Seat Recline

    To change the seatback angle, lean forward slightly while raising the lever. Then lean back to the desired position and release the lever.

    Make sure the lever returns to its original position and the seatback is locked in place by attempting to push it forward and backward.

  2. Seat Slide

    To move a seat forward or backward, raise the lever and slide the seat to the desired position and release the lever.

    Make sure the lever returns to its original position and the seat is locked in place by attempting to push it forward and backward.

 

Getting in or out of the Rear Seat

 

Do not operate a front seat while an occupant is seated in it:

Folding down the seatback or operating the seat switch while an occupant is seated in the seat is dangerous because the seatback folds down or reclines suddenly, and moves to an unintended position which may affect the driving when operated which could cause an injury.

When returning the operated seat to its sitting position, make sure that the seat is firmly locked and the red indication on the walk in strap is not visible (Manual seat):

If the vehicle is driven without the seat firmly locked, the seatback could fold down suddenly and cause an accident. In addition, the seat is not locked if the red indication on the walk in strap is visible. Make sure that the seat is firmly locked and the red indication on the walk in strap is not visible.

  1. Walk in strap

  2. Red indication

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  • Be careful of the top of the door opening when getting in or out of the rear seat. Otherwise, you could hit your head or body, resulting in injury.

  • Lower the head restraint when operating the front seat. If the seat is operated with the head restraint raised, the head restraint may contact the ceiling of the vehicle causing damage.

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This vehicle has freestyle doors with the rear door hinged at its rear and opening in the opposite direction to the front door. While the front door is closed, the rear door cannot be opened.

Refer to Freestyle Doors (Search).

 

Before getting in or out of the rear seat, open the rear door.

Change the seatback angle and the forward-back position of the front seat to make it easier to get in or out of the rear seat.

Perform the following procedure if necessary.

When getting in the vehicle

Manual seat

  1. Operate the angle adjustment (reclining) lever, forward/back adjustment (sliding) lever on the side of the front seat, or the walk in strap.

    Pull the walk in strap to fold the seatback forward and slide the seat forward.

    1. Walk in strap

  2. Slide the seat rearward with the seatback folded forward and then raise the seatback to return the operated front seat to its sitting position after getting in the vehicle.

  3. Make sure that the seatback and slide are firmly locked by attempting to lightly move the front seat forward and back.

Power seat

  1. Operate the angle adjustment (reclining) switch, forward/back adjustment (sliding) switch on the side of the front seat, or the walk in switch.

    The seatback folds forward while the upper side of the angle switch is pressed, and the seat slides forward while the upper side of the slide switch is pressed.

    1. Walk in switch

    2. Angle switch

    3. Slide switch

  2. Perform the following procedure to return the operated front seat to its sitting position after getting in the vehicle.

    1. Press the lower side of the angle switch. The seatback reclines while the switch is being pressed.

    2. Press the lower side of the slide switch. The seat slides rearward while the switch is being pressed.

 

After a few seconds have passed since the power switch was switched OFF, the seat cannot be moved even if the walk in switch is operated. The seat can be moved by operating the walk in switch again after a door is opened or closed or the power seat switch is operated.

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When getting out of the vehicle

Manual seat

  1. The seatback can be folded forward and the seat can be slid forward by pulling the walk in strap on the front seat.

    1. Walk in strap

  2. Slide the seat rearward with the seatback folded forward and then raise the seatback to return the operated front seat to its sitting position after getting out the vehicle.

  3. Make sure that the seatback and slide are firmly locked by attempting to lightly move the front seat forward and back.

Power seat

  1. Press the upper side of the angle switch. The seatback folds forward while the switch is being pressed.

  2. Press the upper side of the slide switch. The seat slides forward while the switch is being pressed.

    1. Walk in switch

    2. Angle switch

    3. Slide switch

     

    • While an occupant is not seated on the driver’s seat, the seat can be moved using the walk in switch.

    • After a few seconds have passed since the power switch was switched OFF, the seat cannot be moved even if the walk in switch is operated. The seat can be moved by operating the walk in switch again after a door is opened or closed or the power seat switch is operated.

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  3. Perform the following procedure to return the operated front seat to its sitting position after getting out the vehicle.

    1. Operate the angle adjustment (reclining) switch on the side of the front seat or the angle switch on the back of the front seat to raise the seatback.

    2. Operate the forward/back adjustment (seat slide) switch on the side of the front seat or the slide switch on the back of the front seat to slide the seat rearward.

Rear Seat

Split Folding

By lowering the rear seatbacks the luggage compartment space can be expanded.

 

Do not drive the vehicle with occupants on folded down seatbacks or in the luggage compartment.

Putting occupants in the luggage compartment is dangerous because seat belts cannot be fastened which could lead to serious injury or death during sudden braking or a collision.

Do not allow children to play inside the vehicle with the seatbacks lowered.

Allowing children to play in the vehicle with the seatbacks folded down is dangerous. If a child enters the luggage compartment and the seatbacks were raised back up, the child may become trapped in the luggage compartment which could lead to an accident.

Tightly secure cargo in the luggage compartment when it is transported with the seatbacks folded down.

Driving without tightly securing cargo and luggage is dangerous as it could move and become an obstruction to driving during emergency braking or a collision resulting in an unexpected accident.

When transporting cargo, do not allow the cargo to exceed the height of the seatbacks.

Transporting cargo stacked higher than the seatbacks is dangerous as visibility to the rear and sides of the vehicle is reduced which could interfere with driving operations and lead to an accident.

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Lowering the seatbacks

 

  • When folding the seatback forward, always support the seatback with your hand. If it is not supported by a hand, fingers or the hand pressing the push knob could be injured.

  • Check the position of a front seat before folding a rear seatback.

    Depending on the position of a front seat, it may not be possible to fold a rear seatback all the way down because it may hit the seatback of the front seat which could scratch or damage the front seat or its pocket. Fold down or remove the head restraint on the rear outboard seat before folding down the seatback.

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Press the push knob to fold down the seatback.

 

To return the seatback to its upright position:

 

When returning a seatback to its upright position, make sure the 3-point seat belt is not caught in the seatback and the 3-point seat belt is not twisted.

If the seat belt is used while it is twisted and caught in the seatback, the seat belt cannot function at its full capacity, which could cause serious injury or death.

When returning a seatback to its upright position, make sure that it is firmly locked and the red indication is not visible.

If the red indication is visible behind the push knob, it means the seatback is not locked. If the vehicle is driven without the seatback locked, it could fold down suddenly and cause an accident.

 

  1. Locked position

  2. Unlocked position

  3. Red indication

 

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  1. Make sure that the seat belt passes through the seat belt guide correctly and it is not twisted, then raise the seatback while preventing the seat belt from being caught in the seatback.

     

    1. Red indication

    2. Seat belt guide

     

  2. Press the seatback rearward and lock it in place. After returning the seatback to its upright position, make sure it is securely locked.

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