Mazda CX-9 Owners Manual: Head Restraints

Your vehicle is equipped with head restraints on all outboard seats and the second-row center seat. The head restraints are intended to help protect you and the passengers from neck injury.

WARNING

Always drive with the head restraints installed when seats are being used and make sure they are properly adjusted. In addition, always raise the head restraints on all second-row seats when they are being used: Driving with the head restraints adjusted too low or removed is dangerous. With no support behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a collision.

NOTE (Third-row seat) The head restraints are non-adjustable.

Height Adjustment

Adjust the head restraint so that the center is even with the top of the passenger's ears.

To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the desired position.

To lower the head restraint, press the stop-catch release, then push the head restraint down.

Front outboard seat

Second-row outboard seat

Second-row center seat

Removal/Installation (Front outboard seat/Second-row seat)

To remove the head restraint, pull it up while pressing the stop-catch.

To install the head restraint, insert the legs into the holes while pressing the stop-catch.

WARNING

Always drive with the head restraints installed when seats are being used and make sure they are properly installed: Driving with the head restraints not installed is dangerous. With no support behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a collision.

After installing a head restraint, try lifting it to make sure that it does not pull out: Driving with an unsecured head restraint is dangerous as the effectiveness of the head restraint will be compromised which could cause it to unexpectedly detach from the seat.

CAUTION

• When installing a head restraint, make sure that it is installed correctly with the front of the head restraint facing forward. If the head restraint is installed incorrectly, it could detach from the seat during a collision and result in injury.
• The head restraints on each of the front and second-row seats are specialized to each seat. Do not switch around the head restraint positions. If a head restraint is not installed to its correct seat position, the effectiveness of the head restraint during a collision will be compromised which could cause injury.

Foldable Head Restraints (Third-Row Seat)

The third-row seats are equipped with foldable head restraints.

NOTE The foldable head restraints cannot be adjusted or removed.

(With strap) To fold the head restraint, pull the strap and fold the head restraint downward.

(With lever) To fold the head restraint, lower the lever down.

To return the head restraint to its upright position, lift it upward.

WARNING

Always drive with the head restraints in their upright positions when the third-row seats are occupied, and make sure they are securely locked in place: Driving with the head restraints folded down is dangerous. With no support behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a collision.