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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

  To prevent false detection by the air bag sensor system, heed the following:

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  Do not use tires or wheels other than those specifi ed for your Mazda:

  Use of any tire or wheel other than those specifi ed for your Mazda (page  9-8 ) is 

dangerous. Use of such wheels will prevent the vehicle's accident detections system 
from accurately detecting a collision or roll-over accident resulting in incorrect or 
unexpected air bag deployment and the possibility of serious injuries.

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  Do not overload your vehicle:

  Overloading your vehicle is dangerous as it could prevent the air bag crash sensor 

system from accurately detecting a collision or roll-over accident resulting in incorrect 
or unexpected air bag deployment and the possibility of serious injuries. The gross axle 
weight rating (GAWR) and the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) for your vehicle are 
on the Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Label on the driver's door frame. Do not exceed 
these ratings.

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  Do not drive the vehicle off -road:

  Driving your Mazda off -road is dangerous because the vehicle has not been designed 

to do so. Driving the vehicle off -road could prevent the air bag crash sensor system 
from accurately detecting a collision or roll-over accident resulting in incorrect or 
unexpected air bag deployment and the possibility of serious injuries.  

  Do not modify a front door or leave any damage unrepaired. Always have an 
Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect a damaged front door:

  Modifying a front door or leaving any damage unrepaired is dangerous. Each front 
door has a side crash sensor as a component of the supplemental restraint system. If 
holes are drilled in a front door, a door speaker is left removed, or a damaged door is left 
unrepaired, the sensor could be adversely aff ected causing it to not detect the pressure 
of an impact correctly during a side collision. If a sensor does not detect a side impact 
correctly, the side and curtain air bags and the front seat belt pretensioner may not 
operate normally which could result in serious injury to occupants.
  

  Do not modify the supplemental restraint system:

  Modifying the components or wiring of the supplemental restraint system is dangerous. 
You could accidentally activate it or make it inoperable. Do not make any modifi cations 
to the supplemental restraint system. This includes installing trim, badges, or anything 
else over the air bag modules. It also includes installing extra electrical equipment on or 
near system components or wiring. An Authorized Mazda Dealer can provide the special 
care needed in the removal and installation of front seats. It is important to protect the air 
bag wiring and connections to assure that the bags do not accidentally deploy, and that 
the front passenger occupant classifi cation system and the seats retain an undamaged 
air bag connection.