Essential Safety Equipment; SRS Air Bags- Page 56

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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

 How the SRS Air Bags Work

            Your Mazda is equipped with the following types of SRS air bags. SRS air bags are 
designed to work together with the seat belts to help to reduce injuries during an accident.
  The SRS air bags are designed to provide further protection for passengers in addition to the 
seat belt functions. Be sure to wear seat belts properly.

 Seat Belt Pretensioners

    The front seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in moderate or severe frontal, near 
frontal collisions.
  In addition, the pretensioners operate when a side collision (only on the side in which the 
collision occurs) or a roll-over accident is detected. The pretensioners operate differently 
depending on what types of air bags are equipped. For details on the seat belt pretensioner 
operation, refer to the SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria (page  2-48 ).

 Driver Air  Bag

    The driver's air bag is mounted in the steering wheel.
  When air bag crash sensors detect a frontal impact of greater than moderate force, the 
driver's air bag infl ates quickly helping to reduce injury mainly to the driver's head or chest 
caused by directly hitting the steering wheel.
  For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria" 
(page   2-48 ).

(With Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System)

  The driver's dual-stage air bag controls air bag infl ation in two energy stages. During an 
impact of moderate severity, the driver's air bag deploys with lesser energy, whereas during 
more severe impacts, it deploys with more energy.