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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.

 Front 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 

2-53).

 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 inflates 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 2-53).

(With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

The driver's dual-stage air bag controls air bag inflation 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.

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