Essential Safety Equipment; SRS Air Bags; To prevent false detection by the air bag sensor system, heed the following:- Page 59

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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 specified for your Mazda:

  Use of any tire or wheel other than those specified for your Mazda (page 9-10) 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 affected 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 modifications 

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 classification system and the seats retain an undamaged 

air bag connection.

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