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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

Form No. 8S18-EA-03I

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Air Bag/Front Seat Belt 
Pretensioner System Warning 
Beep

If a malfunction is detected in the air bag/
front seat belt pretensioner systems and 
the warning light, a warning beep sound 
will be heard for about 5 seconds every 
minute.

The air bag and seat belt pretensioner 
system warning beep sound will continue 
to be heard for approximately 35 minutes.
Have your vehicle inspected at an Mazda 
Dealer as soon as possible.

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Maintenance

The air bag systems do not require regular 
maintenance. But if any of the following 
occurs, take your vehicle to an Authorized 
Mazda Dealer as soon as possible:

•

The air bag system warning light 
flashes.

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The air bag system warning light 
illuminates.

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The air bag system warning light does 
not illuminate when the ignition switch 
is turned to the ON position.

•

The air bags inflate.

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Front passenger air bag deactivation 
indicator light does not illuminate 
when the ignition switch is turned to 
the ON position or does not illuminate 
as indicated in the chart. For more 
details about this indicator light and 
this chart, refer to "Front passenger 
seat weight sensors (page 2-44)".

Air Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner 
System Warning Beep:
Driving the vehicle with the air bag/
front seat belt pretensioner system 
warning beep sounding is dangerous. 
In a collision, the air bags and the 
front seat belt pretensioner system 
will not deploy and this could result in 
death or serious injury.
Do not drive the vehicle with the air 
bag/front seat belt pretensioner 
system warning beep sounding. 
Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer 
to have the vehicle inspected as soon 
as possible.

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