Essential Safety Equipment; SRS Air Bags- Page 89

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A rear passenger steps on the front
passenger seat rails with their feet.

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Luggage or other items are placed on the
seatback or hung on the head restraint.

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Heavy items are placed in the seatback
map pocket.

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The seat is washed.

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Liquids are spilled on the seat.

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The front passenger seat is moved
backward, pushing into luggage or other
items placed behind it.

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The front passenger seatback contacts
the rear seat.

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Luggage or other items are placed
between the front passenger seat and
driver seat.

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Any accessories which might increase the
total seated weight on the front
passenger seat are attached to the front
passenger seat.

CAUTION

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To assure proper deployment of the front
air bag and to prevent damage to the
sensors in the front seat bottoms:

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Do not place sharp objects on the front
seat bottoms or leave heavy luggage
on them.

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Do not spill any liquids on the front
seats or under the front seats.

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To allow the sensors to function properly,
always perform the following:

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Adjust the front seats as far back as
possible and always sit upright against
the seatbacks with seat belts worn
properly.

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If you place your child on the front
passenger seat, secure the
child-restraint system properly and
slide the front passenger seat as far
back as possible (page 2-47).

NOTE

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The system requires about 10 seconds to
alternate between turning the front
passenger front and side air bags and
knee air bags, and seat belt pretensioner
system on or off.

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The front passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light may illuminate
repeatedly if luggage or other items are
put on the front passenger seat, or if the
temperature of the vehicle's interior
changes suddenly.

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The front passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light may illuminate for 10
seconds if the total seated weight on the
front passenger seat changes.

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The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner
system warning light might illuminate if
the front passenger seat receives a
severe impact.

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If the front passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light does not
illuminate after installing a
child-restraint system on the front
passenger seat, first, re-install your
child-restraint system according to the
procedure in this owner's manual. Then,
if the front passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light still does not
illuminate, install the child-restraint
system on the rear seat and consult an
Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as
possible.

Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

2-75

Mazda3_8HE9-EA-18K_Edition3

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