Do not modify a front door or leave; any damage unrepaired. Always have; an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect a- Page 73

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 a

ff

ected 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 modi

fi

cations 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

classi

fi

cation system and the seats

retain an undamaged air bag

connection.

Do not place luggage or other objects

under the front seats:

Placing luggage or other objects under

the front seats is dangerous. The

components essential to the

supplemental restraint system could be

damaged, and in the event of a side

collision, the appropriate air bags may

not deploy, which could result in death

or serious injury. To prevent damage to

the components essential to the

supplemental restraint system, do not

place luggage or other objects under

the front seats.

Do not operate a vehicle with

damaged air bag/seat belt

pretensioner system components:

Expended or damaged air bag/seat

belt pretensioner system components

must be replaced after any collision

which caused them to deploy or

damage them. Only a trained

Authorized Mazda Dealer can fully

evaluate these systems to see that they

will work in any subsequent accident.

Driving with an expended or damaged

air bag or pretensioner unit will not

a

ff

ord you the necessary protection in

the event of any subsequent accident

which could result in serious injury or

death.

Do not remove interior air bag parts:

Removing any components such as the

front seats, front dashboard, the

steering wheel or parts on the front

and rear window pillars and along the

roof edge, containing air bag parts or

sensors is dangerous. These parts

contain essential air bag components.

The air bag could accidentally activate

and cause serious injuries. Always have

an Authorized Mazda Dealer remove

these parts.

Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

2-59

Mazda3_8JM2-EA

-

20H_Edition1_new

2020-7-10 17:21:34