Essential Safety Equipment- Page 88

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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



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 o

ff

.



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.



The front passenger air bag

deactivation indicator light may

illuminate for 10 seconds if the total

seated weight on the front passenger

seat changes.



The air bag/front seat belt

pretensioner system warning light

might illuminate if the front

passenger seat receives a severe

impact.



If the front passenger air bag

deactivation indicator light does not

illuminate after installing a

child-restraint system on the front

passenger seat, 

fi

rst, 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

2-74

Mazda3_8JM2-EA

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