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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) Precautions

The front and side supplementary restraint systems (SRS) include different types of air

bags. Please verify which kinds of air bags are equipped on your vehicle by locating the

“SRS AIRBAG” location indicators. These indicators are visible in the area where the air

bags are installed.

The air bags are installed in the following locations:

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The steering wheel hub (driver air bag)

The front passenger instrument panel (front passenger air bag)

The outboard sides of the front seatbacks (side air bags)

The front and rear window pillars, and the roof edge along both sides (curtain air bags)

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The air bag supplementary restraint systems are designed to provide supplementary

protection in certain situations so seat belts are always important in the following ways:

Without seat belt usage, the air bags cannot provide adequate protection during an accident.

Seat belt usage is necessary to:

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Keep the occupant from being thrown into an inÀating air bag.

Reduce the possibility of injuries during an accident that is not designed for air bag

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inÀation, such as roll-over or rear impact.

Reduce the possibility of injuries in frontal, near frontal or side collisions that are not

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severe enough to activate the air bags.

Reduce the possibility of being thrown from your vehicle.

Reduce the possibility of injuries to lower body and legs during an accident because the

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air bags provide no protection to these parts of the body.

Hold the driver in a position which allows better control of the vehicle.

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A child who is too small to use a seat belt must be properly secured using a child-restraint

system (page 2-22).

Carefully consider which child-restraint system is necessary for your child and follow

the installation directions in this Owner's Manual as well as the child-restraint system

manufacturer's instructions.

*Some models.

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WARNING

Seat belts must be worn in air bag equipped vehicles:

Depending only on the air bags for protection during an accident is dangerous. Alone,

air bags may not prevent serious injuries. The appropriate air bags can be expected to

inÀate only in the ¿rst accident, such as frontal, near frontal or side collisions that are

at least moderate. Vehicle occupants should always wear seat belts.

Children should not ride in the front passenger seat:

Placing a child, 12 years or under, in the front seat is dangerous. The child could be hit

by a deploying air bag and be seriously injured or even killed. A sleeping child is more

likely to lean against the door and be hit by the side air bag in moderate collision to the

front-passenger side of the vehicle. Whenever possible, always secure a child 12 years

and under on the rear seats with an appropriate child-restraint system for the child's

age and size.

Extreme Hazard! Never use a rear-facing child-restraint system on the front passenger

seat with an air bag that could deploy:

NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat protected by an ACTIVE

AIRBAG in front of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.

Even in a moderate collision, the child-restraint system can be hit by a deploying air

bag and moved violently backward resulting in serious injury or death to the child. If

your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger air bag deactivation switch, always set

the switch to the OFF position when installing a rear-facing child-restraint system on

the front passenger seat.

Do not sit too close to the driver and front passenger air bags:

Sitting too close to the driver and front passenger air bag modules or placing hands or

feet on them is extremely dangerous. The driver and front passenger air bags inÀate

with great force and speed. Serious injuries could occur if someone is too close. The

driver should always hold onto only the rim of the steering wheel. The front seat

passenger should keep both feet on the Àoor. Front seat occupants should adjust their

seats as far back as possible and always sit upright against the seatbacks with seat belts

worn properly.

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WARNING

Sit in the centre of the seat and wear seat belts properly:

Sitting too close to the side air bag modules or placing hands on them, or sleeping up

against the door or hanging out the windows is extremely dangerous. The side and

curtain air bags inÀate with great force and speed directly expanding along the door on

the side the car is hit. Serious injury could occur if someone is sitting too close to the

door or leaning against a window, or if rear seat occupants grab the sides of the front

seatbacks. Give the side and curtain air bags room to work by sitting in the centre of the

seat while the vehicle is moving with seat belts worn properly.

Do not attach objects on or around the area where driver and front passenger air bags

deploy:

Attaching an object to the driver and front passenger air bag modules or placing

something in front of them is dangerous. In an accident, an object could interfere with

air bag inÀation and injure the occupants.

Do not attach objects on or around the area where a side air bag deploys:

Attaching objects to the front seat in such a way as to cover the outboard side of the seat

in any way is dangerous. In an accident the object could interfere with the side air bag,

which inÀates from the outboard side of the front seats, impeding the added protection

of the side air bag system or redirecting the air bag in a way that is dangerous.

Furthermore, the bag could be cut open releasing the gas.

Do not hang net bags, map pouches or backpacks with side straps on the front seats.

Never use seat covers on the front seats. Always keep the side air bag modules in your

front seats free to deploy in the event of a side collision.

Do not attach objects on or around the area where a curtain air bag deploys:

Attaching objects to the areas where the curtain air bag activates such as on the

windscreen glass, side door glass, front and rear window pillars and along the roof edge

and assist grips is dangerous. In an accident the object could interfere with the curtain

air bag, which inÀates from the front and rear window pillars and along the roof edge,

impeding the added protection of the curtain air bag system or redirecting the air bag in

a way that is dangerous. Furthermore, the bag could be cut open releasing the gas.

Do not place hangers or any other objects on the assist grips. When hanging clothes,

hang them on the coat hook directly. Always keep the curtain air bag modules free to

deploy in the event of a side collision.

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WARNING

Do not touch the components of the supplementary restraint system after the air bags

have inÀated:

Touching the components of the supplementary restraint system after the air bags have

inÀated is dangerous. Immediately after inÀation, they are very hot. You could get

burned.

Never install any front-end equipment to your vehicle:

Installation of front-end equipment, such as frontal protection bar (kangaroo bar,

bull bar, push bar, or other similar devices), snowplow, or winches, is dangerous. The

air bag crash sensor system could be affected. This could cause air bags to inÀate

unexpectedly, or it could prevent the air bags from inÀating during an accident. Front

occupants could be seriously injured.

Do not modify the suspension:

Modifying the vehicle suspension is dangerous. If the vehicle's height or the suspension

is modi¿ed, the vehicle will be unable to accurately detect a collision 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 expert

repairer, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer 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 supplementary 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 supplementary restraint system:

Modifying the components or wiring of the supplementary restraint system is

dangerous. You could accidentally activate it or make it inoperable. Do not make any

modi¿cations to the supplementary 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 expert repairer, we

recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer 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 driver

seat slide position sensor is not damaged and the seats retain an undamaged air bag

connection.

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WARNING

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 supplementary 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 supplementary

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 expert repairer, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer 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 afford 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 instrument panel, 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

Authorised Mazda Repairer remove these parts.

Properly dispose of the air bag system:

Improper disposal of an air bag or a vehicle with live air bags in it can be extremely

dangerous. Unless all safety procedures are followed, injury could result. Have an

expert repairer, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer safely dispose of the air

bag system or scrap an air bag equipped vehicle.

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NOTE

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When an air bag deploys, a loud inÀation noise can be heard and some smoke will

be released. Neither is likely to cause injury, however, the texture of the air bags may

cause light skin injuries on body parts not covered with clothing through friction.

Should you sell your Mazda, we urge you to tell the new owner of its air bag systems

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and that familiarization with all instructions about them, from the Owner's Manual, is

important.

This highly-visible label warns against the use of a rear-facing child-restraint system

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on the front passenger seat.

(Except Taiwan)

(Taiwan)

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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

Front Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch^*

WARNING

Do not deactivate the front passenger air bag unnecessarily:

Unnecessary deactivation of the front passenger air bag is dangerous. If turned off

unnecessarily, the front passenger will not receive the added protection of the air bag.

Serious injuries or even death could occur. With the exception of installing a child-

restraint system on the front passenger seat, do not turn the air bag deactivation switch

to the OFF position.

The front passenger air bag deactivation switch should be used to deactivate the front

passenger front and side air bags and also the front passenger seat belt pretensioner system

if installing a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat.

*Some models.

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SRS Air Bags

When the ignition is switched ON, both front passenger air bag deactivation indicator

lights illuminate regardless of the front passenger air bag deactivation switch position. The

indicator light turns off after a speci¿ed period of time, then turns on/off depending on the

conditions as indicated in the following table.

Front Passenger Seat/Side Air

Bag, Front Passenger Seat Belt

Pretensioner Operation Condition

Front Passenger Air Bag

Deactivation Switch

Front Passenger Air Bag

Deactivation Indicator Light

OFF position

ON position

Deactivate

Ready

Turns off after a short period of

time.

NOTE

Have the front passenger air bag deactivation switch inspected by an expert repairer, we

recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer if any of these conditions occur:

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The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate for a

speci¿ed period of time when the ignition is switched ON.

The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not turn off after a short

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period of time when the ignition is switched ON (front passenger air bag deactivation

switch is in ON position).

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Switch Positions

Before driving, always con¿rm that the front passenger air bag deactivation switch is in the

appropriate position using the auxiliary key according to your requirements.

WARNING

Do not leave the key in the front passenger air bag deactivation switch:

Unintentional deactivation of the front passenger air bag is dangerous. In an accident,

the front passenger will not be properly protected. Serious injuries or even death

could occur. To avoid unintentional deactivation, always use the auxiliary key stored

in the transmitter body currently being used to operate the front passenger air bag

deactivation switch. After deactivating the air bag, put the auxiliary key back into the

transmitter body. That way you will not leave the key in the front passenger air bag

deactivation switch.

NOTE

After operating the front passenger air bag deactivation switch, put the auxiliary key back

into the transmitter body.

OFF

Front passenger front air bag, side air bag, and front passenger seat belt pretensioner do not

operate.

Switching to OFF position

1. Insert the key into the front passenger air bag deactivation switch and turn the key

clockwise until the key points to OFF.

2. Remove the key.

3. Make sure the air bag deactivation indicator light remains illuminated when the ignition

is switched ON.

The front passenger front and side air bags and also the seat belt pretensioner system will

remain deactivated until the front passenger air bag deactivation switch is turned to the ON

position.

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O N

Front passenger front air bag, side air bag, and front passenger seat belt pretensioner

operate. Activate the system only when a child-restraint system is not installed on the front

passenger seat.

Switching to ON position

1. Insert the key into the front passenger air bag deactivation switch and turn the key

anticlockwise until the key points to ON.

2. Remove the key.

3. Make sure the air bag deactivation indicator light remains illuminated when the ignition

is switched ON. The air bag deactivation indicator light turns off after a short period of

time.

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Supplementary Restraint System Components

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Some models

Driver/Front passenger inÀators and air bags

Crash sensors, and diagnostic module (SAS unit)

Seat belt pretensioners (page 2-18)

Front air bag sensor

Side crash sensors^*

Air bag/seat belt pretensioner system warning light (page 4-38)

Side and curtain inÀators and air bags^*

Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light^*(page 2-47)

Front passenger air bag deactivation switch^*(page 2-47)

Driver seat slide position sensor^*(page 2-52)

*Some models.

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How the SRS Air Bags Work

Your Mazda is equipped with the following types of SRS air bags. SRS air bags are

designed to work together with the seat belts to help to reduce injuries during an accident.

The SRS air bags are designed to provide further protection for passengers in addition to the

seat belt functions. Be sure to wear seat belts properly.

Seat Belt Pretensioners

The pretensioners operate differently depending on what types of air bags are equipped. For

details on the seat belt pretensioner operation, refer to the SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria

(page 2-56).

Front

The front seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in moderate or severe frontal, near

frontal collisions. In addition, during a side collision, the pretensioner operates on the side in

which the collision occurs.

Rear Outboard^*

The rear outboard seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in moderate or severe

frontal, near frontal collisions.

Driver Air Bag

The driver's air bag is mounted in the steering wheel.

When air bag crash sensors detect a frontal impact of greater than moderate force, the

driver's air bag inÀates quickly helping to reduce injury mainly to the driver's head or chest

caused by directly hitting the steering wheel.

For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"

(page 2-56).

*Some models.

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(With Front Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch)

The inÀation of the driver's dual-stage air bag is controlled in two energy stages depending

on the driver's seat position. The driver's seat slide position sensor is located under the

driver's seat. The sensor determines whether the driver's seat is forward of or behind a

reference position and sends the seat position to the diagnostic module (SAS unit). The SAS

unit is designed to control the deployment of the driver's air bag depending on how close the

driver's seat is to the steering wheel.

During an impact of moderate severity, the driver's air bag deploys with lesser energy,

whereas during more severe impacts and when the driver's seat is behind the reference

position, it deploys with more energy.

Front Passenger Air Bag

The front passenger air bag is mounted in the front passenger instrument panel.

The inÀation mechanism for the front passenger air bag is the same as the driver's air bag, as

mentioned above.

For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"

(page 2-56).

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Side Air Bags^*

The side air bags are mounted in the outboard sides of the front seatbacks.

When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than moderate force, the

system inÀates the side air bag only on the side in which the vehicle was hit. The side

air bag inÀates quickly to reduce injury to the driver or front passenger's chest caused by

directly hitting interior parts such as a door or window.

For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"

(page 2-56).

Curtain Air Bags^*

The curtain air bags are mounted in the front and rear window pillars, and the roof edge

along both sides.

When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than moderate force, the

curtain air bag inÀates quickly and helps to reduce injury mainly to the rear outboard

passenger's head caused by directly hitting interior parts such as a door or window.

For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"

(page 2-56).

Only one side curtain air bag will deploy on the

side of the vehicle that receives the force of an

impact.

*Some models.

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Warning Light/Beep

A system malfunction or operation conditions are indicated by a warning.

Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page 4-38.

Refer to Warning Sound is Activated on page 7-48.

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SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria

This chart indicates the applicable SRS equipment that will deploy depending on the type of

collision.

(The illustrations are the representative cases of collisions.)

Types of collision

A severe frontal/near frontal collision

A severe side collision^*2

A rear collision

SRS

equipment

Front

seat belt

X^*1(both sides)

X^*1(impact side only)

pretensioner

Rear

seat belt

X (both sides)

pretensioner^*

No air bag and seat belt

pretensioner will be

activated in a rear collision.

Driver air

bag

X

Front

passenger

air bag

X^*1

Side air bag^*

X ^*1(impact side only)

X (impact side only)

Curtain air

bag^*

X : The SRS air bag equipment is designed to deploy in a collision.

*1 (With Front Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch)

The front passenger front and side air bags and the front seat belt pretensioner are designed to deploy depending

on the status of the front passenger air bag deactivation switch.

*2 (With Side/Curtain Air Bags)

In a side collision, the front seat belt pretensioners and the side/curtain air bags deploy (only on the side in

which the collision occurs).

*Some models.

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NOTE

In a frontal offset collision, the equipped air bags and pretensioners may all deploy

depending on the direction, angle, and rate of impact.

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Limitations to SRS Air Bag

In severe collisions such as those described previously in "SRS Air Bag Deployment

Criteria", the applicable SRS air bag equipment will deploy. However, in some accidents,

the equipment may not deploy depending on the type of collision and its severity.

Limitations to front/near front collision detection:

The following illustrations are examples of front/near front collisions that may not be

detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.

Frontal offset impact to the vehicle

Impacts involving trees or poles

Rear-ending or running under a truck's tail gate

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Limitations to side collision detection:

The following illustrations are examples of side collisions that may not be detected as severe

enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.

Side impacts with two-wheeled vehicles

Side impacts involving trees or poles

Roll-over

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