Get SRS Air Bags -> Front Passenger Occupant Classification System Guide for Mazda Cx-5 SUV First Generation (2013-2016)

Essential Safety Equipment

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Front Passenger Occupant Classification System^í

First, please read “Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions” (page 2-44)

carefully.

qFront Passenger Occupant Classification Sensor

Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant classification sensor as a part of

the supplemental restraint system. This sensor is equipped in the front passenger's seat

cushion. This sensor measures the electrostatic capacity of the front passenger's seat. The

SAS unit is designed to prevent the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt

pretensioner system from deploying if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator

light turns on.

To reduce the chance of injuries caused by deployment of the front passenger air bag, the

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

pretensioner system when the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light turns on.

Refer to the following table for the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light

illumination conditions.

This system shuts off the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner

system, so make sure the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light turns on

according to the following table.

The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light flashes and the front

passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates if the sensors have a possible

malfunction. If this happens, the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt

pretensioner system will not deploy.

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Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light

This indicator light turns on to remind you that the front passenger front and side air bags

and seat belt pretensioner will not deploy during a collision.

Manual Type climate control

Fully Automatic Type climate control

If the front passenger occupant classification sensor is normal, the indicator light turns on

when the ignition is switched ON. The light turns off after a few seconds. Then, the

indicator light turns on or is off under the following conditions:

Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light on/off condition chart

Condition detected by the front Front passenger air bag

passenger occupant classification deactivation indicator

Front passenger seat

belt pretensioner

system

Front passenger front

and side air bags

system

light

Empty (Not occupied)

On

Deactivated

A child less than 1 year old is

seated in a child-restraint system

On

Deactivated

Child^*1

Adult^*2

On or off

Off

Deactivated or ready

Ready

Deactivated or ready

Ready

*1 The occupant classification sensor may not detect a child seated on the seat, in a child-restraint system, or a

junior seat depending on the child's physical size and seated posture.

*2 If a smaller adult sits on the front passenger seat, the sensors might detect the person as being a child

depending on the person's physique.

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The curtain air bag is ready for inflating regardless of what the front passenger air bag

deactivation indicator light on/off condition chart indicates.

If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not turn on when the ignition

is switched ON and does not turn on as indicated in the front passenger air bag deactivation

indicator light on/off condition chart, do not allow an occupant to sit in the front passenger

seat and consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible. The system may not

work properly in an accident.

WARNING

Do not allow an occupant in the front passenger's seat to sit with a posture which

makes it difficult for the front passenger occupant classification sensor to detect the

occupant correctly:

Sitting in the front passenger's seat with a posture which makes it difficult for the

front passenger occupant classification sensor to detect the occupant correctly is

dangerous. If the front passenger occupant classification sensor cannot detect the

occupant sitting on the front passenger's seat correctly, the front passenger front

and side air bags and pretensioner system may not operate (deploy) or they may

operate (deploy) accidentally. The front passenger will not have the supplementary

protection of the air bags or the accidental operation (deployment) of the air bags

could result in serious injury or death.

Under the following conditions, the front passenger occupant classification sensor

cannot detect a passenger sitting on the front passenger's seat correctly and the

deployment/non-deployment of the air bags cannot be controlled as indicated in the

front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light on/off condition chart. For

example:

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Ø A front passenger is seated as shown in the following figure:

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Ø A rear passenger pushes up on the front passenger seat with their feet.

Ø Luggage or other items placed under the front passenger seat or between the

front passenger seat and driver seat that push up the front passenger seat

bottom.

Ø An object, such as a seat cushion, is put on the front passenger's seat or between

the passenger's back and the seatback.

Ø A seat cover is put on the front passenger's seat.

Ø Luggage or other items are placed on the seat with the child in the child-restraint

system.

Ø A rear passenger or luggage push or pull down on the front passenger seatback.

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

Ø The seat is washed.

Ø Liquids are spilled on the seat.

Ø The front passenger seat is moved backward, pushing into luggage or other items

placed behind it.

Ø The front passenger seatback contacts the rear seat.

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

seat.

Ø An electric device is put on the front passenger's seat.

Ø An additional electrical device, such as a seat warmer is installed to the surface of

the front passenger seat.

The front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner systems will

deactivate if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light turns on.

CAUTION

Ø To assure proper deployment of the front air bag and to prevent damage to the

sensor in the front seat cushion:

Ø

Do not place sharp objects on the front seat cushion or leave heavy luggage on

them.

Ø

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

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

Ø

Adjust the front seats as far back as possible and always sit upright against the

seatbacks with seat belts worn properly.

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

2-34).

Ø

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NOTE

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The system requires about 10 seconds to alternate between turning the front passenger front and

side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system on or off.

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The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light may turn on 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 turn on for 10 seconds if the

electrostatic capacity on the front passenger seat changes.

The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light might turn on if the front passenger

seat receives a severe impact.

If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not turn on 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 turn on, install the child-restraint system on the rear seat and consult

an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

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If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light turns on when an occupant is seated

directly in the front passenger seat, have the passenger re-adjust their posture by sitting with their

feet on the floor, and then re-fastening the seat belt. If the front passenger air bag deactivation

indicator light remains turned on, move the passenger to the rear seat. If sitting in the rear seat is

not possible, slide the front passenger seat as far back as possible. Consult an Authorized Mazda

Dealer as soon as possible.

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