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EssentialSafetyEquipment
SeatBeltSystems
WARNING
WARNING
ExpendedSeatBeltPretensioners:
Useoffrontseatbeltswiththe
pretensionersystemexpendedis
dangerous.
PretensionerSystemDisposal:
Improperdisposalofthepretensioner
systemoravehiclewithnon-
deactivatedpretensionersis
Theseatbeltpretensionerswillonly
functiononce.Aftertheyare
expended,theywillnotworkagain
andmustbereplacedimmediately.
Iftheseatbeltpretensionersarenot
replaced,theriskofinjuryina
collisionwillincrease.
dangerous.Unlessallsafety
proceduresarefollowed,injurycould
result.AskanAuthorizedMazda
Dealerhowtosafelydisposeofthe
pretensionersystemorhowtoscrapa
pretensioner-equippedvehicle.
AlwayshaveanAuthorizedMazda
Dealerinspecttheseatbelt
NOTE
pretensionersandairbagsafterany
collision.Theseatbeltpretensioners
andairbagsmustbereplacedafter
anycollision,whichcausesthemto
deploy.
Thepretensionersystemwillonly
l
activateinamoderateorgreater
frontalornear-frontalcollision.It
willnotactivateinmostrollovers,
sideorrearimpacts.
ModificationorTestingofthe
Somesmoke(non-toxicgas)willbe
l
PretensionerSystem:
releasedwhentheairbagsand
pretensionersdeploy.Thisdoesnot
indicateafire.Thisgasnormallyhas
noeffectonoccupants,however,
thosewithsensitiveskinmay
experiencelightskinirritation.If
residuefromthedeploymentofthe
airbagsorthefrontpretensioner
systemgetsontheskinorinthe
eyes,washitoffassoonaspossible.
Modifyingthecomponentsorwiring
ofthepretensionersystem,including
theuseofelectronictestingdevicesis
dangerous.Youcouldaccidentally
activateitormakeitinoperablewhich
wouldpreventitfromactivatinginan
accident.Theoccupantsorrepairers
couldbeseriouslyinjured.Never
modifythecomponentsorwiring,or
useelectronictestingdevicesonthe
pretensionersystem.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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