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EssentialSafetyEquipment
SeatBeltSystems
FrontSeatBeltPretensioner
andLoadLimitingSystems
WARNING
ExpendedSeatBeltPretensioners:
Oneorbothfrontairbagsmaydeploy,
andthecorrespondingpretensioner(s)
willalsodeployatthesametime.Use
offrontseatbeltswiththe
pretensionersystemexpendedis
dangerous.Liketheairbags,theseat
beltpretensionerswillonlyfunction
once.Aftertheyareexpended,they
willnotfunctionagainandmustbe
replacedimmediately.Iftheseatbelt
pretensionersarenotreplaced,the
riskofinjuryinacollisionwill
Foroptimumprotection,thedriverand
frontpassengerseatbeltsareequipped
withpretensionerandloadlimiting
systems.
Inmoderateorgreaterfrontalornear-
frontalaccidents,thefrontairbagand
pretensionersystemsdeploy
simultaneously.Thepretensionerstakeup
slackinthefrontseatbeltsastheairbags
areexpanding.Theseatbeltpretensioner
systemcannotprovideadequate
protectioninanaccidentiftheseatbeltis
notfastenedproperly.Theloadlimiting
systemreleasesbeltwebbingina
controlledmannertoreducebeltforceon
theoccupant'schest.
increase.AlwayshaveanAuthorized
MazdaDealerinspecttheseatbelt
pretensionersandairbagsafterany
collision.Expendedseatbelt
pretensionersandairbagsmustbe
replacedafteranycollisionwhich
causedthemtodeploy.Additionally,
theloadlimiterwillonlylimitloadson
thechestonceinacollisionandis
anotherreasontohavethefrontseat
beltsinspected.
WARNING
IncorrectPositioningoftheDriver
andFrontPassengerSeatBelts:
Incorrectpositioningofthedriverand
passengerseatbeltsisdangerous.
Withoutproperpositioning,the
pretensionerandloadlimitingsystems
cannotprovideadequateprotectionin
anaccidentandthiscouldresultin
seriousinjury.Wearseatbeltsonlyas
recommendedinthisowner'smanual
(page2-12).
ModificationorTestingofthe
PretensionerSystem:
Modifyingthecomponentsorwiring
ofthepretensionersystem,including
theuseofelectronictestingdevicesis
dangerous.Youcouldaccidentally
activateitormakeitinoperablewhich
wouldpreventitfromactivatinginan
accident.Theoccupantsorrepairers
couldbeseriouslyinjured.Never
modifythecomponentsorwiring,or
useelectronictestingdevicesonthe
pretensionersystem.
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Product Specification
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Model Year | 2006 |
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