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EssentialSafetyEquipment
SeatBeltSystems
WARNING
WARNING
Haveyourseatbeltschanged
immediatelyifthepretensionerorload
limiterhasbeenexpended:
Properlydisposeofthepretensioner
system:
Improperdisposalofthepretensioner
systemoravehiclewithnon-
deactivatedpretensionersis
dangerous.Unlessallsafety
proceduresarefollowed,injurycould
result.AskanAuthorizedMazda
Dealerhowtosafelydisposeofthe
pretensionersystemorhowtoscrapa
pretensioner-equippedvehicle.
Oneorbothfrontairbagsmaydeploy,
andthecorrespondingpretensioner(s)
mayalsodeployatthesametime.
Whileitissafertouseacrash-used
seatbeltthatwasusedinanaccident
thannoseatbeltatall,usingaseat
beltwithanexpendedpretensioneror
loadlimiterloadedreducesthesafety
availabletoyou.Liketheairbags,the
seatbeltpretensionerswillonly
NOTE
functiononce.Aftertheyare
expended,theywillnotfunctionagain
andmustbereplacedimmediately.If
theseatbeltpretensionersarenot
replaced,theriskofinjuryina
Thepretensionersystemwillactivate
inamoderateorgreaterfrontalor
near-frontalcollision.The
pretensionersystemforthefront
passengerisdesignedtoonlydeploy
inaccordancewiththetotalseated
weightonthefrontpassengerseat.It
willnotactivateinmostrollovers,
sideorrearimpacts.
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collisionwillincrease.Alwayshavean
AuthorizedMazdaDealerinspectthe
seatbeltpretensionersandairbags
afteranycollision.Expendedseatbelt
pretensionersandairbagsmustbe
replacedafteranycollisionwhich
causedthemtodeploy.Additionally,
theloadlimiterwillonlylimitloadson
thechestonceinacollisionandthisis
anotherreasontohavethefrontseat
beltsinspected.
Somesmoke(non-toxicgas)willbe
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releasedwhentheairbagsand
pretensionersdeploy.Thisdoesnot
indicateafire.Thisgasnormallyhas
noeffectonoccupants,however,
thosewithsensitiveskinmay
Donotmodifythecomponentsor
wiring,oruseelectronictesting
experiencelightskinirritation.If
residuefromthedeploymentofthe
airbagsorthefrontpretensioner
systemgetsontheskinorinthe
eyes,washitoffassoonaspossible.
devicesonthepretensionersystem:
Modifyingthecomponentsorwiring
ofthepretensionersystem,including
theuseofelectronictestingdevicesis
dangerous.Youcouldaccidentally
activateitormakeitinoperablewhich
wouldpreventitfromactivatinginan
accident.Theoccupantsorrepairers
couldbeseriouslyinjured.
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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