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EssentialSafetyEquipment
SeatBeltSystems
FrontSeatBeltPretensioner
andLoadLimitingSystems
WARNING
Donotuseseatbeltswithexpended
pretensioners:
Oneorbothfrontairbagsmaydeploy,
andthecorrespondingpretensioner(s)
willalsodeployatthesametime.Use
offrontseatbeltswiththe
pretensionersystemexpendedis
dangerous.Liketheairbags,theseat
beltpretensionerswillonlyfunction
once.Aftertheyareexpended,they
willnotfunctionagainandmustbe
replacedimmediately.Iftheseatbelt
pretensionersarenotreplaced,the
riskofinjuryinacollisionwill
increase.AlwayshaveanAuthorized
MazdaDealerinspecttheseatbelt
pretensionersandairbagsafterany
collision.Expendedseatbelt
Foroptimumprotection,thedriverand
frontpassengerseatbeltsareequipped
withpretensionerandloadlimiting
systems.
Inmoderateorseverefrontalornear-
frontalaccidents,thefrontairbagand
pretensionersystemsdeploy
simultaneously.Thefrontseatbelt
retractorsremoveslackquicklyastheair
bagsareexpanding.Theseatbelt
pretensionersystemcannotprovide
adequateprotectioninanaccidentifthe
seatbeltisnotfastenedproperly.Theload
limitingsystemreleasesbeltwebbingina
controlledmannertoreducebeltforceon
theoccupant'schest.
pretensionersandairbagsmustbe
replacedafteranycollisionwhich
causedthemtodeploy.Additionally,
theloadlimiterwillonlylimitloadson
thechestonceinacollisionandthisis
anotherreasontohavethefrontseat
beltsinspected.
WARNING
Wearseatbeltsonlyasrecommended
inthisowner'smanual:
Incorrectpositioningofthedriverand
frontpassengerseatbeltsis
dangerous.Withoutproper
positioning,thepretensionerandload
limitingsystemscannotprovide
adequateprotectioninanaccident
andthiscouldresultinseriousinjury.
Formoredetailsaboutwearingseat
belts,referto“Fasteningtheseat
belts”(page2-19).
Donotmodifythecomponentsor
wiring,oruseelectronictesting
devicesonthepretensionersystem:
Modifyingthecomponentsorwiring
ofthepretensionersystem,including
theuseofelectronictestingdevicesis
dangerous.Youcouldaccidentally
activateitormakeitinoperablewhich
wouldpreventitfromactivatinginan
accident.Theoccupantsorrepairers
couldbeseriouslyinjured.
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| Categories | Mazda 6 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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