2008 Mazda 3 Owners Manual

EssentialSafetyEquipment

SRSAirBags

SupplementalRestraintSystems(SRS)Precautions

Thefrontandsidesupplementalrestraintsystems(SRS)includeupto6airbags.Please

verifywhichkindsofairbagsareequippedonyourvehiclebylocatingthe“SRS

AIRBAG”locationindicators.Theseindicatorsarevisibleintheareawheretheairbags

areinstalled.

Theairbagsareinstalledinthefollowinglocations:

Thesteeringwheelhub(driverairbag)

Thefrontpassengerdashboard(frontpassengerairbag)

Theoutboardsidesofthefrontseatbacks(sideairbags)^í

Thefrontandrearwindowpillars,andtheroofedgealongbothsides(curtainairbags)^í

Thesesystemsoperateindependentlydependingonthetypeofaccidentencountered;if

youhavesideandcurtainairbags,thesideandcurtainairbagsarenotlikelytodeployon

bothsidesinthesameaccidentbecauseavehicleisnotoftenhitfrombothsides.Theside

andcurtainairbagsandthefrontalairbagsystemwillnotnormallydeployduringthe

sametypeofaccidentunlessacombinationoffrontalandsideimpactsoccur.

Theairbagsupplementalrestraintsystemsaredesignedtoprovidesupplementalprotection

onlyinthefrontseatsincertainsituationsandtherearoutsidepassengerpositionsonlyin

same-sidecollisions,soseatbeltsarealwaysimportantinthefollowingways:

Withoutseatbeltusage,theairbagscannotprovideadequateprotectionduringanaccident.

Seatbeltusageisnecessaryto:

Keeptheoccupantfrombeingthrownintoaninflatingairbag.

Reducethepossibilityofinjuriesduringanaccidentthatisnotdesignedforairbag

inflation,suchasroll-overorrearimpact.

Reducethepossibilityofinjuriesinfrontalorsidecollisionsthatarenotsevereenough

toactivatetheairbags.

Reducethepossibilityofbeingthrownfromyourvehicle.

Reducethepossibilityofinjuriestolowerbodyandlegsduringanaccidentbecausethe

airbagsprovidenoprotectiontothesepartsofthebody.

Holdthedriverinapositionwhichallowsbettercontrolofthevehicle.

Smallchildrenmustbeprotectedbyachild-restraintsystemasstipulatedbylawinevery

stateandprovince.Incertainstatesandprovinces,largerchildrenmustuseachild-restraint

system(page2-25).

Carefullyconsiderwhichchild-restraintsystemisnecessaryforyourchildandfollowthe

installationdirectionsinthisOwner'sManualaswellasthechild-restraintsystem

manufacturer'sinstructions.

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2008 Mazda 3 Owners Manual SKU UPC Model

Gary BRengle on Feb 22, 2017.

Very good reference. Bought car used with no owners manual