EssentialSafetyEquipment
SRSAirBags
Frontpassengerseatweightsensors
Vehiclesequippedwithfrontpassengerseatweightsensorsarealsoequippedwithafront
passengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightisalsoequipped(page2-33).Thesesensors
arelocatedunderbothofthefrontpassengerseatrails.Thesesensorsdeterminethetotal
seatedweightonthefrontpassengerseat.TheSASunitisdesignedtopreventthefront
passengerfrontandsideairbagsandseatbeltpretensionersystemfromdeployingifthe
totalseatedweightislessthanapproximately30kg(66lb).
Toreducethechanceofinjuriescausedbydeploymentofthefrontpassengerairbag,the
systemdeactivatesthefrontpassengerfrontandsideairbagsandalsotheseatbelt
pretensionersystemwhen:
Thereisnopassengerinthefrontpassengerseat.(Thefrontpassengerairbag
l
deactivationindicatorlightdoesnotilluminate.)
Thetotalseatedweightonthefrontpassengerseatislessthanapproximately30kg(66
l
lb).(Thefrontpassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightilluminates.)
Thissystemshutsoffthefrontpassengerfrontandsideairbagsandseatbeltpretensioner
system,somakesurethefrontpassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightilluminates
accordingtothefollowingtable.
Theairbag/frontseatbeltpretensionersystemwarninglightflashesandthefront
passengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightilluminatesifthesensorshaveapossible
malfunction.Ifthishappens,thefrontpassengerfrontandsideairbagsandseatbelt
pretensionersystemwillnotdeploy.
Frontpassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlight
Thisindicatorlightilluminatestoremindyouthatthefrontpassengerfrontandsideair
bagsandseatbeltpretensionerwillnotdeployduringacollision.
Without seat warmer
With seat warmer
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2008 |
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Very good reference. Bought car used with no owners manual