2008 Mazda 5 Owners Manual

EssentialSafetyEquipment
SRSAirBags
SupplementalRestraintSystems(SRS)Precautions
Thefrontandsidesupplementalrestraintsystems(SRS)includeupto6airbags.Please
verifywhichkindsofairbagsareequippedonyourvehiclebylocatingtheSRS
AIRBAGlocationindicators.Theseindicatorsarevisibleintheareawheretheairbags
areinstalled.
Theairbagsareinstalledinthefollowinglocations:
Thesteeringwheelhub(driverairbag)
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Thefrontpassengerdashboard(frontpassengerairbag)
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Theoutboardsidesofthefrontseatbacks(sideairbags)í
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Thefrontandrearwindowpillars,andtheroofedgealongbothsides(curtainairbags)í
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Thesesystemsoperateindependentlydependingonthetypeofaccidentencountered;if
youhavesideandcurtainairbags,thesideandcurtainairbagsarenotlikelytodeployon
bothsidesinthesameaccidentbecauseavehicleisnotoftenhitfrombothsides.Theside
andcurtainairbagsandthefrontalairbagsystemwillnotnormallydeployduringthe
sametypeofaccidentunlessacombinationoffrontalandsideimpactsoccur.
Theairbagsupplementalrestraintsystemsaredesignedtoprovidesupplementalprotection
onlyinthefrontseatsincertainsituationsandtherearoutsidepassengerpositionsonlyin
same-sidecollisions,soseatbeltsarealwaysimportantinthefollowingways:
Withoutseatbeltusage,theairbagscannotprovideadequateprotectionduringanaccident.
Seatbeltusageisnecessaryto:
Keeptheoccupantfrombeingthrownintoaninflatingairbag.
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Reducethepossibilityofinjuriesduringanaccidentthatisnotdesignedforairbag
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inflation,suchasroll-overorrearimpact.
Reducethepossibilityofinjuriesinfrontalorsidecollisionsthatarenotsevereenough
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toactivatetheairbags.
Reducethepossibilityofbeingthrownfromyourvehicle.
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Reducethepossibilityofinjuriestolowerbodyandlegsduringanaccidentbecausethe
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airbagsprovidenoprotectiontothesepartsofthebody.
Holdthedriverinapositionwhichallowsbettercontrolofthevehicle.
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Childrenshouldbeprotectedbyachild-restraintsystemasstipulatedbylawineverystate
andprovince.Incertainstatesandprovinces,lawsvaryonthesizeachildmustbetousea
child-restraintsystem(page2-26).
Carefullyconsiderwhichchild-restraintsystemisnecessaryforyourchildandfollowthe
installationdirectionsinthisOwner'sManualaswellasthechild-restraintsystem
manufacturer'sinstructions.
íSomemodels.
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CategoriesMazda 5 Manuals
Model Year2008
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