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EssentialSafetyEquipment
SRSAirBags
Donotsittooclosetoafrontdoororleanagainstdoorsinvehicleswithsideair
bags:
Sittingtooclosetothesideairbagmodulesorplacinghandsonthemisextremely
dangerous.Asideairbaginflateswithgreatforceandspeeddirectlyoutofthe
outboardshoulderoftheseatandexpandsalongthedooronthesidethecarishit.
Seriousinjurycouldoccurifsomeoneissittingtooclosetothedoororleaning
againstawindowintheseats.Furthermore,sleepingupagainstthedoororhanging
outthedriver's-sidewindowwhiledrivingcouldblockthesideairbagandeliminate
theadvantagesofsupplementalprotection.Givethesideairbagsroomtoworkby
sittinginthecenteroftheseatwhilethevehicleismovingwithseatbeltsworn
properly.
Donotattachobjectsonoraroundtheareawheredriverandpassengerairbags
deploy:
Attachinganobjecttothedriverandpassengerairbagmodulesorplacing
somethinginfrontofthemisdangerous.Inanaccident,anobjectcouldinterfere
withairbaginflationandinjuretheoccupants.
Donotattachobjectsonoraroundtheareawhereasideairbagdeploys:
Attachingthingstotheseatinsuchawayastocovertheoutboardsideoftheseat
inanywayisdangerous.Inanaccidenttheobjectcouldinterferewiththesideair
bag,whichinflatesfromtheoutboardsideoftheseats,impedingtheadded
protectionofthesideairbagsystemorredirectingtheairbaginawaythatis
dangerous.Furthermore,thebagcouldbecutopenreleasingthegas.
Neveruseseatcoversontheseats.Alwayskeepthesideairbagmodulesinyour
seatsfreetodeployintheeventofasidecollision.
Donotplaceluggageorotherobjectsundertheseats:
Placingluggageorotherobjectsundertheseatsisdangerous.Thecomponents
essentialtothesupplementalrestraintsystemcouldbedamaged,andintheeventof
asidecollision,theappropriateairbagsmaynotdeploy,whichcouldresultindeath
orseriousinjury.Topreventdamagetothecomponentsessentialtothe
supplementalrestraintsystem,donotplaceluggageorotherobjectsunderthe
seats.
Donottouchthecomponentsofthesupplementalrestraintsystemaftertheairbags
haveinflated:
Touchingthecomponentsofthesupplementalrestraintsystemaftertheairbags
haveinflatedisdangerous.Immediatelyafterinflation,theyareveryhot.Youcould
getburned.
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Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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Model Year | 2008 |
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Great to have a copy of this electronically for my 2008 PRHT MX-5.