EssentialSafetyEquipment
SeatBeltSystems
Haveyourseatbeltschanged
immediatelyifthepretensionerorload
limiterhasbeenexpended:
Oneorbothfrontairbagsmay
deploy,andthecorresponding
pretensioner(s)mayalsodeployat
thesametime.Whileitissafertouse
acrash-usedseatbeltthatwasused
inanaccidentthannoseatbeltat
all,usingaseatbeltwithan
expendedpretensionerorloadlimiter
loadedreducesthesafetyavailableto
you.Liketheairbags,theseatbelt
pretensionerswillonlyfunctiononce.
Aftertheyareexpended,theywillnot
functionagainandmustbereplaced
immediately.Iftheseatbelt
WARNING
Wearseatbeltsonlyasrecommended
inthisowner'smanual:
Incorrectpositioningofthedriverand
frontpassengerseatbeltsis
dangerous.Withoutproper
positioning,thepretensionerand
loadlimitingsystemscannotprovide
adequateprotectioninanaccident
andthiscouldresultinseriousinjury.
Formoredetailsaboutwearingseat
belts,referto“Fasteningtheseat
belts”(page2-13).
pretensionersarenotreplaced,the
riskofinjuryinacollisionwill
increase.AlwayshaveanAuthorized
MazdaDealerinspecttheseatbelt
pretensionersandairbagsafterany
collision.Expendedseatbelt
pretensionersandairbagsmustbe
replacedafteranycollisionwhich
causedthemtodeploy.Additionally,
theloadlimiterwillonlylimitloads
onthechestonceinacollisionand
thisisanotherreasontohavethe
frontseatbeltsinspected.
Donotmodifythecomponentsor
wiring,oruseelectronictestingdevices
onthepretensionersystem:
Modifyingthecomponentsorwiring
ofthepretensionersystem,including
theuseofelectronictestingdevicesis
dangerous.Youcouldaccidentally
activateitormakeitinoperable
whichwouldpreventitfrom
activatinginanaccident.The
occupantsorrepairerscouldbe
seriouslyinjured.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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