EssentialSafetyEquipment
SeatBeltSystems
FrontSeatBeltPretensioner
andLoadLimitingSystems
WARNING
Wearseatbeltsonlyasrecommended
inthisowner'smanual:
Foroptimumprotection,thedriverand
frontpassengerseatbeltsareequipped
withpretensionerandloadlimiting
systems.Forboththesesystemstowork
properlyyoumustweartheseatbelt
properly.
Incorrectpositioningofthedriverand
frontpassengerseatbeltsis
dangerous.Withoutproper
positioning,thepretensionerand
loadlimitingsystemscannotprovide
adequateprotectioninanaccident
andthiscouldresultinseriousinjury.
Formoredetailsaboutwearingseat
belts,referto“Fasteningtheseat
belts”(page2-17).
Pretensioners:
Inmoderateorseverefrontalornear-
frontalaccidents,thefrontairbagand
pretensionersystemsdeploy
simultaneously.Thefrontseatbelt
retractorsremoveslackquicklyastheair
bagsareexpanding.
Inaddition,thepretensionersystemfor
thefrontpassenger,likethefront
passengerairbag,isdesignedtoonly
deployinaccordancewiththetotalseated
weightonthefrontpassengerseat.Any
timetheairbagsandseatbelt
Haveyourseatbeltschanged
immediatelyifthepretensionerorload
limiterhasbeenexpended:
Oneorbothfrontairbagsmay
deploy,andthecorresponding
pretensioner(s)mayalsodeployat
thesametime.Liketheairbags,the
seatbeltpretensionerswillonly
functiononce.Whileitissafertouse
apost-crash(aseatbeltthatwas
usedinanaccident)thannoseatbelt
atall,usingaseatbeltwithan
pretensionershavefiredtheymustbe
replaced.Fordetails,refertothefront
passengerseatweightsensors(page2-48).
expendedpretensionerorloadlimiter
loadedreducesthesafetyavailableto
you.Iftheseatbeltpretensionersare
notreplaced,theriskofinjuryina
collisionwillincrease.Expendedseat
beltpretensionersandairbagsmust
bereplacedafteranycollisionwhich
causedthemtodeploy.Additionally,
theloadlimiterwillonlylimitloads
onthechestonceinacollisionand
thisisanotherreasontohavethe
frontseatbeltsinspected.Always
haveanAuthorizedMazdaDealer
inspecttheseatbeltpretensioners
andairbagsafteranycollision.
Loadlimiter:
Theloadlimitingsystemreleasesbelt
webbinginacontrolledmannertoreduce
beltforceontheoccupant'schest.While
themostsevereloadonaseatbeltoccurs
infrontalcollisions,theloadlimiterhas
anautomaticmechanicalfunctionandcan
activateinanyaccidentmodewith
sufficientoccupantmovement.
Evenifthepretensionershavenotfired,
theloadlimitingfunctionmustbe
checkedbyanAuthorizedMazdaDealer
afteranycollision.
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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