EssentialSafetyEquipment
SRSAirBags
SupplementalRestraintSystem(SRS)Precautions
Thefrontandsidesupplementalrestraintsystems(SRS)includeupto4airbags.Please
verifytheairbagsequippedonyourvehiclebylocatingthe“SRSAIRBAG”location
indicators.Theseindicatorsarevisibleintheareawheretheairbagsareinstalled.
Theairbagsareinstalledinthefollowinglocations:
Thesteeringwheelhub(driverairbag)
l
Thepassengerdashboard(passengerairbag)
Theoutboardsidesoftheseatbacks(sideairbags)í
l
l
Theairbagsupplementalrestraintsystemsaredesignedtoprovidesupplementalprotection
incertainsituations,soseatbeltsarealwaysimportantinthefollowingways:
Withoutseatbeltusage,theairbagscannotprovideadequateprotectionduringanaccident.
Seatbeltusageisnecessaryto:
Keeptheoccupantfrombeingthrownintoaninflatingairbag.
l
Reducethepossibilityofinjuriesduringanaccidentthatisnotdesignedforairbag
l
inflation,suchasroll-overorrearimpact.
Reducethepossibilityofinjuriesinfrontal,nearfrontal,sidecollisionsthatarenot
l
severeenoughtoactivatetheairbags.
Reducethepossibilityofbeingthrownfromyourvehicle.
l
Reducethepossibilityofinjuriestolowerbodyandlegsduringanaccidentbecausethe
l
airbagsprovidenoprotectiontothesepartsofthebody.
Holdthedriverinapositionwhichallowsbettercontrolofthevehicle.
l
Forsomemodels,apassengerairbagdeactivationswitchisprovided.Thisswitchshould
beusedtodeactivatethepassengerfrontandsideairbagsandalsothepassengerseatbelt
pretensionersystemifachild-restraintsystemisinstalledonthepassengerseat.Makesure
thepassengerairbagdeactivationswitchisintheONpositionexceptwhenachild-
restraintsystemisinstalledonthepassengerseat.RefertoPassengerAirBagDeactivation
Switchonpage2-39.
Yourvehicleisalsoequippedwithadriverandpassengeroccupantclassification
system.Fordetails,refertothedriverandpassengeroccupantclassificationsystem
(page2-43).
Toreducethechanceofinjuriescausedbythedeploymentofthepassengerairbaginthe
unlikelyeventofanaccident,therearetwomethodstodeactivatethepassengerairbagas
follows,however,thesurestwaytopreventthepassengerairbagfromdeployingistouse
theignitionkeytoturnitoffratherthanrelyonthepassengerseatweightsensors,which
willalsodetectotherloadsorobjectsonandaroundthepassengerseat.
Smallchildrenmustbeprotectedbyachild-restraintsystemasstipulatedbylawinevery
stateandprovince.Incertainstatesandprovinces,largerchildrenmustuseachild-restraint
system(page2-17).
2-28
íSomemodels.
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2009 |
| Download File |
|
| Document File Type | |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)