EssentialSafetyEquipment
SRSAirBags
WARNING
Seatbeltsmustbeworninairbagequippedvehicles:
Dependingonlyontheairbagsforprotectionduringanaccidentisdangerous.
Alone,airbagsmaynotpreventseriousinjuries.Theappropriateairbagscanbe
expectedtoinflateonlyinthefirstcollisionwithfrontal,nearfrontalorsideforces
thatareatleastmoderate.Vehicleoccupantsshouldalwayswearseatbelts.
Childrenshouldnotrideinthefrontpassengerseat:
Placingachild,12yearsorunder,inthefrontseatisdangerous.Thechildcouldbe
hitbyadeployingairbagandbeseriouslyinjuredorevenkilled.Evenifthefront
passengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightilluminates,alwaysmovethefront
passengerseatasfarbackaspossible.Asleepingchildismorelikelytoleanagainst
thedoorandbehitbythesideairbaginamoderate,right-sidecollision.Whenever
possible,alwayssecureachild12yearsandunderontherearseatwithan
appropriatechild-restraintsystemforthechild'sageandsize.
Neverusearear-facingchild-restraintsysteminthefrontseatwithanairbagthat
coulddeploy:
Rear-facingchild-restraintsystemsonthefrontseatareparticularlydangerouseven
thoughyoumayfeelassuredthatafrontpassengerairbagwillnotdeploybasedon
thefactthatthefrontpassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightilluminates.
Thechild-restraintsystemcanbehitbyadeployingairbagandmovedviolently
backwardresultinginseriousinjuryordeathtothechild.
Donotsittooclosetothedriverandfrontpassengerairbags:
Sittingtooclosetothedriverandfrontpassengerairbagmodulesorplacinghands
orfeetonthemisextremelydangerous.Thedriverandfrontpassengerairbags
inflatewithgreatforceandspeed.Seriousinjuriescouldoccurifsomeoneistoo
close.Thedrivershouldalwaysholdontoonlytherimofthesteeringwheel.The
frontseatpassengershouldkeepbothfeetonthefloor.Frontseatoccupantsshould
adjusttheirseatsasfarbackaspossibleandalwayssituprightagainstthe
seatbackswithseatbeltswornproperly.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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