EssentialSafetyEquipment
SRSAirBags
Frontpassengerseatweightsensors
Yourvehicleisequippedwithafrontpassengerseatweightsensorsasapartofthe
supplementalrestraintsystem.(page2-32).Thesesensorsarelocatedunderbothofthe
frontpassengerseatrails.Thesesensorsdeterminethetotalseatedweightonthefront
passengerseat.TheSASunitisdesignedtopreventthefrontpassengerfrontandsideair
bagsandseatbeltpretensionersystemfromdeployingifthetotalseatedweightislessthan
approximately30kg(66lb).
Toreducethechanceofinjuriescausedbydeploymentofthefrontpassengerairbag,the
systemdeactivatesthefrontpassengerfrontandsideairbagsandalsotheseatbelt
pretensionersystemwhen:
Thereisnopassengerinthefrontpassengerseat.(Thefrontpassengerairbag
l
deactivationindicatorlightdoesnotilluminate.)
Thetotalseatedweightonthefrontpassengerseatislessthanapproximately30kg(66
l
lb).(Thefrontpassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightilluminates.)
Thissystemshutsoffthefrontpassengerfrontandsideairbagsandseatbeltpretensioner
system,somakesurethefrontpassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightilluminates
accordingtothefollowingtable.
Theairbag/frontseatbeltpretensionersystemwarninglightflashesandthefront
passengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightilluminatesifthesensorshaveapossible
malfunction.Ifthishappens,thefrontpassengerfrontandsideairbagsandseatbelt
pretensionersystemwillnotdeploy.
Frontpassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlight
Thisindicatorlightilluminatestoremindyouthatthefrontpassengerfrontandsideair
bagsandseatbeltpretensionerwillnotdeployduringacollision.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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