2009 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

EssentialSafetyEquipment
SRSAirBags
WARNING
Donotdecreasethetotalseatedweightonthefrontpassengerseat:
Whenanadultorlargechildsitsonthefrontpassengerseat,decreasingthetotal
seatedweightonthefrontpassengerseatfromthetotalseatedweightof
approximately42kg(93lb)requiredforairbagdeploymentisdangerous.Thefront
passengerseatweightsensorswilldetectthereducedtotalseatedweightcondition
andthefrontpassengerfrontandsideairbagsandseatbeltpretensionersystem
willnotdeployduringanaccident.Thefrontpassengerwillnothavethe
supplementaryprotectionoftheairbag,whichcouldresultinseriousinjury.
Decreasingthetotalseatedweightonthefrontpassengerseatfromthetotalseated
weightofapproximately42kg(93lb)couldresultinanairbagnotdeployingunder
thefollowingconditions,forexample:
ØArearpassengerpushesuponthefrontpassengerseatwiththefeet.
ØLuggageorotheritemsplacedunderthefrontpassengerseatorbetweenthe
frontpassengerseatanddriverseatthatpushupthefrontpassengerseat
bottom.
ØThefrontpassengerseatoccupantsitsinamannerthatdoesnotplacetheentire
weightoftheoccupantontheseatsuchasbysittingtooclosetothedoor,
graspingtheassistgriportherimofthemoonroofandsittingwiththeseatback
reclinedtoofar.
ØAnyaccessorieswhichmightdecreasethetotalseatedweightonthefront
passengerseatareattachedtothefrontpassengerseat.
ØTensionintheupwarddirectionisplacedontheseatbeltslidebarsuchasby
pullingupontheseatbelt.
Thefrontpassengerfrontandsideairbagsandseatbeltpretensionersystemswill
deactivateifthetotalseatedweightonthefrontpassengerseatiscloseto30kg(66
lb)andtheywillreactivatebeforetheweightexceeds42kg(93lb).
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2009
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