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”(page2-20).
Pretensioners:
Inmoderateorseverefrontalornear-
frontalaccidents,thefrontairbagand
pretensionersystemsdeploy
simultaneously.Thefrontseatbelt
retractorsremoveslackquicklyastheair
bagsareexpanding.
Haveyourseatbeltschanged
immediatelyifthepretensionerorload
limiterhasbeenexpended:
Inaddition,thepretensionersystemfor
thefrontpassenger,likethefront
passengerairbag,isdesignedtoonly
deployinaccordancewiththetotalseated
weightonthefrontpassengerseat.Any
timetheairbagsandfrontseatbelt
pretensionershavefiredtheymustbe
replaced.Fordetails,refertothefront
passengerseatweightsensors(page2-56).
Oneorbothfrontairbagsmay
deploy,andthecorresponding
pretensioner(s)mayalsodeployat
thesametime.Liketheairbags,the
frontseatbeltpretensionerswillonly
functiononce.Whileitissafertouse
apost-crash(aseatbeltthatwas
usedinanaccident)thannofront
seatbeltatall,usingafrontseatbelt
withanexpendedpretensioneror
loadlimiterloadedreducesthesafety
availabletoyou.Ifthefrontseatbelt
pretensionersarenotreplaced,the
riskofinjuryinacollisionwill
increase.Expendedfrontseatbelt
pretensionersandairbagsmustbe
replacedafteranycollisionwhich
causedthemtodeploy.Additionally,
theloadlimiterwillonlylimitloads
onthechestonceinacollisionand
thisisanotherreasontohavethe
frontseatbeltsinspected.Always
haveanAuthorizedMazdaDealer
inspectthefrontseatbelt
Loadlimiter:
Theloadlimitingsystemreleasesbelt
webbinginacontrolledmannertoreduce
beltforceontheoccupant'schest.While
themostsevereloadonaseatbeltoccurs
infrontalcollisions,theloadlimiterhas
anautomaticmechanicalfunctionandcan
activateinanyaccidentmodewith
sufficientoccupantmovement.
Evenifthepretensionershavenotfired,
theloadlimitingfunctionmustbe
checkedbyanAuthorizedMazdaDealer
afteranycollision.
pretensionersandairbagsafterany
collision.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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