2010 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

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EssentialSafetyEquipment
SRSAirBags
DriverandPassengerOccupantClassificationSystem
First,pleasereadSupplementalRestraintSystem(SRS)Precautions(page2-28)
carefully.
qDriverSeatSlidePositionSensor
Yourvehicleisequippedwithadriverseatslidepositionsensorasapartofthe
supplementalrestraintsystem.Thesensorislocatedunderthedriverseat.Thesensor
determineswhetherthedriverseatisforeoraftofareferencepositionandsendstheseat
positiontothediagnosticmodule(SASunit).TheSASunitisdesignedtocontrolthe
deploymentofthedriverairbagdependingonhowclosethedriverseatistothesteering
wheel.
Theairbag/seatbeltpretensionersystemwarninglightflashesifthesensorhasapossible
malfunction(page2-35).
qPassengerSeatWeightSensors
Yourvehicleisequippedwithapassengerseatweightsensorsasapartofthesupplemental
restraintsystem.Thesesensorsarelocatedunderbothofthepassengerseatrails.These
sensorsdeterminethetotalseatedweightonthepassengerseat.TheSASunitisdesigned
topreventthepassengerfrontandsideairbagsandseatbeltpretensionersystemfrom
deployingifthetotalseatedweightislessthanapproximately30kg(66lbs).
Toreducethechanceofinjuriescausedbydeploymentofthepassengerairbag,thesystem
deactivatesthepassengerfrontandsideairbagsandalsotheseatbeltpretensionersystem
when:
Thereisnopassengerinthepassengerseat.(Thepassengerairbagdeactivation
l
indicatorlightdoesnotilluminate.)
Thetotalseatedweightonthepassengerseatislessthanapproximately30kg(66lbs).
l
(Thepassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightilluminates.)
Thissystemshutsoffthepassengerfrontandsideairbagsandseatbeltpretensioner
system,somakesurethepassengerairbagdeactivationindicatorlightilluminates
accordingtothefollowingtable.
Theairbag/seatbeltpretensionersystemwarninglightflashesandthepassengerairbag
deactivationindicatorlightilluminatesifthesensorshaveapossiblemalfunction.Ifthis
happens,thepassengerfrontandsideairbagsandseatbeltpretensionersystemwillnot
deploy.
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FormNo.8AV1-EA-09F
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals
Model Year2010
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