2010 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

Seating and Safety Restraints
Driver’s seat position sensor
Thedriver’sseatpositionsensorallowsyourPersonalSafetySystem™to
tailorthedeploymentlevelofthedriverdual-stageairbagbasedonseat
position.Thesystemisdesignedtohelpprotectsmallerdriverssitting
closetothedriverairbagbyprovidingalowerairbagoutputlevel.
Front passenger sensing system
Forairbagstodotheirjobtheymustinflatewithgreatforce,andthis
forcecanposeapotentiallydeadlyrisktooccupantsthatareveryclose
totheairbagwhenitbeginstoinflate.Forsomeoccupants,likeinfants
inrear-facingchildseats,thisoccursbecausetheyareinitiallysitting
veryclosetotheairbag.Forotheroccupants,thisoccurswhenthe
occupantisnotproperlyrestrainedbyseatbeltsorchildsafetyseatsand
theymoveforwardduringpre-crashbraking.Themosteffectivewayto
reducetheriskofunnecessaryinjuriesistomakesurealloccupantsare
properlyrestrained.Accidentstatisticssuggestthatchildrenaremuch
saferwhenproperlyrestrainedintherearseatingpositionsthaninthe
front.
WARNING:Airbagscankillorinjureachildinachildseat.
NEVERplacearear-facingchildseatinfrontofanactiveair
bag.Ifyoumustuseaforward-facingchildseatinthefrontseat,move
theseatallthewayback.
WARNING:Whenpossible,allchildren12yearsoldandunder
shouldbeproperlyrestrainedinarearseatingposition.
Thefrontpassengersensingsystemcanautomaticallyturnoffthe
passengerfrontairbag.Thesystemisdesignedtohelpprotectsmall
(childsize)occupantsfromairbagdeploymentswhentheyare
improperlyseatedorrestrainedinthefrontpassengerseatcontraryto
properchild-seatingorrestraintusagerecommendations.Evenwiththis
technology,parentsareSTRONGLYencouragedtoalwaysproperly
restrainchildrenintherearseat.Thesensoralsoturnsoffthepassenger
frontairbagandpassengerseat-mountedsideairbag(ifequipped)when
thepassengerseatisempty.
Whenthefrontpassengerseatisoccupiedandthesensingsystemhas
turnedoffthepassenger’sfrontalairbag,the“passairbagoff”indicator
willlightandstaylittoremindyouthatthefrontpassengerfrontal
airbagisoff.SeeFrontpassengersensingsystemintheairbagssection
ofthischapter.
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2010
Tribute (j14)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals
Model Year2010
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