Seating and Safety Restraints
WARNING:Airbagscankillorinjureachildinachildseat.
NEVERplacearear-facingchildseatinfrontofanactiveairbag.
Ifyoumustuseaforward-facingchildseatinthefrontseat,movethe
seatallthewayback.Securetheseatandthechildinitproperly.
How does the airbag supplemental restraint system work?
TheairbagSRSisdesignedto
activatewhenthevehiclesustains
longitudinaldecelerationsufficient
tocausethesensorstoclosean
electricalcircuitthatinitiatesairbag
inflation.
Thefactthattheairbagsdidnot
inflateinacollisiondoesnotmean
thatsomethingiswrongwiththe
system.Rather,itmeanstheforces
werenotofthetypesufficientto
causeactivation.Airbagsaredesignedtoinflateinfrontaland
near-frontalcollisions,notrollover,side-impact,orrear-impactsunless
thecollisioncausessufficientlongitudinaldeceleration.
Theairbagsinflateanddeflate
rapidlyuponactivation.Afterairbag
deployment,itisnormaltonoticea
smoke-like,powderyresidueor
smelltheburntpropellant.Thismay
consistofcornstarch,talcum
powderorsodiumcompoundswhich
mayirritatetheskinandeyes,but
noneoftheresidueistoxic.
WhiletheSRSisdesignedtohelp
reduceseriousinjuries,contactwith
adeployingairbagmayalsocause
abrasions,swellingortemporary
hearingloss.Becauseairbagsmust
inflaterapidlyandwithconsiderable
force,thereistheriskofdeathor
seriousinjuriessuchasfractures,facialandeyeinjuriesorinternal
injuries,particularlytooccupantswhoarenotproperlyrestrainedorare
otherwiseoutofpositionatthetimeofairbagdeployment.Itis
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2010
Tribute (j14)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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