2001 MAZDA MODEL 626 warning

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
Essential Safety Equipment
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WARNING
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Front Passenger’s Seat Position:As your vehicle has front air bags
and doubly so if your vehicle has
optional side air bags, a
front-facing child-restraint system
should be put on the front seat
only when it is unavoidable.
Always move the seat as far back
as possible, because the force of a
deploying air bag could cause
serious injury or death to the
child.

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WARNING
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Rear-Facing Child-RestraintSystem:Rear-facing child-restraint
systems on the front seat are
paticularly dangerous. The
child-restraint system can be hit
by a deploying air bag and moved
violently backward resulting in
serious injury or death to the
child. Never use a rear-facing
child-restraint system in the front
seat with an air bag that could
deploy.
WARNING
!
Seating Position with Side AirBag:Allowing a child to lean over or
against the front door is
dangerous. If the vehicle is
equipped with side air bags, the
impact of an inflating side air bag
could cause serious injury or
death to the child. Children are
more likely to sleep in the vehicle,
when they do, they are more at
risk in the front passenger ’s seat
that has an optional side air bag
because they may slump over into
the path of the seatback-mounted
air bag. If a child can’ t be seated
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Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
Essential Safety Equipment2-36•Reduce the possibility of injuries in
frontal or side collisions that are
not severe enough to activate the
air bag.
• Reduce the possibility of being
thrown from your vehicle.
• Reduce the possibility of injuries to
lower body and legs during an
accident because the air bag allows
no protection to these parts.
• Hold the driver in a position which
allows better control of the vehicle.
WARNING
!
Air Bags without Seat Belts:Depending only on the air bags
for protection during an accident
is dangerous. Alone, air bags may
not prevent serious injuries. The
appropriate air bags can be
expected to inflate only during a
frontal, side or near-frontal
collision of at least moderate
force. Vehicle occupants should
always wear seat belts.Small children, those under 18 kg (40
lb.), should be protected by a
child-restraint system (page 2-26).

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WARNING
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Child in the Front Seat:Placing a child, 12 years or
under, in the front seat is
dangerous. The child could be hit
by a deploying air bag and be
seriously injured or even killed. A
sleeping child is more likely to
lean against the door and be hit
by the side air bag in a moderate,
right-side collision. Whenever
possible, always secure a child 12
years and under in the rear seat
with an appropriate
child-restraint system for the
child’ s age and size.
Never use a rear-facing (Continued)

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Essential Safety Equipment
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child-restraint system on the front
seat with an air bag that could
deploy.

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WARNING
!
Child-Restraint SystemPositioning:Rear-facing child-restraint
systems on the front seat are
particularly dangerous. The
child-restraint system can be hit
by a deploying air bag and moved
violently backward resulting in
serious injury or death to the
child. Never use a rear-facing
child-restraint system in the front
seat with an air bag that could
deploy.

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WARNING
!
Seating Position with Front AirBags:Sitting too close to the air bag
storage compartments or placing
hands or feet on them is
extremely dangerous. Front air
bags inflate with great force and
speed.
Serious injuries could occur if
someone is too close. The driver
should always hold onto only the
rim of the steering wheel. The
front seat passenger should keep
both feet on the floor. Front seat
occupants should adjust their
seats as far back as possible and(Continued)
always sit upright against the
seatbacks with seat belts worn
properly.
WARNING
!
Seating Position with Side AirBagsSitting too close to the side air bag
storage compartments or placing
hands on them is extremely
dangerous. A side air bag inflates
with great force and speed directly
out of the outboard shoulder of
the front seat and expands along
the front door on the side the car
is hit.
Serious injury could occur if
someone is sitting too close to the
door or leaning against a window
in the front seats or if rear seat
occupants grab the sides of the(Continued)

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Essential Safety Equipment
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front seatbacks. Furthermore,
sleeping up against the door or
hanging out the driver’s-side
window while driving could block
the side air bag and eliminate the
advantages of supplemental
protection.
Give the side air-bags room to
work by sitting in the center of the
seat while the vehicle is moving
with seat belts worn properly.

021–3GE
NOTEWhen an air bag deploys, a loud
inflation noise can be heard and
some smoke will be released.
Neither is likely to cause injury.

021-11AE
WARNING
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Hot Air Bag Inflators:Hot air bag inflators are
dangerous. Immediately after
inflation, the inflators in the
steering wheel, dashboard or the
seatbacks are very hot. You could
get burned. Don’ t touch the
internal components of the air
bag storage areas after the bags
have inflated.

021-2C1E
WARNING
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Modification of the SupplementalRestraint System:Modifying the components or
wiring of the supplemental
restraint system is dangerous. You
could accidentally activate it or
make it inoperable. Don’ t make
any modifications to the
supplemental restraint system.
This includes installing trim,
badges, or anything else over the
air bag storage areas. It also
includes installing extra electric
equipment on or near system
components or wiring.
An Authorized Mazda Dealer can (Continued)

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
Essential Safety Equipment2-42provide the special care needed in
the removal and installation of
front seats. It is important to
protect the side air bag wiring and
connections to assure that the
bags do not accidently deploy and
that the seats retain an
undamaged air bag connection.

021-12B1E
WARNING
!
Installation of Front-EndEquipment:Installation of front-end
equipment, such as a frontal
protection bar (kangaroo bar, bull
bar, push bar, etc.), snowplow, or
winches, is dangerous. The air
bag crash sensor system could be
affected. This could cause air
bags to inflate unexpectedly, or it
could prevent the air bags from
inflating during an accident.
Front occupants could be
seriously injured. Never install
any front-end equipment to your
vehicle.

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WARNING
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Front Air Bag Storage Areas:Attaching an object to a front air
bag storage area or placing
something in front of it is
dangerous. In an accident, the
object could interfere with front
air bag inflation and injure the
occupants.
Always keep the front air bag
storage areas free of objects.

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Essential Safety Equipment
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WARNING
!
Side Air Bag Storage Areas:Attaching things to the seat in
such a way as to cover the
outboard side of the seat in any
way is dangerous. In an accident
the object could interfere with the
side air bag, which inflates from
the outboard side of the front
seats, impeding the added
protection of the side air bag
system or redirecting the air bag
in a way that is dangerous.
Furthermore, the bag could be
cut open spewing exhaust.
Do not hang net bags, map
pouches or back pads with side(Continued)
straps on the front seats. Always
keep the side air bag storage
areas in your front seats free to
deploy in the event of a side
collision.

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WARNING
!
Using Seat Covers:Using a seat cover on the front
seats could be dangerous. In a
severe side collision, the seat
covers could interfere with the
side air bag inflation and serious
injuries could result. Never use
seat covers on the front seats.
WARNING
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Damaged Air Bag Sensors:Driving with damaged air bag
sensors is dangerous. A collision,
even one not strong enough to
inflate the air bags, could damage
the sensors. If there was a
subsequent collision, a damaged
sensor would not inflate the air
bags. Always have an Authorized
Mazda Dealer inspect the
supplemental restraint systems
after a collision.

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WARNING
!
Suspension Adjustment:Adjusting the vehicle suspension
is dangerous. If the vehicle’ s
height or the suspension’ s
damping is changed, the vehicle
will be unable to accurately detect
a collision resulting in incorrect
or unexpected air bag deployment
and the possibility of serious
injuries.
CAUTION
!
To prevent damage to the side air
bag wiring, don’ t place luggage or
other objects under the front seats.