2016 MAZDA MODEL CX-3 Owners Manual (in English)

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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Front Passenger Air Bag
The front passenger air bag is mounted in the front passenger dashboard.
The infl ation mechanism for the front passenger air bag is the same as the driver's air bag, as
mentioned above.
For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"
(page 2-48 ).
(With Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System)
In addition, the front passenger air bag is designed to only deploy when the front passenger
occupant classifi cation sensor detects a passenger sitting on the front passenger's seat. For
details, refer to the front passenger occupant classifi cation system (page 2-52 ).
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Side Air Bags *
The side air bags are mounted in the outboard sides of the front seatbacks.
When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than moderate force, the
system infl ates the side air bag only on the side in which the vehicle was hit. The side
air bag infl ates quickly to reduce injury to the driver or front passenger's chest caused by
directly hitting interior parts such as a door or window.
For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"
(page 2-48 ).
(With Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System)
In addition, the front passenger side bag is designed to only deploy when the front passenger
occupant classifi cation sensor detects a passenger sitting on the front passenger's seat. For
details, refer to the front passenger occupant classifi cation system (page 2-52 ).
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Curtain Air Bags *
The curtain air bags are mounted in the front and rear window pillars, and the roof edge
along both sides.
When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than moderate force, the
curtain air bag infl ates quickly and helps to reduce injury mainly to the rear outboard
passenger's head caused by directly hitting interior parts such as a door or window.
For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"
(page 2-48 ).
In a side impact:
Greater than moderate impact to one side of the vehicle will cause the curtain air bag on that
side only to infl ate.
Only one side curtain air bag will deploy on the
side of the vehicle that receives the force of an
impact.
(With Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System)
In a roll-over:
In response to a vehicle roll-over, both curtain air bags infl ate.
Both curtain air bags will deploy after
the roll-over accident is detected.
Warning Light/Beep
A system malfunction or operation conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page 4-24 .
Refer to Warning Sound is Activated on page 7-39 .
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria
This chart indicates the applicable SRS equipment that will deploy depending on the type of
collision.
(The illustrations are the representative cases of collisions.)
SRS
equipment Types of collision
A severe frontal/near frontal
collision A severe side
collision
*2 A roll-over/near
roll-over*3 A rear collision
Front
seat belt
pretensioner X *1 (both sides) X *1 (impact side
only) X *1 (both sides)
No air bag and
front seat belt
pretensioner will be
activated in a rear
collision. Driver air
bag X
Front
passenger
air bag X
*1
Side air bag * X *1 (impact side
only)
Curtain air
bag
* X (impact side
only) X (both sides)
X: The SRS air bag equipment is designed to deploy in a collision.
*1 (With Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System)
The front passenger front and side air bags and the seat belt pretensioner are designed to deploy when the front
passenger occupant classifi cation sensor detects a passenger sitting on the front passenger's seat.
*2 (With Side/Curtain Air Bags)
In a side collision, the seat belt pretensioners and the side/curtain air bags deploy (only on the side in which the
collision occurs).
*3 (With Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System)
In a roll-over accident, the seat belt pretensioners and the curtain air bags deploy.
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
NOTE
In a frontal offset collision, the equipped air bags and pretensioners may all deploy
depending on the direction, angle, and rate of impact.
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Limitations to SRS Air Bag
In severe collisions such as those described previously in "SRS Air Bag Deployment
Criteria", the applicable SRS air bag equipment will deploy. However, in some accidents,
the equipment may not deploy depending on the type of collision and its severity.
Limitations to front/near front collision detection:
The following illustrations are examples of front/near front collisions that may not be
detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.
Impacts involving trees or polesFrontal offset impact to the vehicle
Rear-ending or running under a truck's tail gate
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Limitations to side collision detection:
The following illustrations are examples of side collisions that may not be detected as severe
enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.
Side impacts involving trees or polesSide impacts with two-wheeled vehicles
Roll-over (Without Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)
(With Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System)
Limitations to roll-over detection:
The following illustration is an example of an accident that may not be detected as a roll-
over accident. Therefore, the front seat belt pretensioners and curtain air bags may not
deploy.
Pitch end over end
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2–52
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System
First, please read "Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions" (page 2-35 ) carefully.
Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation Sensor
Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant classifi cation sensor as a part
of the supplemental restraint system. This sensor is equipped in the front passenger's seat
cushion. This sensor measures the electrostatic capacity of the front passenger's seat. The
SAS unit is designed to prevent the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt
pretensioner system from deploying if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator
light turns on.
To reduce the chance of injuries caused by deployment of the front passenger air bag,
the system deactivates the front passenger front and side air bags and also the seat belt
pretensioner system when the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light turns
on. Refer to the following table for the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light
illumination conditions.
This system shuts off the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner
system, so make sure the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light turns on
according to the following table.
The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light fl ashes and the front passenger
air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates if the sensors have a possible malfunction.
If this happens, the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system
will not deploy.
Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light
This indicator light turns on to remind you that the front passenger front and side air bags
and seat belt pretensioner will not deploy during a collision.
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