2017 MAZDA MODEL CX-3 Owner's Manual - RHD (UK, Australia) (in English)

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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
NOTE
After operating the front passenger air bag deactivation switch, put the auxiliary key back
into the transmitter body.

OFF
Front passenger front air bag, side air bag, and front passenger seat belt pretensioner do not
operate.
Switching to OFF position
1. Insert the key into the front passenger air bag deactivation switch and turn the key
clockwise until the key points to OFF.
2. Remove the key.
3. Make sure the air bag deactivation indicator light remains illuminated when the ignition
is switched ON.


The front passenger front and side air bags and also the seat belt pretensioner system will
remain deactivated until the front passenger air bag deactivation switch is turned to the ON
position.

O N
Front passenger front air bag, side air bag, and front passenger seat belt pretensioner
operate. Activate the system only when a child-restraint system is not installed on the front
passenger seat.
Switching to ON position
1. Insert the key into the front passenger air bag deactivation switch and turn the key
anticlockwise until the key points to ON.
2. Remove the key.
3. Make sure the air bag deactivation indicator light remains illuminated when the ignition
is switched ON. The air bag deactivation indicator light turns off after a short period of
time.

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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
*Some models.
Supplementary Restraint System Components

*
*
Some models


Driver/Front passenger inÀ ators and air bags

Crash sensors, and diagnostic module (SAS unit)

Seat belt pretensioners (page 2-19 )

Front air bag sensor

Side crash sensors *

Air bag/seat belt pretensioner system warning light (page 4-36 )

Side and curtain inÀ ators and air bags *

Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light * (page 2-47 )

Front passenger air bag deactivation switch * (page 2-47 )

Driver seat slide position sensor * (page 2-52 )

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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
*Some models.
How the SRS Air Bags Work
Your Mazda is equipped with the following types of SRS air bags. SRS air bags are
designed to work together with the seat belts to help to reduce injuries during an accident.
The SRS air bags are designed to provide further protection for passengers in addition to the
seat belt functions. Be sure to wear seat belts properly.
Seat Belt Pretensioners
The pretensioners operate differently depending on what types of air bags are equipped. For
more details about seat belt pretensioner operation, refer to the SRS Air Bag Deployment
Criteria (page 2-55 ).
Front
The front seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in moderate or severe frontal, near
frontal collisions. In addition, during a side collision, the pretensioner operates on the side in
which the collision occurs.
Rear Outboard
*
The rear outboard seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in moderate or severe
frontal, near frontal collisions.

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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Driver Air Bag
The driver's air bag is mounted in the steering wheel.
When air bag crash sensors detect a frontal impact of greater than moderate force, the
driver's air bag inÀ ates quickly helping to reduce injury mainly to the driver's head or chest
caused by directly hitting the steering wheel.
For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"
(page 2-55 ).
(With Front Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch)
The inÀ ation of the driver's dual-stage air bag is controlled in two energy stages depending
on the driver's seat position. The driver's seat slide position sensor is located under the
driver's seat. The sensor determines whether the driver's seat is forward of or behind a
reference position and sends the seat position to the diagnostic module (SAS unit). The SAS
unit is designed to control the deployment of the driver's air bag depending on how close the
driver's seat is to the steering wheel.
During an impact of moderate severity, the driver's air bag deploys with lesser energy,
whereas during more severe impacts and when the driver's seat is behind the reference
position, it deploys with more energy.

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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
*Some models.
Front Passenger Air Bag
The front passenger air bag is mounted in the front passenger instrument panel.
The inÀ ation mechanism for the front passenger air bag is the same as the driver's air bag.
For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"
(page 2-55 ).


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 inÀ ates the side air bag only on the side in which the vehicle was hit. The side
air bag inÀ 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 2-55 ).

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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
*Some models.
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 inÀ 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 2-55 ).


Only one side curtain air bag will deploy on the
side of the vehicle that receives the force of an
impact.

Warning Light/Beep
A system malfunction or operation conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page 4-36 .
Refer to Warning Sound is Activated on page 7-64 .

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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
*Some models.
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 rear collision









Front seat belt
pretensioner X
*1 (both sides) X *1 (impact side only)
No air bag and seat belt
pretensioner will be
activated in a rear collision. Rear seat belt
pretensioner
* X (both sides)
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 : The SRS air bag equipment is designed to deploy in a collision.
*1 (With Front Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch)
The front passenger front and side air bags and the front seat belt pretensioner are designed to deploy depending
on the status of the front passenger air bag deactivation switch.
*2 (With Side/Curtain Air Bags)
In a side collision, the front seat belt pretensioners and the side/curtain air bags deploy (only on the side in
which the collision occurs).

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