2021 MAZDA MODEL 6 Owners Manual

Supplemental Restraint System Components
(With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

(Without Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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Driver/Front passenger inflators and air bags
Roll-over sensor*, crash sensors, and diagnostic module (SAS unit)
Seat belt pretensioners (page 2-27)
Front air bag sensors
Side crash sensors
Air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light (page 7-28)
Side and curtain inflators and air bags
Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light* (page 2-68)
Front passenger occupant classification sensor* (page 2-68)
Front passenger occupant classification module*
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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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.
▼ Front Seat Belt Pretensioners
The front seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in mod
erate or severe frontal, near
frontal collisions.
In addition, the pretensioners ope rate when a side collision or a roll-over accident is
detected. The pretensioners operate differently depending on wh at types of air bags are
equipped. For more det ails about seat belt pretensioner operati on, refer to the SRS Air Bag
Deployment Criteria (page 2-65).
▼ 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 inflates 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 Ba g Deployment Criteria"
(page 2-65).
(With Front Passenger Occupa nt Classification System)
The driver's dual-stage air bag controls air bag inflation in two energy stages. During an
impact of moderate severity, the driver's air bag deploys with lesser energy, whereas during
more severe impacts, it deploys with more energy.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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▼Front Passenger Air Bag
The front passenger air bag is mounted in the front passenger d
ashboard.
The inflation mechanism for the front passenger air bag is the same as the driver's air bag.
For more details about air bag de ployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"
(page 2-65).
(With Front Passenger Occupa nt Classification System)
In addition, the front passenger air bag is designed to only de ploy when the front passenger
occupant classification sensor detects a passenger sitting on t he front passenger's seat. For
details, refer to the front passenger occupant classification s ystem (page 2-68).
▼Side Air Bags
The side air bags are mounted in the outboard sides of the fron
t seatbacks.
When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than moderate force, the
system inflates the side air bag only on the side in which the vehicle was hit. The side air
bag inflates quickly to reduce injury to the driver or front pa ssenger's chest caused by
directly hitting interior pa rts such as a door or window.
For more details about air bag de ployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"
(page 2-65).
(With Front Passenger Occupa nt Classification System)
In addition, the front passenger side air bag is designed to on ly deploy when the front
passenger occupant classification sensor detects a passenger si tting on the front passenger's
seat. For details, refer to the f ront passenger occupant classification system (page 2-68).

Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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▼Curtain Air Bags
The curtain air bags are mounted in the front and rear window p
illars, and the roof edge
along both sides.
When the air bag crash sensors detect a s ide impact of greater than moderate force, the
curtain air bag inflates 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 Ba g Deployment Criteria"
(page 2-65).
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 inflate.

Only one side curtain air bag will
deploy on the side of the vehicle
that receives the force of an impact.
(With Front Passenger Occupa nt Classification System)
In a roll-over:
In response to a vehicle roll-over, both curtain air bags infla te.

Both curtain air bags will
deploy after the roll-over
accident is detected.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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▼Warning Light/Beep
A system malfunction or operation conditions are indicated by a
warning.
Refer to Contact Authorized Mazda Dealer and Have Vehicle Inspected on page 7-28.
Refer to Warning Sound is Activated on page 7-45.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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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 equip‐ ment Types of collision
A severe frontal/near frontal colli‐ sion A severe side colli‐
sion A roll-over/near
roll-over
*2A rear collision
Front seat
belt preten‐ sioner X*1 (both sides) X*1 (both sides) X*1 (both sides)
No air bag and
front seat belt pre‐
tensioner will be
activated in a rear
collision.
Driver air
bag X
Front pas‐ senger air bag X
*1
Side air bag
X*1 (impact side
only)
Curtain air bag X (impact side on‐
ly) X (both sides)
X: The SRS air bag equipment is d
esigned to deploy in a collision.*1(With Front Passenger Occupa nt Classification System)
The front passenger front and side air bags and the seat belt pretensioner are designed to deploy when the front
passenger occupant classificati on sensor detects a passenger si tting on the front passenger's seat.
*2(With Front Passenger Occupa nt Classification System)
In a roll-over accident, the seat belt pretensioners and the cu rtain air bags deploy.
NOTE
In a frontal offset collision, the equipped air bags and pretensioners may all deploy
depending on the direction, angle, and rate of impact.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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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. Ho wever, 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 e xamples of front/near front collisions that may not be
detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.

Impacts involving trees or poles Frontal offset impact to the vehicle

Rear-ending or running under a truck's tail gate
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SRS Air Bags
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