2024 MAZDA CX90 Owners Manual

Do not operate a vehicle with
damaged air bag/seat belt
pretensioner system components.
Expended or damaged air bag/seat
belt pretensioner system components
must be replaced after any collision
which caused them to deploy or
damage them. Only a trained
Authorized Mazda Dealer can fully
evaluate these systems to see that they
will work in any subsequent accident.
Driving with an expended or damaged
air bag or pretensioner unit will not
afford you the necessary protection in
the event of any subsequent accident
which could result in serious injury or
death.
Do not remove interior air bag parts.
Removing any components such as the
front seats, front dashboard, the
steering wheel or parts on the front
and rear window pillars and along the
roof edge, containing air bag parts or
sensors is dangerous. These parts
contain essential air bag components.
The air bag could accidentally activate
and cause serious injuries. Always have
an Authorized Mazda Dealer remove
these parts.
Properly dispose of the air bag
system.
Improper disposal of an air bag or a
vehicle with live air bags in it can be
extremely dangerous. Unless all safety
procedures are followed, injury could
result. Have an Authorized Mazda
Dealer safely dispose of the air bag
system or scrap an air bag equipped
vehicle.
Equipment to Protect Occupants/Pedestrians
SRS Air Bags
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Deployment of SRS air bags
Deployment of SRS air bags
The driver's and front passenger's front air bags, and the driver’s and front
passenger's knee air bag* deploy when a strong impact is applied to the vehicle in a
frontal collision, and the side and curtain air bags deploy in side collisions.
The air bags do not always deploy even if the vehicle receives an impact.
Conditions in which air bags may not deploy
The air bags may not deploy under the following conditions depending on the level
of the impact.
Driver’s and front passenger’s air bags, driver's and front passenger's knee air bag
(Impacts involving trees or poles)
(Rear-ending or running under a truck's tail gate)
(Frontal offset impact to the vehicle)
Side and curtain air bags
(Frontal offset impact to the vehicle)
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SRS Air Bags
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(Pitch end over end)
(Side impacts involving trees or poles from the vehicle side (around driver or front
passenger))
(Side impacts with two-wheeled vehicles)
Conditions in which air bags do not deploy
The air bags do not deploy under the following conditions.
Driver’s and front passenger’s air bags, driver's and front passenger's knee air bag
(Rear impact)
(Roll-over)
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SRS Air Bags
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(Pitch end over end)
(Lateral direction side impact)
Side air bags
(Roll-over)
Side and curtain air bags
(Rear impact)
(Frontal impact)
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SRS Air Bags
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NOTE
If it becomes necessary to have the components or wiring system for the
supplementary restraint system modified to accommodate a person with certain
medical conditions in accordance with a certified physician, contact an Authorized
Mazda Dealer, refer to “Customer Assistance (U.S.A.)” (page 10-4).
When an air bag deploys, a loud inflation noise can be heard and some smoke will
be released. Neither is likely to cause injury, however, the texture of the air bags
may cause light skin injuries on body parts not covered with clothing through
friction.
Should you sell your Mazda, we urge you to tell the new owner of its air bag
systems and that familiarization with all instructions about them, from the
Owner's Manual, is important.
This highly-visible label is displayed which warns against the use of a rear-facing
child-restraint system on the front passenger seat.

Equipment to Protect Occupants/Pedestrians
SRS Air Bags
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Air bag structural view
1. Seat belt pretensioners
2. Side and curtain inflators and air bags
3. Side crash sensors
4. Driver/Front passenger inflators and air bags
5. Air bag/seat belt pretensioner system warning indication/warning light
6. Driver/Front passenger knee inflators and air bags
7. Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light
8. Front air bag sensors
9. Roll-over sensor, crash sensors, and diagnostic module (SAS unit)
10.Front passenger seat weight sensors
11.Front passenger seat weight sensor control module
12.Seat belt buckle switches
Equipment to Protect Occupants/Pedestrians
SRS Air Bags
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Driver and Front
Passenger Occupant
Classification System
The Driver and Front Passenger
Occupant
Classification System
reduces the possibility of injury due to
the deployment of the driver air bag
and the front passenger airbag by
determining the deployment energy of
the driver air bag and whether or not
the front passenger airbag should be
deployed based on the driver seat slide
position sensor and the front
passenger seat weight sensor.
Driver Seat Slide Position Sensor
Your vehicle is equipped with a driver
seat slide position sensor as a part of
the supplemental restraint system. The
sensor is located under the driver 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.
Front Passenger Seat Weight Sensor
Your vehicle is equipped with a front
passenger seat weight sensors as a part
of the supplemental restraint system.
These sensors are located under both
of the front passenger seat rails. These
sensors determine the total seated
weight on the front passenger seat and
monitor the seat belt buckle for the
front passenger seat. The SAS unit is
designed to prevent the front
passenger front and side air bags and
knee air bags, and seat belt
pretensioner system from deploying if
the front passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light illuminates.
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 knee air bags,
and also the seat belt pretensioner
system when the front passenger air
bag deactivation indicator light
illuminates.
Equipment to Protect Occupants/Pedestrians
SRS Air Bags
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Warnings and Cautionsfor Using the Front
Pa s s e n g e r O cc u p a n t
Classification System
WARNING
Do not decrease the total seated
weight on the front passenger seat.
When an adult or large child sits on the
front passenger seat, decreasing the
total seated weight on the front
passenger seat required for air bag
deployment is dangerous. The front
passenger seat weight sensors will
detect the reduced total seated weight
condition and the front passenger front
and side air bags and knee air bags,
and the seat belt pretensioner system
will not deploy during an accident. The
front passenger will not have the
supplementary protection of the air
bag, which could result in serious
injury. Decreasing the total seated
weight on the front passenger seat
could result in an air bag not deploying
under the following conditions, for
example.

A front passenger is seated as shown
in the following figure.
A rear passenger pushes up on the
front passenger seat with their feet.
 Luggage or other items placed under
the front passenger seat or between
the front passenger seat and driver
seat that push up the front passenger
seat bottom.
Equipment to Protect Occupants/Pedestrians
SRS Air Bags
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