Mazda 3 Owners Manual: 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.)
X: The SRS air bag equipment is designed to deploy in a collision.
*1 (With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System) The front passenger front and side air bags and the seat belt pretensioner are designed to deploy depending on the condition of the total seated weight on the front passenger seat.
*2 (With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System) In an angled collision, the side air bag and curtain air bag may deploy.
*3 (With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System) In a roll-over accident, the seat belt pretensioners and the curtain air bags deploy.
*4 (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).
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 ...
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 equipmen ...
Other materials:
Rear Door Trim Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Move the hook in the direction of arrow shown in the figure using a tape-lapped
flathead screwdriver and detach it from the rear door trim.
CAUTION:
Affix protective tape to the rear door trim and assist handle cover to prevent
damag ...
Rear Wheel Hub Bolt Replacement
1. Remove the brake calliper component and disc plate..
2. Remove the wheel hub bolt using the SST as shown in the figure.
3. Place a new wheel hub bolt in the wheel hub.
4. Install the wheel hub by placing a proper sized washer on the hub, and tightening
the nut as shown in the figure. ...
Replacing a Wheel
WARNING
Always use wheels of the correct size on
your vehicle:
Using a wrong-sized wheel is
dangerous. Braking and handling
could be aff ected, leading to loss of
control and an accident.
CAUTION
A wrong-sized wheel may adversely
aff ect:
Tire fit
...