Mazda 3 Owners Manual: 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.
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.
(With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)
Limitations to roll-over detection: The following illustration is an example of an accident that may not be detected as a rollover accident. Therefore, the front seat belt pretensioners and curtain air bags may not deploy.
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 equ ...
Front Passenger Occupant Classification System
First, please read "Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions"
carefully.
Front Passenger Seat Weight Sensor
Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger seat weight sensors as a ...
Other materials:
Rear Brake (Disc) Inspection
Brake Judder Repair Hints
Description
1. Brake judder concern has the following 3 characteristics:
Steering wheel vibration
1. The steering wheel vibrates in the rotation direction. This characteristic
is most noticeable when applying brakes at a vehicle speed of 100—140 km/h {62.2—86.9
mph ...
Air Filter Removal/Installation [Mzr 2.0, Mzr 2.5]
Except for Mexico
1. Remove the fuel-filler pipe protector..
2. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
1
Evaporative hose
2
Air filter
3. Install in the reverse order of removal. ...
Underbody Maintenance
Road chemicals and salt used for ice and
snow removal and solvents used for dust
control may collect on the underbody. If
not removed, they will speed up rusting
and deterioration of such underbody parts
as fuel lines, frame, floor pan, and exhaust
system, even though these parts may be
coate ...
