Mazda 3 Service Manual: Seat Weight Sensor Inspection [Two Step Deployment Control System]

CAUTION:

• If any of the following work is performed, perform the seat weight sensor inspection using the M-MDS.

• Removal of the passenger-side seat

• Loosening and retightening of passenger’s seat fixing bolts

• Or, the vehicle is involved in a collision

• If any of the following work is performed, perform the seat weight sensor calibration using the M-MDS..

• Replacement with a new seat weight sensor

• Replacement with a new seat weight sensor control module

• Replacement with new passenger-side seat parts

• Disassembly of the passenger-side seat

1. Connect the M-MDS (IDS) to the DLC-2.

2. After the vehicle is identified, select the following items from the initialization screen of the IDS.

a. Select “Body”.

b. Select “Restraints”.

3. Then, select item from the screen menu in the following order.

a. Select “Passenger Seat Weight Sensor ReZero”.

4. Then, select item from the SWS Calibration screen menu in the following order.

a. Select “(2)-When the passenger seat was removed and reinstalled.”

5. Perform inspection following the procedures on the M-MDS screen.