Mazda 2006 MPV Owner's Manual page 82

Mazda MPV_8U61-EA-05G_Edition1 Page82
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Rear-ending or running under a truck's
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tail gate may not provide the stopping
force necessary for air bag deployment.
Non-activation of front air bags
Front air bags will not normally inflate in
the following cases:
Collision from the rear.
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Impact to the side, but it may deploy
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the side air bags.
Vehicle roll-over, may deploy the side
l
air bags but not the front air bags.
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Side air bag activation
Greater than moderate impact to one side
of the vehicle (driver or passenger side
areas) will cause a side air bag on that side
to inflate, but it will not normally deploy
the front air bags.
Limitations to side air bag activation
Depending on the severity of impact, a
side air bag may not inflate in the
following cases:
Frontal offset impact may not provide
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enough side impact to deploy the side
air bags.
Side impacts involving trees or poles
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can cause severe cosmetic damage but
may not have enough impact force to
activate the side air bags.