Mazda 2008 RX-8 Owner's Manual page 54

Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates or is off under the following conditions:
Total seated weight on the
front passenger seat
Empty (Not occupied)
Less than approx.30kg
(661b)
Approx.42 kg (931b) or
more
* If the front passenger seat belt is buckled, the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates,
however this does not indicate a malfunction.
Curtain air bag is ready for inflating despite the chart above.
If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate when the
ignition switch is turned to the ON position and does not illuminate as indicated in the
above chart, do not allow a child to sit in the front passenger seat and consult an
Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible. The system may not work properly in an
accident.
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Front passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light
*
OFF
ON
OFF
Front passenger front and
side air bags
Deactivated
Deactivated
Ready
Front passenger seat
belt pretensioner
system
Deactivated
Deactivated
Ready