Mazda 2012 CX-9 Owner's Manual page 69

qCurtain Air Bags
The curtain air bags are mounted in the front and rear window pillars, and the roof edge
along both sides.
When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than moderate force, the
curtain air bag inflates quickly and helps to reduce injury mainly to the rear outboard
passenger's head caused by directly hitting interior parts such as a door or window.
In a side impact:
Greater than moderate impact to one side of the vehicle will cause the curtain air bag on
that side only to inflate.
In a roll-over:
In response to a vehicle roll-over, both curtain air bags inflate.
A curtain air bag will deploy only on the side the
vehicle receives the force of the impact.
Both curtain air bags will deploy after
a roll-over accident is detected.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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