Mazda CX-9 2016 Owner's Manual page 71

Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Side Air Bags
The side air bags are mounted in the outboard sides of the front seatbacks.
When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than moderate force, the
system in ates the side air bag only on the side in which the vehicle was hit. The side
air bag in ates quickly to reduce injury to the driver or front passenger's chest caused by
directly hitting interior parts such as a door or window.
For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"
(page 2-62 ).
(With Front Passenger Occupant Classi cation System)
In addition, the front passenger side bag is designed to only deploy when the front passenger
occupant classi cation sensor detects a passenger sitting on the front passenger's seat. For
details, refer to the front passenger occupant classi cation system (page 2-65 ).
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