Mazda 2004 RX-8 Owner's Manual page 48

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Non-activation of side and curtain air bag
The side and curtain air bags will not normally inflate in the following cases:
Collision from the rear.
Form No. 8R65-EA-03C
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Collision from the front, but it may deploy
the front air bags.
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