Mazda MX-5 2024 Owner's Manual page 26

Equipment to Protect Occupants/Pedestrians
SRS Air Bags
Warnings and Cautions
for Using the SRS Air Bags
WARNING
Seat belts must be worn in air bag
equipped vehicles.
Depending only on the air bags for
protection during an accident is
dangerous. Alone, air bags may not
prevent serious injuries. The
appropriate air bags can be expected
to inflate only in the first accident, such
as frontal, near frontal or side collisions
or roll-over accidents that are at least
moderate. Vehicle occupants should
always wear seat belts.
Always make sure the passenger air
bag deactivation indicator light is
illuminated when using a
child-restraint system:
Seating a child in a child-restraint
system that is installed on the
passenger seat with the passenger air
bag deactivation indicator light not
illuminated is extremely dangerous. In
an accident, an air bag could inflate
and cause serious injuries or even
death to the child seated in the
child-restraint system. Always make
sure the passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light is illuminated.
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Do not sit too close to the driver and
passenger air bags.
Sitting too close to the driver and
passenger air bag modules or placing
hands or feet on them is extremely
dangerous. The driver and passenger
air bags inflate with great force and
speed. Serious injuries could occur if
someone is too close. The driver
should always hold onto only the rim
of the steering wheel. The passenger
should keep both feet on the floor.
Seat occupants should adjust their
seats as far back as possible and always
sit upright against the seatbacks with
seat belts worn properly.
Do not sit too close to a door or lean
against doors in vehicles with side air
bags.
Sitting too close to the side air bag
modules or placing hands on them is
extremely dangerous. A side air bag
inflates with great force and speed
directly out of the outboard shoulder
of the seat and expands along the door
on the side the car is hit. Serious injury
could occur if someone is sitting too
close to the door or leaning against a
window in the seats. Furthermore,
sleeping up against the door or
hanging out the driver-side window
while driving could block the side air
bag and eliminate the advantages of
supplemental protection. Give the side
air bags room to work by sitting in the
center of the seat while the vehicle is
moving with seat belts worn properly.
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