Mazda 626 Owner's Manual page 52

Essential Safety Equipment
! WARNING
Seating Position with Front Air
Bags:
Sitting too close to the air bag
storage compartments or placing
hands or feet on them is
extremely dangerous. Front 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
front seat passenger should keep
both feet on the floor. Front seat
occupants should adjust their
seats as far back as possible and
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Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
always sit upright against the
seatbacks with seat belts worn
properly.
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! WARNING
Seating Position with Side Air
Bags
Sitting too close to the side air bag
storage compartments 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 front seat and expands along
the front 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 front seats or if rear seat
occupants grab the sides of the
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