Srs Air Bags; Supplemental Restraint Systems (Srs) Precautions - Mazda RX-8 Owner's Manual

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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions

The front and side supplemental restraint systems (SRS) include 6 air bags. You can locate
the various air bags by the use of SRS AIRBAG location indicators. These indicators
are visible in the area where the air bags are installed.
The air bags are installed in the following locations:
The steering wheel hub (driver air bag)
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The front passenger dashboard (front passenger air bag)
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The outboard sides of the front seatbacks (side air bags)
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The front and rear window pillars, and the roof edge along both sides (curtain air bags)
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These systems operate independently depending on the type of accident encountered. The
side and curtain air bags are not likely to deploy on both sides in the same accident because
a vehicle is not often hit from both sides. The side and curtain air bags and the frontal air
bag system will not normally deploy during the same type of accident unless a combination
of frontal and side impacts occur.
The air bag supplemental restraint systems are designed to provide supplemental protection
only in the front seats in certain situations and the rear outside passenger positions only in
same-side collisions, so seat belts are always important in the following ways:
Without seat belt usage, the air bags cannot provide adequate protection during an accident.
Seat belt usage is necessary to:
Keep the occupant from being thrown into an inflating air bag.
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Reduce the possibility of injuries during an accident that is not designed for air bag
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inflation, such as roll-over or rear impact.
Reduce the possibility of injuries in frontal or side collisions that are not severe enough
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to activate the air bags.
Reduce the possibility of being thrown from your vehicle.
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Reduce the possibility of injuries to lower body and legs during an accident because the
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air bags provide no protection to these parts of the body.
Hold the driver in a position which allows better control of the vehicle.
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Small children must be protected by a child-restraint system as stipulated by law in every
state and province. In certain states and provinces, larger children must use a child-restraint
system (page 2-26).
Carefully consider which child-restraint system is necessary for your child and follow the
installation directions in this Owner's Manual as well as the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions.
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