Mazda MX-5 Miata Owner's Manual page 52

MX-5_8CC1-EA-11F_Edition2 Page52
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria
This chart indicates the applicable SRS equipment that will deploy depending on the type
of collision.
(The illustrations are the representative cases of collisions.)
A severe frontal/near frontal collision
SRS
equipment
Seat belt
*1
X
pretensioner
Driver air
bag
Passenger air
bag
Side air
í
bag
X: The SRS air bag equipment is designed to deploy in a collision.
*1: The passenger front and side air bags and the seat belt pretensioner are designed to
deploy depending on the condition of the total seated weight on the passenger seat or
the status of the passenger air bag deactivation switch.
í
2-40
Some models.
Form No.8CC1-EA-11F
Types of collision
A severe side collision
(both sides)
X
*1
X
*1
X
Black plate (52,1)
A rear collision
No air bag and front seat
belt pretensioner will be
activated in a rear collision.
(impact side only)