Mazda RX-8 2004 Service Highlights page 415

• A large-sized release handle located inside the
rear door jamb is used to open the rear door. Due
to this, a mechanism that keeps the rear door
from opening if the front is not opened first has
been adopted, and accidental opening is
prevented.
• The following structural supports have been
adopted in order to prevent cabin deformation in
case of a side-impact collision. See (0910) for
detailed descriptions.
— Side impact bars in the front doors
— Built-in pillar in the rear doors
— Catch pins along the bottom edges of both the
front and rear doors
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DOORS AND LIFTGATE
SIDE IMPACT BAR
RELEASE
HANDLE
CHU0911S004
BUILT-IN PILLAR
CATCH PIN
CHU0911S005