Mazda 2008 Mazda6 Owner's Manual page 73

Side impacts involving trees or poles
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can cause severe cosmetic damage but
may not have enough impact force to
activate the side and curtain air bags.
Vehicle roll-over may not provide
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enough side force to deploy the side
and curtain air bags.
Side impacts with two-wheeled
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vehicles may not provide enough force
to deploy the side and curtain air bags.
Non-activation of side and curtain air
bag
The side and curtain air bags will not
normally inflate in the following cases:
Collision from the rear.
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Collision from the front, but it may
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deploy the front air bags.
qConstant Monitoring
The following components of the air bag
systems are monitored by a diagnostic
system:
SAS unit
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Front air bag sensor
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Air bag modules
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Side crash sensors
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Air bag/Front seat belt pretensioner
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system warning light
Front seat belt pretensioners
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Front passenger air bag deactivation
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indicator light
Related wiring
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Driver seat slide position sensor
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Front passenger seat weight sensors
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Driver and front passenger seat belt
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buckle switches
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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