Mazda mx5 Owner's Manual page 64

Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Passenger air bag deactivation indicator light on/off condition chart
Condition detected by
the passenger occupant
classifi cation system
Empty (Not occupied)
A child is seated in a child-
*1
restraint system
*2
Adult
*1 The occupant classifi cation sensor may not detect a child seated on the seat, in a child-restraint system, or a
junior seat depending on the child's physical size and seated posture.
*2 If a smaller adult sits on the passenger seat, the sensors might detect the person as being a child depending on
the person's physique.
If both of the passenger air bag deactivation indicator lights do not turn on for a specifi ed
period of time when the ignition is switched ON or they do not turn on as indicated in
the passenger air bag deactivation indicator light on/off condition chart, do not allow an
occupant to sit in the passenger seat and consult an Authorised Mazda Repairer as soon as
possible. The system may not work properly in an accident.
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Passenger air bag
deactivation indicator
light
Turns off after a short
period of time.
Passenger front and
side air bags
Deactivated
Deactivated
Ready
Passenger seat belt
pretensioner system
Deactivated
Deactivated
Ready