Mazda mx5 Owner's Manual page 65

Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
WARNING
Do not allow an occupant in the passenger's seat to sit with a posture which makes
it diffi cult for the passenger occupant classifi cation sensor to detect the occupant
correctly:
Sitting in the passenger's seat with a posture which makes it diffi cult for the passenger
occupant classifi cation sensor to detect the occupant correctly is dangerous. If the
passenger occupant classifi cation sensor cannot detect the occupant sitting on the
passenger's seat correctly, the passenger front and side air bags and pretensioner
system may not operate (deploy) or they may operate (deploy) accidentally. The
passenger will not have the supplementary protection of the air bags or the accidental
operation (deployment) of the air bags could result in serious injury or death.
Under the following conditions, the passenger occupant classifi cation sensor cannot
detect a passenger sitting on the passenger's seat correctly and the deployment/non-
deployment of the air bags cannot be controlled as indicated in the passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light on/off condition chart. For example:
A passenger is seated as shown in the following fi gure:
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