Limitations To Srs Air Bag - Mazda mx-5 2017 Owner's Manual

Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags

Limitations to SRS Air Bag

In severe collisions such as those described previously in "SRS Air Bag Deployment
Criteria", the applicable SRS air bag equipment will deploy. However, in some accidents,
the equipment may not deploy depending on the type of collision and its severity.
Limitations to front/near front collision detection:
The following illustrations are examples of front/near front collisions that may not be
detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.
Frontal offset impact to the vehicle
Impacts involving trees or poles
Rear-ending or running under a truck's tail gate
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