How The Srs Air Bags Work - Mazda CX-3 Owner's Manual

Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags

How the SRS Air Bags Work

Your Mazda is equipped with the following types of SRS air bags. SRS air bags are
designed to work together with the seat belts to help to reduce injuries during an accident.
The SRS air bags are designed to provide further protection for passengers in addition to the
seat belt functions. Be sure to wear seat belts properly.
Seat Belt Pretensioners
The pretensioners operate differently depending on what types of air bags are equipped. For
more details about seat belt pretensioner operation, refer to the SRS Air Bag Deployment
Criteria (page 2-55 ).
Front
The front seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in moderate or severe frontal, near
frontal collisions. In addition, during a side collision, the pretensioner operates on the side in
which the collision occurs.
Rear Outboard
*
The rear outboard seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in moderate or severe
frontal, near frontal collisions.
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*Some models.