Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring 2009 Manual page 99

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AIR BAG MODULE, PRE-TENSIONER SEAT BELT HANDLING
Oil, grease, or water on the air bag modules may cause the air bags and pre-tensioner seat belts to
fail to operate (deploy) in an accident. Never allow oil, grease, or water to get on the air bag
modules or pre-tensioner seat belts.
Inserting a screwdriver or similar object into the connector of an air bag module or a pre-tensioner
seat belt may damage the connector and cause the air bag module or the pre-tensioner seat belt to
operate (deploy) improperly, which may cause serious injury. Never insert any foreign objects into
the air bag module or seat belt connectors.
Fig. 7: Precaution For Air Bag Module, Pre-Tensioner Seat Belt Handling
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SEAT WEIGHT SENSOR HANDLING
The seat weight sensor has a built-in strain gauge which may operate improperly if the sensor is
dropped by itself or when installed to the seat. If it is dropped, replace the seat weight sensor with a
new one.
Oil, grease, or water on the seat weight sensor may cause the system to operate (deploy)
improperly. Never allow oil, grease, or water to get on the seat weight sensor.
Foreign material in the seat weight sensor components may cause the system to operate (deploy)
improperly. Always make sure that no foreign material can get into the seat weight sensor.
Disassembling the seat weight sensor, or tightening any of the nuts and bolts installed to the sensor
body may cause it to operate (deploy) improperly. Never disassemble the seat weight sensor or
tighten any of the nuts or bolts installed to the body of the sensor.
AIR BAG MODULE, PRE-TENSIONER SEAT BELT REUSE
Even if an air bag module or a pre-tensioner seat belt does not operate (deploy) in a collision and
does not have any external signs of damage, it may have been damaged internally, which may cause
improper operation. Before reusing a live (undeployed) air bag module and the pre-tensioner seat
belts, always use the on-board diagnostic to diagnose the air bag module and the pre-tensioner seat
belts to verify that they have no malfunction.
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