Srs Air Bags; Supplemental Restraint System (Srs) Precautions - Mazda 3 Sedan 2020 Owner's Manual

Supplemental Restraint
System (SRS) Precautions
▼ Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) Precautions
The front and side supplemental
restraint systems (SRS) include different
types of air bags. Please verify the
different types of air bags which are
equipped on your vehicle by locating
the "SRS AIRBAG" location indicators.
These indicators are visible in the area
where the air bags are installed.
The air bags are installed in the
following locations:
The steering wheel hub (driver air

bag)
The front passenger dashboard (front

passenger air bag)
Under the instrument panel (driver

and front passenger
The outboard sides of the front

seatbacks (side air bags)
The front and rear window pillars,

and the roof edge along both sides
(curtain air bags)
Vehicles with the Front Passenger
Occupant Classification System have a
sensor which detects an impending
roll-over accident.
* knee air bags)
The air bag supplemental restraint
systems are designed to provide
supplemental protection in certain
situations so seat belts are always
important in the following ways:
Without seat belt usage, the air bags
cannot provide adequate protection
during an accident. Seat belt usage is
necessary to:
Keep the occupant from being

thrown into an inflating air bag.
Reduce the possibility of injuries

during an accident that is not
designed for air bag inflation, such as
rear impact.
Reduce the possibility of injuries in

frontal, near frontal or side collisions
or roll-over accidents that are not
severe enough to activate the air
bags.
Reduce the possibility of being

thrown from your vehicle.
Reduce the possibility of injuries to

lower body and legs during an
accident because the air bags
provide no protection to these parts
of the body.
Hold the driver in a position which

allows better control of the vehicle.
Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

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*Some models.