Mazda 2005 MPV Owner's Manual page 82

Mazda MPV_8T50-EA-04G_Edition1 Page82
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Side air bag activation
Greater than moderate impact to one side
of the vehicle (driver or passenger side
areas) will cause a side air bag to inflate,
but it will not normally deploy the front
air bags.
Limitations to side air bag activation
Depending on the severity of impact, a
side air bag may not inflate in the
following cases:
Frontal offset impact may not provide
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enough side impact to deploy the side
air bags.
Side impacts involving trees or poles
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can cause severe cosmetic damage but
may not have enough impact force to
activate the side air bags.
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Some models.
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Black plate (82,1)
Vehicle roll-over may not provide
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enough side force to deploy the side air
bags.
Side impacts with two-wheeled
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vehicles may not provide enough force
to deploy the side air bags.
Non-activation of side air bag
A side air bag will not normally inflate in
the following cases:
Collision from the rear.
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Collision from the front, but it may
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deploy the front air bags.
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