Passenger-Side Air Bag Deactivation Switch - Mazda MX-5 MIATA 2003 Manual

Passenger-Side Air Bag
Deactivation Switch
WARNING
Unnecessary Deactivation of
Passenger-side Air Bag:
Unnecessary deactivation of the
passenger-side air bag is dangerous.
If turned off unnecessarily, the
passenger will not receive the added
protection of the air bag. Serious
injuries or even death could occur.
With the exception of passengers
fitting the categories described below,
do not turn the air bag deactivation
switch to the OFF position.
Your vehicle is equipped with a
passenger-side air bag deactivation
switch. The switch is located in the center
console. The switch must be used to
deactivate the passenger-side air bag when
the occupant of the passenger seat fits into
one of the following categories (as
described in the request form for the air
bag on-off switch, the appendix B to part
595 of National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration [NHTSA]):
• Infants (less than one year old; for all
types of restraint, but particularly the
rear-facing child restraint.)
• Children aged 1 to 12
• People with certain medical conditions
which, according to his/her physician,
could be adversely affected by air-bag
activation
For more government release information
on air bag deactivation, contact your
Authorized Mazda Dealer for the
occupant categories as described in the
request form for the air bag deactivation
switch in the NHTSA rules. The factory
installed air bag deactivation switch in
your car only works for the passenger-side
air bag.
The air bag deactivation switch turns off
the passenger-side air bag. Make sure the

passenger-side air bag deactivation switch

is in the ON position except when a
passenger fitting the previous categories
occupies the front passenger seat.
Deactivation indicatoir
Air bag deactivation switch
Passenger-
Passenger-side
Side Air Bag
Air Bag
Deactivation
Operation
Switch
OFF position
Deactivate
ON position
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
ON
OFF
Air Bag
Deactivation
Indicator
Light
ON
Ready OFF
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