EssentialSafetyEquipment
SeatBeltSystems
Haveyourseatbeltschanged
immediatelyifthepretensionerorload
limiterhasbeenexpended:
Oneorbothfrontairbagsmay
deploy,andthecorresponding
pretensioner(s)mayalsodeployat
thesametime.Whileitissafertouse
acrash-usedseatbeltthatwasused
inanaccidentthannoseatbeltat
all,usingaseatbeltwithan
expendedpretensionerorloadlimiter
loadedreducesthesafetyavailableto
you.Liketheairbags,theseatbelt
pretensionerswillonlyfunctiononce.
Aftertheyareexpended,theywillnot
functionagainandmustbereplaced
immediately.Iftheseatbelt
pretensionersarenotreplaced,the
riskofinjuryinacollisionwill
increase.AlwayshaveanAuthorized
MazdaDealerinspecttheseatbelt
pretensionersandairbagsafterany
collision.Expendedseatbelt
Properlydisposeofthepretensioner
system:
Improperdisposalofthepretensioner
systemoravehiclewithnon-
deactivatedpretensionersis
dangerous.Unlessallsafety
proceduresarefollowed,injurycould
result.AskanAuthorizedMazda
Dealerhowtosafelydisposeofthe
pretensionersystemorhowtoscrap
apretensioner-equippedvehicle.
NOTE
Thepretensionersystemwillactivateina
l
moderateorgreaterfrontalornear-frontal
collision.Thepretensionersystemforthe
frontpassengerisdesignedtoonlydeploy
inaccordancewiththetotalseatedweight
onthefrontpassengerseat.Itwillnot
activateinmostrollovers,sideorrear
impacts.
Somesmoke(non-toxicgas)willbe
l
releasedwhentheairbagsand
pretensionersandairbagsmustbe
replacedafteranycollisionwhich
causedthemtodeploy.Additionally,
theloadlimiterwillonlylimitloads
onthechestonceinacollisionand
thisisanotherreasontohavethe
frontseatbeltsinspected.
pretensionersdeploy.Thisdoesnotindicate
afire.Thisgasnormallyhasnoeffecton
occupants,however,thosewithsensitive
skinmayexperiencelightskinirritation.If
residuefromthedeploymentoftheairbags
orthefrontpretensionersystemgetsonthe
skinorintheeyes,washitoffassoonas
possible.
Donotmodifythecomponentsor
wiring,oruseelectronictestingdevices
onthepretensionersystem:
Modifyingthecomponentsorwiring
ofthepretensionersystem,including
theuseofelectronictestingdevicesis
dangerous.Youcouldaccidentally
activateitormakeitinoperable
whichwouldpreventitfrom
activatinginanaccident.The
occupantsorrepairerscouldbe
seriouslyinjured.
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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