Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Limitations to SRS Air Bag
In severe collisions such as those described previously in "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria", the applicable SRS air bag equipment will deploy. However, in some accidents, the equipment may not deploy depending on the type of collision and its severity.
Limitations to front/near front collision detection: The following illustrations are examples of front/near front collisions that may not be detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.
Limitations to side collision detection: The following illustrations are examples of side collisions that may not be detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.
(With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)
Limitations to roll-over detection: The following illustration is an example of an accident that may not be detected as a rollover accident. Therefore, the front seat belt pretensioners and curtain air bags may not deploy.
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria
This chart indicates the applicable SRS equipment that will deploy depending
on the type of
collision.
(The illustrations are the representative cases of collisions.)
X: The SRS air bag equ ...
Front Passenger Occupant Classification System
First, please read "Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions"
carefully.
Front Passenger Seat Weight Sensor
Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger seat weight sensors as a ...
Other materials:
Wheel Alignment Pre Inspection
1. Park the vehicle on a level ground, in an unloaded condition*, and with the
wheels straight forward.
*: Unloaded condition.....Fuel tank is full. Engine coolant and engine oil are
at specified level. Spare tire, jack and tools are in designated position.
2. Inspect the tire pressure.
...
Hole Cover Removal/Installation
With Car-navigation system
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the following parts:
a. Upper column cover.
b. Instrument cluster.
c. Center panel.
d. Center cover.
e. Dashboard upper panel.
f. Multi information display.
3. Pull the hole cover in the direction of arr ...
Instrument Cluster Disassembly/Assembly
CAUTION:
Do not drop the instrument cluster or damage the printed board. This will
lead to a system malfunction.
1. Perform the instrument cluster configuration when replacing it..
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
3. Remove the column cover. (upper).
4. Remove the in ...
