Mazda 2004 Miata MX-5, Owner'S Manual

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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Form No. 8S15-EA-03G
Your vehicle is equipped with a passenger
air bag deactivation switch. The switch is
located in the center console. The switch
must be used to deactivate the passenger
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 air
bag.
The air bag deactivation switch turns off
the passenger air bag. Make sure the
passenger air bag deactivation switch is in
the ON position except when a passenger
fitting the previous categories occupies
the front passenger seat.
Passenger Air Bag
Deactivation Switch
Unnecessary Deactivation of
Passenger Air Bag:
Unnecessary deactivation of the
passenger 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.
WARNING
Passenger Air
Bag
Deactivation
Switch
Passenger Air
Bag Operation
Air Bag
Deactivation
Indicator
Light
OFF position
Deactivate ON
ON position
Ready OFF
ON
OFF
Air bag deactivation switch
Deactivation indicatoir
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