2005 Mazda Miata MX-5 Owner's Manual - Page 32
2005 Mazda Miata MX-5 Manual
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MX-5 Miata_8T72-EA-04G_Edition1 Page32 Wednesday, June 9 2004 3:4 PM Black plate (32,1) Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions The supplemental restraint systems (SRS) include up to 2 air bags (verify "SRS AIRBAG" location indicator marks). They are located in: l l The steering wheel hub (driver air bag) The passenger dashboard (front passenger air bag) The air bag supplemental restraint systems are designed to provide supplemental protection only in the front seats in certain situations, so seat belts are always important in the following ways: Without seat belt usage, the air bags cannot provide adequate protection during an accident. Seat belt usage is necessary to: l l Keep the occupant from being thrown into an inflating air bag. Reduce the possibility of injuries during an accident that is not designed for air bag inflation, such as roll-over or rear impact. Reduce the possibility of injuries in frontal collisions that are not severe enough to activate the air bags. Reduce the possibility of being thrown from your vehicle. Reduce the possibility of injuries to lower body and legs during an accident because the air bags provide no protection to these parts of the body. Hold the driver in a position which allows better control of the vehicle. l l l l Children should be protected by a child-restraint system. Laws vary on the size a child must be to use a child-restraint system (page 2-13). We have provided a deactivation switch that will disable passenger air bag inflation. Do not switch off the passenger air bag without reading the "Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch" (page 2-23). Carefully consider which child-restraint system is necessary for your child and follow the installation directions in this Owner's Manual as well as the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions. Please be aware that there is no good way to anchor an upper tether, so do not pick a child restraint system that uses upper tethers at all. 2-20 Form No.8T72-EA-04G