2006 Mazda MPV Owner's Manual - Page 82

Mazda MPV_8U61-EA-05G_Edition1 Page82 Tuesday, June 21 2005 9:32 AM Black plate (82,1) Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags l Rear-ending or running under a truck's tail gate may not provide the stopping force necessary for air bag deployment. Side air bag activation Greater than moderate impact to one side of the vehicle (driver or passenger side areas) will cause a side air bag on that side to inflate, but it will not normally deploy the front air bags. Non-activation of front air bags Front air bags will not normally inflate in the following cases: l Collision from the rear. Limitations to side air bag activation Depending on the severity of impact, a side air bag may not inflate in the following cases: l Frontal offset impact may not provide enough side impact to deploy the side air bags. l Impact to the side, but it may deploy the side air bags. l l Vehicle roll-over, may deploy the side air bags but not the front air bags. Side impacts involving trees or poles can cause severe cosmetic damage but may not have enough impact force to activate the side air bags. 2-70 Form No.8U61-EA-05G