2007 Mazda MAZDA3 Owner's Manual - Page 71

Mazda3_8V66-EA-06F_Edition2 Page70 Friday, May 26 2006 10:53 AM Black plate (70,1) 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 and curtain air bag activation í The severity of impact above the designed threshold level to one side of the vehicle (driver or passenger side areas) will cause the side and curtain air bags 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 and curtain air bag activation í Depending on the severity of impact, the side and curtain air bags may not inflate in the following cases: l l Impact to the side, but it may deploy the side and curtain air bags. Frontal offset impact may not provide enough side impact to deploy the side and curtain air bags. l l Vehicle roll-over, may deploy the side and curtain 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 and curtain air bags. 2-56 í Some models. Form No.8V66-EA-06F