2009 Mazda CX-9 Owner's Manual - Page 70

Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags qCurtain Air Bags The curtain air bags are mounted in the front and rear window pillars, and the roof edge along both sides. When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than moderate force, the curtain air bag inflates quickly and helps to reduce injury mainly to the rear outboard passenger's head caused by directly hitting interior parts such as a door or window. In a side impact: Greater than moderate impact to one side of the vehicle will cause the curtain air bag on that side only to inflate. A curtain air bag will deploy only on the side the vehicle receives the force of the impact. In a roll-over: In response to a vehicle roll-over, both curtain air bags inflate. Both curtain air bags will deploy after a roll-over accident is detected. 2-58