2002 Mazda Miata MX-5 Owner's Manual - Page 16

J07L_8Q42-EA-01F.book Page 8 Tuesday, March 5, 2002 3:14 PM Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems M Unfastening the Seat Belts Depress the button on the buckle. Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems For optimum protection, the driver and passenger seat belts are equipped with pretensioner and load limiting systems. In moderate or greater frontal or nearfrontal accidents, the air bag and pretensioner systems deploy simultaneously. The pretensioners take up slack in the seat belts as the air bags are expanding. The load limiting system releases belt webbing in a controlled manner to reduce belt force on the occupant's chest. NOTE If a belt does not fully retract, inspect it for kinks and twists. To secure the passenger's seat belt when not in use, insert the belt tongue into the slot. 2-8 Form No. 8Q42-EA-01F