2003 Mazda Miata MX-5 Owner's Manual - Page 29
2003 Mazda Miata MX-5 Manual
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J07R_8R09_EA_02G.book Page 20 Monday, July 1, 2002 11:30 AM Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions The supplemental restraint systems (SRS) include 2 air bags (verify "SRS AIR BAG" location indicator marks). They are located in: • The steering wheel hub • The passenger side dashboard The air bag supplemental restraint systems are designed to provide only supplemental protection only in the front seats in a few modes, so seat belts become 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: • Keep the passenger away from 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. • Hold the driver in a position which allows better control of the vehicle. Small children, those under 18 kg (40 lb), should be protected by a child-restraint system (page 2-13). We have provided a deactivation switch that will disable passenger-side air bag inflation. Do not switch off the passenger-side air bag without reading the "Passenger-Side 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. 2-20 Form No. 8R09-EA-02G