Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light
This indicator light illuminates to remind you that the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner will not deploy during a collision.
If the front passenger weight sensors are normal, the indicator light illuminates when the ignition is switched ON. The light turns off after a few seconds.
The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates or is off under the following conditions:
Condition detected by the | Front passenger air bag | Front passenger front and | Front passenger seat |
front passenger occupant | deactivation indicator light | side air bags | belt pretensioner |
classification system |
|
| system |
Empty (Not occupied)*1 | Off | Deactivated | Deactivated |
Child or | On | Deactivated | Deactivated |
system*2 | |||
Adult*3 | Off | Ready | Ready |
*1 : If the front passenger seat belt is buckled, the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates, however this does not indicate a malfunction.
*2 : If a larger child sits on the front passenger seat, the sensors might detect the child as being an adult depending on the child's physique.
*3 : If a smaller adult sits on the front passenger seat, the sensors might detect the person as being a child depending on the person's physique.
The curtain air bag is ready for inflating despite the chart above.
If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate when the ignition is switched ON and does not illuminate as indicated in the above chart, do not allow a child to sit in the front passenger seat and consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible. The system may not work properly in an accident.
