Mazda Not a Manual manual Air bags

Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

Passenger air bag deactivation indicator light

This indicator light illuminates to remind you that the passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner will not deploy during a collision.

If the passenger weight sensors are normal, the indicator light illuminates when the ignition is switched ON. The light turns off after a few seconds.

The passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates or is off under the following conditions:

Condition detected by the	Passenger air bag	Passenger front and side	Passenger seat belt
passenger occupant
	deactivation indicator light	air bags	pretensioner system
classification system
Empty (Not occupied)*1	Off	Deactivated	Deactivated
Child or child-restraint	On	Deactivated	Deactivated
system*2
Adult*3	Off	Ready	Ready

*1 : If the passenger seat belt is buckled, the passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates, however this does not indicate a malfunction.

*2 : If a larger child sits on the 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 passenger seat, the sensors might detect the person as being a child depending on the person's physique.

If the 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 passenger seat and consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible. The system may not work properly in an accident.

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