Mazda Mazda6: Supplemental Restraint System Components
The supplemental restraint systems (SRS) have two basic subsystems:
- The air bag system with inflators and air bags.
- The electrical system with crash sensors and diagnostic module.
The air bags are mounted in the following locations:
- The steering wheel hub.
- The front passenger dashboard.
- The outboard sides of the front seatbacks.
- The front and rear window pillars, and the roof edge along both sides.
The air bags are out of sight until activated.
1. Driver/Front passenger inflators and air bags.
2. Crash sensors, and diagnostic module (SAS unit).
3. Front seat belt pretensioners.
4. Front air bag sensor.
5. Side crash sensors.
6. Air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light.
7. Side and curtain inflators and air bags.
8. Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light.
9. Front passenger seat weight sensors.
10. Front passenger seat weight sensor control module.
11. Driver and front passenger seat belt buckle switches.
12. Driver seat slide position sensor.
13. Front seats.
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions
The front and side supplemental restraint systems (SRS) include 6 air bags.
You can locate the various air bags by the use of “SRS AIRBAG” location indicators.
These indicators are visible in t ...
How the Air BagsWork
How the Front Air BagsWork
When air bag crash sensors detect a frontal impact of greater than moderate force,
an electrical current is sent to the inflators.
Gases are produced to inflate the fron ...
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Initializing after a power failure
After a power failure during the opening or closing
process, the roof can only be operated to a
limited extent.
Initializing the system
The system can be initialized when the vehicle
is statio ...
Automatic transmission
CAUTION:
Damage to the transmission may occur if the followingprecautions are not observed:
• Shift into PARK only after the vehicle has come toa complete stop.
• Shift into or out of REVERSE o ...
Compact disc (CD) player (models
without Navigation System)
CAUTION
● Do not force a compact disc into the CD
insert slot. This could damage the CD
and/or CD player.
● Only one CD can be loaded into the CD
player at a time.
● Only use h ...