Mazda 2008 MX-5 Miata User Manual download pdf (Page 56)

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Rear-ending or running under a truck's

tail gate may not provide the stopping

force necessary for air bag deployment.

Non-activation of front air bags

Front air bags will not normally inflate in

the following cases:

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Collision from the rear.

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Impact to the side, but it may deploy

the side air bags.

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Vehicle roll-over, may deploy the side

air bags but not the front air bags.

Side air bag activation

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The severity of impact above the designed

threshold level to one side of the vehicle

(driver or passenger side areas) will ca use

a side air bag on that side to inflate, but it

will not normally deploy the front air

bags.

Limitations to side air bag activation

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Depending on the severity of impact, a

side air bag may not inflate in the

following cases:

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Frontal offset impact may not provide

enough side impact to deploy the side

air bags.

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Side impacts involving trees or poles

can cause severe cosmetic damage but

may not have enough impact force to

activate the side air bags.

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Essential Safety Equipment

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Some models.

SRS Air Bags

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