Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Front Seat Belt Pretensioners
The front seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in moderate or severe frontal, near frontal collisions.
In addition, the pretensioners operate when a side collision (only on the side in which the collision occurs) or a roll-over accident is detected. The pretensioners operate differently depending on what types of air bags are equipped. For more details about seat belt pretensioner operation, refer to the SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria.
How the SRS Air Bags Work
Your Mazda is equipped with the following types of SRS air bags. SRS air bags
are designed to work together with the seat belts to help to reduce injuries during
an accident.
The SRS air bags are ...
Driver Air Bag
The driver's air bag is mounted in the steering wheel.
When air bag crash sensors detect a frontal impact of greater than moderate force,
the driver's air bag inflates quickly helping to reduce inj ...
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Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Trunk lid removal/installation
Warning
Removing the stay damper without supporting the trunk lid can be
dangerous. The trunk lid may fall and injure you. Open the trunk lid fully
and support it before removing the stay damper.
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Disconnect the trunk lid harness connector, p ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Side Air Bags
The side air bags are mounted in the outboard sides of the front seatbacks.
When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than moderate
force, the system inflates the side air bag only on the side in which the vehicle
was hit. The side air bag inflates quickly to reduce injury ...