1. Remove the liftgate upper trim.
2. Remove the liftgate side trim.
3. Pull the handle toward you, then remove the handle.
4. Pull the liftgate lower trim toward you, then disengage clips A, B and pins C, D from the body.
5. Remove the liftgate lower trim.
6. Install in the reverse order of removal.
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Supplemental Restraint System Components
(With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)
(Without Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)
Driver/Front passenger inflators and air bags
Roll-over sensor (some models), crash sensors, and diagnostic module (SAS
unit).
Seat belt pretensioners
Front air bag sensor ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Curtain Air Bags
The curtain air bags are mounted in the front and rear window pillars, and the
roof edge along both sides.
When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than moderate
force, the curtain air bag inflates quickly and helps to reduce injury mainly to
the rear outboard passenger' ...