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's head caused by directly hitting interior parts such as a door or window. For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria".
In a side impact:
Greater than moderate impact to one side of the vehicle will cause the curtain air bag on that side only to inflate.

(With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System) In a roll-over:
In response to a vehicle roll-over, both curtain air bags inflate.

Warning Light/Beep
A system malfunction or operation conditions are indicated by a warning.Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights. Refer to Warning Sound is Activated.
Side Air Bags
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Warning
Hot engines and engine oil can cause severe burns. Turn off the
engine and wait until it and the engine oil has cooled.
A vehicle that is lifted but not securely supported on safety
stands is dangerous. It can slip or fall, causing death or serious injury.
Never work around or ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Front door speaker inspection
1. Inspect for resistance between the front door speaker terminals using an
ohmmeter.
If not as specified, replace the front door speaker.
2. To verify that the front door speaker outputs sound, apply voltage to the
front door speaker and release using a 1.5-V battery.
If not outp ...