Mazda CX-5 Service & Repair Manual: Crash Zone Sensor [Standard Deployment Control System]

Purpose

• The crash zone sensor detects an impact during a frontal or frontal offset collision to the vehicle.

Function

• The crash zone sensor converts the detected impact to an electrical signal.

Construction

• The crash zone sensor is built into the clutch sensor.

• The crash zone sensor is installed to the shroud panel of the front bumper backside.

• Two crash zone sensors are installed for independent impact detection on the left and right.

Operation

• The impact from a frontal or frontal offset collision to the vehicle is transmitted to the crash zone sensor.

• The crash sensor built into the crash zone sensor detects the impact and converts the impact into an electrical signal at the signal processing circuit.

• The crash zone sensor sends a signal indicating the degree of impact, which is converted to an electrical signal, to the SAS control module.

Fail-safe

• Function not equipped.