Hey everybody,

My wife was going through the manual and came across this tidbit of information:

Page 2-42 in the manual

To prevent false detection by the air bag sensor system, heed the following:

• Do not use tires or wheels other than those specified for you Mazda: Use of any tire or wheel other than those specified for your Mazda (page 9-7) is dangerous. Use of such wheels will prevent the vehicle's accident detections system from accurately detecting a collision or roll-over accident resulting in incorrect or unexpected air bag deployment and the possibility of serious injuries.

Anybody know how this works? Is this common in all vehicle manuals? I haven't noticed because I have never modified and of my previous vehicles. We upgraded to 18x8 wheels with 235/55/18R tires. My wife is a little unnerved and anything that could put her mind at rest would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks