Mazda 5 (2018) User manual

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A Word to Mazda Owners

Thank you for choosing a Mazda. We at Mazda design and build vehicles with complete customer satisfaction in mind.

To help ensure enjoyable and trouble-free operation of your Mazda, read this manual carefully and follow its recommendations.

An Authorized Mazda Dealer knows your vehicle best. So when maintenance or service is necessary, that's the place to go.

Our nationwide network of Mazda professionals is dedicated to providing you with the best possible service.

We assure you that all of us at Mazda have an ongoing interest in your motoring pleasure and in your full satisfaction with your Mazda product.

Mazda Motor Corporation

HIROSHIMA, JAPAN

Important Notes About This Manual

Keep this manual in the glove compartment as a handy reference for the safe and enjoyable use of your Mazda. Should you resell the vehicle, leave this manual with it for the next owner.

All specifications and descriptions are accurate at the time of printing. Because improvement is a constant goal at Mazda, we reserve the right to make changes in specifications at any time without notice and without obligation.

Air-Conditioning and the Environment

Your Mazda's genuine air conditioner is filled with a refrigerant that has been found not to damage the earth's ozone layer. If the air conditioner does not operate properly, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

Perchlorate

Certain components of this vehicle such as [air bag modules, seat belt pretensioners, lithium batteries, ···] may contain Perchlorate Material- - Special handling may apply for service or vehicle end of life disposal. See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.

Please be aware that this manual applies to all models, equipment and options. As a result, you may find some explanations for equipment not installed on your vehicle.

June 2017 (Print4)

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How to Use This Manual

We want to help you get the most driving pleasure from your vehicle. Your owner's manual, when read from cover to cover, can do that in many ways.

Illustrations complement the words of the manual to best explain how to enjoy your Mazda. By reading your manual, you can find out about the features, important safety information, and driving under various road conditions.

The following symbol in this manual means “Do not do this” or “Do not let this happen”.

Index: A good place to start is the Index, an alphabetical listing of all information in your manual.

NOTE

A NOTE provides information and sometimes suggests how to make better use of your vehicle.

The following symbol, located on some parts of the vehicle, indicates that this manual contains information related to the part. Please refer to the manual for a detailed explanation.

You'll find several WARNINGs, CAUTIONs, and NOTEs in the manual.

WARNING

A WARNING indicates a situation in which serious injury or death could result if the warning is ignored.

CAUTION

A CAUTION indicates a situation in which bodily injury or damage to your vehicle, or both, could result if the caution is ignored.

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Your Vehicle at a Glance

Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda.

Essential Safety Equipment

Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, child-restraint systems and SRS air bags.

Knowing Your Mazda

Explanation of basic operations and controls; opening/closing and adjustment of various parts.

Before Driving Your Mazda

Important information about driving your Mazda.

Driving Your Mazda

Explanation of instruments and controls.

Interior Comfort

Use of various features for drive comfort, including air-conditioning and audio system.

In Case of an Emergency

Helpful information on what to do in an emergency.

Maintenance and Care

How to keep your Mazda in top condition.

Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects

Important consumer information including warranties and add-on equipment.

Specifications

Technical information about your Mazda.

Index

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Your Vehicle at a Glance

Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda.

Interior Overview .......................................................................... 1-2

Interior Equipment (View A) .................................................... 1-2

Interior Equipment (View B) .................................................... 1-3

Interior Equipment (View C) .................................................... 1-4

Exterior Overview ......................................................................... 1-5

Front .......................................................................................... 1-5

Rear ........................................................................................... 1-6

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Your Vehicle at a Glance

Interior Overview

Interior Equipment (View A)

Door-lock knob .................................................................................................. page 3-10

Power door lock switch ..................................................................................... page 3-11

DSC OFF switch ............................................................................................... page 5-26

Lighting control ................................................................................................. page 5-59

Turn and lane-change signal .............................................................................. page 5-63

Dashboard illumination knob ............................................................................ page 5-43

Instrument cluster .............................................................................................. page 5-40

Wiper and washer lever ..................................................................................... page 5-64

Lock release lever .............................................................................................. page 3-31

Headlight leveling switch .................................................................................. page 5-62

Outside mirror switch ........................................................................................ page 3-31

Power window switches .................................................................................... page 3-17

Power window lock switch ................................................................................ page 3-19

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Interior Overview

Interior Equipment (View B)

Your Vehicle at a Glance

Audio control switches ...................................................................................... page 6-49

SRS air bags ...................................................................................................... page 2-47

Cruise control switches ...................................................................................... page 5-21

Climate control system ........................................... ............................................. page 6-2

Hazard warning flasher switch .......................................................................... page 5-70

Information display ............................................................................................ page 6-96

Audio system ..................................................................................................... page 6-12

Glove compartment ......................................................................................... page 6-104

Accessory socket ............................................................................................. page 6-109

Manual transaxle shift lever ............................................................................... page 5-10

Automatic transaxle selector lever ..................................................................... page 5-12

Ignition switch ..................................................................................................... page 5-2

Hood release handle .......................................................................................... page 3-21

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Your Vehicle at a Glance

Interior Overview

Interior Equipment (View C)

Seat belts ............................................................................................................ page 2-19

SRS air bags ...................................................................................................... page 2-47

Remote fuel-filler lid release ............................................................................. page 3-20

Bottle holder .................................................................................................... page 6-101

Vanity mirror ...................................................................................................... page 6-94

Overhead light ................................................................................................... page 6-95

Rearview mirror .............................. ................................................................... page 3-32

Sunvisor ............................................................................................................. page 6-94

Parking brake ....................................................................................................... page 5-6

Seat warmer switches ........................................................................................ page 2-17

Front seat ............................................................................................................. page 2-2

Cup holders ...................................................................................................... page 6-100

Rear ventilation system ....................................................................................... page 6-9

Second-row seat ................................................................................................... page 2-5

Third-row seat ................................................................................................... page 2-10

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Front

Your Vehicle at a Glance

Exterior Overview

Hood .................................................................................................................. page 3-21

Windshield wiper blades .................................................................................... page 8-18

Moonroof ........................................................................................................... page 3-23

Outside mirror .................................................................................................... page 3-31

Child safety locks .............................................................................................. page 3-13

Tires ................................................................................................................... page 8-26

Light bulbs ......................................................................................................... page 8-32

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Your Vehicle at a Glance

Exterior Overview

Rear

Rear wiper blade ................................................................................................ page 8-20

Liftgate .............................................................................................................. page 3-14

Antenna .............................................................................................................. page 6-11

Sliding doors ...................................................................................................... page 3-12

Door lock ........................................................................................................... page 3-10

Tires ................................................................................................................... page 8-26

Fuel-filler lid ...................................................................................................... page 3-20

Light bulbs ......................................................................................................... page 8-32

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Essential Safety Equipment

Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, child-restraint systems and SRS air bags.

Seats ............................................................................................... 2-2

Front Seats ................................................................................ 2-2

Second-Row Seats .................................................................... 2-5

Third-Row Seat ....................................................................... 2-10

Seat Arrangements .................................................................. 2-13

Head Restraints ........................................................ ............... 2-15

Seat Warmer

Seat Belt Systems ........................................................................ 2-19

Seat Belt Precautions .............................................................. 2-19

Seat Belt .................................................................................. 2-23

Front Seat Belt Pretensione r and Load Limiting Systems ....... 2-25

Seat Belt Extender ................................................................... 2-28

Seat Belt Warning Light .......................................................... 2-29

Seat Belt Reminder ................................................................. 2-30

Child Restraint ............................................................................ 2-31

Child Restraint Precautions ..................................................... 2-31

Child-Restraint System Installation Position .......................... 2-36

Installing Child-Restraint Systems .......................................... 2-37

LATCH Child-Restraint Systems ............................................ 2-44

......................................................................... 2-17

SRS Air Bags ............................................................................... 2-47

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions ................ 2-47

Supplemental Restraint System Components ......................... 2-53

How the SRS Air Bags Work .................................................. 2-55

SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria .......................................... 2-59

Limitations to SRS Air Bag .................................................... 2-60

Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification

System

Monitoring and Maintenance .................................................. 2-67

.................................................................................. 2-62

Some models.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Front Seats

WARNING

Do not modify or replace the front seats:

Modifying or replacing the front seats such as replacing the upholstery or loosening any bolts is dangerous. The front seats contain air bag components essential to the supplemental restraint system. Such modifications could damage the supplemental restraint system and result in serious injur y. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer if there is any need to remove or reinstall the front seats.

Do not drive with damaged front seats:

Driving with damaged front seats, such as seat cushions torn or damaged down to the urethane, is dangerous. A collision, even on e not strong enough to inflate the air bags, could damage the front seats which contain essential air bag components. If there was a subsequent collision, an air bag may not deploy which could lead to injuries. Always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect the front seats, front seat belt pretensioners and air bags after a collision.

Make sure the adjustable components of a seat are locked in place:

Adjustable seats and seatbacks that are not securely locked are dangerous. In a sudden stop or collision, the seat or seatback could move, causing injury. Make su re the adjustable components of the seat are locked in place by attempting to slide the seat forward and backward and rocking the seatback.

Never allow children to adjust a seat:

Allowing children to adjust a seat is dangerous as it could result in serious injury if a child's hands or feet become caught in the seat.

Adjust the drive r's seat only when the vehicle is stopped:

Adjusting the driver's seat while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. The driver could lose control of the vehicle and have an accident.

CAUTION

Be careful not to place your hands and fingers around moving parts of the front seat when adjusting the seat positions to prevent injury.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

qSeat Slide

To move a seat forward or backward, raise the lever and slide the seat to the desired position and release the lever.

Make sure the lever returns to its original position and the seat is locked in place by attempting to push it forward and backward.

qSeat Recline

WARNING

Do not drive with either front seat reclined:

Sitting in a reclined position while the vehicle is moving is dangerous because you do not get the full protection from seat belts. Du ring sudden braking or a collision, you can slide under the lap belt and suffer serious internal injuries. For maximum protection, sit well back and upright.

Always sit in the front passenger seat properly with the seatback upright and feet on the floor (With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System):

Your front passenger seat has weight sensors, sitting in the front passenger seat improperly out of position or with the seatback reclined too far while the vehicle is moving is dangerous as it can take off weight from the seat bottom and affect the weight determination of the front passenger sensing system. As a result the front passenger will not have the supplementary protection of the air bag and seat belt pretensioner, which could result in serious injury. Always sit upright against the seatback with your feet on the floor.

Do not drive with the seatback unlocked:

All of the seatbacks play an important role in your protection in a vehicle. Leaving the seatback unlocked is dangerous as it can allow passengers to be ejected or thrown around and baggage to strike occupants in a sudden stop or collision, resulting in severe injury. After adjusting the seatback at any time, even when there are no other passengers, rock the seatback to make sure it is locked in place.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

To change the seatback angle, lean forward slightly while raising the lever. Then lean back to the desired position and release the lever.

Make sure the lever returns to its original position and the seatback is locked in place by attempting to push it forward and backward.

CAUTION

When returning a rear-reclined seatback to its uprigh t position, make sure you hold onto the seatback with your other hand while operating the lever. If the seatback is not supported, it will flip forward suddenly and could cause injury.

Height Adjustment (Driver's Seat)

To adjust the seat height, move the lever up or down.

qLumbar Support Adjustment

(Driver's Seat)

Move the lever forwards to adjust the lumbar support as required.

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Seats

qArmrest

The armrest can be used or placed upright.

WARNING

Never position the shoulder portion of a front seat belt over the armrest:

Positioning the shoulder portion of a front seat belt over the armrest is dangerous as it cannot provide adequate protection in a collision and could result in serious injuries.

Never put your hands and fingers around the mo ving parts of the seat and armrest:

Putting your hands and fingers around the moving parts of the seat and armrest is dangerous as they could get injured.

Second-Row Seats

WARNING

Do not stack cargo higher than the seatbacks:

Stacking luggage or other cargo higher than the seatbacks is dangerous. During a sudden stop or collision, objects can fly around and become projectiles that could hit and injure passengers.

Make sure luggage and cargo are secured before driving:

Not securing cargo while driving is dangerous as it could move or be crushed during sudden braking or a collision and cause injury.

Make sure the adjustable components of a seat are locked in place by attempting to slide the seat forward and backward and rocking the seatback:

Adjustable seats that are not securely latched are dangerous. In a sudden stop or collision, the seat or seatback could move, causing injury.

Never allow children to adjust a seat:

Allowing children to adjust a seat is dangerous as it could result in serious injury if a child's hands or feet become caught in the seat.

Adjust the seat only when the vehicle is stopped:

Adjusting the seat while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. Sudden braking or a collision could cause serious injury.

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Seats

Do not drive with the seatback unlocked:

Never allow a passenger to sit or stand on the folded seatback while the vehicle is moving:

Driving with a passenger on the folded seatback is dangerous. Allowing a child to sit up on the folded seatback while the vehicle is moving is particularly dangerous. In a sudden stop or even a minor collision, a ch ild not in a proper seat or child-restraint system and seat belt could be thrown forward, back or even out of the vehicle resulting in serious injuries or death. The child in the baggage area could be thrown into other occupants and cause serious injury.

qSeat Slide

To move the seat forward or backward, raise the lever and slide the seat to the desired position and release the lever.

Make sure the lever returns to its original position and the seat is locked in place by attempting to push it forward and backward.

CAUTION

Be careful not to place your hands and fingers around moving parts of the second-row seat when adjusting the seat positions to prevent injury.

NOTE

The second-row seats cannot be removed.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

qSeat Recline

WARNING

Do not drive with the seats reclined:

Sitting in a reclined position while the vehicle is moving is dangerous because you do not get the full protection from the seat belts. During sudden braking or a collision, you can slide under the lap belt and suffer serious internal injuries. For maximum protection, sit well back and upright.

Do not recline a second-row seatback when the third row seat is occupied:

Reclining the second-row seatback when the third-row seat is occupied is dangerous.Because the clearance in the third-row seat is limited, occupants in the third-row seat could be hurt seriously on a reclined second-row seatback.

To change the seatback angle, lean forward slightly while raising the lever. Then lean back to the desired position and release the lever.

CAUTION

qArmrest

The armrest can be used or placed upright.

WARNING

Never position the shoulder portion of a second-row seat belt over the armrest:

Positioning the shoulder portion of a second-row seat belt over the armrest is dangerous as it cannot provide adequate protection in a collision and could result in serious injuries.

Make sure the lever returns to its original position and the seatback is locked in place by attempting to push it forward and backward.

Never put your hands and fingers around the mo ving parts of the seat and armrest:

Putting your hands and fingers around the moving parts of the seat and armrest is dangerous as they could get injured.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

qThird-Row Seat Access

After folding the second-row seat seatback and sliding the seat forward, you can access the third-row seat easily.

Entering/exiting the third-row seat area

Raise the lever on the side of the secondrow seat or pull the strap behind the second-row seat to fold the seatback forward and slide the seat forward.

CAUTION

Ø When folding a seatback, always

hold onto the seatback with your other hand while operating the lever. If the seatback is not supported, it will flip forward suddenly and could cause injury.

Ø After entering/exiting the third-

row seat area, return the seatback to its upright position . Otherwise, it could move unexpectedly and cause injury.

qFolding the Second-Row Seats

To create a flat luggage compartment space, lift the seat-bottoms of the secondrow seats and fold the seatbacks forward.

Folding the seatbacks

1. Insert the second-row outboard seat belts in the retainers.

After entering/exiting the third-row seat area

Return the second-row seatback to its upright position and lock it after sliding it backward. Make sure it is locked by attempting to lightly move it forward and backward.

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2. Move the seat all the way back.

3. Fold the head restraint all the way down (page 2-15).

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4. Pull the strap and lift the end of the seat-bottom up and forward.

5. If the armr est and storage box are in the position for use, store them. Refer to Storage Box on page 6-105.

6. Raise the lever and fold the seatback forward. Make sure the seatback is secured by attempting to lightly move it up and down.

CAUTION

Ø When folding a seatback, always

hold onto the seatback with your other hand while operating the lever. If the seatback is not supported, it will flip forward suddenly and could cause injury.

Ø When folding the seatback of the

right second-row seat, make sure the storage box is stowed. If the storage box is not stowed, it could be damaged.

NOTE

To create a flat luggage compartment space from the rear of the vehicle to the back of the front seats, fold the second-row and third-row seats (page 2-11).

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Returning seatbacks to their original positions

1. Return the seatback to its original position while raising its lever. Make sure the seatback is secured by attempting to lightly move it forward and back.

2. Return the seat-bottom to its original position and secure it. After returning the seat-bottom to its original position, make sure the seat-bottom is secured by attempting to lightly move it up and down.

3. Lift the head restraint upward to its upright position.

Third-Row Seat

WARNING

Do not stack cargo higher than the seatbacks:

Stacking luggage or other cargo higher than the seatbacks is dangerous. During a sudden stop or collision, objects can fly around and become projectiles that could hit and injure passengers.

Make sure luggage and cargo are secured before driving:

Not securing cargo while driving is dangerous as it could move or be crushed during sudden braking or a collision and cause injury.

Do not drive with the seatback unlocked:

All of the seatbacks play an important role in your protection in a vehicle. Leaving the seatback unlocked is dangerous as it can allow passengers to be ejected or thrown around and baggage to strike occupants in a sudden stop or collision, resulting in severe injury. After returning the seatback at any time, even when there are no other passengers, rock the seatback to make sure it is locked in place.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Never allow a passenger to sit or stand on the folded seatback while the vehicle is moving:

NOTE

The third-row seat cannot be removed.

qFolding the Third-Row Seat

To create a flat luggage compartment space, fold the seatbacks forward.

To fold third-row seat

1. Slide the second-row seat all the way forward.

2. Insert the third-row outboard seat belts in the retainers.

3. Lower the head restraints all the way down (page 2-15).

4. Pull the strap and fold the seatback forward.

5. Lock the seatback in place by pushing it down. Make sure the seatback is secured by attempting to lightly move it up and down.

NOTE

To create a flat luggage compartment space from the rear of the vehicle to the back of the front seats, fold the second-row and third-row seats (page 2-8).

To return third-row seat to its original position

Return the seatback to its original position while pulling its strap.

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Seats

Make sure the seatback is secured by attempting to lightly move it forward and back.

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Seat Arrangements

Illustrations are of representative seat arrangements.

Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

WARNING

Do not arrange the seats while driving:

Arranging the seats while driving is dangerous because you do not get the full protection from seat belts and you cannot keep your balance. During sudden braking or a collision, it could cause serious injuries.

Do not ride on seatbacks that are folded flat:

Sitting or lying on seats that are folded flat is a dangerous way to ride. During sudden braking or a collision you could be thrown around inside the vehicle and seriously injured.

Make sure the adjustable components of a seat are locked in place:

Adjustable seats that are not securely locked are dangerous. In a sudden stop or collision, the seat or seatback could move, causing injury.

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Seats

CAUTION

Ø Be careful not to place your hands and fingers around moving parts of the seat

when arranging the seat to prevent injury.

Ø Do not move around in the vehicle while the seats are folded down. A foot could

be injured if it becomes pinched between the seat bottom and seatback. If you have to move around the folded down seats, step on the center of the seats and move carefully.

qHow to arrange the seats

Fold the third-row seats. Refer to Folding the Third-Row Seat on page 2-11.

Slide the second-row seats (driver side/ passenger side) all the way back. Refer to Seat Slide on page 2-6.

To return the seats to their road positions, reverse the previous procedures.

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1. Fold the third-row seats. Refer to Folding the Third-Row Seat on page 2-11.

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2. Fold the second-row seats. Refer to Folding the Second-Row Seats on page 2-8.

To return the seats to their road positions, reverse the previous procedures.

Head Restraints

Your vehicle is equipped with head restraints on all outboard seats. The head restraints are intended to help protect you and the passengers from neck injury.

WARNING

Always drive with the head restraints installed when seats are being used and make sure they are properly adjusted. In addition, always raise the head restraints mentioned in the following when they are being used:

Driving with the head restraints adjusted too low or removed is dangerous. With no support behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a collision.

(Head restraints which must be raised for use) All third-row seat he ad restraints

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qNormal Head Restraints

Height adjustment

To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the desired position. To lower the head restraint, press the stopcatch release, then push the head restraint down. Adjust the head restraint so that the center is even with the top of the passenger's ears.

Front outboard seat

Third-Row outboard seat

Removal/Installation

To remove the head restraint, pull it up while pressing the stop-catch . To install the head restraint, insert the legs into the holes while pressing the stopcatch.

WARNING

Always drive with the head restraints set up when seats are being used and make sure they are properly set up:

Driving with the head restraints not set up is dangerous. With no support behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a collision.

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qFoldable Head Restraints

The second-row seats are equipped with foldable head restraints.

NOTE

The foldable head restraints cannot be adjusted or removed.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

To fold the head restraint, pull the strap and fold the head restraint downward. To return the head restraint to its upright position, lift it upward.

WARNING

Always drive with the head restraints in their upright positions when the second-row seats are occupied, and make sure they are securely locked in place:

Driving with the head restraints folded down is dangerous. With no support behind your head, your neck could be seriously injured in a collision.

Seat Warmer

The front seats are electrically heated. The ignition must be switched ON.

Press the switch to turn the seat warmer on or off. When the switch is in the ON position, the indicator light will come on.

OFF

Some models.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

WARNING

Ø Be careful when using the seat

warmer. The heat from the seat warmer may be too hot for some people, as in the following, and could cause a low-temperature burn.

Infants, small babies, elderly people, and physically challenged people

People with delicate skin

People who are excessively fatigued

People who are intoxicated

People who have taken sleepinducing medicine such as sleeping pills or cold medicine

Ø Do not use the seat warmer with

anything having high moistureretention ability such as a blanket or cushion on the seat. The seat may be heated excessively and cause a low-temperature burn.

Ø Do not use the seat warmer even

when taking a short nap in the vehicle. The seat may be heated excessively and cause a lowtemperature burn.

Ø Do not place heavy objects with

sharp projections on the seat, or insert needles or pins into it. This could cause the seat to become excessively heated and result in injury from a minor burn.

NOTE

Use the seat warmer when the engine is running, and do not continue to use it for a long period of time.

The temperature of the seat warmer cannot be adjusted because the seat warmer is controlled by a thermostat.

CAUTION

Do not use organic solvents to clean the seat. It may damage the seat surface and the heater.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

Seat Belt Precautions

Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during accidents and sudden stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts.

Your vehicle has the following types of seat belts.

With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System model

Seating Position Types of seat belt

Front seat

Second-row seat

Third-row seat

Except above

Seating Position Types of seat belt

Front seat

Second-row seat

Third-row seat

3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode retractor

This belt has retractors with an inertia lock that keep the belt retracted when not in use. The lock allows the belt to remain comfortable on the user, but it will lock in position during a collision. Refer to Emergency Locking Mode on page 2-21.

3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode retractor/automatic locking mode retractor

In addition to the emergency locking mode function, this belt has retractors that operate in another mode, the automatic locking mode, for the child-restraint system. Refer to Automatic Locking Mode on page 2-22. Refer to Installing Child-Restraint Systems on page 2-37. We recommend you put all children in the rear seats, if you must use the front passenger seat for a child, slide the front passenger seat as far back as possible and make sure any child-restraint system is secured proper ly.

Driver side 3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode retractor

Passenger side

Driver side

Passenger side

3-point type seat belt with emergency locking mode

retractor/automatic locking mode retractor

3-point type seat belt with emergency looking mode retractor

3-point type seat belt with emergency looking mode

retractor/automatic locking mode retractor

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

WARNING

Always wear your seat belt and make sure all occupants are properly restrained:

Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerous. During a collision, occupants not wearing seat belts could hit someone or things inside the vehicle or even be thrown out of the vehicle. They could be seriously injured or even killed. In th e same collision, occupants wearing seat belts would be much safer.

Do not wear twisted seat belts:

Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a collision, the full width of the belt is not available to absorb the impact. This puts more force on the bones beneath the belt, which could cause serious injury or death. So, if your seat belt is twisted, you must straighten the seat belt to remove any twists and to allow the full widt h of the belt to be used.

Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time:

Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt used in this way cannot spread the impact forces properly and the two passengers could be crushed together and seriously injured or even killed. Never use one belt for more than on e person at a time and always operate the vehicle with each occupant properly restrained.

Do not operate a vehicle with a damaged seat belt:

Using a damaged seat belt is dangerous. An accident could damage the belt webbing of the seat belt in use. A damaged seat belt cannot provide adequate protection in a collision. Have an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect all seat belt systems in use during an accident before they are used again.

Have your seat belts changed immediately if the pretensioner or load limiter has been expended:

Always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer immediately inspect the front seat belt pretensioners and air bags after any collision. Like the air bags, the front seat belt pretensioners and load limiters will only function once and must be replaced after any collision that caused them to deploy. A seat belt with an expended pretensioner or load limiter is still better than wearing no seat belt at all; however, if the front seat belt pretensioners and load limiters are not replaced, the risk of injury in a collision will increase.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

CAUTION

Belt retraction may become diffic ult if the belts and rings are soiled, so try to keep them clean. For more details about cleaning the seat belts, refer to “Seat Belt Maintenance” (page 8-53).

qPregnant Women and Persons with Serious Medical Conditions

Pregnant women should always wear seat belts. Ask your doctor for specific recommendations. The lap belt should be worn SNUGLYAND AS LOW AS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIPS. The shoulder belt should be worn across your shoulder properly, but never across the stomach area. Persons with serious medical condit ions also should wear seat belts. Check with your doctor for any special instructions regarding specific medical conditions.

qEmergency Locking Mode

In the emergency locking mode, the belt remains comfortable on the occupant and the retractor will lock in position during a collision. When the seat belt is fastened, it will always be in the emergency locking mode until it is switched to automatic locking mode by pulling it all the way out to its full length. If the belt feels tight and hinders comfortable movement while the vehicle is stopped or in motion, it may be in the automatic locking mode because the belt has been pulled too far out. To return the belt to the more comfortable emergency locking mode, wait until the vehicle has stopped in a safe, level area, retract the belt fully to convert it back to emergency locking mode and then extend it around you again. If the belt is locked and cannot be pulled out, retract the belt once, and then try pulling it out slowly. If this fails, pull the belt strongly one time and loosen, then pull it out again slowly.

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qAutomatic Locking Mode

Always use the automatic locking mode to keep the child-restraint system from shifting to an unsafe position in the event of an accident. To enable seat belt automatic locking mode, pull it all the way out and connect it as instructed on the child-restraint system. It will retract down to the child-restraint system and stay locked on it. See the section on child restraint (page 2-31).

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Seat Belt

qFastening the Seat Belt

1. Grasp the seat belt tongue.

2. Slowly pull out the lap/shoulder belt.

Belt

Tongue

3. Insert the seat belt tongue into the seat belt buckle until you hear a click sound.

Seat belt tongue

WARNING

Positioning the Shoulder Portion of the Seat Belt:

Improper positioning of the shoulder portion of the seat belt is dangerous. Always make sure the shoulder portion of the seat belt is positioned across your shoulder and near your neck, but never under your arm, on your neck, or on your upper arm.

4. Position the lap belt as low as possible, not on the abdominal area, then adjust the shoulder belt so that it fits snugly against your body.

Take up slack Keep low on hip bone

Too high

Seat belt buckle

WARNING

Positioning the Lap Portion of the Seat Belt:

The lap portion of the seat belt worn too high is dangerous. In a collision, this would concentrate the impact force directly on the abdominal area, causing serious injury. Wear the lap portion of the belt snugly and as low as possible.

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qUnfastening the Seat Belt

Depress the button on the seat belt buckle. If the belt does not fully retract, pull it out and check for kinks or twists. Then make sure it remains untwisted as it retracts.

Button

NOTE

If a belt does not fully retract, inspect it for kinks and twists. If it is still not retracting properly, have it inspected at an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

To secure the outboard-rear row seat belts when not in use, insert the belts into their seat belt retainers.

qFront Shoulder Belt Adjuster

Adjust the height of the shoulder belt if the seat belt touches your neck, or if it crosses your arm instead of your shoulder. To raise the shoulder belt adjuster, push the adjuster up. To lower the shoulder belt adjuster, pull the adjuster and slide it down. Make sure the adjuster is locked.

To raise To lower

WARNING

Positioning the Shoulder Portion of the Seat Belt:

Improper positioning of the shoulder portion of th e seat belt is dangerous. Always make sure the shoulder portion of th e seat belt is positioned across your shoulder and near your neck, but never under your arm, on your neck, or on your upper arm.

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Seat belt retainer

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Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems

For optimum protection, the driver and front passenger seat belts are equipped with pretensioner and load limiting systems. For both these systems to work properly you must wear the seat belt properly.

Pretensioners:

In moderate or severe frontal or nearfrontal accidents, the front air bag and pretensioner systems deploy simultaneously. The front seat belt retractors remove slack quickly as the air bags are expandi ng. Any time the air bags and front seat belt pretensioners have deployed they must be replaced. During a side collision, the side air bag, curtain air bag, and pretensioner system operate simultaneously on the side in which the collision occurs.

(With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

In addition, the pretensioner system for the front passenger, like the front and side passenger air bag, is designed to only deploy in accordance with the total seated weight on the front passenger seat. For details, refer to the front passenger seat weight sensors (page 2-62).

Load limiter:

The load limit ing system releases belt webbing in a controlled manner to reduce belt force on the occupant's chest. While the most severe load on a seat belt occurs in frontal collisions, the load limiter has an automatic mechanical function and can activate in any accident mode with sufficient occupant movement. Even if the pretensioners have not deployed, the load limiting function must be checked by an Authorized Mazda Dealer after any collision.

WARNING

Wear seat belts only as recommended in this owner's manual:

Incorrect positioning of the driver and front passenger seat belts is dangerous. Without proper positioning, the pretensioner and load limiting systems cannot provide adequate protection in an accident and this could result in serious injury. For more det ails about wearing seat belts, refer to “Fastening the seat belts” (page 2-23).

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Have your seat belts changed immediately if the pretensioner or load limiter has been expended:

Do not modify the components or wiring, or use electronic testing devices on the pretensioner system:

Modifying the components or wiring of the pretens ioner system, including the use of electronic testing devices is dangerous. You could ac cidentally activate it or make it inoperable which would prevent it from activating in an accide nt. The occupants or repairers could be seriously injured.

NOTE

The pretensioner system will activate in a moderate or greater frontal or near-frontal, or a severe side collision. It will not activate in most rollovers, rear impacts.

(With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

In addition, the pretensioner system for the front passenger is designed to only deploy in accordance with the total seated weight on the front passenger seat.

Some smoke (non-toxic gas) will be released when the air bags and pretensioners deploy. This does not indicate a fire. This gas normally has no effect on occupants, however, those with sensitive skin may experience light skin irritation. If residue from the deployment of the air bags or the front pretensioner system gets on the skin or in the eyes, wash it off as soon as possible.

Air Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner System Warning Light

Properly dispose of the pretensioner system:

Improper disposal of the pretensioner system or a vehicle with nondeactivated pretensioners is dangerous. Unless all sa fety procedures are followed, injury could result. Ask an Authorized Mazda Dealer how to safely dispose of the pretensioner system or how to scrap a pretensioner-equipped vehicle.

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If the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system is working properly, the warning light illuminates when the ignition is switched ON or after the engine is cranked. The war ning light turns off after a specified period of time.

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A system malfunction is indicated if the warning light constantly flashes, constantly illuminates or does not illuminate at all when the ignition is switched ON. If any of these occur, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible. The system may not operate in an accident.

WARNING

Never tamper with the air bag/ pretensioner systems and always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer perform all servicing and repairs:

Self-servicing or tampering with the systems is dangerous. An air bag/ pretensioner could accidentally activate or become disabled causing serious injury or death.

Air Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner System Warning Beep

If a malfunction is detected in the air bag/ front seat belt pretensioner systems and the warning light, a warning beep sound will be heard for about 5 seconds every minute.

WARNING

Do not drive the vehicle with the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning beep sounding:

Driving the vehicle with the air bag/ front seat belt pretensioner system warning beep sounding is dangerous. In a collision, the air bags and the front seat belt pretensioner system will not deploy and this could result in death or serious injury. Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer to have the vehicle inspected as soon as possible.

The air bag and seat belt pretensioner system warning beep sound will continue to be heard for approximately 35 minutes. Have your vehicle inspected at an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

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Seat Belt Extender

If your seat belt is not long enough, even when fully extended, a seat belt extender may be available to you at no charge from your Authorized Mazda Dealer. This extender will be only for you and for the particular vehicle and seat. Even if it plugs into other seat belts, it may not hold in the critical moment of a crash. When ordering an extender, only order one that provides the necessary additional length to fasten the seat belt properly. Please contact your Authorized Mazda Dealer for more information.

WARNING

Do not use a seat belt extender unless it is necessary:

Using a seat belt extender when not necessary is dangerous. The seat belt will be too long and not fit properly. In an accident, the seat belt will not provide adequate protection and you could be seriously injured. Only use the extender when it is required to fasten the seat belt properly.

Do not use an improper extender:

Using a seat belt extender that is for another person or a different vehicle or seat is dangerous. The seat belt will not provide adequate protection and the user could be seriously injured in an accident. Only use the extender provided for you and for the particular vehicle and seat. NEVER use the extender in a different vehicle or seat. If you sell your Mazda, do not leave your seat belt extender in the vehicle. It could be used accidentally by the new owner of the vehicle. After removing the seat belt extender, discard it. Never use the seat belt extender in any other vehicle you may own in the future.

Do not use an extender that is too long:

Using an ext ender that is too long is dangerous. The seat belt will not fit properly. In an accident, the seat belt will not provide adequate protection and you could be seriously injured. Do not use the extender or choose one shorter in length if the distance between the extender's buckle and the center of the user's body is less than 15 cm (6 in).

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Do not leave a seat belt extender connected to the buckle:

Leaving a seat belt extender connected to the buckle without using the seat belt is dangerous. When the seat belt extender is connected to the driver's seat belt buckle (or front passenger) seat, the SRS driver's (or front passenger's) air bag system will determine that the driver (or front passenger) is wearing the seat belt even if the driver (or front passenger) is no t wearing it. This condition could cause the driver's (or front passenger's) air bag to not activate correctly and result in death or serious injury in the event of collision. Always wear the seat belt with the seat belt extender.

Do not use the seat belt extender when installing a child-restraint system on the front or rear passenger seat:

Using a seat belt extender to fasten a child-restraint system on any seat is dangerous. Always follow the childrestraint system manufacturer's installation instructions and never use a seat belt extender.

Seat Belt Warning Light

With warnin g light for front passenger's seat

The seat belt warning light illuminates if the driver or front passenger's seat is occupied and the seat belt is not fastened when the ignition switched ON.

Without warning light for front passenger's seat

The seat belt warning light illuminates if the driver's seat belt is not fastened when the ignition switched ON.

NOTE

When not in use, remove the seat belt extender and store it in the vehicle. If the seat belt extender is left connected, the seat belt extender might get damaged as it will not retract with the rest of the seat belt and can easily fall out of the door when not in use and be damaged. In addition, the seat belt warning light will not illuminate and function properly.

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Seat Belt Reminder

If the vehicle is driven with the driver or front passenger's seat belt unfastened, the seat belt warning light illuminates and a warning chime sounds.

NOTE

Some models do not have the seat belt reminder function for the front passenger's seat.

If the driver or front passenger's seat belt is unfastened (only when the front passenger seat is occupied) and the vehicle is driven at a speed faster than about 20 km/h (12 mph), the warning light will flash and a beep sound will be heard. After a short time, the warning light stops flashing, but remains illuminated, and the beep sound stops.

Until a seat belt is fastened or a given period of time has elapsed, the beep sound will not stop even if the vehicle speed falls below 20 km/h (12 mph).

NOTE

The warning light flashes and a beep sound will be heard for about 6 seconds if the driver's seat belt is not fastened when the ignition is switched ON.

If a driver or front passenger's seat belt is unfastened after the beep sound turns off (warning light remains illuminated), and the vehicle speed exceeds 20 km/h (12 mph), the warning light flashes and beep sound activates again.

Placing items on the front passenger seat may cause the front passenger seat belt warning function to operate depending on the weight of the item.

To allow the front passenger seat weight sensor to function properly, do not place and sit on an additional seat cushion on the front passenger seat. The sensor may not function properly because the additional seat cushion could cause sensor interference.

When a small child sits on the front passenger seat, it is possible that the warning light will not operate.

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Child Restraint Precautions

Mazda strongly urges the use of child-restraint systems for children small enough to use them.

You are required by law to use a child-restraint system for children. Check your local and state or provincial laws for specific requirements regarding the safety of children riding in your vehicle.

Whatever child-restraint system you consider, please pick the appropriate one for the age and size of the child, obey the law and follow the instructions that come with the individual child-restraint system.

A child who has outgrown child-restraint systems should sit in the rear and use seat belts, both lap and shoulder. If the shoulder belt crosses the neck or face, move the child closer to the center of the vehicle.

Statistics confirm that the rear seats are the best place for all children up to 12 years of age, and more so with a supplemental restraint system (air bags).

A rear-facing child-res traint system should NEVER be used on the front seat with the air bag system activated. The front passenger's seat is also the least preferred seat for other child-restraint systems.

(With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

To reduce the chance of injuries caused by deployment of the front passenger air bag, the front passenger seat weight sensors work as a part of the supplemental restraint system. This system deactivates the front passenger front and side air bags and also the front passenger seat belt pretensioner system when the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates.

When an infant or small child sits on the front passenger seat, the system shuts off the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system, so make sure the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates.

Even if the front passenger air bag is shut off, Mazda strongly recommends that children be properly restrained and child-restraint systems of all kinds are properly secured on the rear seats which are the best place for children.

For more details, refer to “Front passenger seat weight sensors” (page 2-62).

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WARNING

Use the correct size child-restraint system:

For effective protection in vehicle accidents and sudden stops, a child must be properly restrained using a seat belt or child-restraint system depending on age and size. If not, the child could be seriously injured or even killed in an accident.

Follow the ma nufacturer's instructions and always keep the child-restraint system buckled down:

An unsecured child-restraint system is dangerous. In a sudden stop or a collision it could move causing serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Make sure any child-restraint system is prope rly secured in place according to the childrestraint system manufacturer's instructions. When not in use, remove it from the vehicle or fasten it with a seat belt, or latch it down to BOTH LATCH lower anchors for LATCH child-restraint systems and the corresponding tether anchor.

Always secure a child in a proper child-restraint system:

Holding a chi ld in your arms while the vehicle is moving is extremely dangerous. No matter how strong the person may be, he or she cannot hold onto a child in a sudden stop or collision and it could result in serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Even in a moderate accident, the child may be exposed to air bag forces that could resu lt in serious injury or death to the child, or the child may be slammed into an adult, causing injury to both child and adult.

Never use a rear-facing child-restraint system in the front seat with an air bag that could deploy:

Rear-facing child-restraint systems on the front seat are particularly dangerous even though you may feel assured that a front passenger air bag will not deploy based on the fact that the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates. The child-restraint system can be hit by a deploying air bag and moved violently backward resulting in serious injury or death to the child.

Do not use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat protected by an airbag in front of it.

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Vehicles with a front passenger air bag have a warning label attached as shown in the following. The warnin g label reminds you not to put a rear-facing child-restraint system on the front passenger seat at any time.

Do not install a front-facing child-restraint system on the front passenger seat unless it is unavoidable:

In a collision, the force of a deploying air bag could cause serious injury or death to the child. If installing a front-facing child-restraint system on the front passenger seat is unavoidable, move the front passenger seat as far back as possible.

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Seating a child in a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat is dangerous under certain conditions (With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System):

Your vehicle is equipped with front passenger seat weight sensors. Even with the front passenger seat weight sensors, if you must use the front passenger seat to seat a child, using a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat under the following conditions increases the danger of the front passenger air bag deploying and could result in serious injury or death to the child. Ø The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate when

seating a child in the child-restraint system.

Ø Luggage or other items are placed on the seat with the child in the child-restraint

system.

Ø A rear passenger or luggage pushing or pulling down on the front passenger

seatback.

Ø A rear passenger puts their feet on the front seat rails. Ø Luggage or other items are placed on the seatback or hung on the head restraint. Ø Heavy items are placed in the seatback map pocket. Ø The seat is washed. Ø Liquids are spilled on the seat. Ø The front passenger seat is moved backward, pushing into luggage or other items

placed behind it.

Ø The front passenger seatback contacts the second-row seat. Ø Luggage or other items are placed between the front passenger seat and driver

seat.

Ø Any accessories, which might increase the total seated weight on the front

passenger seat, are attached to the front passenger seat. The designated positions with seat belts on the rear seats are the safest places for children. Always use seat belts and child restraints.

Do not allow a child or anyone to lean over or against the side window of a vehicle with side and curtain air bag s:

It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean over or against the side window, the area of the front passenger seat, the front and rear window pillars and the roof edge along both sides from which the side and curtain air bags deploy, even if a child-restraint system is used. The impact of inflation from a side or curtain air bag could cause serious injury or death to an out of position child. Furthermore, leaning over or against the front door could block the side and curtain air bags and eliminate the advantages of supplemental protection. With the front air bag and the additional side air bag that comes out of the front seat, the rear seat is always a better location for children. Take special care not to allow a child to lean over or against the side window, even if the child is seated in a child-restraint system.

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Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time:

CAUTION

A seat belt or child-restraint system can become very hot in a closed vehicle during warm weather. To avoid burning yourself or a child, check them before you or your child touches them.

NOTE

Your Mazda is equipped with LATCH lower anchors for attachment of specially designed LATCH child-restraint systems in the rear seats. When using these anchors to secure a child-restraint system, refer to “LATCH Child-Restraint Systems” (page 2-44).

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Child-Restraint System Installation Position

In this owner's manual, explanation of child-restraint systems is provided for the following three types of popular childrestraint systems: infant seat, child seat, booster seat.

NOTE

Installation position is determined by the type of child-restraint system. Always read the manufacturer's instructions and this owner's manual carefully.

Due to variations in the design of childrestraint systems, vehicle seats and seat belts, all child-restraint systems may not fit all seating positions. Before purchasing a child-restraint system, it should be tested in the specific vehicle seating position (or positions) where it is intended to be used. If a previously purchased child-restraint system does not fit, you may need to purchase a different one that will.

Infant seat

An infant seat provides restraint by bracing the infan t's head, neck and back against the seating surface.

Child seat

A child seat restrains a child's body using the harness.

Booster seat

A booster seat is a child restraint accessory designed to improve the fit of the seat belt system around the child's body.

Backless booster seat

When using a backless booster seat, always install the vehicle head restraint to the seat where the backless booster seat is installed.

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Installing Child-Restraint Systems

Accident statistics reveal that a child is safer in the rear seats. The front passenger's seat is clearly the worst choice for any child under 12, and with rearfacing child-restraint systems it is clearly unsafe due to air bags.

NOTE

Even if your vehicle is equipped with front passenger seat weight sensors (page 2-62), which automatically deactivates the front passenger air bag, a rear seat is the safest place for a child of any age or size.

Some child-restraint systems now come with tethers and therefore must be installed on the seats that take tethers to be effective. In your Mazda, tethered child-restraint systems can only be accommodated in the four positions on the rear seats.

Some child-restraint systems also employ specially designed LATCH attachments; refer to “LATCH Child-Restraint Systems” (page 2-44).

WARNING

Tethered Child-Restraint Systems Work Only on Tether-Equipped Rear Seats:

Installation of a tether equipped child-restraint system in the front passenger's seat defeats the safety design of the system and will result in an increased chance of serious injury if the child-restraint system goes forward without benefit of being tethered. Place tether equipped child-restraint systems where there are tether anchors.

qRear Seats Child-Restraint

System Installation

Follow these instructions when using a child-restraint system, unless you are attaching a LATCH-equipped childrestraint system to the rear LATCH lower anchors. Refer to “LATCH ChildRestraint Systems” (page 2-44).

NOTE

Follow the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions carefully. If you are not sure whether you have a LATCH system or tether, check in the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions and follow them accordingly. Depending on the type of child-restraint system, it may use LATCH system instead of seat belts or if the belt goes across the child's chest, may recommend against using automatic locking mode.

1. If the seat in which you install a childrestraint system has a seat slide function, slide the seat as far back as possible.

2. Make sure the seatback is securely latched by pushing it back until it is fully locked.

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3. (Third-row seat) Raise the head restraint to the top locked position. Refer to Head Restraints on page 2-15.

NOTE

(Second-row seat)

The second-row outboard head restraints are non-adjustable.

4. Secure the child-restraint system with the lap portion of the lap/shoulder belt. See the manufacturer's instructions on the child-restraint system for belt routing instructions.

5. To get the retractor into the automatic locking mode, pull the shoulder belt portion of the seat belt until the entire length of the belt is out of the retractor.

6. Push the child-restraint system firmly into the vehicl e seat. Be sure the belt retracts as snugly as possible. A clicking noise from the retractor will be heard during retraction if the system is in the automatic locking mode. If the belt does not lock the seat down tight, repeat this step.

NOTE

Inspect this function before each use of the child-restraint system. You should not be able to pull the shoulder belt out of the retractor while the system is in the automatic locking mode. When you remove the child-restraint system, be sure the belt fully retracts to return the system to emergency locking mode before occupants use the seat belts.

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7. If your child-restraint system requires the use of a tether strap, refer to the manufacturer's instructions to hook and tighten the tether strap after raising the head restraint (Third-row seats).

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Anchor bracket location (Second-row seats)

Tether strap position (Second-row seats)

Tether strap

Forward

Anchor bracket location (Third-row seats)

Tether strap position (Third-row seats)

Tether strap

Forward

WARNING

Use the tether and tether anchor only for a child-restraint system:

Using the tether or tether anchor to secure anything but a child-restraint system is dangerous. This could weaken or da mage the tether or tether anchor and result in injury.

Always route the tether strap between the head restra int and the seatback (Third-row seats):

Routing the tether strap on top of the head restraint is dangerous. In a collision the tether strap could slide off the head restraint and loosen the child-restraint system. The childrestraint system could move which may result in death or injury to the child.

Anchor bracket

Always attach the tether strap to the correct tether anchor position:

Attaching the tether strap to the incorrect tether anchor position is dangerous. In a collision, the tether strap could come off and loosen the child-restraint system. If the childrestraint system moves it could result in death or injury to the child.

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qIf You Must Use the Front Seat

for Children

If you cannot put all children in the rear seats, at least put the smallest children in the rear and be sure the largest child up front uses the shoulder belt over the shoulder. NEVER put a rear-facing child-restraint system on the front passenger seat whether your vehicle is equipped with a seat weight sensor or not. This seat is also not set up for tethered child-restraint systems, put them in one of the rear seat positions set up with tether anchors. Likewise the LATCH child-restraint system cannot be secured in the front passenger's seat and should be used in the second-row seats. Do not allow anyone to sleep against the side window if you have optional side and curtain air bags, it could cause serious injuries to an out of position occupant. As children more often sleep in cars, it is better to put them in the rear seat. If installing the child-restraint system on the front seat is unavoidable, follow these instructions when using a front-facing child-restraint system in the front passenger's seat.

NOTE

To check if your front seats have side air bags: Mazda vehicles equipped with side air bag will have a “SRS AIRBAG” tag on the outboard shoulder of the front seats.

To check if your vehicle has curtain air bags: Mazda vehicles equipped with curtain air bag will have an “SRS AIRBAG” marking on the window pillars along the roof edge.

WARNING

Always move the front passenger seat as far back as possible if installing a front-facing child-restraint system on it is unavoidable:

As your vehicle has front air bags and doubly so because your vehicle has side air bags, a front-facing child-restraint system should be put on the front passenger seat only when it is unavoidable. Even if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates, always move the seat as far back as possible, because the force of a deploying air bag could cause serious injury or death to the child.

Never use a rear-facing child-restraint system in the front seat with an air bag that could deploy:

Rear-facing child-restraint systems on the front seat are particularly dangerous. Even in a moderate collision, the child-restraint system can be hit by a deploying air bag and moved violently backward resulting in serious injury or death to the child. Even though you may feel assured that the front passenger air bag will not deploy based on the fact that the front passenger air bag deactivat ion indicator light illuminates, you should not use a rear-facing childrestraint system in the front seat.

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Do not allow a child to lean over or against the side window of a vehicle with side air bags:

Allowing anyone to lean over or against the front door is dangerous. If the vehicle is equipped with side air bags, the impact of an inflating side air bag could cause serious injury or death to the person. Children are more likely to sleep in the vehicle; when they do, they are more at risk in the front passenger's seat that has a side air bag because they may slump over into the path of the seatback-mounted air bag. Furthermore, leaning over or against the doors could block the side air bag and eliminate the ad vantages of supplemental protection. With the front air bag and the additional side air bag that deploys from the outboard shoulder of the front passenger seat, the rear seat is always a better location for children who are prone to sleeping. If a child cannot be seated in the rear, do not allow the child to lean over or against the side window, even if the child is seated in a child-restraint system.

Do not allow a child or anyone to lean over or against the side window of a vehicle with side and curtain air bags:

qFront Passenger's Seat Child-

Restraint System Installation

1. Switch the ignition ON.

2. Slide the seat as far back as possible.

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3. Place the child-restraint system on the seat without putting your weight on the seat and fasten the seat belt. See the manufacturer's instructions on the child-restraint system for belt routing instructions.

4. To get the retractor into the automatic locking mode, pull the shoulder belt portion of the seat belt until the entire length of the belt is out of the retractor.

5. Push the child-restraint system firmly into the vehicl e seat. Be sure the belt retracts as snugly as possible. A clicking noise from the retractor will be heard during retraction if the system is in automatic locking mode. If the belt does not lock the seat down tight, repeat the previ ous step and also this one.

NOTE

Follow the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions carefully. Depending on the type of child-restraint system, it may not employ seat belts which are in automatic locking mode.

7. (With Driver and Front Passenger

Occupant Classification System)

Make sure the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates after installing a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat. If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate, remove the child-restraint system, switch the ignition to OFF or ACC, and then re-install the childrestraint system.

6. Seat your child safely in the childrestraint system and secure the child according to the instructions from the child-restraint system manufacturer.

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WARNING

Do not seat a child in a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate (With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System):

While it is always better to install any child-restraint system on the rear seat, it is imperative that a childrestraint system ONLY be used on the front passenger seat if the deactivation indicator light illuminates when the child is seated in the child-restraint system. Seating a child in a child-restraint system installed on the front passenger seat with the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light not illuminated is dangerous. If this indicator light does not illuminate, this means that the front passenger front and side air bags, and seat belt pretensioner are ready for deployment. If an accident were to deploy an air bag, a child in a childrestraint system sitting in the front passenger seat could be seriously injured or killed. If the indicator light does not illum inate after seating a child in a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat, seat a child in a child-restraint system on the rear seat and consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

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LATCH Child-Restraint Systems

Your Mazda is equipped with LATCH lower anchors for attachment of specially designed LATCH child-restraint systems the second-row seats. Both anchors must be used, otherwise the seat will bounce around and put the child in danger. Most LATCH childrestraint systems must also be used in conjunction with a tether to be effective. If they have a tether you must use it to better assure your child's safety.

WARNING

Follow the ma nufacturer's instructions for the use of the child-restraint system:

An unsecured child-restraint system is dangerous. In a sudden stop or a collision it could move causing serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Make sure the child-restraint system is properly secured in place according to the childrestraint system manufacturer's instructions.

Never attach two child -restraint systems to the same LATCH lower anchor:

Attaching two child-restraint systems to the same LATCH lower anchor is dangerous. In a collision, one anchor may not be strong enough to hold two child-res traint system attachments, and it may break, causing serious injury or death. If you use the seat position for another child-restraint system when an outboard LATCH position is occupied, use the center seat belts instead, and the tether if tether-equipped.

Make sure the child-restraint system is properly secured:

An unsecured child-restraint system is dangerous. In a sudden stop or a collision it could move causing serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Follow the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions on belt routing to secure the seat just as you would with a child in it so that nobody is tempted to put a child in an improperly secured seat later on. When not in use, remove it from the vehicle or fasten it with a seat belt, or latch it down to BOTH LATCH lower anchors for LATCH child-restraint systems.

Make sure there are no seat belts or foreign objects near or around the LATCH childrestraint system:

Not following the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions when installing the child-restraint system is dangerous. If seat belts or a foreign object prevent the child-restraint system from being securely attached to the LATCH lower anchors and the child-restraint system is installed improperly, the child-restraint system could move in a sudden stop or collision causing serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. When installing the child-restraint system, make sure there are no seat belts or foreign objects near or around the LATCH lower anchors. Always follow the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions.

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qLATCH Child-Restraint System

Installation Procedure (SecondRow Seats)

1. Slide the second-row seat as far back as possible.

2. Make sure the seatback is securely latched by pushing it back until it is fully locked.

3. Expand the area between the seat bottom and the seatback slightly to verify the locations of the LATCH lower anchors.

NOTE

The markings above the LATCH lower anchors indicate the locations of LATCH lower anchors for the attachment of a child-restraint system.

5. If your child-restraint system came equipped with a tether, that means it is very important to properly secure the tether for child safety. Please carefully follow the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions when installing tethers.

Anchor bracket location

Tether strap position

Tether strap

Forward

4. Secure the child-restraint system using BOTH LATCH lower anchors, following the child-restraint system manufacturer's instruction. Pull on the child-restraint to be sure both anchors are engaged.

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WARNING

Use the tether and tether anchor only for a child-restraint system:

Using the tether or tether anchor to secure anything but a child-restraint system is dangerous. This could weaken or da mage the tether or tether anchor and result in injury.

Always attach the tether strap to the correct tether anchor position:

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Essential Safety Equipment

SRS Air Bags

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions

The front and side supplemental restraint systems (SRS) include different types of air bags.

Please verify the air bags equipped on your vehicle by locating the “SRS AIRBAG” location indicators. These indicators are visible in the area where the air bags are installed.

The air bags are installed in the following locations:

The steering wheel hub (driver air bag)

The front passenger dashboard (front passenger air bag)

The outboard sides of the front seatbacks (side air bags)

The front and rear window pillars, and the roof edge along both sides (curtain air bags)

The air bag supplemental restraint systems are designed to provide supplemental protection in certain situations, so seat belts are always important in the following ways:

Without seat belt usage, the air bags cannot provide adequate protection during an accident. Seat belt usage is necessary to:

Keep the occupant from being thrown into an inflating air bag.

Reduce the possibility of injuries during an accident that is not designed for air bag inflation, such as roll-over or rear impact.

Reduce the possibility of injuries in frontal, near frontal, side collisions that are not severe enough to activate the air bags.

Reduce the possibility of being thrown from your vehicle.

Reduce the possibility of injuries to lower body and legs during an accident because the air bags provide no protection to these parts of the body.

Hold the driver in a position which allows better control of the vehicle.

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If your vehicle is also equipped with a driver and front passenger occupant classification system, refer to the Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System (page 2-62) for details.

If your vehicle is equipped with a driver and front passenger occupant classification system, the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates for a specified time after the ignition is switched ON.

Small children must be protected by a child-restraint system as stipulated by law in every state and province. In certain states and provinces, larger children must use a child-restraint system (page 2-31).

Carefully consider which child-restraint system is necess ary for your child and follow the installation directions in this Owner's Manual as well as the child-restraint system manufacturer's instructions.

WARNING

Seat belts must be worn in air bag equipped vehicles:

Depending only on the air bags for protection during an accident is dangerous. Alone, air bags may not prevent serious injuries. The appropriate air bags can be expected to inflate only in the first accident, such as frontal, near frontal, side collisions that are at least moderate. Vehicle occupants should always wear seat belts.

Children should not ride in the front passenger seat:

Placing a child, 12 years or under, in the front seat is dangerous. The child could be hit by a deploying air bag and be seriously injured or even killed. Even if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates, always move the front passenger seat as far back as possible. A sleeping child is more likely to lean against the door and be hit by the side air bag in a moderate collision to the front-passenger side of the vehicle. Whenever possible, always secure a child 12 years and under on the rear seats with an appropriate child-restraint system for the child's age and size.

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Never use a rear-facing child-restraint system in the front seat with an air bag that could deploy:

Do not sit too close to the driver and front passenger air bags:

Sitting too close to the driver and front passenger air bag modules or placing hands or feet on them is extremely dangerous. The driver and front passenger air bags inflate with great force and speed. Serious injuries could occur if someone is too close. The driver should always hold onto only the rim of the steering wheel. The front seat passenger should keep both feet on the floor. Front seat occupants should adjust their seats as far back as possible and always sit upright against the seatbacks with seat belts worn properly.

Sit in the center of the seat and wear seat bel ts properly:

Sitting too close to the side air bag modules or placing hands on them, or sleeping up against the door or hanging out the windows is extremely dangerous. The side and curtain air bags inflate with great force and speed directly expanding along the door on the side the car is hit. Serious injury could occur if someone is sitting too close to the door or leaning against a window, or if rear seat occupants grab the sides of the front seatbacks. Give the side and curtain air bags room to work by sitting in the center of the seat while the vehicle is moving with seat belts worn properly.

Do not attach objects on or around the area where driver and front passenger air bags deploy:

Attaching an object to the driver and front passenger air bag modules or placing something in front of them is dangerous. In an accident, an object could interfere with air bag inflation and injure the occupants.

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Do not attach objects on or around the area where a side air bag deploys:

Attaching objects to the front seat in such a way as to cover the outboard side of the seat in any way is dangerous. In an accident the object could interfere with the side air bag, which inflates from the outboard side of the front seats, impeding the added protection of the side air bag system or redirecting the air bag in a way that is dangerous. Furthermore, the bag could be cut open releasing the gas. Do not hang net bags, map pouches or backpacks with side straps on the front seats. Never use seat covers on the front seats. Always keep the side air bag modules in your front seats free to deploy in the event of a side collision.

Do not attach objects on or around the area where a curtain air bag deploys:

Attaching objects to the areas where the curtain air bag activates such as on the windshield glass, side door glass, front and rear window pillars and along the roof edge and assist grips is dangerous. In an accident the object could interfere with the curtain air bag, which inflates from the front and rear window pillars and along the roof edge, impeding the added protection of the curtain air bag system or redirecting the air bag in a way that is dangerous. Furthermore, the bag could be cut open releasing the gas. Do not place hangers or any other objects on the assist grips. When hanging clothes, hang them on the coat hook directly. Always keep the curtain air bag modules free to deploy in the event of a side collision.

Do not place luggage or other objects under the front seats:

Placing luggage or other objects under the front seats is dangerous. The components essential to the supplemental restraint system could be damaged, and in the event of a side collisi on, the appropriate air bags may not deploy, which could result in death or serious injury. To prevent damage to the components essential to the supplemental restraint system, do not place luggage or other objects under the front seats.

Do not touch the components of the supplemental restraint system after the air bags have inflated:

Touching the components of the suppleme ntal restraint system after the air bags have inflated is dangerous. Immediately after inflation, they are very hot. You could get burned.

Never install any front-end equipment to your vehicle:

Installation of front-end equipment, such as fronta l protection bar (kangaroo bar, bull bar, push bar, or other similar devices), snowplow, or winches, is dangerous. The air bag crash sensor system could be affected. This could cause air bags to inflate unexpectedly, or it could prevent the air bags from inflating during an accident. Front occupants could be seriously injured.

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Do not modify the suspension:

Modifying the vehicle suspension is dangerous. If the vehicle's height or the suspension is modified, the vehicle will be unable to accurately detect a collision resulting in incorrect or unexpected air bag deployment and the possibility of serious injuries.

Do not modify a front door or leave any damage unrepaired. Always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect a damaged front door:

Modifying a front door or leaving any damage unrepaired is dangerous. Each front door has a side crash sensor as a component of the supplemental restraint system. If holes are drilled in a front door, a door speaker is left removed, or a damaged door is left unrepaired, the sensor could be adversely affected causing it to not detect the pressure of an impact correctly during a side collision. If a sensor does not detect a side impact correctly, the side and curtain air bags and the front seat belt pretensioner may not operate normally which could resu lt in serious injury to occupants.

Do not modify the supplemental restraint system:

Modifying the components or wiring of the supplemental restraint system is dangerous. You could ac cidentally activate it or make it inoperable. Do not make any modifications to the supplemental restraint system. This includes installing trim, badges, or anything else over the air bag modules. It also includes installing extra electrical equipment on or near system components or wiring. An Authorized Mazda Dealer can provide the specia l care needed in the removal and installation of front seats. It is important to protect the air bag wiring and connections to assure that the bags do not accidentally deploy, the driver seat slide position sensor and front passenger seat weight sensors are not damaged and that the seats retain an undamaged air bag connection.

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NOTE

When an air bag deploys, a loud inflation noise can be heard and some smoke will be released. Neither is likely to cause injury, however, the texture of the air bags may cause light skin injuries on body parts not covered with clothing through friction.

Should you sell your Mazda, we urge you to tell the new owner of its air bag systems and that familiarization with all instructions about them, from the Owner's Manual, is important.

This highly-visible label is displayed which warns against the use of rear-facing child-restraint systems on the front passenger seat.

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Supplemental Restraint System Components

With front passenger occupant classification system

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Without front passenger occupant classification system

Driver/Front passenger inflators and air bags Crash sensor, and diagnostic module (SAS unit) Front seat belt pretensioner and load limiting systems (page 2-25) Front air bag sensor Side crash sensors Air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light (page 2-58) Side and curtain inflators and air bags Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light (page 2-62) Front passenger seat weight sensors (page 2-62) Front passenger seat weight sensor control module Driver and front passenger seat belt buckle switches (page 2-66) Driver seat slide position sensor (page 2-62)

NOTE

- are equipped only on models with the driver and front passenger occupant classification

system.

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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 designed to provide further protection for passengers in addition to the seat belt functions. Be sure to wear seat belts properly.

qFront Seat Belt Pretensioners

The front seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in moderate or severe frontal, near frontal collisions. In addition, during a side collision, the pretensioner operates on the side in which the collision occurs. The pretensioners operate differently depending on what types of air bags are equipped. For details on the seat belt pretensioner operation, refer to “SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria” (page 2-59).

qDriver 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 injury mainly to the driver's head or chest caused by directly hitting the steering wheel. For more details about air bag deployment, refer to “SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria” (page 2-59).

(With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

The driver's dual-stage air bag controls air bag inflation in two energy stages. During an impact of moderate severity the driver's air bag deploys with lesser energy, whereas during more severe impacts, it deploys with more energy.

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qFront Passenger Air Bag

The front passenger air bag is mounted in the front passenger dashboard. The inflation mechanism for the front passenger air bag is the same as the driver's air bag, as mentioned previously. For more details about air bag deployment, refer to “SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria” (page 2-59).

(With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

In addition, the front passenger air bag is designed to only deploy in accordance with the total seated weight on the front passenger seat. For details, refer to the driver and front passenger occupant classification system (page 2-62).

qSide 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 to the driver or front passenger's chest 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” (page 2-59).

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(With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

In addition, the front passenger side air bag is designed to only deploy in accordance with the total seated weight on the front passenger seat. For details, refer to the driver and front passenger occupant classification system (page 2-62).

qCurtain 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'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” (page 2-59).

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.

The side and curtain air bags will deploy only on the side the vehicle receives the force of the impact.

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qAir Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner System Warning Light

If the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system is working properly, the warning light illuminates when the ignition is switched ON or after the engine is cranked. The warning light turns off after a specified period of time.

WARNING

Never tamper with the air bag/ pretensioner systems and always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer perform all servicing and repairs:

Self-servicing or tampering with the systems is dangerous. An air bag/pretensioner could accidentally activate or become disabled causing serious injury or death.

qAir Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner System Warning Beep

If a malfunction is detected in the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner systems and the warning light, a warning beep sound will be heard for about 5 seconds every minute.

The air bag and seat belt pretensioner system warning beep sound will continue to be heard for approximately 35 minutes. Have your vehicle inspected at an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

WARNING

Do not drive the vehicle with the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning beep sounding:

Driving the vehicle with the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning beep sounding is dangerous. In a collision, the air bags and the front seat belt pretensioner system will not deploy and this could result in death or serious injury. Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer to have the vehicle inspected as soon as possible.

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SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria

This chart indicates the applicable SRS equipment that will deploy depending on the type of collision. (The illustrations are the representative cases of collisions.)

Types of collision

A severe frontal/near frontal collision A severe side collision A rear collision

SRS

equipment

Front seat

belt

pretensioner

Driver air

bag

Front

passenger air

bag

Side air bag X*1(impact side only)

Curtain air

bag

(both sides) X*1(impact side only)

X (impact side only)

No air bag and front seat belt pretensioner will be activated in a rear collision.

X: The SRS air bag equipment is designed to deploy in a collision. *1: (With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

The front passenger front and side air bags and the seat belt pretensioner are designed to deploy dependi ng on the condition of the total seated weight on the front passenger seat.

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Limitations to SRS Air Bag

In severe collisions such as those described previously in “SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria”, the applicable SRS air bag equipment will deploy. However, in some accidents, the equipment may not deploy depending on the type of collision and its severity.

Limitations to front/near front collision detection:

The following illustrations are examples of front/near front collisions that may not be detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.

Impacts involving trees or poles

Rear-ending or running under a truck's tail gate

Limitations to side collision detection:

The following illustrations are examples of side collisions that may not be detected as severe enough to deploy the SRS air bag equipment.

Side impacts involving trees or poles Side impacts with two-wheeled vehicles

Frontal offset impact to the vehicle

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Roll-over

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Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System

First, please read “Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions” (page 2-47) carefully.

qDriver Seat Slide Position Sensor

Your vehicle is equipped with a driver seat slide position sensor as a part of the supplemental restraint system. The sensor is located under the driver seat. The sensor determines whether the driver seat is fore or aft of a reference position and sends the seat position to the diagnostic module (SAS unit). The SAS unit is designed to control the deployment of the driver air bag depending on how close the driver seat is to the steering wheel. The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light flashes if the sensor has a possible malfunction (page 2-58).

qFront Passenger Seat Weight Sensors

Your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger seat weight sensors as a part of the supplemental restraint system. These sensors are located under both of the front passenger seat rails. These sensors determine the total seated weight on the front passenger seat and monitor the seat belt buckle for the front passenger seat. The SAS unit is designed to prevent the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system from deploying if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates. To reduce the chance of injuries caused by deployment of the front passenger air bag, the system deactivates the front passenger front and side air bags and also the seat belt pretensioner system when the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates. Refer to the following table for the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illumination conditions.

This system shuts off the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system, so make sure the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates according to the following table.

The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light flashes and the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates if the sensors have a possible malfunction. If this happens, the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system will not deploy.

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Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light

This indicator light illuminates to remind you that the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner will not deploy during a collision.

If the front passenger weight sensors are normal, the indicator light illuminates when the ignition is switched ON. The light turns off after a few seconds. Then, the indicator light illuminates or is off under the following conditions:

Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light on/off condition chart

Condition detected by the

front passenger occupant

classification system

Empty (Not occupied)

Child or child-restraint

system

Adult

*1 : If the front passenger seat belt is buckled, the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates,

however this does not indicate a malfunction.

*2 : If a larger child sits on the front passenger seat, the sensors might detect the child as being an adult depending

on the child's physique.

*3 : If a smaller adult sits on the front passenger seat, the sensors might detect the person as being a child

depending on the person's physique.

The curtain air bag is ready for inflating regardless of what the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light on/off condition chart indicates.

Front passenger air bag

deactivation indicator light

Front passenger front and

side air bags

Off Deactivated Deactivated

On Deactivated Deactivated

Off Ready Ready

Front passenger seat

belt pretensioner

system

If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate when the ignition is switched ON and does not illuminate as indicated in the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light on/off condition chart, do not allow a child to sit in the front passenger seat and consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible. The system may not work properly in an accident.

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WARNING

Do not decrease the total seated weight on the front passenger seat:

When an adult or large child sits on the front passenger seat, decreasing the total seated weight on the front passenger seat required for air bag deployment is dangerous. The front passenger seat weight sensors will detect the reduced total seated weight condition and the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system will not deploy during an accident. The front passenger will not have the supplementary protection of the air bag, which could result in serious injury. Decreasing the total seated weight on the front passenger seat could result in an air bag not deploying under the following conditions, for example:

Ø A rear passenger pushes up on the front passenger seat with their feet. Ø Luggage or other items placed under the front passenger seat or between the

front passenger seat and driver seat that push up the front passenger seat bottom.

Ø The front passenger seat occupant sits in a manner that does not place the entire

weight of the occupant on the seat such as by sitting too close to the door, grasping the assist grip or the rim of the moonroof and sitting with the seatback reclined too far.

Ø Any accessories which might decrease the total seated weight on the front

passenger seat are attached to the front passenger seat. The front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner systems will deactivate if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates.

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Do not increase the total seated weight on the front passenger seat:

When an infant or small child sits on the front passenger seat, increasing the total seated weight on the front passenger seat is dangerous. The front passenger seat weight sensors will det ect the increased total seated weight, which could result in the unexpected deployment of the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system in an accident and may cause serious injury. Increasing the total seated weight on the front passenger seat could result in the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system deployment in an accident under the following conditions, for example: Ø Luggage or other items are placed on the seat with the child in the child-restraint

system.

Ø A rear passenger or luggage push or pull down on the front passenger seatback. Ø A rear passenger steps on the front passenger seat rails with their feet. Ø Luggage or other items are placed on the seatback or hung on the head restraint

or armrest.

Ø Heavy items are placed in the seatback map pocket. Ø The seat is washed. Ø Liquids are spilled on the seat. Ø The front passenger seat is moved backward, pushing into luggage or other items

placed behind it.

Ø The front passenger seatback contacts the second-row seat. Ø Luggage or other items are placed between the front passenger seat and driver

seat.

Ø Any accessories which might increase the total seated weight on the front

CAUTION

Ø To assure proper deployment of the front air bag and to prevent damage to the

sensors in the front seat bottoms:

Do not place sharp objects on the front seat bottoms or leave heavy luggage on them.

Do not spill any liquids on the front seats or under the front seats.

Ø To allow the sensors to function properly, always perform the following:

Adjust the front seats as far back as possible and always sit upright against the seatbacks with seat belts worn properly.

If you place your child on the front passenger seat, secure the child-restraint system properly and slide the front passenger seat as far back as possible (page 2-41).

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NOTE

The system requires about 10 seconds to alternate between turning the front passenger front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system on or off.

The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light may illuminate repeatedly if luggage or other items are put on the front passenger seat, or if the temperature of the vehicle's interior changes suddenly.

The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light may illuminate for 10 seconds if the total seated weight on the front passenger seat changes.

The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light might illuminate if the front passenger seat receives a severe impact.

If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate after installing a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat, first, re-install your child-restraint system according to the procedure in this owner's manual. Then, if the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light still does not illuminate, install the child-restraint system on the rear seat and consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates when an adult is seated in the front passenger seat, have the passenger re-adjust their posture by sitting with their feet on the floor, and then re-fastening the seat belt. If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light still illuminates, move the passenger to the rear seat. If sitting in the rear seat is not possible, slide the front passenger seat as far back as possible. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

qDriver and Front Passenger Buckle Switches

The buckle switches on the front seat belts detect whether or not the front seat belts are securely fastened and further control the deployment of the air bags.

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Monitoring and Maintenance

qConstant Monitoring

The following components of the air bag systems are monitored by a diagnostic system:

Crash sensors, and diagnostic module (SAS unit)

Front air bag sensor

Air bag modules

Side crash sensors

Air bag/Front seat belt pretensioner system warning light

Front seat belt pretensioners

Related wiring

(With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light

Driver seat slide position sensor

Front passenger seat weight sensors

Front passenger seat weight sensor control module

The diagnostic module continuously monitors the system's readiness. This begins when the ignition is switched ON and continues while the vehicle is being driven.

qMaintenance

The air bag systems do not require regular maintenance. But if any of the following occurs, take your vehicle to an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible:

The air bag system warning light flashes.

The air bag system warning light remains illuminated.

The air bag system warning light does not illuminate when the ignition is switched ON.

The air bag system warning beep sound is heard.

The air bags have deployed.

(With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)

Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate when the ignition is switched ON or does not illuminate as indicated in the chart. For more details about this indicator light and this chart, refer to “Front passenger seat weight sensors” (page 2-62).

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WARNING

Do not operate a vehicle with damaged air bag/seat belt pretensioner system components:

Expended or damaged air bag/seat belt pretensioner system components must be replaced after any collision which caused them to deploy or damage them. Only a trained Authorized Mazda Dealer can fully evaluate these systems to see that they will work in any subsequent accident. Driving with an expended or damaged air bag or pretensioner unit will not afford you the necessary protection in the event of any subsequent accident which could result in serious injury or death.

Do not remove interior air bag parts:

Removing any components such as the front seats, front dashboard, the steering wheel or parts on the front and rear window pillars and along the roof edge, containing air bag parts or sensors is dangerous. These parts contain essential air bag components. The air bag could accidentally activate and cause serious injuries. Always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer remove these parts.

Dispose of the air bag properly:

Improper disposal of an air bag or a vehicle with live air bags in it can be extremely dangerous. Unless all sa fety procedures are followed, injury can result. Ask an Authorized Mazda Dealer how to safely dispose of an air bag or how to scrap an air bag equipped vehicle.

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Explanation of basic operations and controls; opening/closing and adjustment of various parts.

Doors and Locks ........................................................................... 3-2

Keys .......................................................................................... 3-2

Keyless Entry System ............................................................... 3-3

Door Locks ............................................................................... 3-9

Liftgate .................................................................................... 3-14

Power Windows ............... ....................................................... 3-17

Fuel-Filler Lid and Cap ........................................................... 3-20

Hood ....................................................................................... 3-21

Moonroof

Security System ........................................................................... 3-25

Immobilizer System ................................................................ 3-25

Theft-Deterrent System

Steering Wheel and Mirrors ...................................................... 3-31

Steering Wheel ........................................................................ 3-31

Mirrors .................................................................................... 3-31

............................................................................. 3-23

........................................................ 3-29

Some models.

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Keys

WARNING

Do not leave the key in your vehicle with children and keep them in a place where your child ren will not find or play with them:

Leaving children in a vehicle with the key is danger ous. This could result in someone being badly injured or even killed. Children may find these new kinds of keys to be an interesting toy to play with and could cause the power windows or other controls to operate, or even make the vehicle move.

NOTE

Refer to Immobilizer System (page 3-25) for information regarding keys and engine starting.

(With theft-deterrent system)

Refer to Theft-Deterrent System (page 3-29) for information regarding keys and the prevention of vehicle and vehicle contents theft.

The keys operate all locks.

A code number is stamped on the plate attached to the key set; detach this plate and store it in a safe place (not in the vehicle) for use if you need to make a replacement key.

NOTE

Write down the code number and keep it in a separate, safe and convenient place, but not in the vehicle. If your key is lost, consult your Authorized Mazda Dealer and have your code number ready.

Some types of key chains cannot be attached to the retractable type key. In this case, use the key ring provided with the transmitter which has the key code number plate attached.

Key ring

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Key code number plate

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Key extend/retract method (Retractable type key)

To extend the key, press the release button.

To retract the key, rotate it into the holder while pressing the release button.

Keyless Entry System

This system remotely locks and unlocks the doors and the liftgate. It can also help you signal for attention. Press the buttons slowly and carefully.

CAUTION

To avoid damage to the transmitter, do not:

Ø Drop the transmitter. Ø Get the transmitter wet. Ø Disassemble the transmitter. Ø Expose the transmitter to any kind

of magnetic field.

Ø Expose the transmitter to high

temperatures on places such as the dashboard or hood, under direct sunlight.

NOTE

The keyless entry system is designed to operate up to about 2.5 m (8 ft) from the center of the vehicle, but this may vary due to local conditions.

The system does not operate when the key is in the ignition switch.

If the transmitter does not operate when pressing a button or the operation range becomes too small, the battery may be dead. To install a new battery, refer to Maintenance (page 3-7).

Additional transmitters can be obtained at an Authorized Mazda Dealer. Up to 3 transmitters can be used with the keyless entry system per vehicle. Bring all transmitters to an Authorized Mazda Dealer when additional transmitters are required.

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qTransmitter

Lock button

Unlock button

Operation indicator light

Panic button

NOTE

This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry CANADA. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

The operation indicator light flashes when the buttons are pressed.

Lock button

To lock the doors and the liftgate, press the lock button and the hazard warning lights will flash once.

To confirm that all doors and the liftgate have been locked, press the lock button again within 5 seconds. If they are closed and locked, the horn will sound and the hazard warning lights will flash once. The system can be set not to sound the horn. Refer to Personalization Features on page 10-8.

NOTE

Doors and the liftgate can be locked by pressing the lock button while any other door or the liftgate is open. However, the hazard warning lights will not flash and the horn will not sound.

(Without theft-deterrent system)

The hazard warning lights will flash once to indicate that all doors and the liftgate are locked.

(With theft-deterrent system)

The hazard warning lights flash when the theft deterrent system is armed. The hazard warning lights do not flash if all the doors and the liftgate are locked before the theft-deterrent system is properly armed. When the doors are locked by pressing the lock button on the transmitter while the theft-deterrent system is armed, the hazard warning lights will flash once to indicate that the system is armed. Refer to Theft-Deterrent System on page 3-29.

The hazard warning lights can be set to not flash when the doors are locked or unlocked. Refer to Personalization Features on page 10-8.

All doors and the liftgate cannot be locked when the key is in the ignition switch.

Confirm that all doors and the liftgate are locked visually or audibly by use of the double click.

Unlock button

To unlock the driver's door, press the unlock button and the hazard warning lights will flash twice.

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To unlock all doors and the liftgate, press the unlock button again within 5 seconds and the hazard warning lights will flash twice.

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NOTE

(Without theft-deterrent system)

The hazard warning lights will flash twice to indicate that all doors and the liftgate are unlocked.

(With theft-deterrent system)

The hazard warning lights flash when the theft deterrent system is turned off. The hazard warning lights do not flash unless the theft deterrent system has been properly turned off. When the doors are unlocked by pressing the unlock button on the transmitter while the theft-deterrent system is turned off, the hazard warning lights will flash twice to indicate that the system is turned off. Refer to Theft-Deterrent System on page 3-29. The system can be set to unlock all doors by performing a single operation. Refer to Personalization Features on page 10-8.

NOTE

Auto re-lock function

After unlocking with the transmitter, all doors and the liftgate will automatically lock if one of the doors or the liftgate is not opened within about 30 seconds. The time required for the doors to lock automatically can be changed. Refer to Personalization Features on page 10-8.

Turning on the alarm

Pressing the panic button for 1 second or more will trigger the alarm for about 2 minutes and 30 seconds, and the following will occur:

The horn sounds intermittently.

The hazard warning lights flash.

Turning off the alarm

Press any button on the transmitter.

Panic button

If you witness from a distance someone attempting to break into or damage your vehicle, pressing the panic button will activate the vehicle's alarm.

NOTE

The panic button will work whether any door or the liftgate is open or closed.

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Declaration of Conformity

Keyless entry system

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qTransmitter Maintenance

If the buttons on the transmitter are inoperable and the operation indicator light does not flash, the battery may be dead. Replace with a new battery before the transmitter becomes unusable.

CAUTION

Ø Install the battery with the positive

pole (

leakage could occur if it is not

installed correctly. Ø When replacing the battery, be

careful not to touch any of the

internal circuitry and electrical

terminals, bend the electrical

terminals, or get dirt in the

transmitter as the transmitter

could be damaged. Ø There is the danger of explosion if

the battery is not correctly

replaced. Ø Replace only with the same type

battery (CR1620 or equivalent). Ø Dispose of used batteries

according to the following

instructions.

) facing down. Battery

Insulate the plus and minus terminals of the battery using cellophane or equivalent tape. Never disassemble. Never throw the battery into fire and/or water. Never deform or crush.

2. Insert a screwdriver into the slot and push the tab to remove the key from the transmitter.

Tab

3. Insert a screwdriver into the slot and gently pry open the transmitter.

4. Remove the battery.

Replacing the transmitter battery

1. Unfold the key (page 3-2).

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5. Put in the new battery (CR1620 or equivalent) with the positive pole ( facing down.

6. Align the front and back covers and snap the transmitter shut.

7. Align the key with the transmitter as shown in the figure, and insert the key until a click sound is heard.

qService

)

If you have a problem with the keyless entry system, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

If your transmitter is lost or stolen, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible for a replacement and to make the lost or stolen transmitter inoperative.

CAUTION

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

CAUTION

Insert the key into the transmitter securely until a click sound is heard. If it is not inserted securely, it could detach from the transmitter.

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WARNING

Always take all children and pets with you or leave a responsible person with them:

Leaving a child or a pet unattended in a parked vehicle is dangerous. In hot weather, temperatures inside a vehicle can become high enough to cause brain damage or even death.

Do not leave the key in your vehicle with children and keep them in a place where your child ren will not find or play with them:

Leaving children in a vehicle with the key is danger ous. This could result in someone being badly injured or even killed.

Keep all doors locked when driving:

Unlocked doors in a moving vehicle are dangerous. Passengers can fall out if a door is accidentally opened and can more easily be thrown out in an accident.

After closing the doors, always verify that they are securely closed:

Doors not securely closed are dangerous, if the vehi cle is driven with a door not securely closed, the door could ope n unexpectedly resulting in an accident.

Always confirm the safety around the vehicle before opening a door:

Suddenly opening a doo r is dangerous. A passing vehicle or a pedestrian could be hit and cause an accident.

CAUTION

Always confirm the conditions around the vehicle before ope ning/ closing the doors and use caution during strong winds or when parked on an incline. Not being aware of the conditions around the vehicle is dangerous because fingers could get caught in the door or a passing pedestrian could be hit, resultin g in an unexpected accident or injury.

Always close all the windows and the moonroof, lock the doors and take the key with you when leaving your vehicle unattended:

Leaving your vehicle unlocked is dangerous as children could lock themselves in a hot vehicle, which could result in death. Also, a vehicle left unlocked becomes an easy target for thieves and intruders.

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qLocking, Unlocking with Key

The driver's door can be locked/unlocked with the key. Turn the key toward the front to unlock, toward the back to lock.

Unlock

Locking, Unlocking with Transmitter

Lock

The doors can be locked/unlocked by operating the keyless entry system transmitter, refer to Keyless Entry System (page 3-3).

qLocking, Unlocking with Door-

Lock Knob

Front doors

To lock either front door from the inside, push the door-lock knob. To unlock, pull it out.

To lock either front door with the doorlock knob from the outside, push the door-lock knob to the lock position and close the door (pulling the door handle is not required).

Door-lock knob

NOTE

When locking the doors using the door-lock knob from the outside, be careful not to leave the key inside the vehicle.

Sliding doors

To lock a sliding door from the inside, slide the door-lock knob toward the front. To unlock, slide it toward the back.

Lock

Unlock

Door-lock knob

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To lock a sliding door with the door-lock knob from the outside, slide the door-lock knob toward the front to the lock position and close the door (pulling the door handle is not required).

Door-lock knob

qPower Door Locks

Vehicle lock-out prevention

The vehicle lock-out prevention feature prevents you from locking yourself out of the vehicle. With the key in the ignition switch, all doors and the liftgate will automatically unlock if they are locked using the power door locks with any door or the liftgate open.

Locking, unlocking with key

All doors and the liftgate lock automatically when the driver's door is locked with the key. All doors and the liftgate unlock when the driver's door is unlocked and the key is held in the unlock position for one second or longer.

Unlock

Lock

NOTE

Holding the key in the unlocked position in the driver's door lock for about a second unlocks all doors and the liftgate. To unlock only the driver's door, insert the key into the driver's door lock and turn the key briefly to the unlock position and then immediately return it to the center position.

The system can be set to unlock all doors by performing a single operation. Refer to Personalization Features on page 10-8.

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Locking, unlocking with door-lock switch

All doors and the liftgate lock automatically when LOCK is pressed. They all unlock when the unmarked part of the door-lock switch is pressed.

Unlock

Lock

Locking, unlocking with transmitter

All doors and the liftgate can be locked/ unlocked by operating the keyless entry system transmitter, refer to Keyless Entry System (page 3-3).

qSliding Door Open/Close

CAUTION

When opening/closing a sliding door, heed the cautions as in the following. If the caution s are not heeded, hands, feet, or even a head may be caught in a door resulting in an injury.

Ø Use the door handle. Ø Keep your hands, feet, and head

away from th e sliding door openings.

Ø Make sure that there is nothing

behind the sliding doors.

Ø Keep your hands and feet away

from the sliding door rails, arms and pillars.

Pillar

Door handle

WARNING

Do not leave a sliding door open while parked on an incline:

Leaving a sliding door open is dangerous. The door may open unexpectedly resulting in injury.

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Rail

Arm

NOTE

When you leave the vehicle, stop the engine and lock the doors. And do not put valuables in your vehicle to prevent theft.

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Opening/closing from inside

To open, pull the inner door handle toward the back. To close, push the inner door handle toward the front.

Open

Opening/closing from outside

Pull the outer door handle and slide the door.

NOTE

When closing the sliding door from the fullyopened position and from outside the vehicle, pull the outside door handle outward to release the latch, and slide the door toward the front.

qRear Door Child Safety Locks

These locks are intended to help prevent children from accidentally opening the sliding doors. Use them both whenever a child rides in the vehicle.

If you slide the child safety lock to the lock position before closing that door, the door cannot be opened from the inside. The door can be opened only by pulling the outside handle.

NOTE

The right sliding door cannot fully open when the fuel-filler lid is open. Close the fuel filler lid before opening the sliding door.

Unlock

Lock

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Liftgate

WARNING

Never allow a person to ride in the luggage compartment:

Allowing a person to ride in the luggage compartment is dangerous. The person in the luggage compartment could be seriously injured or killed during sudden braking or a collision.

Do not drive with the liftgate open:

Exhaust gas in the cabin of a vehicle is dangerous. An open liftgate in a moving vehicle will cause exhaust gas to be drawn into the cabin. This gas contains CO (carbon monoxide), which is colorless, odorless, and highly poisonous, and it can cause loss of consciousness and death. Moreover, an open liftgate could cause occupants to fall out in an accident.

Do not stack or leave loaded luggage unsecured in the luggage compartment:

Otherwise, the luggage may move or collapse, resulting in injury or an accident. In addition, do not load luggage higher than the seatbacks. It may affect the side or rear field of view.

CAUTION

Ø Before opening the liftgate,

remove any snow and ice accumulation on it. Otherwise, the liftgate could close under the weight of the snow and ice resulting in injury.

Ø Be careful when opening/closing

the liftgate during strong winds. If a strong gust blows against the liftgate, it could close suddenly resulting in injury.

Ø Fully open the liftgate and make

sure that it stays open. If the liftgate is only opened partially, it could slam shut by vibration or wind gusts resulting in injury.

Ø When loading or unloading

luggage in the lugga ge compartment, turn off the engin e. Otherwise, you could get burned by the heat of the exhaust gas.

Ø Be careful not to apply excessive

force to the damper stay on the liftgate such as by putting your hand on the stay. Otherwise, the damper stay may bend and affect the liftgate operation.

Damper stay

Ø Do not modify or replace the

liftgate damper stay. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer if a liftgate damper stay is deformed or damaged for reasons such as a collision or if there is some other problem.

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qLocking, Unlocking with Key

The liftgate can be locked/unlocked by inserting the key into the driver's door key cylinder, refer to Power Door Locks (page 3-11).

Locking, Unlocking with Transmitter

The liftgate can be locked/unlocked by operating the keyless entry system transmitter, refer to Keyless Entry System (page 3-3).

qLocking, Unlocking with Door-

Lock Switch

The liftgate can be locked/unlocked by operating the door-lock switch, refer to Power Door Locks (page 3-11).

qOpening and Closing the Liftgate

Opening the liftgate

Grasp the lower end of the liftgate, press the electric liftgate opener on the liftgate, and then raise the liftgate when the latch releases.

While the igni tion is switched ON, the liftgate can be opened only when the vehicle is stopp ed with the parking brake applied (manual transaxle), or with the selector lever in the P position (automatic transaxle).

NOTE

When the liftgate latch is released by pressing the electric liftgate opener button, the liftgate raises slightly to allow it to be opened. If the liftgate is not operated for a certain period of time after the electric liftgate opener button has been pressed, the liftgate cannot be raised any more from its slightly raised position. Press the electric liftgate opener button again to fully open the liftgate. To close the liftgate from its slightly raised position, open it first by pressing the electric liftgate opener button and wait for 1 second or longer, then close it. If the liftgate is not fully closed, the driver is notified by a warning indicated in the instrument cluster.

The sound of the latch may be heard for a few seconds after the electric liftgate opener has been pressed, however, this does not indicate a malfunction.

Electric liftgate opener

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When the liftgate cannot be opened

If the vehicle battery is dead or there is a malfunction in the electrical system and the liftgate cannot be unlocked, perform the following procedure as an emergency measure to unlock it:

1. Remove the cap on the interior surface of the liftgate with a flathead screwdriver.

Cover

2. Turn the lever to the right to unlock the liftgate.

Closing the liftgate

To close, lower the liftgate slowly using the liftgate grip recess, and then push the liftgate closed using both hands. Do not slam it. Pull up on the liftgate to make sure it is secure.

Liftgate grip recess

Lever

After performing this emergency measure, have the vehicle inspected at an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

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Power Windows

The ignition must be switched ON for the power windows to operate.

WARNING

Make sure the opening is clear before closing a window:

Closing power windows are dangerous. A person's hands, head, or even neck could be caught by the window and result in serious injury or even death. This warning applies especially to children.

Never allow children to play with power window switches:

Power window switches that are not locked with the power window lock switch would allow children to operate power windows unintentionally which could result in serious injury if a child's hands, head or neck becomes caught by the window.

CAUTION

To prevent burning out the fuse and damaging the power window system, do not open or close more than three windows at once.

NOTE

When driving with only one of the rear windows open, your ears might experience a resonating sound. However, this does not indicate a problem. The sound can be reduced by slightly opening a front window or by changing the size of the rear window opening.

qOperating the Driver's Side

Power Window

Normal opening/closing

To open the window to the desired position, lightly hold down the switch. To close the window to the desired position, lightly pull up the switch.

Master control switches

Driver's window

Open

Auto-opening/closing

To fully open the window automatically, press the switch completely down, then release. The window will fully open automatically. To fully close the window automatically, pull the switch completely up, then release. The window will fully close automatically.

To stop the window partway, pull or press the switch in the opposite direction and then release it.

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Power window system initialization procedure

If the battery was disconnected during vehicle maintenance, or for other reasons (such as a switch continues to be operated after the window is fully open/closed), the window will not fully open and close automatically. Carry out the following procedure to resume operat ion:

1. Switch the ignition ON.

2. Press the switch and fully open the window.

3. Pull up the switch to fully close the window and continue holding the switch for about 2 seconds after the window fully closes.

Two-step down function

With the window completely closed, press the switch lightly and the window will open and stop about 3 cm (1 in) from the top. If you continue to press and hold the switch, the window will resume opening all the way.

NOTE

Pressing the power window switch once when the window is fully closed will only open it about 3 cm (1 in) to allow convenient ventilation of the cabin.

The two-step down function can be canceled. Refer to Personalization Features on page 10-8.

Jam-safe window

If a person's hands, head or an object blocks the window during the autoclosing operation, the window will stop and open halfway.

WARNING

Make sure nothing blocks the window just before it reaches the fully closed position or whil e fully holding up the power window switch:

Blocking the power window just before it reaches th e fully closed position or while fully holding up the power window switch is dangerous. In this case, the jam-safe function cannot prevent the window from closing all the way. If fingers are caught, serious injuries could occur.

NOTE

Depending on driving conditions, a closing power window could stop and start opening when the window feels a shock that is similar to something blocking it. In the event the jam-safe function activates and the power window cannot be closed automatically, pull and hold the switch and the window will close.

Engine-off power window operation

The power window can be operated for about 40 seconds after the ignition is switched from ON to ACC or OFF with all doors closed. If any door is opened, the power window will be inoperable.

NOTE

For engine-off operation of the power window, the switch must be held up firmly throughout window closure because the auto-closing function will be inoperable.

The two-step down function is inoperable during engine-off operation.

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qOperating the Passenger Power

Windows

The power windows may be operated when the power window lock switch on the driver's door is in the unlocked position.

The passenger windows may be opened or closed using the master control switches on the driver's door.

Master control switches

Left rear window

Front passenger's window

Right rear window

Power window lock switch

To open the window to the desired position, hold down the switch. To close the window to the desired position, pull up the switch.

qPower Window Lock Switch

This feature prevents all power windows from operating, except the driver's power window. Keep this switch in the locked position while children are in the vehicle.

Locked position (button depressed):

Only the driver's power window can be operated.

Unlocked position (button not depressed):

All power wi ndows on each door can be operated.

Locked position

Unlocked position

Open

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Fuel-Filler Lid and Cap

WARNING

When removing the fuel-filler cap, loosen the cap slightly and wait for any hissing to stop. Then remove it:

Fuel spray is dangerous. Fuel can burn skin and eyes and cause illness if ingested. Fuel spray is released when there is pressure in the fuel tank and the fuel-filler cap is removed too quickly.

Before refueling, stop the engine, and always keep sparks and flames away from the filler neck:

Fuel vapor is dangerous. It could be ignited by sparks or flames causing serious burns and injur ies. Additionally, use of the incorrect fuelfiller cap or not using a fuel-filler cap may result in fuel leak, which could result in serious burns or death in an accident.

Do not continue refueling after the fuel pump nozzle shuts off automatically:

Continuing to add fuel after the fuel pump nozzle has shut off automatically is dangerous because overfilling the fuel tank may cause fuel overflow or leakage. Fuel overflow and leakage could damage the vehicle and if the fuel ignites it could cause a fire and explosion resulting in serious injury or death.

CAUTION

Always use on ly a genuine Mazda fuel-filler cap or an approved equivalent, available at an Authorized Mazda Dealer. The wrong cap can result in a serious malfunction of the fuel and emission control systems. It may also cause the check engine light in the instrument cluster to illuminate.

qFuel-Filler Lid

To open, pull up the remote fuel-filler lid release.

Remote fuel-filler lid release

NOTE

The fuel-filler lid cannot be opened when the right-side sliding door is open. Close the sliding door to open the fuel-filler lid.

qFuel-Filler Cap

To remove the fuel-filler cap, turn it counterclockwise. Attach the removed cap to the inner side of the fuel lid.

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A Word to Mazda Owners

How to Use This Manual

Table of Contents

Your Vehicle at a Glance

Interior Overview

Interior Equipment (View A)

Interior Equipment (View B)

Interior Equipment (View C)

Front

Exterior Overview

Rear

Essential Safety Equipment

Seats

Front Seats

Second-Row Seats

Third-Row Seat

Seat Arrangements

Head Restraints

Seat Warmer

Seat Belt Systems

Seat Belt Precautions

Seat Belt

Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems

Seat Belt Extender

Seat Belt Warning Light

Seat Belt Reminder

Child Restraint

Child Restraint Precautions

Child-Restraint System Installation Position

Installing Child-Restraint Systems

LATCH Child-Restraint Systems

SRS Air Bags

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions

Supplemental Restraint System Components

How the SRS Air Bags Work

SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria

Limitations to SRS Air Bag

Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System

Monitoring and Maintenance

Knowing Your Mazda

Doors and Locks

Keys

Keyless Entry System

Door Locks

Liftgate

Power Windows

Fuel-Filler Lid and Cap