2010 MAZDA MODEL CX-7 Smart Start Guide (in English)

Feature Highlights
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YourvehicleisequippedwithanAUXorauxiliaryjackthatwillallowyouto
playyourportableaudioplayerthroughthevehicle’saudiosystem.Learnthe 
systemwhenparkedanddonotletitdistractyouwhiledriving.Refertothe 
Owner’sManualforadditionalinformation. 
NOTE:
Youwillneedacablewithan1/8inchministereoplugtoconnectyour 
portableaudioplayerintotheauxjack.
1LocatetheAUXjackinsidethecenterconsole. 
2Plug1/8inchministereoplugintotheportableaudioplayerandinto
  theAUXjack.Turnportableaudioplayeron. 
3Turnthevehicleaudiosystemon. 
4PushtheAUXbuttonontheaudiofaceOR theMODEbuttononthe
steeringwheelcontrols.
5Usetheportableaudioplayercontrolstoplaymusic. 
PORTABLE AUDiO PLAYER i NTEgRAT iON US iN g T hE AUX JACK
NOTE: Setthevolumelevelonyourportableaudioplayertothehighestlevel 
beforedistortionstarts.Thenadjustthevolumeinthevehicleusingtheaudio 
systempower/volumecontrolorthesteeringwheelvolumeupanddowncontrols.
NOTE: Do not rely completely on the BSM system and be sure to look over
your shoulder before changing lanes:
• TheBSMsystemcanassistthedriverinconfirmingthesafetyofthesurroundings,
 but is not a complete substitute.
• Thedriverisresponsibleforensuringsafelanechangesandothermaneuvers. 
• Alwayspayattentiontothedirectioninwhichthevehicleistravelingandthe 
 vehicle’s surroundings.
• TheBSMsystemdoesnotoperatewhenthevehiclespeedislowerthanabout 
 20mph(32km/h).
Turning BSM System Off
TomanuallyturntheBSMsystemoff,pushtheBSMOFFswitchonthedash. 
TheBSMOFFindicatorwillilluminateintheinstrumentclusterwhentheBSM 
systemisoff.TheBSMsystemwillautomaticallyturnonthenexttimethe 
vehicleisstarted.
Your Vehicle
Detection Areas
BLiND S POT M ONiTOR iN g (BSM) S YSTEM
The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system is designed to assist the driver
by monitoring the blind spots to the rear of the vehicle on both sides.
• Ifyour vehicle speed is 20 mph (32 km/h) or more, the BSM will warn
youofvehiclesinthedetectionareabyilluminatingtheBSMwarning 
lightslocatedontheleftandrightdoormirrors.
 •IfyouoperateaturnsignalinthedirectionofanilluminatedBSM 
warninglight,thesystemwillalsowarnyouwithabeepandwarning 
lightflash.
 •BSMsensorsarelocatedundertheleftandrightrearbumperareas. 
TheBSMsystemmaynotoperateproperlyiftherearbumpergetstoo 
dirty,sokeeptherearbumperareaclean. 
PleaserefertoyourOwner’sManualforcompletedetails.
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Automatic Climate Control
18
Manual Climate Control
Temperature
Control Dial
1  Push AUTO ON to
turntheAutomatic 
Air Conditioning
systemON.
2 Rotatedialto desired
air temperature
(showninInformation 
Display above). Mode Selector
Pushtodefrost 
therearwindow. 
NOTE: (Appliesto Manual and Automatic Climate Control Systems)
Withdefrosterandfloorventsorwindshielddefrostermode,thesystemturnson 
theA /CcompressorandselectstheFRESHAIRmode.Thishelpsdefrostthe 
windowsmoreefficientlybydehumidifyingtheair.TheA /Ccompressorwillalways 
beonindefrostermode,butthedefroster(andfloor)willdeliverwarmairwhenthe 
temperaturedialissettoawarmertemperatureandtheenginewarmsup.
Temperature
Control Dial
Rotatethedialfor 
temperature control.

Pushtorecirculate 
cabinairtoreduce 
outsideodorsand 
improvecooling 
(indicatoron)orreceive
freshair(indicatoroff).
NOTE: WhensettoMA X 
A /Cwithdashboardvents 
ordashboardandfloor 
vents,theA /Cwillturn 
on, and recirculated air
willbeselectedfor 
maximumcooling.
Fan Control Dial
Rotatethedialtoset
desiredfanspeed(1-4).
 Pushtodefrost 
therearwindow.
Fan Control Dial
•Rotatethedialto 
selectthedesired 
fanspeed.
•  Push OFF to turn
climate control 
systemoff.
Mode Selector Dial
Rotatethedi
alto
selectairflowmode.
  Dashboard 
vents
  Dashboard and 
floorvents
  Floorvents
  Defroster and
floorvents
  Windshield 
defroster
Pushto 
  manually 
turn
  airconditioning

  onoroff.
Pushto
select the 
following
airflowmode:
Automaticclimate 
control will allow you
to maintain a preset
cabintemperature.
NOTE: Rotating the Fan
ControlDialorpushing 
the MODE while in AUTO
ONmodewillcancelthe 
AutomaticAirConditioning.
Pushtomanually 
turnairconditioning 
onoroff.  Dashboard 
vents
  Dashboard 
andfloorvents
  Floorvents
  Defroster and
floorvents
  Windshield 
defroster
Pushtorecirculate 
cabinairtoreduce 
outsideodorsand 
improvecooling 
(indicatoron)or 
receivefreshair 
(indicatoroff). 
Pushtodefrost 
the windshield.
iNFORMAT iON DiSPLAY
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Sometextinformationisshownin
theMultiInformationDisplay(MID).

 •CD ( Text CD/MP3/ WMA):
Album,musictitle,andartist 
(ifavailableontheCD).

 •Radio:Frequenciesstored 
oneachpresetbutton.

 •SATRadio:Categoryname, 
channel name, music title, 
andartistname. 

 •Bluetooth®audioandAUX: 
Nothing shown.
Audio Controls
POWER O N
Push the Power/ Volume dial to turn
theradioon.
M ED iA S ELECT iON
Radio: PushFM1/2orAMbuttonto 
selecttheFM1,FM2,orAMband. 
Theselectedbandwillbeindicated 
intheInformationDisplay.
Satellite Radio: PushtheSAT
buttonforSIRIUS
® Satellite radio.
SeetheOwner’sManualformore 
details.Ifyourvehicleisequipped 
withSiriusXMRadio,yournew 
Mazda includes a six-month
introductory subscription. Vehicles 
equippedwiththisfeaturewillhavea 
satelliteradioantennalocatedonthe 
roofortrunklid.Call888-539-7474 
toactivateyoursubscription!
CD: PushCDbuttontoselectthe
CDplayer. Auxiliary
input: PushAUXbuttonto
selectauxiliaryjack.
T UNi Ng
The radio has the following
tuning controls: 
 •Manual: Turnthecenterdialto
  manuallychangethefrequency.
 •Seek: PushtheTRACK /SEEK 

tuningbuttonsto 
  automaticallyseekahigheror 
  lowerfrequencywithastation.
 •Scan: PushtheSCANbutton
  toautomaticallysamplestrong
  stationsforsecondseach. 
  Pushagaintocancel.
 •Preset Channel: Pushthe
  PresetChannelbuttons(1-6) 
  toselectastationstoredin
  memory.Tostoreastation,
  pushandholdabutton(1-6)
  untilabeepisheard. 
•Auto Memor y Tuning:Push
  theAUTO-Mbuttontostore
  anadditional 6stations on each
  FMandAMbandwithout
  disturbingthepreviouslystored
  stations.Thisisusefulwhen
  drivinginanareawherethe
  localstationsarenotknown.
  RefertotheOwner’sManualfor
  complete details.
L OAD iN g A CD
Single CD Player

• 
InserttheCDintotheslot, 
label-side up. The auto
loadingmechanismwillload 
theCDandbegintoplayit .
in-Dash CD Changer

• PushtheLOADbuttonand 
when“IN”isdisplayed,insert 
theCD. PLAY
iN g A CD

• 
The center dial is used to
selectsongsonaCD.

• 
Push DISC - CAT button to
selectaCD(6CDchanger). 

• 
PushFOLDERbuttonto 
selectafolder(MP3/WMA).

• 
Push SEEK / TRACK button
toselectatrack.
SEEK UP/DOWN
 •
PushtheH buttontosetthe hour.
 •
PushtheM buttontosettheminutes.
NOTE:Pushthe:00 button to reset clock to
nearesthour.
SETTiN g YOUR CLOCK
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Multi-Information DisplayMulti-Information Display
•ENTER (UP/DOWN) switch:Fliptheswitchupordowntoselectthe 
 item,number,orletter(withhighlight)andthenpushintoenter.
• Righ T/LEFT buttons: Usedtoselectdigitswhensettingnumbersforthe
 Maintenance Monitor.
• 
NAVi switch: Usedtoswitch tothe navigation mode.Pressing theswitch 
w h i l e t h eN a v i g a t i o n M e n us c r e e n o rM a p S c r o l l s c r e e n i sd i s p l a y e d s w i t c h e s
thedisplaytotheMapscreen.
• BACK button:Pushtoundoand/orreturntothepreviousscreen.
• 
iNFO switch: Usedtoswitchtothemultiinformationdisplay.
M iD Setting
TheMIDcanbeusedtochangecertainpreferencestoyourliking. 
They include:
To Change a Preference: 1 PushtheINFObuttonseveraltimesuntilSETTINGSisdisplayed. 
2 SelectPREFERENCESfromthemenu. 
3 Selecttheitemyouwanttochangefromthemenu. 
MiD CONTROLS (on steering wheel):
• iNFO button:PushtoswitchtotheMID.
Maintenance Monitor
TheMaintenanceMonitorwillremindyouofyournextserviceand/ortire 
rotationbysimplyenteringamileageandnumberofdaysinterval.After 
settinganintervalforeach,thesystemwilldisplayamessageintheMID 
for5secondseachtimethevehicleisstartedwhenservicedueortire 
rotationisnear(unlessENTERispushed,whichclearsthemessage 
completely).Oncemaintenanceisdone,theMaintenanceMonitorneeds 
toberesettonotifyyouforthenextservice.Toset,reset,orturnoffthe 
Maintenance Monitor:










NOTE:

• Fortheserviceduenotification,thenumberofdaysanddistancecanbe 
set.Fortirerotationnotification,onlythedistancecanbeset.
• Forservicedue,themessageappearsforwhicheveroneoccursfirst, 
mileageornumberofdays. 
Push DOWN,
then ENTER
Push ENTER
Select
OFF to turn
Maintenance 
Monitor off.
Push ENTER
Push ENTER
SelectadigitusingtheRIGHTorLEFTbutton(arrowsabovethedigit 
tobechanged),andthenfliptheENTER(UP/DOWN)switchupor 
downtochangethevalueofthedigit.Ifthereisnoneedtochangethe 
digit,leaveitasis.Whenfinished,pushinontheENTER(UP/DOWN) 
switch,thenpushtheINFObutton.
Push
i NFO Push

i NFO
Push
i NFO Push

i NFO
• DistantUnit-kmormiles
• TemperatureUnit-C ˚orF ˚
• AlertVolume–highorlow
• Turn Signal Volume –
highorlow
• TimeZone(with
navigation)–tosetyour
timezonefortheclock •
AutoAdjustClock
(withnavigation)–toset
yourclockusingGPS
• ScreenAdjustment(with
navigation)/Screen Off
• Language Selection
• RestoreDefaults
(with navigation)
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Navigation System
Find a Point of interest (POi) Near Your Current Location
Youcanusethenavigationsystemtofindthenearestrestaurants,ATMs, 
gasstations,hospitalsandmore.
1 PushENTERfromtheCurrentPosition(map)screen. 
2 Select“FindLocalPOI.”
3 Select “Current Position.”
4 Selectthecategoryofthepointofinterestyouwanttofind. 
5 SelectaPOIfromthelist. 
6 Select“Start”tosetthedestinationandstartguidance.
Set a Destination Using a Street Address 1 PushENTERfromtheCurrentPosition(map)screen. 
2 Select“SetDestination.”
3 Select “Address.”
4 Ifthe state is not displayed, select “Search Area.”
5 Selectthecorrectstatefromthelist. 
6 Select “Input City Name”, then use the ENTER (UP/DOWN) switch
toinputthecityname,thenselectthecorrectcityfromthelist.
7 UsetheENTER(UP/DOWN)switchtoinputthestreetname, 
thenselectthecorrectstreetfromthelist. 
8 UsetheENTER(UP/DOWN)switchtoinputthehousenumber.
9 Select “Done.”
10 Select“Start”tosetthedestinationandstartguidance. 
Enter Your h ome Address
1 PushENTERfromtheCurrentPosition(map)screen. 
2 Select Navigation Setup.”
3 Select“EditMemoryPoint.”
4 Select “Home.” 
5 Selecthowyouwanttoinputyourhomeaddress-eitherby 
enteringanaddress,orfromapreviousdestination,pointof 
interest,memorypoint,intersection,orfromthemap. 
6 Enteryourhomeaddress.
7 Select“Set”toregisteryourhome.
8 Select“Done”toreturntothemap.
Change the Volume of the g uidance
• Turntheaudiosystemvolumedialwhilevoiceguidanceis 
beinggiven.
Navigation System
COMPACT NAV igAT iON CONTROLS (on steering wheel)
• 
ENTER (UP/DOWN) switch:Fliptheswitchupordowntoselectthe
item, number, orletter (withhighlight) andthen push into enter. Alsouseto
zoom in/out themap screen andtoscroll themap screen upordown while
themapscrollcursorisdisplayed.
• Righ T/LEFT buttons: Usedtomovecursorstotherightandlefton 
 certainscreens(whenarrowsareshowneithertotheleftorright).Also 
 usetoscrollthroughthecurrentposition(map)screentotherightandleft
 whenthemapscrollcursorisdisplayed.Pushingthesebuttonswhilethe
 currentposition(map)screenisdisplayedswitchesthescreenfromthe 
 mapscreentotheturnlistscreen(withrouteguidance)tothecompass 
 screenandthenbacktothemapscreen.

• NAVi button: Pushtoswitchtothenavigationsystem-tothecurrent 
 position(map)screen–atanytime.Itisalsousedtorepeatthevoice 
 guidanceafterthevoiceguidancehasfinished.
• BACK button:Pushtoundoand/orreturntothepreviousscreen.
• iNFO button:Usedtoswitchtothemulti-informationdisplay.
Next Road Name
Map Scale
Compass
Distance to
destination
Estimated
arrival time
Vehicle Marker
Distance to intersection
and turn direction
Current Road Name
Operation
g uide i con
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Bluetooth
®
PA iR iN g YOUR BLUETOOT h® PhONE OR AUD iO DEV iCE
NOTE: Beforepairingyourcellphoneoraudiodevice,itisrecommendedthatyou 
refertoitsmanualforstepstoturnonBluetooth®andperformpairing.
1 Pushandreleasetheorbutton located on the steering wheel
andwaitforabeep. 
2 Afterthebeepsay,“Set-up” .
3 Afterthebeepsay,“Pairing options” .
4 Afterthebeepsay,“Pair” .
5 Afterthebeep,sayany4-digitcode. 
6 PlacephoneoraudiodeviceinDiscovery 
mode;ifnecessary,consultitsmanual, 
or go to www.mazdausa.com/bluetooth
andselectmodel,Bluetooth
®,thenfollow 
screenprompts.
7 Inputthe4-digitcodeyouchoseearlier. 
8 Af ter the phone or audio device is recognized, you
will be prompted to name the paired device, such as
“Tom’s phone or player” .
9 Whenpaired,asymbolwillbedisplayedinthe 
informationdisplay-aphonesymbolforaphone 
andamusicsymbolforanaudiodevice.Ifthesymbol
isnotdisplayed,theBluetooth®deviceisnotpaired.
NOTE:
 •
PleaserefertoyourOwner’sManualforcompletedetailsonhowto“pair”up 
  to7Bluetooth®phones and audio devices, and how to use the built-in tutorial
  andotherimportantsafetyinformation.

•Fortoll-freeBluetooth®Hands-Freecustomerservicecall800-430-0153 or
  gotowww.MazdaUSA.com/bluetooth forassistance.

•Setthevolumelevelonyourcellphoneoraudiodevice,thenadjustthevolume
inthevehicleusingthevolumecontrolontheaudiosystemorthesteeringwheel.
T O MAKE OR RECE iVE A h ANDS-FREE CALL
1 Pushthe orandafterthebeepsay,“Dial” .
2 Saythenumberyouwouldlikedialed.Thepromptwillrepeatthe 
numberandaskifit’scorrect.Ifitissay,“ Ye s ” .

• Toreceiveanincomingcall,push
.Toendorrejectacall,push;
 beepwillconfirmthecallisended.
When using Bluetooth® audio function:
ThesoundqualityofBluetooth®streamingaudiovariesdependingonthe 
device,evenwhenrecordedwitharecommendedbitrateof128kbps.
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EYLESS E NTRY ..........................1
•KeyFob
 •AdvancedKeylessEntry
 •Door/LiftgateRequestSwitch
S
TART iN g T hE E Ngi NE ...............2
•StartKnobIgnition
 •AuxiliaryKeyUsage
S
E AT S ..........................................3-4
 •AdjustmentsandMemory
F
UEL D OOR ...................................6
•FuelDoorReleaseandFuelSpec
D
RiVER ’S Vi EW ...........................7- 8
•LocationofSwitchesandControls
iNSTRUMENT
CLUSTER ..........9 -10
 •ReviewofWarningandIndicator 
LightFunctionandLocation

Ligh TS..........................................11
Wi
PER /WAS hER ..........................12
A
LUMi NUM WhEEL CARE ..........13
V E hi CLE PRESENTAT iON :
Refer to the Smart Start Guide during presentation
Customer Deliver y Checklist
B LiND S POT M ONiTOR iN g
.........15
AUX iNPUT
....................................16
C
LiMATE CONTROL .................17-18
 •Manual •Automatic
S
ET C LOCK ..................................19
A
UD iO C ONTROLS ..................19 -20
M
ULT i iNFORMAT iON
Di SPLAY (M iD) ..........................21-2 2
• Preferences
•MaintenanceMonitor
N
AV igAT iON .............................23-24
•SelectPOI
•EnterAddress
 •EnterHomeAddress
B
LUETOOT h® ...............................25
•Tutorial •To l l - F r e e
•PairPhone  CustomerService
 •MakeaCall  800-430-0153
SALES CONSULTANT CUSTOMER
All items in the Customer Delivery Checklist have been reviewed with the customer and
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Signed copy must be placed in dealer jacket
Customer Delivery Checklist
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SALES CONSULTANT CUSTOMER’S NAME
V iN E-MAiL
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ARRANTY iNFORMAT iON
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WNER ’S MANUAL

P RESENTAT iON OF O WNER’S M ATER iALS :
Review the following items with the customer
SERV iCE D EPARTMENT
IntroduceServiceManager; 
Providebusinesscards
Review Ser vice and Par ts Depar tment
hoursofoperation
ExplainfreeFullCircle 
Ser vice Inspection
Schedulefirstmaintenanceservice
Scheduled Maintenance
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