2017 MAZDA MODEL CX-3 Owner's Manual - RHD (UK, Australia) (in English)

2–1*Some models.2–1
2Essential Safety Equipment
Important information about safety equipment, including seats, seat belt
system, child-restraint systems and SRS air bags.

Seats ..................................................................................................... 2-2
Seat Precautions ............................................................................ 2-2
Front Seat ...................................................................................... 2-5
Rear Seat ..................................................................................... 2-10
Head Restraints ........................................................................... 2-13

Seat Belt Systems .............................................................................. 2-15
Seat Belt Precautions .................................................................. 2-15
Seat Belt ...................................................................................... 2-18
Seat Belt Warning Systems ......................................................... 2-19
Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems .................... 2-19

Child Restraint ................................................................................. 2-22
Child-Restraint Precautions ........................................................ 2-22
Child-Restraint System Installation ............................................ 2-27
Child-Restraint System Suitability for Various Seat Positions
Table ............................................................................................ 2-33
Installing Child-Restraint Systems ............................................. 2-37

SRS Air Bags .................................................................................... 2-41
Supplementary Restraint System (SRS) Precautions .................. 2-41
Front Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch
* ........................... 2-47
Supplementary Restraint System Components ........................... 2-50
How the SRS Air Bags Work ...................................................... 2-51
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria .............................................. 2-55
Limitations to SRS Air Bag ........................................................ 2-56

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Seat Precautions
WARNING
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 sure 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.

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.

Adjust the driver'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.

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
supplementary restraint system. Such modi¿ cations could damage the supplementary
restraint system and result in serious injury. Consult an Authorised Mazda Repairer 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 one not strong enough to inÀ ate 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 Authorised Mazda Repairer inspect the front seats, front seat belt pretensioners
and air bags after a collision.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
WARNING
Do not drive with either front seats reclined:
Sitting in a reclined position while the vehicle is moving is dangerous because you do
not get the full protection from 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 place an object such as a cushion between the seatback and your back:
Putting an object such as a cushion between the seatback and your back is dangerous
because you will be unable to maintain a safe driving posture and the seat belt cannot
function at its full capacity in a collision, which could result in a serious accident,
injury or death.

Do not place objects under the seat:
The object could get stuck and cause the seat to not be ¿ xed securely, and result in an
accident.

Do not stack cargo higher than the seatbacks:
Stacking luggage or other cargo higher than the seatbacks is dangerous. During
sudden braking or a collision, objects can À y around and become projectiles that may
hit and injure passengers.

Make sure luggage and cargo is 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.

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 child 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.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
CAUTION
  When operating a seat, be careful not to put your hands or ¿ ngers near the moving
parts of the seat or on the side trim to prevent injury.
  When moving the seats, make sure there is no cargo in the surrounding area. If the
cargo gets caught it could damage the cargo.
  (Manual Seat)  When moving the seats forward and rearward or returning a rear-reclined seatback
to its upright position, make sure you hold onto the seatback with your hand while
operating. If the seatback is not held, the seat will move suddenly and could cause
injury.
NOTE
  When returning a rear seat to its original position, place the seat belt in its normal
position. Verify that the seat belt pulls out and retracts.
 
 (Power Seat)  The seat-bottom power adjustment is operated by motors. Avoid extended operation
because excessive use can damage the motors.
 


 To prevent the battery from running down, avoid using the power adjustment when
the engine is stopped. The adjuster uses a large amount of electrical power.
 


 Do not use the switch to make more than one adjustment at a time.

 
 When getting in and out of the vehicle, your foot could accidentally contact the seat
height adjustment lever and cause the seat to lower.
 Adjust the seat to obtain the correct driving position.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
*Some models.
Front Seat
Seat Operation

Power operation


Seat Slide
(Manual Seat)
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.
(Power Seat)
To slide the seat, move the slide lifter switch on the outside of the seat to the front or back
and hold it. Release the switch at the desired position.

Height Adjustment *

(Manual Seat)
To adjust the seat height, move the lever up or down.
(Power Seat)
To adjust the seat height, move the switch up or down.

Height Adjustment for Front Edge of Seat Bottom (Driver's Power Seat)
To adjust the front height of the seat bottom, raise or lower the front of the slide lifter
switch.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Seat Recline
(Manual Seat)
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.
(Power Seat)
To change the seatback angle, press the front or rear side of the reclining switch. Release the
switch at the desired position.

Lumbar Support Adjustment (Driver's Power Seat)
To increase the seat ¿ rmness, press and hold the front part of the switch to the desired
position, then release it.
Press the rear part of the switch to decrease ¿ rmness.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
*Some models.
Driving Position Memory *
The desired driving position can be called
up after programming the position.
The following driving positions can be
programmed.
 


 Driver’s seat position (seat slide, height
adjustment, front edge of seat bottom,
seat recline)
  Refer to Seat Operation on page 2-5 .



 Active driving display (display position,
brightness level, display information)
  Refer to Active Driving Display on page
4-33 .

CAUTION
Do not place ¿ ngers or hands around
the bottom of the seat while the seat
memory function is operating. The
seat moves automatically while the
seat memory function is operating and
¿ ngers or hands could get pinched and
injured.

SET button

The driving position can be programmed
or operated using the buttons on the side
of the seat or the key.
NOTE
  Lumbar support adjustment cannot
be programmed.
  Individual seat positions can be
programmed to the two available
programming buttons on the side
of the driver's seat, plus one seat
position for each registered key.
  If the vehicle has been serviced and
the battery leads disconnected, the
programmed seat positions will have
been erased. Re-programme the seat
positions.
Programming
1. Make sure the parking brake is on.
2. (Automatic transaxle)
Make sure the selector lever is in the P
position.
3. Start the engine.
4. Adjust the seat and the active driving
display to the desired driving position.
5. Press the SET button on the seat until a
beep sound is heard one time.
6. Perform one of the following settings
within 5 seconds of completing step 5
above:
 

 
 Programming using a button on
the side of the seat

 Press the button you want to
programme, either button 1 or 2, until
a beep sound is heard one time.
 

 
 Programming using the key 
 Press the key button until a beep
sound is heard one time.

NOTE
If a beep sound is heard three times, the
operation is cancelled.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
To move the driving position to a
programmed position
(Using a button on the side of the seat)
1. Make sure the parking brake is on.
2. (Automatic transaxle)
Make sure the selector lever is in the P
position.
3. Start the engine.
4. Press the programming button for the
driving position you want to call up
(button 1 or 2).
5. A beep sound is heard when the driving
position adjustment is completed.

NOTE
  If the driving position movement is
not changed, only the beep sounds.
  A seat position can be called up even
with the engine not running.
  The driving position adjustment is
cancelled in the following cases:
 


 Any of the seat adjustment
switches is operated.
 


 The SET button is pressed.



 Programming button 1 or 2 is
pressed.
 


 The key button or button is
operated.
 


 The vehicle starts moving.



 The active driving display is
adjusted. (Using a programmed key)
1. Unlock the doors by pressing a request
switch or the key
button.
2. After unlocking the doors, the seat
position adjustment begins within
40 seconds of opening the driver's door,
and a beep sounds when the operation
is ¿ nished.
3. Make sure the parking brake is on.
4. (Automatic transaxle)
Make sure the selector lever is in the P
position.
5. Start the engine.
6. The active driving display adjustment
begins.

NOTE
  If there is no driving position
movement, a beep is not heard.
  The driving position adjustment is
cancelled in the following cases:
 


 Any of the seat adjustment
switches is operated.
 


 The SET button is pressed.



 Programming button 1 or 2 is
pressed.
 


 The key button or button is
operated.
 


 The vehicle starts moving.



 The active driving display is
adjusted.