2017 MAZDA MODEL CX-3 clutch

4–4
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
Ignition Switch
Push Button Start Positions
The system operates only when the driver
is in the vehicle or within operational
range while the key is being carried.
Each time the push button start is pressed,
the ignition switches in the order of off,
ACC, and ON. Pressing the push button
start again from ON switches the ignition
off.

Push button startIndicator light

NOTE
  The engine starts by pressing the
push button start while depressing
the clutch pedal (manual transaxle)
or the brake pedal (automatic
transaxle). To switch the ignition
position, press the push button start
without depressing the pedal.
  Do not leave the ignition switched
ON while the engine is not running.
Doing so could result in the battery
going dead. If the ignition is left in
ACC (For automatic transaxle, the
selector lever is in the P position, and
the ignition is in ACC), the ignition
switches off automatically after about
25 minutes. O f f
The power supply to electrical devices
turns off and the push button start indicator
light (amber) also turns off.
In this position the steering wheel is
locked.
WARNING
Before leaving the driver's seat, always
switch the ignition off, set the parking
brake, and make sure the selector lever
is in P (automatic transaxle) or in 1st
gear or R (manual transaxle):
Leaving the driver's seat without
switching the ignition off, setting the
parking brake, and shifting the selector
lever to P (automatic transaxle) or
to 1st gear or R (manual transaxle)
is dangerous. Unexpected vehicle
movement could occur which could
result in an accident.
In addition, if your intention is to leave
the vehicle for even a short period, it
is important to switch the ignition off,
as leaving it in another position will
disable some of the vehicle's security
systems and run the battery down.
NOTE
(Locked steering wheel)
If the push button start indicator light
(green) is À ashing and the beep sound
is heard, this indicates that the steering
wheel is not unlocked. To unlock the
steering wheel, press the push button
start while moving the steering wheel
left and right.

4–6
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
NOTE
  The key must be carried because the
key carries an immobilizer chip that
must communicate with the engine
controls at short range.
  The engine can be started when the
push button start is pressed from off,
ACC, or ON.
  The push button start system
functions (function which can start
the engine by only carrying the
key) can be deactivated to prevent
any possible adverse effect on a
user wearing a pacemaker or other
medical device. If the system is
deactivated, you will be unable
to start the engine by carrying the
key. Consult an expert repairer, we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer for details. If the push
button start system functions have
been deactivated, you can start the
engine by following the procedure
indicated when the key battery goes
dead.
 Refer to Engine Start Function When
Key Battery is Dead on page 4-9 .
  After starting a cold engine, the
engine speed increases and a whining
sound from the engine compartment
can be heard.
 This is for improved exhaust gas
puri¿ cation and does not indicate any
parts defect.
1. Make sure you are carrying the key.
2. Occupants should fasten their seat
belts.
3. Make sure the parking brake is on.
4. Continue to press the brake pedal
¿ rmly until the engine has completely
started. 5. (Manual transaxle)
Continue to press the clutch pedal
¿ rmly until the engine has completely
started.
(Automatic transaxle)
Put the vehicle in park (P). If you must
restart the engine while the vehicle is
moving, shift into neutral (N).
NOTE
(Manual transaxle)
The starter will not operate if the clutch
pedal is not depressed suf¿ ciently.
(Automatic transaxle)
The starter will not operate if the
selector lever is not in P or N and the
brake pedal is not depressed suf¿ ciently.
6. Verify that the KEY indicator light
(green) in the instrument cluster and the
push button start indicator light (green)
illuminate.




Indicator light
Push button start

4–7
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
NOTE
  If the push button start indicator light
(green) À ashes, make sure that the
key is being carried.
  If the push button start indicator light
(green) À ashes with the key being
carried, touch the key to the push
button start and start the engine.
Refer to Engine Start Function When
Key Battery is Dead on page 4-9 .
CAUTION
If the KEY warning light (red)
illuminates, or the push button start
indicator light (amber) À ashes, this
could indicate a problem with the engine
starting system. This may prevent the
engine from starting or from switching
the ignition to ACC or ON. Have your
vehicle inspected at an expert repairer,
we recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer as soon as possible.
NOTE
  Under the following conditions, the
KEY warning light (red) À ashes
after the push button start is pressed.
This informs the driver that the push
button start will not switch to ACC
even if it is pressed from off.
 


 The key battery is dead.



 The key is out of operational
range.
 


 The key is placed in areas where it
is dif¿ cult for the system to detect
the signal (page 3-7 ).




 A key from another manufacturer
similar to the key is in the
operational range.
 
 (Forced engine starting method)  If the KEY warning light (red)
illuminates, or the push button start
indicator light (amber) À ashes, this
could indicate that the engine may
not start using the usual starting
method. Have your vehicle inspected
at an expert repairer, we recommend
an Authorised Mazda Repairer as
soon as possible. If this occurs, the
engine can be force-started. Press
and hold the push button start until
the engine starts. Other procedures
necessary for starting the engine,
such as having the key in the cabin,
and depressing the clutch pedal
(manual transaxle) or the brake pedal
(automatic transaxle) are required.
  When the engine is force-started,
the KEY warning light (red) remains
illuminated and the push button
start indicator light (amber) remains
À ashing.

4–8
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
NOTE
  (Automatic transaxle)  When the selector lever is in the
neutral (N) position, the KEY
indicator light (green) and the push
button start indicator light (green) do
not illuminate.
7. Press the push button start after both
the KEY indicator light (green) in the
instrument cluster and the push button
start indicator light (green) illuminate.
NOTE
  After starting the engine, the push
button start indicator light (amber)
turns off and the ignition switches to
the ON position.
  (SKYACTIV-G 2.0)  After pressing the push button start
and before the engine starts, the
operation sound of the fuel pump
motor from near the fuel tank can be
heard, however, this does not indicate
a malfunction.
NOTE
  (SKYACTIV-D 1.5) 



 When starting the engine, do
not release the clutch pedal
(manual transaxle) or the brake
pedal (automatic transaxle) until
the glow indicator light in the
instrument cluster turns off and
the engine starts, after pressing the
push button start.
 


 If the clutch pedal (manual
transaxle) or the brake pedal
(automatic transaxle) is released
before the engine starts, depress
the clutch pedal (manual transaxle)
or the brake pedal (automatic
transaxle) again and press the push
button start to start the engine.
 


 If the ignition is left switched ON
for a long period of time without
the engine running after the glow
plugs are warmed up, the glow
plugs may warm up again which
will illuminate the glow indicator
light.
 


 The starter does not rotate until the
glow indicator light turns off.


8. After starting the engine, let it idle
for about ten seconds (Prohibited in
Germany).

4–9
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
NOTE
  (Germany)  Drive immediately after starting the
engine. However do not use high
engine speeds until reaching the
operating temperature.
 
 (SKYACTIV-G 2.0) 



 Whether the engine is cold or
warm, it should be started without
the use of the accelerator.
 


 If the engine does not start the ¿ rst
time, refer to Starting a Flooded
Engine under Emergency Starting.
If the engine still does not start,
have your vehicle inspected by an
Authorised Mazda Repairer (page
7-40 ).
 
 (SKYACTIV-D 1.5)  If the ambient temperature is lower
than about - 10 °C (14 °F), the
maximum engine speed may not
be attained for about three minutes
after the engine starts to protect the
engine.
  (Manual transaxle vehicle with
i-stop function)
 If the engine has stopped due to
stalling, it can be restarted by
depressing the clutch pedal within 3
seconds of the engine stopping.
 The engine cannot be restarted even
if the clutch pedal is depressed under
the following conditions:
 


 The driver's door is open.



 The driver's seat belt is unfastened.



 The clutch pedal is not released
completely after the engine stalled.
 


 The clutch pedal is depressed with
the engine not stopped completely.
Engine Start Function When Key
Battery is Dead
CAUTION
When starting the engine by holding
the transmitter over the push button
start due to a dead key battery or a
malfunctioning key, be careful not
to allow the following, otherwise the
signal from the key will not be received
correctly and the engine may not start.
 
 Metal parts of other keys or metal
objects touch the key.
  Spare keys or keys for other vehicles
equipped with an immobilizer system
touch or come near the key.
  Devices for electronic purchases, or
security passage touch or come near
the key.

4–10
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
If the engine cannot be started due to a
dead key battery, the engine can be started
using the following procedure:

1. Continue to depress the brake pedal
¿ rmly until the engine has completely
started.
2. (Manual transaxle)
Continue to depress the clutch pedal
¿ rmly until the engine has completely
started.
3. Verify that the push button start
indication light (green) À ashes.
4. Touch the push button start using the
backside of the key (as shown) while
the push button start indicator light
(green) À ashes.


Push button start
TransmitterIndicator light
NOTE
When touching the push button start
using the backside of the key as shown
in the illustration, touch the push button
start with the lock switch side of the key
facing up.
5. Verify that the push button start
indicator light (green) turns on. 6. Press the push button start to start the
engine.
NOTE
  The engine cannot be started unless
the clutch pedal is fully depressed
(manual transaxle) or the brake
pedal is fully depressed (automatic
transaxle).
  If there is a malfunction with the
push button start function, the push
button start indicator light (amber)
À ashes. In this case, the engine may
start, however, have the vehicle
checked at an expert repairer, we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer as soon as possible.
  If the push button start indicator light
(green) does not illuminate, perform
the operation from the beginning
again. If it does not illuminate,
have the vehicle checked at an
expert repairer, we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer.
  To switch the ignition position
without starting the engine, perform
the following operations after the
push button start indicator light
(green) turns on.

1. Release the clutch pedal (manual
transaxle) or brake pedal
(automatic transaxle).
2. Press the push button start to
switch the ignition position. The
ignition switches in the order of
ACC, ON, and off each time the
push button start is pressed. To
switch the ignition position again,
perform the operation from the
beginning.

4–11
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
Emergency Operation for Starting
the Engine
If the KEY warning light (red) illuminates,
or the push button start indicator light
(amber) À ashes, this could indicate that
the engine may not start using the usual
starting method. Have your vehicle
inspected at an expert repairer, we
recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer
as soon as possible. If this occurs, the
engine can be force-started. Press and hold
the push button start until the engine starts.
Other procedures necessary for starting the
engine such as having the key in the cabin,
and depressing the clutch pedal (manual
transaxle) or the brake pedal (automatic
transaxle) are required.
Turning the Engine Off
WARNING
Do not stop the engine while the
vehicle is moving:
Stopping the engine while the vehicle is
moving for any reason other than in an
emergency is dangerous. Stopping the
engine while the vehicle is moving will
result in reduced braking ability due to
the loss of power braking, which could
cause an accident and serious injury.
1. Stop the vehicle completely.
2. (Manual transaxle)
Shift into neutral and set the parking
brake.
(Automatic transaxle)
Shift the selector lever to the P position
and set the parking brake.
3. Press the push button start to turn off
the engine. The ignition position is off.

CAUTION
When leaving the vehicle, make sure the
push button start is off.

4–14
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
Manual transaxle
1. Stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal and then the clutch pedal.
2. While depressing the clutch pedal, shift the shift lever to the neutral position. Engine
idling stops after the clutch pedal is released.
3. (SKYACTIV-G 2.0)
The engine restarts automatically when you depress the clutch pedal or start to release it.
NOTE
The engine restart timing varies depending on the brake pedal depression force.
(SKYACTIV-D 1.5)
The engine restarts automatically when the clutch pedal is depressed.

Automatic transaxle
1. Engine idling stops when the brake pedal is depressed while the vehicle is driven (except
for driving in the R or M position second gear ¿ xed mode) and the vehicle is stopped.
2. The engine restarts automatically when the brake pedal is released with the selector lever
in the D or M position (not in second gear ¿ xed mode).
3. If the selector lever is in the N or P position, the engine does not restart when the brake
pedal is released. The engine restarts when the brake pedal is depressed again or the
selector lever is shifted to the D, M (not in second gear ¿ xed mode) or the R position.
(For the purposes of safety, always keep the brake pedal depressed when shifting the
selector lever while engine idling is stopped.)

Operation conditions
When the system is operable
Under the following conditions, engine idling stops and the i-stop indicator light (green)
turns on.
 


 (SKYACTIV-G 2.0) 
 The engine is warmed up.



 (SKYACTIV-D 1.5) 


 
 The engine is not cold.


 
 The fuel injection amount learning, which is performed periodically and automatically,
is not being performed.
 


 The engine has been started and the vehicle is driven for a certain period.



 The engine is started with the bonnet closed.



 The battery is in good condition.



 All doors, liftgate, and bonnet are closed.