2017 MAZDA MODEL CX-3 height

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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
*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
WARNING
When transporting cargo, do not allow
the cargo to exceed the height of the
seatbacks.
Transporting cargo stacked higher
than the seatbacks is dangerous
as visibility to the rear and sides of
the vehicle is reduced which could
interfere with driving operations and
lead to an accident.
Lowering the seatbacks
CAUTION
  When folding the seatback forward,
always support the seatback with
your hand. If it is not supported by a
hand, ¿ ngers or the hand pressing the
push knob could be injured.
  Check the position of a front seat
before folding a rear seatback.
 Depending on the position of a front
seat, it may not be possible to fold
a rear seatback all the way down
because it may hit the seatback of
the front seat which could scratch or
damage the front seat or its pocket.
Remove the head restraint on the rear
outboard seat if necessary. 1. Lower the head restraint all the way
down.
Refer to Head Restraints on page
2-13 .
2. Press the push knob to fold down the
seatback.

Push knob

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Head Restraints
Your vehicle is equipped with head
restraints on all outboard seats and the
rear centre seat. 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 on all rear seat 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.
Height Adjustment
Adjust the head restraint so that the centre
is even with the top of the passenger's ears.



To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the
desired position.
To lower the head restraint, press the stop-
catch release, then push the head restraint
down.
Front outboard seat



Rear outboard seat



Rear centre seat

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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
WARNING
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 and adjust the
seat bottom (height adjustable seat bottom) to the highest position at which the seat belt
fastening the child-restraint system is securely tightened.
Make sure that the front passenger air bag deactivation switch is in the OFF position.
Refer to Front Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch (page 2-47 ).

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

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 one person at a time and always operate the vehicle with each occupant properly
restrained.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
Front-facing type
WARNING
Never install a front-facing child seat
in the wrong seat position:
Installing a front-facing child seat
without ¿ rst consulting the table
“Child-Restraint System Suitability for
Various Seat Positions” is dangerous. A
front-facing child seat installed in the
wrong seat position cannot be properly
secured. In a collision, the child could
hit something or someone in the vehicle
and be seriously injured or even killed.

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 and adjust the seat
bottom (height adjustable seat bottom)
to the highest position at which the seat
belt fastening the child-restraint system
is securely tightened.
Make sure that the front passenger air
bag deactivation switch is in the OFF
position. Refer to Front Passenger Air
Bag Deactivation Switch (page 2-47 ).

Junior Seat Installation Position
A junior seat is used in the front-facing
position only.



Refer to the table, “Child-Restraint System
Suitability for Various Seat Positions”
for junior seat installation position (page
2-33 ).

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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
WARNING
Always install a junior seat in the
correct seat position:
Installing a junior seat without ¿ rst
consulting the table “Child-Restraint
System Suitability for Various Seat
Positions” is dangerous. A junior seat
installed on the wrong seat position
cannot be properly secured. In a
collision, the child could hit something
or someone in the vehicle and be
seriously injured or even killed.

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 and adjust the seat
bottom (height adjustable seat bottom)
to the highest position at which the seat
belt fastening the child-restraint system
is securely tightened.
Make sure that the front passenger air
bag deactivation switch is in the OFF
position. Refer to Front Passenger Air
Bag Deactivation Switch (page 2-47 ).