
3Before Driving
Use of various features, including keys, doors, mirrors and windows.
Keys.................................................... 3-2 Keys.............................................. 3-2
Keyless Entry System................... 3-3
Advanced Keyless Entry
System.................................................3-8 Advanced Keyless Entry System
*.....
...................................................... 3-8
Operational Range........................ 3-9
Doors and Locks.............................. 3-10 Door Locks................................. 3-10
Liftgate....................................... 3-19
Fuel and Emission........................... 3-29 Fuel and Engine Exhaust
Precautions................................. 3-29
Fuel-Filler Flap and Cap.............3-33
Steering Wheel................................. 3-35 Steering Wheel....... .................... 3-35
Mirrors............................................. 3-36 Mirrors........................................ 3-36
Windows........................................... 3-40 Power Windows..........................3-40
Sunroof
*......................................3-44
Security System............................... 3-47
Modification and Add-On
Equipment...................................3-47
Immobilizer System....................3-47
Theft-Deterrent System
*.............3-49
Driving Tips..................................... 3-53 Running-In..................................3-53
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment............................... 3-53
Hazardous Driving.... ..................3-54
Floor Mat.................................... 3-55
Rocking the Vehicle....................3-56
Winter Driving............................3-56
Driving In Flooded A rea............ 3-59
Turbocharger Information
(SKYACTIV-D 2.2).................... 3-60
Towing.............................................. 3-61 Towing Caravans and Trailers
(Europe/Russia/Turkey/Israel/South
Africa).........................................3-61
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Door Locks
WA R N I N G
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 children will not find or play with
them:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the key is
dangerous. This could result in someone
being badly injured or even killed.
Always close all the windows and sunroof,
lock the doors and the liftgate 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.
After closing the doors and the liftgate,
always verify that they are securely closed:
Doors and the liftgate not securely closed
are dangerous, if the vehicle is driven with
a door and the liftgate not securely closed,
the door and the liftgate could open
unexpectedly resulting in an accident.
Always confirm the safety around the
vehicle before opening a door and the
liftgate:
Suddenly opening a door and the liftgate is
dangerous. A passing vehicle or a
pedestrian could be hit and cause an
accident.
CAUTION
Always
confirm the conditions around
the vehicle before opening/closing the
doors and the liftgate 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 and the liftgate or a
passing pedestrian could be hit, resulting
in an unexpected accident or injury.
NOTE
•Always stop the engine and lock the
doors. In addition, to prevent theft of
valuables, do not leave them inside the
cabin.
•If the key is left in the following areas
and you leave the vehicle, the doors may
be locked depending on the radio wave
conditions even if th e key is left in the
vehicle.
•Around the instrument panel
•In the storage compartments such as
the glove compartment or the centre
console
•Next to a communication device such
as a mobile phone
•The vehicle lock-out prevention feature
prevents you from locking yourself out
of the vehicle.
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To u n l o c k
To unlock the doors and the liftgate, press
the request switch on a front door and the
hazard warning lights will flash twice.
(Except European models)
A beep sound will be heard twice.
NOTE
•Confirm that all doors and the liftgate
are securely locked.
For the liftgate, move it without pressing
the electric liftgate opener to verify that
the liftgate has not been left ajar.
•(European models)
All doors and the liftgate cannot be
locked when any door is open.
(Except European models)
All doors and the liftgate cannot be
locked when any door or the liftgate is
open.
•It may require a few seconds for the
doors to unlock after the request switch
is pressed.
•(European models)
The setting can be changed so that a
beep sound is heard for confirmation
when the doors and the liftgate are
locked/unlocked using a request switch.
(Except European models)
A beep sound is heard for confirmation
when the doors and the liftgate are
locked/unlocked using the request
switch. If you prefer, the beep sound can
be turned off.
The volume of the beep sound can also
be changed. Refer to Personalisation
Features on page 9-12.
Use the following procedure to change
the setting.
1. Switch the ignition off and close all
of the doors and the liftgate.
2. Open the driver's door.
3. Within 30 seconds of opening thedriver's door, press and hold the
LOCK button on the key for 5
seconds or longer.
The beep sound activates at the
currently set volume. The setting
changes each time the LOCK button
on the key is pressed and the beep
sound activates at the set volume. (If
the beep sound has been set to not
activate, it will not activate.)
4. The setting change is completed by doing any one of the following:
•Switching the igni tion to ACC or
ON.
•Closing the driver's door.
•Opening the liftgate.
•Not operating the key for 10
seconds.
•Pressing any button except the
LOCK button on the key.
•Pressing a request switch.
•(With theft-deterrent system)
The hazard warning lights flash when
the theft-deterrent system is armed or
turned off.
Refer to Theft-Deterrent System on page
3-49.
•(With double locking system)
The double locking system can be
activated/deactivated using the request
switch.
Refer to Double Locking System on page
3-17.
•The setting can be changed so that the
doors and the liftgate are locked
automatically without pressing the
request switch.
Refer to Personalisation Features on
page 9-12.
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The door can only be opened by pulling
the outside handle.
LockUnlock
Liftgate
WA R N I N G
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 colourless,
odourless, 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
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.
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•When the liftgate latch is released by
pressing the electric liftgate opener, the
liftgate raises slightly. If the liftgate is
not operated for a certain period of
time, the liftgate cannot be raised.
To o p e n
Press the electric liftgate opener again.
To c l o s e
To close the liftgate from its slightly
raised position, open it first by pressing
the electric liftgate opener, then close it
after waiting at least 1 second.
•If the liftgate is not fully closed, the
driver is notified by a warning indicated
in the instrument cluster.
•If the vehicle battery is dead or there is
a malfunction in the electrical system
and the liftgate cannot be unlocked, the
liftgate can be opened by performing the
emergency procedure.
Refer to When Liftgate Cannot be
Opened on page 7-70.
Closing the liftgate
Lower the liftgate slowly using the liftgate
grip recess, then push the liftgate closed
using both hands.
Do not slam it. Pull up on the liftgate to
make sure it is secure.
For the power liftgate operation, refer to
Power Liftgate on page 3-21.
Liftgate grip
recess
NOTE
Confirm that the liftgate is securely closed.
The liftgate, move it without pressing the
electric liftgate opener to verify that the
liftgate has not been left ajar.
▼ Power Liftgate*
The power liftgate opens/closes
electrically by operating the switches in
the vehicle or the but
tons on the keyless
entry system transmitter.
WA R N I N G
Be sure to watch the power liftgate as it
opens or closes, and make sure that it
closes completely:
Opening or closing the power liftgate while
not watching it move is dangerous.
Because of unseen obstacles and the
jam-safe feature, a liftgate may not close
completely and, if left unnoticed, could
result in serious injury or death if an
occupant were to fall out of the vehicle.
Always be sure that the area around the
liftgate is clear be fore activating it.
Always confirm the safety of the area
around the power liftgate before operating
it electrically.
Not checking the area around the liftgate
for people before operating it using the
power liftgate switch or the button on the
keyless entry system is dangerous. A person
could become caught between the liftgate
and an obstruction while it is opening
electrically or between the liftgate and
vehicle while it is closing electrically,
resulting in an accident and serious injury.
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NOTE
The jam-safe equipment does not activate
during easy closure operation when the
power liftgate is between the near-shut
position and fully closed position.
When the power liftgate is moving in the
open/close direction and an obstruction is
detected, the beep sound will be heard and
the liftgate mo ves in the reverse direction
and stops.
Liftgate easy closure
The Easy Closure system automatically
closes the liftgate completely from the
near-shut position.
This system also opera tes when the liftgate
is closed manually.
WA R N I N G
When closing a liftgate, always keep hands
and fingers away from the liftgate:
Placing hands or fingers around a liftgate is
dangerous because the liftgate closes
automatically from the near-shut position,
which could cause hands and fingers to be
pinched and injured.
NOTE
•If the electric liftgate opener is pressed
while the easy closure function is
operating, the liftgate can be opened.
•If the liftgate is opened/closed
repeatedly in a short period of time, the
easy closure function may not operate.
Wait for about 2 seconds and then try
again.
▼ Luggage Compartment Cover*
Luggage Compartment Cover
Use the luggage compartment cover to
conceal cargo or luggage. The luggage
compartment cover can be stored under
the luggage board.
WA R N I N G
Do not place anything on top of the
luggage compartment cover:
Placing luggage or other cargo on top of
the luggage compartment cover is
dangerous. During sudden braking or a
collision, the cargo could become a
projectile that could hit and injure
someone.
CAUTION
Make sure the luggage compartment cover
is firmly secured. If it is not firmly secured, it
could unexpectedly disengage resulting in
injury.
NOTE
•If you attempt to open the liftgate under
cold weather conditions with the
luggage compartment cover attached,
the damper function may not operate
normally and the liftgate may be
difficult to raise. The liftgate can be
opened more easily under cold weather
conditions if the luggage compartment
cover is not attached.
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Fuel and Engine Exhaust Precautions
▼Fuel Requirements (SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5)
Vehicles with catalytic converters or oxygen sensors must use O
NLY UNLEADED FUEL,
which will reduce exhaust emissions and keep spark plug fouling to a minimum.
Your Mazda will perform best with fuel listed in the table.
Fuel Research Octane Num-
ber Country
Premium unleaded fuel
(Conforming to EN 228
and within E10)
*1
95 or above New Caledonia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia,
Georgia, Canary Islands, Reunion, Morocco, Austria,
Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Swe
den, Hungary, Germany, Po-
land, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slove nia, Luxembourg, Slovakia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Belarus, France, Ukraine, Czech,
Estonia, Faeroe, Iceland, Romania, The Netherlands, Mac-
edonia, Bosnia and Herzegovin a, Serbia, Montenegro, Al-
bania, Moldova, Martinique, F.Guiana, Guadeloupe, Cy-
prus, Malta, Ireland, UK, Taiwan, Tahiti, Vanuatu, Iran,
UAE, Lebanon, Israel, Algeri a, Libya, Tunisia, Madagas-
car, Guatemala, Bolivia, Uruguay, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Aruba, St. Martin, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bru-
nei, Macau, Mauritius, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana,
Swaziland, Lesoto, Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada, ST. Lu-
cia, ST. Vincent, Antigua, Surinam, Mongolia, Seychelles
Premium unleaded fuel
(within E85)
95 or above Thailand
Regular unleaded fuel 92 or above Egypt, Myanmar
90 or above
The Philippines, Mar
shall Islands, Ustt
*2, Kuwait, Oman,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain , Syria, Jordan, Ivory Coast,
Nigeria, Angola, Chile, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Ecuador,
Haiti, Colombia, Dominican Republic (LHD), Panama, Pe-
ru, B.Virgin, Curacao, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Fiji,
Papua New Guinea, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Trinidad and Toba-
go, Commonwealth of Dominica, Laos, Cambodia, Iraq,
Cameroon, Burundi, Gabon, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambi-
que
*1 Europe*2 Republic of Palau & Federated States of Micronesia
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3. Attach the removed cap to the innerside of the fuel-filler flap.
Fuel-filler cap
Fuel-filler flap
4. Insert the refuelling nozzle all the wayand begin refuelling. Pull out the
refuelling nozzle after the refuelling
stops automatically.
5. To close the fuel-filler cap, turn it
clockwise until a click is heard.
6. To close, press the fuel-filler flap until
it locks securely.
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