2017 MAZDA MODEL CX-5 ignition

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
*Some models.
Seat Warmer *
The front seats are electrically heated. The
ignition must be switched ON.
Press the seat warmer switch while the
ignition is switched ON to operate the seat
warmer. The indicator lights turn on to
indicate that the seat warmer is operating.
The mode changes as follows each time
the seat warmer switch is pressed.
OFF
High
Mid
Low

WARNING
Be careful when using the seat warmer: The heat from the seat warmer may be
too hot for some people, as indicated
as follows, and could cause a low-
temperature burn.
 Infants, small children, elderly people, and physically challenged
people
 People with delicate skin People who are excessively fatigued People who are intoxicated People who have taken sleep-inducing medicine such as sleeping
pills or cold medicine

Do not use the seat warmer with
anything having high moisture-
retention ability such as a blanket or
cushion on the seat: The seat may be heated excessively
and cause a low-temperature burn.

Do not use the seat warmer even when
taking a short nap in the vehicle: The seat may be heated excessively
and cause a low-temperature burn.

Do not place heavy objects with sharp
projections on the seat, or insert
needles or pins into it: This could cause the seat to become
excessively heated and result in injury
from a minor burn.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
*Some models.
CAUTION
Do not use organic solvents to clean
the seat. It may damage the seat
surface and the heater.

NOTE
  If the ignition is switched off while the
seat warmer is operating (High, Mid or
Low) and then switched ON again, the
seat warmer will automatically operate
at the temperature set before switching
off the ignition.
  Use the seat warmer when the engine
is running. Leaving the seat warmer
on for long periods with the engine not
running could cause the battery power
to be depleted.
  The temperature of the seat warmer
cannot be adjusted beyond High, Mid
and Low because the seat warmer is
controlled by a thermostat.

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 4-28 .

CAUTION
Do not place fi 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
fi ngers or hands could get pinched and
injured.


SET button
1
2

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 cables disconnected, the
programmed seat positions will have
been erased. Re-program the seat
positions.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
NOTE
  If there is no driving position movement,
a beep is not heard.
  The driving position adjustment is
canceled 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.


Erasing programmed driving positions
(Erasing the driving positions
programmed to the key)
1. Switch the ignition OFF.
2. Press the SET button on the side of the seat until a beep sound is heard one
time.
3. After the beep sounds, press the key

button within 5 seconds until a beep
sound is heard one time.

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

Rear Seat
Split Folding
By lowering the rear seatbacks the luggage
compartment space can be expanded.
WARNING
Tightly secure cargo in the luggage
compartment when it is transported
with the seatbacks folded down: Driving without tightly securing cargo
and luggage is dangerous as it could
move and become an obstruction to
driving during emergency braking or
a collision resulting in an unexpected
accident.

CAUTION
If the seatback is not supported by your
hand, it will move suddenly and could
cause injury.

Folding both seatbacks down
CAUTION
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.
Lower or remove the head restraint on
the rear outboard seat if necessary.

NOTE
When you fold down the left seatback, the
center seatback folds down at the same
time.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
*Some models.
Rear Seat Recline
WARNING
After adjusting the seatback, make
sure that it is fi rmly locked and the red
indication is not visible by attempting to
lightly move the seatback forward and
back: If the red indication is visible, the
seatback is not locked. If the vehicle
is driven with the seatback unlocked,
it may move unexpectedly and the
seating posture of the occupant
becomes unstable, resulting in an
accident.


Locked
position
Unlocked
position
Red indicator

CAUTION
When adjusting the seatback, always
support the seatback with your hand.
If the seatback is not supported by your
hand, it will move suddenly and could
cause injury.

NOTE
When you adjust the left seatback, the
center seatback moves at the same time.

The left and right seatbacks of the rear seat
can be adjusted separately.
Recline the seatback with the lever pulled
up.


Seat Warmer *
The rear seats are electrically heated. The
ignition must be switched ON.
Press the seat warmer switch while the
ignition is switched ON to operate the seat
warmer. The indicator lights turn on to
indicate that the seat warmer is operating.
The mode changes as follows each time
the seat warmer switch is pressed.
When using the seat warmer, fold the
armrest forward.
Refer to Armrest on page 2-17 .

OFF
High
Mid
Low

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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
WARNING
Be careful when using the seat warmer: The heat from the seat warmer may be
too hot for some people, as indicated
as follows, and could cause a low-
temperature burn.
 Infants, small children, elderly people, and physically challenged
people
 People with delicate skin People who are excessively fatigued People who are intoxicated People who have taken sleep-inducing medicine such as sleeping
pills or cold medicine

Do not use the seat warmer with
anything having high moisture-
retention ability such as a blanket or
cushion on the seat: The seat may be heated excessively
and cause a low-temperature burn.

Do not use the seat warmer even when
taking a short nap in the vehicle: The seat may be heated excessively
and cause a low-temperature burn.

Do not place heavy objects with sharp
projections on the seat, or insert
needles or pins into it: This could cause the seat to become
excessively heated and result in injury
from a minor burn.

CAUTION
 Before folding a rear seatback, make sure that the rear seat warmer switch is
off . If a rear seatback is folded while the
rear seat warmer is in operation, it may
heat the seat excessively and damage
the seat surface.
 Do not use organic solvents to clean the seat. It may damage the seat surface
and the heater.

NOTE
   Use the seat warmer when the engine
is running. Leaving the seat warmer
on for long periods with the engine not
running could cause the battery power
to be depleted.
  When the engine is stopped while
the seat warmers are operating and
then the ignition is switched ON, the
seat warmers will not turn back on
automatically. In addition, the seat
warmer operation stops automatically
after the seat warmers have operated
for about 90 minutes.
 To turn the seat warmer back on, press the switch.
  The temperature of the seat warmer
cannot be adjusted beyond High, Mid
and Low because the seat warmer is
controlled by a thermostat.

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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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 infl 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 supplemental
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.

Always remove the head restraint and
install child-restraint system (except
when installing a backless booster
seat): Installing a child-restraint system
without removing the head restraint is
dangerous. The child-restraint system
cannot be installed correctly which
may result in death or injury to the
child in a collision.
Always install the head restraint and
adjust it to the appropriate position
after removing the child-restraint
system: Driving with the head restraint
removed is dangerous as impact to the
occupant's head cannot be prevented
during emergency braking or in a
collision, which could result in a serious
accident, injury or death.
Refer to Head Restraints on page
2-17 .

Front Passenger's Seat Child-Restraint
System Installation (With Front
Passenger Occupant Classifi cation
System)
1. Make sure the ignition is switched off.
2. Slide the seat as far back as possible.


3. Remove the head restraint. However, when installing a backless booster seat,
always install the vehicle head restraint
to the seat where the backless booster
seat is installed.
4. Place the child-restraint system on the seat without putting your weight on
the seat and fasten the seat belt. See
the manufacturer's instructions on the
child-restraint system for belt routing
instructions.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
5. To get the retractor into the automatic locking mode, pull the shoulder belt
portion of the seat belt until the entire
length of the belt is out of the retractor.
6. Push the child-restraint system fi rmly
into the vehicle seat. Be sure the
belt retracts as snugly as possible. A
clicking noise from the retractor will
be heard during retraction if the system
is in automatic locking mode. If the
belt does not lock the seat down tight,
repeat the previous step and also this
one.
NOTE
   Inspect this function before each use of
the child-restraint system. You should
not be able to pull the shoulder belt
out of the retractor while the system is
in the automatic locking mode. When
you remove the child-restraint system,
be sure the belt fully retracts to return
the system to emergency locking mode
before occupants use the seat belts.
  Follow the child-restraint system
manufacturer's instructions carefully.
 Depending on the type of child-restraint system, it may not employ seat belts
which are in automatic locking mode.

7. Seat your child safely in the child- restraint system and secure the child
according to the instructions from the
child-restraint system manufacturer. 8. Switch the ignition ON and make sure
the front passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light illuminates after
installing a child-restraint system on
the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not
illuminate, remove the child-restraint
system, switch the ignition to OFF, and
then re-install the child-restraint system
(page 2-61 ).


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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
If your vehicle is also equipped with a front passenger occupant classifi cation system,
refer to the Front Passenger Occupant Classi fi cation System (page 2-61 ) for details.
If your vehicle is equipped with a front passenger occupant classi fi cation system, the front
passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates for a speci fi ed time after the
ignition is switched ON.




Small children must be protected by a child-restraint system as stipulat\
ed by law in every
state and province. In certain states and provinces, larger children must use a child-restraint
system (page 2-28 ).

Carefully consider which child-restraint system is necessary for your ch\
ild and follow
the installation directions in this Owner's Manual as well as the child-\
restraint system
manufacturer's instructions.
WARNING
Seat belts must be worn in air bag equipped vehicles: Depending only on the air bags for protection during an accident is dangerous. Alone,
air bags may not prevent serious injuries. The appropriate air bags can be expected to
infl ate only in the fi rst accident, such as frontal, near frontal or side collisions or roll-over
accidents that are at least moderate. Vehicle occupants should always wear seat belts.


Children should not ride in the front passenger seat: Placing a child, 12 years or under, in the front seat is dangerous. The child could be hit
by a deploying air bag and be seriously injured or even killed. A sleeping child is more
likely to lean against the door and be hit by the side air bag in moderate collision to the
front-passenger side of the vehicle. Whenever possible, always secure a child 12 years and
under on the rear seats with an appropriate child-restraint system for the child's age and
size.

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