2017 MAZDA MODEL CX-5 warning lights

2–7
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.
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
Seat Belt Systems
Seat Belt Warning Systems
If it detects that the occupant seat belt
is unfastened, the warning light or beep
alerts the occupant.
Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page
4-32 .
Refer to Seat Belt Warning Beep on page
7-40 .
Front Seat Belt
Pretensioner and Load
Limiting Systems
For optimum protection, the driver and
front passenger seat belts are equipped
with pretensioner and load limiting
systems. For both these systems to work
properly you must wear the seat belt
properly.

Pretensioners:
When a collision is detected, the
pretensioners deploy simultaneously with
the air bags.
For vehicles with the front passenger
occupant classifi cation system, the
pretensioners deploy simultaneously
with the air bags when a roll-over is also
detected.
For deployment details, refer to the SRS
Air Bag Deployment Criteria (page
2-58 ).
The front seat belt retractors remove slack
quickly as the air bags are expanding.
Any time the air bags and seat belt
pretensioners have fi red they must be
replaced.
A system malfunction or operation
conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page
4-32 .
Refer to Air Bag/Front Seat Belt
Pretensioner System Warning Beep on
page 7-39 .
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Curtain Air Bags
The curtain air bags are mounted in the front and rear window pillars, a\
nd the roof edge
along both sides.
When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than mode\
rate force, the
curtain air bag infl ates quickly and helps to reduce injury mainly to the rear outboard
passenger's head caused by directly hitting interior parts such as a doo\
r or window.
For more details about air bag deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria"
(page 2-58 ).
In a side impact:
Greater than moderate impact to one side of the vehicle will cause the c\
urtain air bag on that
side only to in fl ate.


Only one side curtain air bag will
deploy on the side of the vehicle
that receives the force of an impact.

(With Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System)
In a roll-over:
In response to a vehicle roll-over, both curtain air bags in fl ate.


Both curtain air bags will
deploy after the roll-over
accident is detected.

Warning Light/Beep
A system malfunction or operation conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page 4-32 .
Refer to Warning Sound is Activated on page 7-39 .
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3–3
Before Driving
Keys
A code number is stamped on the plate
attached to the key set; detach this plate
and store it in a safe place (not in the
vehicle) for use if you need to make a
replacement key (auxiliary key).
Also write down the code number and
keep it in a separate safe and convenient
place, but not in the vehicle.

If your key (auxiliary key) is lost, consult
your Authorized Mazda Dealer and have
your code number ready.
NOTE
The driver must carry the key to ensure the
system functions properly.


Auxiliary key
Transmitter
Key code number plate

To use the auxiliary key, pull out the
auxiliary key from the transmitter while
pressing the knob.

Knob

Keyless Entry System
This system uses the key buttons to
remotely lock and unlock the doors and
the liftgate, and opens/closes the liftgate.
The system can start the engine without
having to take the key out of your purse or
pocket.
It can also help you signal for attention or
help.
Operating the theft-deterrent system is
also possible on theft-deterrent system-
equipped vehicles.

System malfunctions or warnings are
indicated by the following warning lights
or beeps.
For vehicles with the type A instrument
cluster, check the displayed message for
more information and, if necessary, have
the vehicle inspected at an Authorized
Mazda Dealer, according to the indication.
  KEY Warning Light (Red) Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on
page 4-32 .
  Ignition Not Switched Off (STOP)
Warning Beep
 Refer to Ignition Not Switched Off (STOP) Warning Beep on page 7-40 .
  Key Removed from Vehicle Warning
Beep
 Refer to Key Removed from Vehicle Warning Beep on page 7-41 .

If you have a problem with the key,
consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

If your key is lost or stolen, consult an
Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as
possible for a replacement and to make the
lost or stolen key inoperative.
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3–5
Before Driving
Keys
Transmitter

Operation buttons
Operation indicator light

NOTE
 
 The headlights turn on/off by operating
the transmitter. Refer to Leaving Home
Light on page 4-55 .
  (With theft-deterrent system)  The hazard warning lights fl ash when
the theft-deterrent system is armed or
turned off.
 Refer to Theft-Deterrent System on page 3-47 .
  (With the advanced keyless function)  A beep sound can be heard for
confi rmation when the doors and the
liftgate are locked/unlocked using the
key. If you prefer, the beep sound can be
turned off.
 The volume of the beep sound can also be changed.
 Refer to Personalization Features on page 9-11 .

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 the driver's door, press and hold the
LOCK button on the key for
5 seconds or longer.
All of the doors and the liftgate lock and 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 ignition 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.

The operation indicator light fl ashes when
the buttons are pressed.
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3–6
Before Driving
Keys
Lock button
To lock the doors and the liftgate, press the
lock button and the hazard warning lights
will fl ash once.
(With the advanced keyless function)
A beep sound will be heard once.

To confi rm that all doors and the liftgate
have been locked, press the lock button
again within 5 seconds. If they are closed
and locked, the horn will sound.


NOTE
  The doors and the liftgate can be locked
by pressing the lock button while any
other door or the liftgate is open. The
hazard warning lights will not fl ash.
 When the lock button is pressed while
any door is open and then the door is
closed, all the doors and the liftgate are
locked.
  Confi rm that all doors and the liftgate
are locked visually or audibly by use of
the double click.
   Make sure all doors and the liftgate are
locked after pressing the button.
  (With theft-deterrent system)  When the doors are locked by pressing
the lock button on the key while the
theft-deterrent system is armed, the
hazard warning lights will fl ash once to
indicate that the system is armed.

Unlock button
To unlock the driver's door, press the
unlock button and the hazard warning
lights will fl ash twice.
(With the advanced keyless function)
A beep sound will be heard twice.

To unlock all doors and the liftgate, press
the unlock button again within 3 seconds
and two more beep sounds will be heard.


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3–7
Before Driving
Keys
*Some models.
NOTE
  The system can be set to unlock all
doors by performing a single operation.
 Refer to Personalization Features on page 9-11 .
 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 the driver's door, press and hold the
UNLOCK button on the key for
5 seconds or longer (the sound of
the doors locking/unlocking can be
heard).
After this, the system switches the setting each time the UNLOCK
button is pressed (the sound of the
doors locking/unlocking can be
heard).
4. The setting change is completed by doing any one of the following:
  Switching the ignition to ACC or
ON.
  Closing the driver's door.  Opening the liftgate.  Not operating the key for
10 seconds.
  Pressing any button except the
UNLOCK button on the key.
  Pressing a request switch.
  (Auto re-lock function)  After unlocking with the key, all doors
and the liftgate will automatically lock
if any of the following operations are
not performed within about 60 seconds.
If your vehicle has a theft-deterrent
system, the hazard warning lights will
fl ash for confi rmation.
 The time required for the doors to lock
automatically can be changed.
 Refer to Personalization Features on page 9-11 .
  A door or the liftgate is opened.  The ignition is switched to any
position other than off.
  (With theft-deterrent system)  When the doors are unlocked by
pressing the unlock button on the key
while the theft-deterrent system is
turned off, the hazard warning lights
will fl ash twice to indicate that the
system is turned off.

Power liftgate button *
To open/close the liftgate, press the power
liftgate button for one second or more
with the liftgate in the fully closed/open
position.
The hazard warning lights fl ash twice and
the liftgate opens/closes after the beep
sounds.


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