2018 MAZDA MODEL CX-5 warning

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both, could result if the caution is ignored.
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Interior Equipment (View A)
ƒLighting control.....................................................................................................page 4-46
„ Turn and lane-change sig nal..................................................................................page 4-52
… Audio control switches......................................... .................................................page 5-15
† INFO switch.................................................................................................page 4-17, 4-19
‡ Cruise control switches............................................................................ page 4-115, 4-157
ˆ Wiper and washer lever......................................... ................................................ page 4-53
‰ TCS OFF Switch................................................................................................... page 4-77
Š Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) & Lane Departure Warning System ( LDWS) OFF
switch.................................................................................................................. page 4 -132
‹ Power liftgate switch.......................................... ................................................... page 3-22
ΠHeadlight leveling switch...................................... ................................................page 4-50
 Outside mirror switch.......................................... ..................................................page 3-34
Ž Door-lock switch................................................................................................... page 3-15
 Power window switches........................................................................................ page 3-37
 Power window lock switch................................................................................... page 3-37
‘ Door-lock knob..................................................................................................... page 3-18
Pictorial Index
Interior Overview
1-2The equipment and installatio n position varies by vehicle
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Interior Equipment (View B)
ƒActive driving display........................................................................................... page 4-27
„ Instrument cluster............................................. ..................................................... page 4-11
… Dashboard illumination knob................................................................................ page 4-15
† Seat warmer switches........................................... ................................................... page 2-6
‡ Heated steering wheel switch................................... ............................................. page 3-33
ˆ Hazard warning flasher switch.............................................................................. page 4-59
‰ Rear window defogger switch.................................... ........................................... page 4-57
Š Audio.......................................................... ................................................. page 5-20, 5-6 5
‹ Glove compartment.............................................. .............................................. page 5-135
ΠClimate control system............................................................................................page 5-4
 Accessory socket............................................... ................................................. page 5-131
Ž Push button start...................................................................................................... page 4-4
 Horn........................................................... ............................................................page 4-59
 Lock release lever................................................................................................. page 3-33
‘ Hood release handle............................................ .................................................. page 6-14
’ Remote fuel-filler lid release................................. ................................................ page 3-31
Pictorial Index
Interior Overview
The equipment and installation position varies by vehicle1-3
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2Essential Safety Equipment
Important information about safety equipment, including seats, seat
belt system, child-restraint systems and SRS air bags.
Seats.................................................... 2-2 Seat Precautions............................2-2
Front Seat......................................2-5
Rear Seat.......................................2-9
Head Restraints...........................2-16
Seat Belt Systems...... ....................... 2-18
Seat Belt Precautions.................. 2-18
Seat Belt......................................2-21
Seat Belt Warning Systems.........2-22
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and
Load Limiting Systems...............2-22
Seat Belt Extender...................... 2-24
Child Restraint................................ 2-26 Child-Restraint Precautions........ 2-26
Child-Restraint System
Installation.................................. 2-31
Installing Child-Restraint
Systems....................................... 2-32
SRS Air Bags....................................2-44
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) Precautions.......................2-44
Supplemental Restraint System
Components................................ 2-51
How the SRS Air Bags Work..... 2-52
SRS Air Bag Deployment
Criteria........................................ 2-55
Limitations to SRS Air Bag........2-56
Front Passenger Occupant
Classification System................. 2-58
Constant Monitoring...................2-62
2-1
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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
4-30.
Refer to Seat Belt Warning Beep on page
7-43.
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.
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-
55).
The front seat belt retractors remove slack
quickly as the air bags are expanding. Any
time the air bags and seat belt
pretensioners have fired they must be
replaced.
A system malfunction or operation
conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page
4-30.
Refer to Air Bag/Front Seat Belt
Pretensioner System Warning Beep on
page 7-42.
In addition, the pretensioner system for the
front passenger, like the front and side
passenger air bag, is designed to only
deploy when the front passenger occupant
classification sensor detects a passenger
sitting on the front passenger's seat.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
2-22
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Do not use an improper extender:
Using a seat belt extender that is for
another person or a different vehicle or seat
is dangerous. The seat belt will not provide
adequate protection and the user could be
seriously injured in an accident. Only use
the extender provided for you and for the
particular vehicle and seat. NEVER use the
extender in a different vehicle or seat. If you
sell your Mazda, do not leave your seat belt
extender in the vehicle. It could be used
accidentally by the new owner of the
vehicle. After removing the seat belt
extender, discard it. Never use the seat belt
extender in any other vehicle you may own
in the future.
Do not use an extender that is too long:
Using an extender that is too long is
dangerous. The seat belt will not fit
properly. In an accident, the seat belt will
not provide adequate protection and you
could be seriously injured. Do not use the
extender or choose one shorter in length if
the distance between the extender's buckle
and the center of the user's body is less
than 15 cm (6 in).Do not leave a seat belt extender
connected to the buckle:
Leaving a seat belt extender connected to
the buckle without using the seat belt is
dangerous. When the seat belt extender is
connected to the driver's seat belt buckle
(or front passenger's seat belt buckle), the
SRS driver's (or front passenger's) air bag
system will determine that the driver (or
front passenger) is wearing the seat belt
even if the driver (or front passenger) is not
wearing it. This condition could cause the
driver's (or front passenger's) air bag to not
activate correctly and result in death or
serious injury in the event of collision.
Always wear the seat be lt with the seat belt
extender.
Do not use the seat belt extender when
installing a child-restraint system on the
front or rear passenger seat:
Using a seat belt extender to fasten a
child-restraint system on any seat is
dangerous. Always follow the
child-restraint system manufacturer's
installation instructions and never use a
seat belt extender.
NOTE
When not in use, remove the seat belt
extender and store it in the vehicle. If the
seat belt extender is left connected, the
seat belt extender might get damaged as it
will not retract with the rest of the seat belt
and can easily fall out of the door when
not in use and be damaged. In addition,
the seat belt warning light will not
illuminate and function properly.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
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Never use a rear-facing child-restraint system in the front seat with an air bag that could
deploy:
Rear-facing child-restraint systems on the front seat are particularly dangerous even though
you may feel assured that a front passenger air bag will not deploy based on the fact that the
front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates. The child-restraint system
can be hit by a deploying air bag and moved viol ently backward resulting in serious injury or
death to the child.
Vehicles with a front passenger air bag have th e following warning label. The warning label
reminds you not to put a rear-facing child-restra int system on the front passenger seat at any
time.
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 co uld 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 posi tion at which the seat belt fastening the
child-restraint system is securely tightened.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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Supplemental Restraint System Components
Driver/Front passenger inflators and air bags
Roll-over sensor, crash sensors, and diagnostic module (SAS unit)
Seat belt pretensioners (page 2-22)
Front air bag sensors
Side crash sensors
Air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light (page 4-30)
Side and curtain inflators and air bags
Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light (page 2-58)
Front passenger occupant classification sensor (page 2-58)
Front passenger occupant classification module
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
2-51
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