Table of Contents
Pictorial Index
Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda.1
Essential Safety Equipment
Important information about safet y equipment, including seats, seat belt
system, child-restraint systems and SRS air bags.2
Before Driving
Use of various featur es, including keys, doors, mirrors and windows.3
When Driving
Information concerning s afe driving and stopping.4
Interior Features
Use of various features for ride comfort, including air-conditi oning and
audio system.5
Maintenance and Care
How to keep your Maz da in top condition.6
If Trouble Arises
Helpful information on what to do if a problem arises with the vehicle.7
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Important consumer information including warranties and add-on
equipment.8
Specifications
Technical informati on about your Mazda.9
Index10
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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
Second-Row Seat.................... ....2-15
Third-Row Seat.......................... 2-20
Head Restraints...........................2-21
Seat Warmer/Seat Ventilation/Heated
Steering Wheel................................. 2-24 Seat Warmer
*.............................. 2-24
Seat Ventilation
*......................... 2-25
Heated Steering Wheel
*............. 2-26
Seat Belt Systems...... ....................... 2-28
Seat Belt Precautions.................. 2-28
Seat Belt......................................2-31
Seat Belt Warning Systems.........2-32
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and
Load Limiting Systems...............2-33
Seat Belt Extender...................... 2-35
Child Restraint................................ 2-37 Child-Restraint Precautions........ 2-37
Child-Restraint System
Installation.................................. 2-42
Child-Restraint System Suitability
for Various Seat Positions
Table........................................... 2-44
Installing Child-Restraint
Systems....................................... 2-48
SRS Air Bags....................................2-62Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) Precautions.......................2-62
Supplemental Restraint System
Components................................ 2-69
How the SRS Air Bags Work..... 2-71
SRS Air Bag Deployment
Criteria........................................ 2-75
Limitations to SRS Air Bag........2-76
Front Passenger Occupant
Classification System
*................2-78
Constant Monitoring...................2-83
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Seat Precautions
WA R N I N G
Make sure the adjustable components of a seat are locked in place:
Adjustable seats and seatbacks that are not securely locked are dangerous. In a sudden stop
or collision, the seat or seatback could move, causing injury. Make sure the adjustable
components of the seat are locked in place by attempting to slide the seat forward and
backward and rocking the seatback.
Never allow children to adjust a seat:
Allowing children to adjust a seat is dangerous as it could result in serious injury if a child's
hands or feet become caught in the seat.
Do not drive with the seatback unlocked:
All of the seatbacks play an important role in your protection in a vehicle. Leaving the
seatback unlocked is dangerous as it can a llow passengers to be ejected or thrown around
and baggage to strike occupants in a sudden stop or collision, resulting in severe injury. After
adjusting the seatback at any time, even when there are no other passengers, rock the
seatback to make sure it is locked in place.
Adjust a seat only when the vehicle is stopped:
If the seat is adjusted while the vehicle is being driven, the seating posture may become
unstable and the seat could move unexpectedly resulting in injury.
Do not modify or replace the front seats:
Modifying or replacing the front seats such as replacing the upholstery or loosening any bolts
is dangerous. The front seats contain air bag components essential to the supplemental
restraint system. Such modifications could damage the supplemental restraint system and
result in serious injury. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer if there is any need to remove or
reinstall the front seats.
Do not drive with damaged front seats:
Driving with damaged front seats, such as se at cushions torn or damaged down to the
urethane, is dangerous. A collision, even one not strong enough to
inflate the air bags, could
damage the front seats which contain essential air bag components. If there was a
subsequent collision, an air bag may not deploy which could lead to injuries. Always have an
Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect the front seats, front seat belt pretensioners and air bags
after a collision.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
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Do not drive with either front seats reclined:
Sitting in a reclined position while the vehicle is moving is dangerous because you do not get
the full protection from seat belts. During sudden braking or a collision, you can slide under
the lap belt and suffer serious internal injuri es. For maximum protection, sit well back and
upright.
Do not recline a second-row seatback when the third-row seat is occupied:
Reclining the second-row seatback when the thir d-row seat is occupied is dangerous. Because
the clearance in the third-row seat is limited, occupants in the third-row seat could be hurt
seriously on a reclined second-row seatback.
Do not place an object such as a cushion between the seatback and your back:
Putting an object such as a cushion between the seatback and your back is dangerous
because you will be unable to maintain a safe driving posture and the seat belt cannot
function at its full capacity in a collision, wh ich could result in a serious accident, injury or
death.
Do not place objects under the seat:
The object could get stuck and cause the seat to not be fixed securely, and result in an
accident.
Do not stack cargo higher than the seatbacks:
Stacking luggage or other cargo higher than the seatbacks is dangerous. During sudden
braking or a collision, objects can fly around and become projectiles that may hit and injure
passengers.
Make sure luggage and cargo is secured before driving:
Not securing cargo while driving is dangerous as it could move or be crushed during sudden
braking or a collision and cause injury.
Never allow a passenger to sit or stand on the folded seatback while the vehicle is moving:
Driving with a passenger on the folded seatback is dangerous. Allowing a child to sit up on
the folded seatback while the vehicle is moving is particularly dangerous. In a sudden stop or
even a minor collision, a child not in a proper seat or child-restraint system and seat belt could
be thrown forward, back or even out of the vehi cle resulting in serious injuries or death. The
child in the baggage area could be thrown into other occupants and cause serious injury.
CAUTION
When operating a seat, be careful not to put your hands or
fingers near the moving parts of
the seat or on the side trim to prevent injury.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
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Second-row seatback is folded forward
Child is seated on child restraint in
second-row seat
Entering/exiting the third-row seat area
1. Lower the head restraint all the way
down.
Refer to Head Restraints on page
2-21.
2. Pull up the lever on the side of the
head restraint to unl ock the seat, fold
the seatback forward, and slide the seat
forward.
CAUTION
Do not operate the lever on the side of a
second-row seat while the seatback is
folded down and the seat is slid forward.
If the lever is forcefully operated, it could
damage the lever.
After entering/exiting the third-row seat
area, return the second-row seatback to
its upright position and lock it after
sliding it rearward.
Make sure it is locked by attempting to
lightly move it back and forth.
Otherwise, it could move unexpectedly
and cause injury.
Entering/exiting the third-row seat area
with child-restraint system installed
(Right-side seat only)
Access to the third-row seats is possible
even when a child-restraint system is
installed to the second-row seat.
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Seats
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Pull up the lever on the side of the head
restraint to lower the front side of the seat
and slide the seat forward.
CAUTION
After entering/exiting the third-row seat
area, lock the seat after sliding it rearward.
Make sure it is lock ed by attempting to
lightly move it back and forth.
Otherwise, it could move unexpectedly and
cause injury.
Second-row seat
fixed position Third-row seat
in
gress/egress
NOTE
The second-row seat cannot be moved
forward while the seat belt is securing the
child-restraint system.
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Split folding the Second-Row Seats
To create a flat luggage compartment
space, fold the seatbacks forward.
Folding the seatbacks
WA R N I N G
Make sure the adjustable components of a
second-row seat are locked after folding
down the seatback:
A second-row seat that is not securely
locked is dangerous. In a sudden stop or
collision, the second-row seat could move,
causing injury.
After folding down the seatback of a
second-row seat, make
sure the adjustable
components of the seat are locked in place
by attempting to slide the seat forward and
backward.
CAUTION
When folding the seatback forward,
always support the seatback with your
hand. If it is not supported by a hand,
fingers or the hand raising the lever
could be injured.
Check the position of a front seat before
folding a second-row seatback.
Depending on the position of a front
seat, it may not be possible to fold a
second-row 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
second-row outboard seat if necessary.
1. Lower the head restraint all the way down.
Refer to Head Restraints on page
2-21.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
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Seat Warmer*
The front/second-row 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.
Front
OFF
High Mid
Low
Second-row seat*
OFF
High
Mid
Low
WA R N I N G
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.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Warmer/Seat Ventilation/Heated Steering Wheel
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NOTE
Use the seat ventilation when the engine
is running. Leaving the seat ventilation
on for long periods with the engine not
running could cause the battery power
to be depleted.
(Vehicles with front seat warmer)
The seat ventilation cannot be used at
the same time as the front seat warmer.
Heated Steering Wheel*
The grips on the left and right of the
steering wheel can be warmed up.
Heating areaHeated steering
wheel switch
The ignition must be switched ON.
Press the switch to turn on the heated
steering wheel. The heated steering wheel
operates for about 30 minutes and then
turns off automatically.
The indicator light illuminates when the
heater is operating.
To turn off the heated steering wheel
before the 30 minutes has elapsed, press
the switch again.
CAUTION
The following types of persons should be
careful not to touch the steering wheel.
Otherwise, it 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
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Warmer/Seat Ventilation/Heated Steering Wheel
2-26*Some models.
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