2020 MAZDA MODEL 3 HATCHBACK wheel

b) Select “Vehicle Settings”.
c) Enable “Link Seat & ClimateControl Temperatures”.
2. Press the AUTO switch.
While in auto mode, t he heated steering
wheel automatically o perates/turns off
according to the conditions in the cabin.
NOTE
If the heated steering wheel switch is
pressed during auto mode, the heated
steering wheel switches to manual
mode. To return to auto mode, press the
AUTO switch.
If the ignition is sw itched OFF while the
heated steering wheel is operating in
auto mode, the heated steering wheel
operates in auto mode again the next
time the ignition is switched ON.

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
 People who have taken sleep-inducing
medicine such as sleeping pills or cold
medicine
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Warmer/Heated Steering Wheel
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Supplemental Restraint
System (SRS) Precautions
▼ Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) Precautions
The front and side supplemental restraint
systems (SRS) include
different types of
air bags. Please verify the different types
of air bags which are equipped on your
vehicle by locating the “SRS AIRBAG”
location in dicators. These indicators are
visible in the area where the air bags are
installed.
The air bags are insta lled in the following
locations:

The steering wheel hub (driver air bag)
The front passenger dashboard (front
passenger air bag)
Under the instrument panel (driver and
front passenger
* knee air bags)
The outboard sides of the front
seatbacks (side air bags)
The front and rear window pillars, and
the roof edge along both sides (curtain
air bags)

Vehicles with the Front Passenger
Occupant Classification System have a
sensor which detects an impending
roll-over accident.

The air bag supplemental restraint systems
are designed to provide supplemental
protection in certain situations so seat belts
are always important in the following
ways:

Without seat belt usage, the air bags
cannot provide adequate protection during
an accident. Seat belt usage is necessary
to:
Keep the occupant from being thrown
into an inflating air bag.
Reduce the possibility of injuries during
an accident that is not designed for air
bag inflation, such as rear impact.
Reduce the possibility of injuries in
frontal, near frontal or side collisions or
roll-over accidents that are not severe
enough to activate the air bags.
Reduce the possibility of being thrown
from your vehicle.
Reduce the possibility of injuries to
lower body and legs during an accident
because the air bags provide no
protection to these p arts of the body.
Hold the driver in a position which
allows better control of the vehicle.

Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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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 violently
backward resulting in serious injury or
death to the child.
Do not sit too close to the driver and front
passenger air bags:
Sitting too close to the driver and front
passenger air bag modules or placing
hands or feet on them is extremely
dangerous. The driver and front passenger
air bags inflate with great force and speed.
Serious injuries could occur if someone is
too close. The driver should always hold
onto only the rim of the steering wheel. The
front seat passenger should keep both feet
on the floor. Front seat occupants should
adjust their seats as far back as possible
and always sit upright against the
seatbacks with seat belts worn properly.
Sit in the center of the seat and wear seat
belts properly:
Sitting too close to the side air bag modules
or placing hands on them, or sleeping up
against the door or hanging out the
windows is extremely dangerous. The side
and curtain air bags inflate with great force
and speed directly expanding along the
door on the side the car is hit. Serious injury
could occur if someone is sitting too close
to the door or leaning against a window, or
if rear seat occupants grab the sides of the
front seatbacks. Give the side and curtain
air bags room to work by sitting in the
center of the seat while the vehicle is
moving with seat belts worn properly.
Do not attach objects on or around the
area where driver and front passenger air
bags deploy:
Attaching an object to the driver and front
passenger air bag modules or placing
something in front of them is dangerous. In
an accident, an object could interfere with
air bag inflation and injure the occupants.
Do not attach objects on or around the
area where a side air bag deploys:
Attaching objects to the front seat in such a
way as to cover the outboard side of the
seat in any way is dangerous. In an
accident the object could interfere with the
side air bag, which inflates from the
outboard side of the front seats, impeding
the added protection of the side air bag
system or redirecting the air bag in a way
that is dangerous. Furthermore, the bag
could be cut open releasing the gas.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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Do not hang net bags, map pouches or
backpacks with side straps on the front
seats. Never use seat covers on the front
seats. Always keep the side air bag modules
in your front seats free to deploy in the
event of a side collision.
Do not attach objects on or around the
area where a curtain air bag deploys:
Attaching objects to the areas where the
curtain air bag activates such as on the
windshield glass, side door glass, front and
rear window pillars and along the roof
edge and assist grips is dangerous. In an
accident the object could interfere with the
curtain air bag, which inflates from the
front and rear window pillars and along
the roof edge, impeding the added
protection of the curtain air bag system or
redirecting the air bag in a way that is
dangerous. Furthermore, the bag could be
cut open releasing the gas.
Do not place hangers or any other objects
on the assist grips. When hanging clothes,
hang them on the coat hook directly.
Always keep the curtain air bag modules
free to deploy in the event of a side collision
or roll-over accident.
Do not touch the components of the
supplemental restraint system after the air
bags have inflated:
Touching the components of the
supplemental restraint system after the air
bags have inflated is dangerous.
Immediately after inflation, they are very
hot. You could get burned.Never install any front-end equipment to
your vehicle:
Installation of front-end equipment, such
as frontal protection bar (kangaroo bar,
bull bar, push bar, or other similar devices),
snowplow, or winches, is dangerous. The
air bag crash sensor system could be
affected. This could cause air bags to
inflate unexpectedly, or it could prevent the
air bags from inflating during an accident.
Front occupants could be seriously injured.
Do not modify the suspension:
Modifying the vehicle suspension is
dangerous. If the vehi cle's height or the
suspension is modified, the vehicle will be
unable to accurately detect a collision or
roll-over accident resulting in incorrect or
unexpected air bag deployment and the
possibility of serious injuries.
To prevent false detection by the air bag
sensor system, heed the following:
 Do not use tires or wheels other than
those
specified for your Mazda:
Use of any tire or wheel other than those specified for your Mazda (page 9-9) is
dangerous. Use of such wheels will
prevent the vehicle's accident detections
system from accurately detecting a
collision or roll-over accident resulting in
incorrect or unexpected air bag
deployment and the possibility of serious
injuries.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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Do not place luggage or other objects
under the front seats:
Placing luggage or other objects under the
front seats is dangerous. The components
essential to the supplemental restraint
system could be damaged, and in the event
of a side collision, the appropriate air bags
may not deploy, which could result in
death or serious injury. To prevent damage
to the components essential to the
supplemental restraint system, do not
place luggage or other objects under the
front seats.
Do not operate a vehicle with damaged air
bag/seat belt pretensioner system
components:
Expended or damaged air bag/seat belt
pretensioner system components must be
replaced after any collision which caused
them to deploy or damage them. Only a
trained Authorized Mazda Dealer can fully
evaluate these systems to see that they will
work in any subsequent accident. Driving
with an expended or damaged air bag or
pretensioner unit will not afford you the
necessary protection in the event of any
subsequent accident which could result in
serious injury or death.
Do not remove interior air bag parts:
Removing any components such as the
front seats, front dashboard, the steering
wheel or parts on the front and rear
window pillars and al ong the roof edge,
containing air bag parts or sensors is
dangerous. These parts contain essential
air bag components. The air bag could
accidentally activate and cause serious
injuries. Always have an Authorized Mazda
Dealer remove these parts.Properly dispose of the air bag system:
Improper disposal of an air bag or a vehicle
with live air bags in it can be extremely
dangerous. Unless all safety procedures are
followed, injury could result. Have an
Authorized Mazda Deal er safely dispose of
the air bag system or scrap an air bag
equipped vehicle.
NOTE
If it becomes necessary to have the
components or wiring system for the
supplementary restraint system modified
to accommodate a person with certain
medical conditions in accordance with a
certified physician, contact an
Authorized Mazda Dealer, refer to
“Customer Assistance (U.S.A.)” (page
8-2).
When an air bag deploys, a loud
inflation noise can be heard and some
smoke will be released. Neither is likely
to cause injury, however, the texture of
the air bags may cause light skin
injuries on body parts not covered with
clothing through friction.
Should you sell your Mazda, we urge
you to tell the new owner of its air bag
systems and that familiarization with all
instructions about them, from the
Owner's Manual, is important.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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How the SRS Air BagsWo r k
▼How the SRS Air Bags Work
Your Mazda is equipped with the
following types of SRS air bags. SRS air
bags are designed to work together with
the seat belts to help to reduce injuries
during an accident.
The SRS air bags are designed to provide
further protection for passengers in
addition to the seat belt functions. Be sure
to wear seat belts properly.
▼Front Seat Bel
t Pretensioners
The front seat belt pretensioners are
designed to deploy in moderate or severe
frontal, near frontal collisions.
In addition, the pretensioners operate
when a side collision or a roll-over
accident is detected. The pretensioners
operate differently depending on what
types of air bags are equipped. For more
details about seat belt pretensioner
operation, refer to the SRS Air Bag
Deployment Criteria (page 2-68).
▼Driver Air Bag
The driver's air bag is mounted in the
steering wheel.
When air bag crash sensors detect a frontal
impact of greater than moderate force, the
driver's air bag inflates quickly helping to
reduce injury mainly to the driver's head
or chest caused by directly hitting the
steering wheel.
For more details about air bag
deployment, refer
to "SRS Air Bag
Deployment Criteria" (page 2-68).
(With Front Passenger Occupant
Classification System)
The driver's dual-stag e air bag controls air
bag inflation in two energy stages. During
an impact of moderate severity, the
driver's air bag deploys with lesser energy,
whereas during more severe impacts, it
deploys with more energy.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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Limitations to SRS AirBag
▼Limitations to SRS Air Bag
In severe collisions such as those
described previousl
y in "SRS Air Bag
Deployment Criteria", the applicable SRS
air bag equipment will deploy. However,
in some accidents, the equipment may not
deploy depending on the type of collision
and its severity.

Limitations to front/near front collision
detection:
The following illustrations are examples
of front/near front collisions that may not
be detected as severe enough to deploy the
SRS air bag equipment.

Impacts involving trees or poles

Frontal offset imp act to the vehicle

Rear-ending or running under a truck's
tail gate
Limitations to side collision detection:
The following illustrations are examples
of side collisions that may not be detected
as severe enough to deploy the SRS air
bag equipment.

Side impacts involving trees or poles

Side impacts with two-wheeled vehicles

Roll-over (Without Front Passenger
Occupant Classification System)
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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Limitations to roll-over detection (With
Front Passenger Occupant
Classification System):
The following illustration is an example of
an accident that may not be detected as a
roll-over accident. Therefore, the front
seat belt pretensioners and curtain air bags
may not deploy.

Pitch end over end
Driver and Front
Passenger Occupant
Classification System
*
▼ Driver and Front Passenger
Occupant Classification System
First, please read "Supplemental Restraint
System (SRS) Precau
tions" (page 2-55)
carefully.
▼ Driver Seat Slide Position Sensor
Your vehicle is equipped with a driver seat
slide position sensor as a part of the
supplemental restrain
t system. The sensor
is located under the driver seat.
The sensor determines whether the driver
seat is fore or aft of a reference position
and sends the seat position to the
diagnostic module (SAS unit).
The SAS unit is designed to control the
deployment of the driver air bag
depending on how close the driver seat is
to the steering wheel.
The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner
system warning light flashes if the sensor
has a possible malfunction (page 2-67).
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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