2020 MAZDA MODEL CX-9 warning

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WA R N I N G
A WARNING indicates a situation in which
serious injury or death could result if the
warning is ignored.
CAUTION
A CAUTION indicates a situation in which
bodily injury or damage to your vehicle, or
both, could result if the caution is ignored.
NOTE
A NOTE provides information and
sometimes suggests how to make better
use of your vehicle.
The following symbol, located on some
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Please refer to the manual for a detailed
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How to Use This Manual
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Interior Equipment (View A)
ƒDoor-lock knob..................................................................................................... page 3-19
„ Turn and lane-change signal..................................................................................page 4-73
… Lighting control.....................................................................................................page 4-68
† Wiper and washer lever.............................. ........................................................... page 4-74
‡ TCS OFF switch................................................................................................. page 4-101
ˆ Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) & Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) OFF
switch.................................................................................................................. page 4- 158
‰ Parking sensor switch.................................... ..................................................... page 4-233
Š 360° View Monitor switch..................................................................................page 4-180
‹ Off-Road Traction Assist switch........................................................................ page 4-105
ΠPower liftgate switch............................................................................................. page 3-22
 Outside mirror switch............................................................................................page 3-34
Ž Door-lock switch................................................................................................... page 3-16
 Power window lock switch...................... ............................................................. page 3-39
 Power window switches................................. ....................................................... page 3-39
Pictorial Index
Interior Overview
1-2The equipment and installation position varies by vehicle
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Interior Equipment (View B)
ƒAudio control switches..........................................................................................page 5-16
„ Dashboard illumination knob............................ ................................. page 4-19, 4-35, 4-49
… Instrument cluster........................................ .......................................................... page 4-12
† Cruise control switches..... ...................................................................... page 4-146, 4-212
‡ Heated steering wheel switch................................................................................ page 2-34
ˆ Hazard warning flasher switch............................. ................................................. page 4-80
‰ Drive selection switch.........................................................................................page 4-109
Š Push button start...................................................................................................... page 4-4
‹ Lock release lever................................................................................................... page 2-5
ΠHood release handle.............................................................................................. page 6-19
 Remote fuel-filler lid release................................................................................. page 3-32
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
Second-row Seat (6:4 Split
Adjustable-type Bench Seat
Type)........................................... 2-15
Second-row Seat (Captain Seat
Type)........................................... 2-22
Third-row Seat............................ 2-26
Head Restraints...........................2-28
Seat Warmer/Seat Ventilation/Heated
Steering Wheel................................. 2-31 Seat Warmer
*.............................. 2-31
Seat Ventilation
*......................... 2-33
Heated Steering Wheel
*............. 2-34
Seat Belt Systems.. ........................... 2-35
Seat Belt Precautions.................. 2-35
Seat Belt......................................2-38
Seat Belt Warning Systems.........2-39
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and
Load Limiting Systems...............2-40
Seat Belt Extender...................... 2-42
Child Restraint................................ 2-44
Child-Restraint Precautions........ 2-44
Child-Restraint System
Installation.................................. 2-49
Child-Restraint Sy stem Suitability
for Various Seat Positions
Table........................................... 2-51
Installing Child-Restraint
Systems....................................... 2-55
SRS Air Bags....................................2-69 Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) Precautions.......................2-69
Supplemental Restraint System
Components................................ 2-75
How the SRS Air Bags Work..... 2-77
SRS Air Bag Deployment
Criteria........................................ 2-81
Limitations to SRS Air Bag........2-82
Front Passenger Occupant
Classification System
*................2-84
Constant Monitoring...................2-88
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▼Front Shoulder Belt Adjuster
To raise
To lower
Make sure the adjuster is locked.
Seat Belt Warning Systems
If it detects that the occupant seat belt is
unfastened, the warning light or beep
alerts the occupant.
Refer to Taking Action on page 7-37.
Refer to Seat Belt Warning Beep on page
7-47.

Seat belt indicator light (second-row
seat/third-row seat) (green)
(Second-row seat)
6:4 Split Adjustable-type Bench Seat
Ty p e

Captain Seat Type

(Third-row seat)
The light turns on when the ignition is
switched ON and a second-row seat belt/
third-row seat belt is fastened, and then it
turns off after about 30 seconds.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
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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 classification 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
2-81).
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 Taking Action on page 7-37.
Refer to Air Bag/Front Seat Belt
Pretensioner System Warning Beep on
page 7-47.
(With Front Passenger Occupant
Classification System)
In addition, the preten sioner 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.
For details, refer to the front passenger
occupant classification sensor (page
2-84).

Load limiter:
The load limiting system releases belt
webbing in a controlled manner to reduce
belt force on the occupant's chest. While
the most severe load on a seat belt occurs
in frontal collisions, the load limiter has an
automatic mechanical function and can
activate in any accident mode with
sufficient occupant movement.
Even if the pretensioners have not fired,
the load limiting function must be checked
by an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
WA R N I N G
Wear seat belts only as recommended in
this owner's manual:
Incorrect positioning of the driver and front
passenger seat belts is dangerous. Without
proper positioning, the pretensioner and
load limiting systems cannot provide
adequate protection in an accident and
this could result in serious injury. For more
details about wearing seat belts, refer to
"Fastening the seat belts" (page 2-38).
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
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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 belt 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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(Except Mexico)
Vehicles with a front passenger air bag have the 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.
(Mexico)
NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in front
of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.
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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