2021 MAZDA MODEL 6 steering

SignalWarning
Power Steering Mal‐
function Indication*
The message is displayed if the electric power steering has a m alfunction.
If the message is displayed, st op the vehicle in a safe place a nd do not operate the
steering wheel. There is no problem if the message in the displ ay turns off after a
while. Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer if the message is dis played continuously.
NOTE
If the message is displayed, the power steering will not operate normally. In this
case, the steering wheel can still be operated, however, the operation may feel
heavy compared to normal, or the stee ring wheel could vibrate when turning.
Repeatedly jerking the steering wheel left and right while the vehicle is stopped or
moving extremely slowly will cause the po wer steering system to go into protective
mode which will make the steering feel heavy, but this does not indicate a problem.
If this occurs, park the vehicle safely and wait several minutes for the system to
return to normal.
Power Steering Mal‐ function Indicator
Light
*
The light illuminates/flashes if the electric power steering ha s a malfunction.
If the light illuminates/flashes, stop the vehicle in a safe pl ace and do not operate the
steering wheel. There is no problem if the light turns off afte r a while. Contact an Au‐
thorized Mazda Dealer if the lig ht illuminates/flashes continuously.
NOTE
If the indicator light illuminates/flashes , the power steering will not operate nor ‐
mally. If this happens, th e steering wheel can still be operated, however, the opera ‐
tion may feel heavy compared to normal, or the steering wheel could vibrate when
turning.
Repeatedly jerking the steering wheel left and right while the vehicle is stopped or
moving extremely slowly will cause the po wer steering system to go into protective
mode which will make the steering feel heavy, but this does not indicate a problem.
If this occurs, park the vehicle safely and wait several minutes for the system to
return to normal.
▼ Contact Authorized Mazda Deal
er and Have Vehicle Inspected
If any of the following warning lights o r the indicator light turns on/flashes, the system may
have a malfunction. Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer to have your vehicle inspected.
SignalWarning
ABS Warning LightIf the ABS warning light stays
on while you're driving, the ABS control unit has detected
a system malfunction. If this occurs, your brakes will function normally as if the vehicle
had no ABS.
Should this happen, consult an A uthorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.
NOTE
When the engine is jump-started to charge the battery, uneven rpm occurs and the ABS
warning light may illuminate. If this occurs, it is the result of the weak battery and does
not indicate an ABS malfunction.
Recharge the battery.
The brake assist system does not operate while the ABS warning light is illuminated.
If Trouble Arises
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds
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If the warning light flashes/message is
displayed and the beep sound is activated
simultaneously, have your vehicle
inspected at an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
▼Power Steering Warning Buzzer
If the power steering system has a
malfunction, the power steering
malfunction indication/malfunction
indicator light turns
on or flashes and the
buzzer operates at the same time.
Refer to Stop Vehicle in Safe Place
Immediately on page 7-25.
▼ Tire Inflation Pressure Warning
Beep
The warning beep sound will be heard for
about 3 seconds if the tire pressures
decrease.
Refer to Tire Pressure Monitoring System
on page 4-232.
▼Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
Warning Beep (SKYACTIV-D 2.2)
(When the SCR warn
ing light turns off)
If the ignition is sw itched ON while the
remaining amount of Diesel Exhaust Fluid
(DEF) has decreased, a sound is activated.
If the sound is activated when the ignition
is switched ON, consult an Authorized
Mazda Dealer.

(When the SCR warning light turns on/
flashes)
A sound is activated under the following
conditions:
There is a problem with the SCR
system.
The ignition is switched ON when the
remaining amount of Diesel Exhaust
Fluid (DEF) is extremely low.
If the sound is activat ed at the same time
the SCR warning ligh t turns on/flashes,
have your vehicle inspected by an
Authorized Mazda Dealer.
▼ Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
System Warning Beep
Driving forward
The warning beep operates when the turn
signal lever is operated to the side where
the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning
light is illuminated.
NOTE
A personalized function is available to
change the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
warning beep sound volume.
Refer to the Settings section in the Mazda
Connect Owner's Manual.
Reversing
The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
warning sound is activated if there is a
possibility of collision with a vehicle
approaching from behind and from the
rear on the left and right sides of the
vehicle.
▼
Lane Departure Warning Sound*
While the system is operating, if the
system determines that the vehicle may
depart from the lane, it sounds a warning
sound.
NOTE
The volume of the Lane-keep Assist
System (LAS) & Lane Departure
Warning System (LDWS) warning sound
can be changed.
Refer to the Settings section in the
Mazda Connect Owner's Manual.
If Trouble Arises
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds
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▼Replacing a Tire
WARNING
Always use tires that are in good condition:
Driving with worn tires is dangerous. Reduced br
aking, steering, and traction could result in
an accident.
If a tire wears evenly, a wear ind icator will appear as a solid band across the tread.
Replace the tire when this happens.
New tread Tread wear indicator
Worn tread
You should replace the tire before the band crosses the entire tread.
NOTE
Tires degrade over time, even when they are not being used on the road. It is recommended
that tires generally be replaced when they are 6 years or older. Heat caused by hot climates
or frequent high loading conditions can accelerate the aging process. You should replace
the spare tire when you replace the other road tires due to the aging of the spare tire. The
period in which the tire was manufactured (both week and year) is indicated by a 4-digit
number.
Refer to Tire Labeling on page 8-26.
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
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Vehicle Loading
WARNING
Do not tow a trailer with this vehicle:
Towing a trailer with this vehicle is dangerous because it has not been designed to tow a
trailer and doing so will affect the drive sy stem which could result in vehicle damage.
This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehic le, to keep your loaded
vehicle weight within its desig n rating capability. Properly loading your vehicle will provide
maximum return of vehicle design performance. Before loading yo ur vehicle, familiarize
yourself with the following term s for determining your vehicle's weight ratings, from the
vehicle's Safety Certification La bel and Tire and Load Information Label:
WARNING
Overloaded Vehicle:
Overloading a vehicle is dangerous. The results of overloading can have serious consequences
in terms of passenger safety. Too much weight on a vehicle's suspension system can cause
spring or shock absorber failure, brake failure , handling or steering problems, irregular tire
wear, tire failure or other damage.
Overloading makes a vehicle harder to drive and control. It also increases the distance
required for stopping. In cases of serious overl oading, brakes can fail completely, particularly
on steep grades. The load a tire will carry safely is a combination of the size of the tire, its load
range, and corresponding inflation pressure.
Never overload the vehicle and always observe th e vehicle's weight ratings from the vehicle's
Safety Certification and Tire and Load Information labels.
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
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Index
Transmitter.....................................3-5
Key Left-in-trunk Warning Beep (With
the advanced keyless function)......... 7-47
Key Left-in-vehicle Warning Beep (With
the advanced keyless function)......... 7-47
Key Removed from Vehicle Warning
Beep...................................................7-46
Key Suspend Function........................ 3-9
L
Label Information............................... 9-2
Lane Departure Warning sound........ 7-48
Lane-Change Signals........................ 4-84
Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) & Lane
Departure Warning System
(LDWS)........................................... 4-164
Leaving Home Light......................... 4-83
Lighting Control................................4-78
Lights-on Reminder.......................... 7-45
Light Bulbs Replacement................................ 6-48
Specifications.................................9-7
Lubricant Quality ................................ 9-5
Luggage Compartment......................5-38
M
Maintenance Information.................................... 6-2
Scheduled.......................................6-4
Map Lights........................................ 5-28
Mazda Connect................................... 5-9 Appendix..................................... 5-20
Mazda Connect Basic
Operations....................................5-12
Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Stop &
Go function (MRCC with Stop & Go
function).......................................... 4-150 Close proximity warning........... 4-154
Cruise control function.............. 4-161
Display indication......................4-153
Setting the system..................... 4-155
Stop hold control....................... 4-160
Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Stop &
Go function (MRCC with Stop & Go
function) System Warnings............... 7-49
Message Indicated on Display.......... 7-43
Meters................................................ 4-13
Mirrors Outside mirrors..... ....................... 3-29
Rearview mirror.......................... 3-31
Mirror Defogger......... ....................... 4-90
Moonroof...........................................3-37
Multi-information Display (Type
A).......................................................4-15
Multi-information Display (Type
B)....................................................... 4-34
Multi-information Display (Type
C)....................................................... 4-52
O
Outside Mirrors......... ........................ 3-29
Overhead Console............................. 5-36
Overhead Lights................................ 5-28
Overheating....................................... 7-20
Overloading....................................... 3-49
Owner Maintenance Closing the hood...... ................... 6-19
Engine compartment overview.... 6-20
Key battery replacemen t..............6-41
Opening the hood........................ 6-18
Owner maintenance
precautions................................... 6-16
P
Parking Brake..................................4-101
Parking Sensor System................... 4-248 Parking sensor system
operation.................................... 4-252
Sensor detection range.............. 4-250
Power Steering................................ 4-118
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Index
Power Steering Warning Buzzer....... 7-48
Power Windows................................ 3-34
R
Radar Sensors (Rear)...................... 4-223
Radar Sensor (Front).......................4-220
Rearview Mirror................................3-31
Rear Coat Hooks............................... 5-39
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA).... 4-146
Rear Door Child Safety Locks.......... 3-17
Rear Seat........................................... 2-15
Rear View Monitor......................... 4-240 Displayable range on the
screen......................................... 4-242
Picture quality adjustment......... 4-247
Rear view monitor operation..... 4-243
Rear view parking camera
location...................................... 4-241
Switching to the rear view monitor
display........................................4-241
Variance between actual road
conditions and displayed
image......................................... 4-246
Viewing the display................... 4-243
Rear Window Defogger.................... 4-89
Recommended Oil.............................6-22
Recording of Vehicle Data................ 8-23
Recreational Towing......................... 3-52
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country.............................................. 8-19
Replacement Fuse..............................................6-52
Key battery.................................. 6-41
Light bulbs...................................6-48
Tires............................................. 6-45
Wheel........................................... 6-47
Wiper........................................... 6-35
Request Switch Inoperable Warning
Beep (With the advanced keyless
function)............................................ 7-47
Rocking the Vehicle.......................... 3-46
S
Safety Defects, Reporting................. 8-15
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment...................................... 3-44
Scheduled Maintenance...................... 6-4
Seat Seat position memory.................. 2-11
Seats Front seat....................................... 2-5
Head restraint.............................. 2-17
Rear seat...................................... 2-15
Seat ventilation............................ 2-20
Seat warmer................................. 2-19
Seat Belt System Automatic locking....................... 2-25
Emergency locking...................... 2-25
Extender....................................... 2-29
Pregnant women.......................... 2-25
Seat belt precautions................... 2-23
3-point type................................. 2-26
Seat Belt Warning Beep.................... 7-45
Security System Immobilizer system..................... 3-40
Theft-deterrent system.................3-42
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
System (SKYACTIV-D 2.2)............4-237
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
Warning Beep.................................... 7-48
Smart Brake Support (S BS)............ 4-186
Collision warning.... .................. 4-187
Stopping the Smart Brake Support
(SBS) system operation............. 4-187
Smart City Brake Support
(SCBS)............................................ 4-178 Collision warning.... .................. 4-180
Smart City Brake Support (SCBS)
Indicator Light (Red).................4-180
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Index
Stopping the Smart City Brake
Support (SCBS) System
Operation................................... 4-181
Smart City Brake Support [Reverse]
(SCBS R)........................................ 4-182
Stopping the Smart City Brake
Support [Reverse] (SCBS R) system
operation.................................... 4-185
Spare Tire............................................ 7-6
Specifications...................................... 9-4
SRS Air Bags Front passenger occupant
classification system.................... 2-68
How the SRS air bags work........ 2-61
Limitations to SRS air bag.......... 2-66
Monitoring................................... 2-72
SRS air bag deployment
criteria.......................................... 2-65
Supplemental restraint system
components.................................. 2-59
Starting the Engine..............................4-5
Steering Wheel
Heated steering wh eel................. 2-21
Horn............................................. 4-91
Storage Compartments ...................... 5-36
Armrest box................................. 5-37
Center console............................. 5-37
Glove compartment..................... 5-37
Overhead console........................ 5-36
Rear coat hooks........................... 5-39
Sunshade............................................3-39
Sunvisors........................................... 5-27
T
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-42
Three-flash Turn Signal.................... 4-85
Tiedown Hook............................................ 7-23
Tires................................................... 6-44 Flat tire.......................................... 7-3
Replacing a tire........................... 6-45
Replacing a wheel....................... 6-47
Snow tires.................................... 3-47
Specifications.................................9-8
Temporary spare tire....................6-46
Tire chains................................... 3-47
Tire inflation pressure................. 6-44
Tire rotation................................. 6-45
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS)..................................... 8-24
Tire Inflation Pressure Warning
Beep...................................................7-48
Tire Information................................ 8-26
Tire Pressure Monitoring System.... 4-232
To w i n g Recreational towing.....................3-52
Trailer towing.............................. 3-52
Towing Description........................... 7-22
Traction Control System (TCS)...... 4-112
TCS/DSC indicator light........... 4-112
Traffic Sign Recognition System
(TSR)............................................... 4-132
Trouble Battery runs out........................... 7-15
Emergency starting...................... 7-18
Emergency towing....................... 7-22
Flat tire.......................................... 7-3
Overheating................................. 7-20
Parking in an emergency............... 7-2
Warning/indicator lights and warning
sounds............. ............................. 7-25
When trunk lid cannot be
opened..........................................7-50
Trunk Lid............ .............................. 3-18
Inside trunk release lever............ 3-20
When trunk lid cannot be
opened..........................................7-50
Turn and Lane-Change Signals......... 4-84
Turn Signals...................................... 4-84
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Index
U
Ultrasonic Sensor (Rear)................. 4-225
USB Power Outlet............................ 5-33
V
Vanity Mirrors................................... 5-27
Vehicle Information Labels................. 9-2
W
Warning Sound is Activated............. 7-45Air bag/seat belt pr etensioner system
warning beep............................... 7-45
AUTOHOLD Warning Beep....... 7-47
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
warning beep............................... 7-48
Collision warning...... .................. 7-49
Electric Parking Brake (EPB)
Warning Beep.............................. 7-47
Excessive speed warning.............7-49
Ignition not switched off (STOP)
warning beep............................... 7-46
Key left-in-trunk warning beep (With
the advanced keyless function).... 7-47
Key left-in-vehicle warning beep
(With the advanced keyless
function).......................................7-47
Key removed from vehicle warning
beep..............................................7-46
Lane Departure Warning sound... 7-48
Lights-on reminder...................... 7-45
Mazda Radar Cruise Control with
Stop & Go function (MRCC with
Stop & Go function) system
warnings.......................................7-49
Power steering warning buzzer....7-48
Request switch inoperable warning
beep (With the advanced keyless
function).......................................7-47
Seat belt warning beep................ 7-45
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
Warning Beep.............................. 7-48
Tire inflation pressure warning
beep..............................................7-48
Warning/Buzzer................................. 7-25
Warranty............................................ 8-17
Weights................................................ 9-6
Windows
Power windows........................... 3-34
Windshield Washer........................... 4-89
Windshield Wipers............................ 4-86
Windshield Wiper De-icer................ 4-90
Winter Driving.................................. 3-46
Wiper
Replacing windshield wiper
blades........................................... 6-35
0-9
360°View Monitor...........................4-188Front wide view.........................4-202
How to use the system.............. 4-194
Margin of error be tween road surface
on screen and actual road
surface........................................ 4-211
Rear wide view..........................4-209
Side view................................... 4-203
Top view/Front view................. 4-199
Top view/Rear view.................. 4-205
Types of images displayed on the
screen......................................... 4-192
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