2022 MAZDA MODEL 3 SEDAN Owners Manual

Screen operation/icon
WARNING
Always stop the vehicle when adjusting the 360°View Monitor image quality.
Do not adjust the 360°View Monitor image quality while driving. If you adjust the
360°View Monitor image quality (such as brightness, contrast, tone, and color
density) while driving, it could lead to an unexpected accident.
Display/Icon Content
(1) View status icon Indicates which image is displayed among the front
view/front wide view/side view/rear view/rear wide
view.
(2) Parking sensor status icon Indicates that the parking sensor has a problem or it is
switched off.
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▼Top View/Front View
Use the top view/front view to assist in checking the safety of the surrounding area
when accelerating from a stop, parking , or stopping the vehicle.
Display range
1. Target object
NOTE
In the top view screen, the areas in black
at the front and rear of the vehicle image
and the seams where each of the camera images merge are blind spots.
Because images displayed in the top view screen are processed from each camera,
the top view screen may display in the following ways.
Depending on the surrounding environment, the color of objects may be
displayed on the screen in a color different from the actual one.
Depending on the surrounding environment, it may take a few seconds for the
color of the screen display to adjust.
Obstructions displayed in the front view may not display on the top view screen.If the position or angle of each camera changes due to tilting of the vehicle, the
image may appear distorted.
Lines on the road may appear distorted at the seams where each of the camera
images merge.
The screen area for each camera may
appear bright/dark depending on the
illumination level around any of the cameras.
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Display/IconContent
(1) Tire icon Indicates the tire direction. Moves in conjunction with
the steering wheel operation.
(2) Projected vehicle path lines (yellow & red) Indicates the approximate projected path of the vehicle.
Moves in conjunction with the steering wheel operation.
a) Indicates the path where the edge of the front bumper
is expected to travel.
b) Indicates the path where the inner side of the vehicle
is expected to travel.
(3) Extended vehicle width lines (blue) Indicates the approximate width of the vehicle.
(4) Projected vehicle path distance guide lines (yellow & red) Indicates the distance (from front end of bumper) in
front of the vehicle.
The red line indicates the point about 0.5 m (19 in)
from the front end of the bumper.
The yellow lines indicate the points about 1.0 m (39
in) and 2.0 m (78 in) from the front end of the bump-
er.
CAUTION
The parking sensor detection range has limitations. For example, obstructions
closing in from the side and objects shor
t in height may not be detected. Always
confirm the safety around the vehicle visually when driving.
For details, refer to the parking sensor obstruction detection indication and warning
sound.
Refer to Parking Sensor System on page 4-248.
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NOTE
The setting can be changed so that the projected vehicle path lines are not
displayed.
Refer to the Settings section in the Mazda Connect Owner's Manual.
How to use the projected vehicle path line function
1. (Screen display)
2. (Actual condition)

Make sure that there are no obstructions within the projected vehicle path lines.
Drive the vehicle forward while turning the steering wheel so that no obstructions
come within the projected vehicle path lines.
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▼Top View/Front Wide View
Use the top view/front wide view to assist in checking the safety of the surrounding
area when accelerating from a stop or entering a T-shaped intersection and
intersection.
Display range
1. Target object
NOTE
In the top view screen, the areas in black at the front and rear of the vehicle image
and the seams where each of the camera images merge are blind spots.
Because images displayed in the top view screen are processed from each camera,
the top view screen may display in the following ways.
Depending on the surrounding enviro
nment, the color of objects may be
displayed on the screen in a color different from the actual one.
Depending on the surrounding environment, it may take a few seconds for the
color of the screen display to adjust.
Obstructions displayed in the front view may not display on the top view screen.If the position or angle of each camera changes due to tilting of the vehicle, the
image may appear distorted.
Lines on the road may appear distorted at the seams where each of the camera
images merge.
The screen area for each camera may appear bright/dark depending on the
illumination level around any of the cameras.
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Display/IconContent
(1) Extended vehicle width lines and distance guide lines (blue & red) Indicates the approximate width of the vehicle and the
distance (from front end of bumper) in front of the vehi-
cle.
The red lines indicate the points up to about 0.5 m (19
in) from the front end of the bumper.
NOTE
The front wide view screen displays the image in front of the vehicle at a wide angle
and corrects the image to help detect approaching obstructions from the side.
Therefore, it differs from the actual view.
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▼Side View
Use the side view to assist in checking
the safety of the surrounding area when
accelerating from a stop, parking, or stopping the vehicle.
Display range
1. Target object
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Display/IconContent
(1) Projected vehicle path lines (yellow) Indicates the approximate projected path of the vehicle. Moves in conjunction with the steering wheel operation.
The projected vehicle path lines (yellow) indicate the
path the inner side of the vehicle is expected to travel.
(2) Vehicle parallel guide lines (blue) Indicates the approximate vehicle width including the door mirrors.
(3) Vehicle front end guide lines (blue) Indicates the point about 0.25 m (9.84 in) from the front edge of the vehicle (front edge of the bumper).
NOTE
The setting can be changed so that the projected vehicle path lines are not
displayed.
Refer to the Settings section in the Mazda Connect Owner's Manual.
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