2022 MAZDA MODEL CX-5 steering wheel

Driving on roads with tight curves.
 Driving under bad weather conditions (rain, fog, and snow).
 Slippery roads such as ice or snow-bound roads.
 Roads with heavy traffic and insufficient distance between vehicles.
 Roads with no white (yellow) lane lines.
 Narrow roads resulting from road construction or lane closures.
 The vehicle is driven on a temporary lane or section with a closed lane resulting from road
construction where there may be multiple white (yellow) lane lines or they are interrupted.
 Vehicle is driven on roads oth er than expressways and highways.
 The tire pressures are not adjusted to the
specified pressure.
 The vehicle is being used to tow a camper or boat trailer.
 Tires of a
different
specified size are used, such as an emergency spare tire.
CAUTION
Heed the following cautions so that the LAS & LDWS can operate normally.

Do not modify the suspensions.
 Always use wheels of the specified type and size for the front and rear wheels. Consult an
Authorized Mazda Dealer for tire replacement.
NOTE
When the turn signal lever is operated for a lane change, the LAS & LDWS is
automatically disabled. The LAS & LDWS becomes operational again when the turn
signal lever is returned and the system detects white (yellow) lane lines while the vehicle
is being driven normally within its vehicle lane.
If the steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal is operated abruptly and the
vehicle moves close to a white (yellow) line, the system de termines that the driver is
making a lane change and the LAS & LDWS operation is temporarily canceled. The LAS
& LDWS becomes operational again when the system detects white (yellow) lane lines
while the vehicle is being driven normally within its vehicle lane.
If the vehicle deviates from its lane repeatedly within a short period of time, the LAS &
LDWS may not operate.
When white (yellow) lane lines are not detected, the LAS & LDWS does not operate.
Under the following conditions, the LAS & LDWS may not be able to detect white (yellow)
lane lines correctly and it may not operate normally.
If an object placed on the dashboard is reflected in the windshield and picked up by the
camera.
Heavy luggage is loaded in the luggage compartment or on the rear seat and the
vehicle is tilted.
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The tire pressures are not adjusted to the specified pressure.
Tires other than conventional tires are equipped.
Vehicle is driven on an intersection or junction, or on a forked road.
The white (yellow) lane lines are less visible because of dirt or fading/patchiness.
A vehicle in front of your vehicle is running near a white (yellow) lane line making it
less visible.
A white (yellow) lane line is less visible because of bad weather (rain, fog, or snow).
The vehicle is driven on a temporary lane or section with a closed lane resulting from
construction where there may be multiple white (yellow) lane lines or they are
interrupted.
A misleading line is picked up on the road such as a temporary line for construction, or
because of shade, lingering snow, or grooves filled with water.
The surrounding brightness suddenly changes such as when entering or exiting a
tunnel.
The illumination of the headlights is weakened because of dirt or the optical axis is
deviated.
The windshield is dirty or foggy.
The windshield, camera is fogged (water droplets).
Back-light is reflected off the road surface.
The road surface is wet and shiny after rain, or there are puddles on the road.
The shade of a guardrail parallel to a white (yellow) lane line is cast on the road.
The width of the driving lane is narrow or wide.
Driving on roads with tight curves.
The road is excessively uneven.
The vehicle is shaken after hitting a road bump.
There are 2 or more adjacent white (yellow) lane lines.
There are various road markings or lane markings of various shapes near an
intersection.
▼System Operation
System operation
When the ignition is switched ON, the system goes on standby.
Drive the vehicle in the center of the vehicle lane while the system is on standby. When all
of the following conditions are met, and the system becomes operational.
The engine is running.
The vehicle speed is about 64 km/h (40 mph) or faster.
The system detects white (yellow) lane lines on both the right and left sides.
The driver is operating the steering wheel.
The driving lane is neither narrow nor wide.
The steering assist function of the Traf
fic Jam Assist (TJA) is not operating.
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When Off-road mode is selected using Mazda intellige nt Drive Select (Mi-Drive).
The vehicle is making a sharp curve.
The brake pedal is depressed.
The steering wheel is operated abruptly.
The width of a lane is excessively narrow or wide.
The steering assist function of the TJA operated.
NOTE
The LAS & LDWS does not operate until the system detects white (yellow) lane lines on
either the left or right.
When the system detects a white (yellow) lane line on one side only, the system will not
operate the steering wheel operation assist and the warning for the lane line on the side
that is not being detected. The steering wheel operation assist and the warning is only for
a lane deviation on the side that is being detected.
When the system determines that the driver is driving the vehicle with his or her hands off
the steering wheel while the steering wheel operation assist is operating, and if the
condition continues several times within a certain period of time, the warning sound is
activated. The higher the number of times the steering wheel operation assist operates,
the longer the period of time the warning sound is activated.
The timing at which the lane departure warning is activated and the steering wheel
operation assist is performed varies.
The following settings for the LAS & LDWS can be changed. Refer to the Settings section
in the Mazda Connec t Owner's Manual.
Steering operation assist operational/non-operational
(Mazda Connect (Type A) only)
Cancel sensitivity (likelihood of steering assist)
Vehicle lane line display
When the LAS & LDWS goes on standby, the vehicle lane lines are indicated on the
multi-information display and the active driving display. When white (yellow) lines on both
the left and right sides are detected and th e system becomes operational, the vehicle lane
lines indicated on the multi-information disp lay and the active driving display change to
white.
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The temperature inside the camera is high or low.
The windshield around the camera is foggy.
The windshield around the camera is blocked by an obstruction, causing poor forward
visibility.
Auto cancel of warning/steering assist
When the following operations are performed, the LAS & LDWS operation is canceled
automatically. The LAS & LDWS resumes automatically after the operation.
The steering wheel is operated abruptly.
The brake pedal is operated.
The accelerator pedal is operated.
(Mazda Connect (Type A) only)
(To cancel the automatic sensitivi ty cancel function, deselect “Cancel sensitivity” in the
personalization features setting.)
The turn signal lever is operated.
The vehicle crosses a lane line.
NOTE
After the operation, the LAS & LDWS operation may not operate for a period of 5
seconds at the most until the lane lines are detected.
Under the following conditions, the LAS & LDWS cancels the warning/steering assist
automatically.
The TCS OFF switch is pressed to cancel the TCS.
The Off-Road Traction Assist switch is pressed to turn on the Off-Road Traction Assist.
When Off-road mode is selected using Mazda intelligent Drive Select (Mi-Drive).
Steering wheel operation assist OFF (non-operational)
The steering wheel operation assist for the LAS & LDWS can be turned off. However, when
driving the vehicle while the TJA function is in use, the steering wheel operation assist turns
on automatically.
When the steering wheel operation assist has been turned off, only the lane departure
warning is operational.
Refer to the Settings section in the Mazda Connect Owner's Manual.
System operation
Drive the vehicle in the center of the driving lane while the LAS & LDWS OFF indicator
light in the instrument cluster is turned off.
The system becomes operational when al l of the following conditions are met.
The engine is running.
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(Operational status)
NOTE
When only one side of the white (yellow) lines is detected, only the detected vehicle lane line
indicated on the multi-information display changes to white.
Auto cancel
In the following cases, th e LAS & LDWS is automatically canceled, the LAS & LDWS
warning indication (amber) turns on, and an alert is displayed. When the LAS & LDWS
become operational, the system turns back on automatically.
The temperature inside the camera is high or low.
The windshield around the camera is foggy.
The windshield around the camera is blocked by an obstruction, causing poor forward
visibility.
Auto cancel of warnings
When the following operations are performed, the LAS & LDWS determines that the driver
intends to make a lane change and the system operation is canceled automatically. The LAS
& LDWS resumes automatical ly after the operation.
The steering wheel is operated abruptly.
The brake pedal is depressed.
The accelerator pedal is depressed.
(Mazda Connect (Type A) only)
(To cancel the automatic sensitivity cancel func tion, deselect “Warning sensitivity” in the
personalization features setting.)
The turn signal lever is operated.
The vehicle crosses a lane line.
▼ Steering Wheel Operation Assist
When the system determines that the
vehicle might be deviating from its lane,
the steering wheel operation assist
operates.
The system notifies the driver that it
provided steering wheel operation
assistance on the multi-information
display and the active driving display.
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Multi-information display (Basic
display)
Instrument Cluster (Type A)
Instrument Cluster (Type B)
Multi-information display
(i-ACTIVSENSE display)
Active driving display*
NOTE
When the driver operates the steering
wheel while the steering wheel
operation assist is operating, the
steering wheel operation assistance is
canceled.
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▼Lane Departure Warning
If the system determines that the vehicle ma
y deviate from its lane, the lane departure
warning is activated an d the direction in which the system determines that the vehicle may
deviate is indicated in the multi-information display and the active driving display.
For vehicles equipped with th e multi-information display, the direction which the system
determined that the vehicle may be deviat ing from its lane is indicated in the
multi-information display.
For vehicles equipped with th e active driving display, the co lor of the lane line in the
direction which the system determined that the vehicle may be deviating from its lane
changes from white to amber and the vehicle lane line flashes.
Multi-information Display Active Driving Display
NOTE
If you have set the lane departure warning sound to the beep sound/rumble sound (Mazda
Connect (Type A) only)
*1 setting, the warning sound may not be heard depending on the
surrounding noise conditions.
If you have set the lane departure warning system to the steering wheel vibrations setting,
the vibration may not be felt depending on the road surface conditions.
When the setting for the steering operation assist is changed to operational, the warnings
can be set to activate/not activate. (If the setting for the steering operation assist is
changed to non-operational, the warni ngs cannot be set to non-operational.)
Refer to the Settings section in the Mazda Connect Owner's Manual.
The LAS & LDWS can be changed to the following settings regardless of whether the
steering operation assist has been set to operational/non-operational. Always check the
setting status when driving the vehicle and make setting changes if necessary.
Refer to the Settings section in the Mazda Connect Owner's Manual.
Steering wheel vibration: Strong/weak
Warning sound volume
Types of warnings (steering wheel vibration/beep sound/rumble sound (Mazda Connect
(Type A) only)
*1)
*1 A rumble strip is a series of grooves in the road pavement surface positioned at specific
intervals, and when the vehicle passes over it a vibration and rumble sound is produced
which alerts the driver that the vehicle is departing from the lane.
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CAUTION
In the following cases, turn the system off to prevent a mis-operation:
 The vehicle is being towed or when towing another vehicle.
 The vehicle is on a chassis roller.
 When driving on rough roads such as in areas of dense grass or off-road.
Refer to Stopping the Advanced Smart City Brake Support (Advanced SCBS) System Operation
on page 4-192 on how to turn off the Advanced SCBS system.
NOTE
The Advanced SCBS system will operate under the following conditions.
The engine is running.
The Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) warn ing indication (amber) does not illuminate.
(Object is vehicle ahead)
The vehicle speed is between about 4 to 80 km/h (2 to 50 mph).
(Object is a pedestrian)
The vehicle speed is between about 10 to 80 km/h (6.2 to 50 mph).
The Advanced SCBS system is not turned off.
Under the following conditions, the Advan ced SCBS system may not operate normally:
The Advanced SCBS system will not operate if the driver is deliberately performing
driving operations (accelerator pedal and steering wheel).
If there is the possibility of partial contact with a vehicle ahead.
The vehicle is driven on a slippery road surface such as wet roads or icy or snow-bound
roads.
The braking performance is adversely affected due to cold temperatures or wet brakes.
The vehicle is driven at the same speed as the vehicle ahead.
The accelerator pedal is depressed.
The brake pedal is depressed.
The steering wheel is being operated.
The selector lever is being operated.
In the following cases, the Advanced SCBS may operate.
Objects on the road at the entrance to a curve.
Vehicles passing in the opposite lane while making a curve.
When passing through a toll gate.
When passing through low gates, narrow gates, car washing machines, or tunnels.
If you suddenly come close to a vehicle ahead.
2-wheeled vehicles, animals, or standing trees.
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