belt MAZDA MODEL 3 HATCHBACK 2015 (in English) Owner's Guide

2–46
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Switch Positions
Before driving, always confi rm that the front passenger air bag deactivation switch is in the
appropriate position using the auxiliary key according to your requirements.
WARNING
Do not leave the key in the front passenger air bag deactivation switch:
Unintentional deactivation of the front passenger air bag is dangerous. In an accident,
the front passenger will not be properly protected. Serious injuries or even death
could occur. To avoid unintentional deactivation, always use the auxiliary key stored
in the transmitter body currently being used to operate the front passenger air bag
deactivation switch. After deactivating the air bag, put the auxiliary key back into the
transmitter body. That way you will not leave the key in the front passenger air bag
deactivation switch.
NOTE
After operating the front passenger air bag deactivation switch, put the auxiliary key back
into the transmitter body.
OFF
Front passenger front air bag, side air bag, and front passenger seat belt pretensioner do not
operate.
Switching to OFF position
1. Insert the key into the front passenger air bag deactivation switch and turn the key
clockwise until the key points to OFF.
2. Remove the key.
3. Make sure the air bag deactivation indicator light remains illuminated when the ignition
is switched ON.
The front passenger front and side air bags and also the seat belt pretensioner system will
remain deactivated until the front passenger air bag deactivation switch is turned to the ON
position.
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2–47
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
O N
Front passenger front air bag, side air bag, and front passenger seat belt pretensioner
operate. Activate the system only when a child-restraint system is not installed on the front
passenger seat.
Switching to ON position
1. Insert the key into the front passenger air bag deactivation switch and turn the key
anticlockwise until the key points to ON.
2. Remove the key.
3. Make sure the air bag deactivation indicator light remains illuminated when the ignition
is switched ON. The air bag deactivation indicator light turns off after a short period of
time.
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Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
Supplementary Restraint System Components
Driver/Front passenger infl ators and air bags
Crash sensors, and diagnostic module (SAS unit)
Seat belt pretensioners (page 2-18 )
Front air bag sensor
Side crash sensors *
Air bag/seat belt pretensioner system warning light (page 4-40 )
Side and curtain infl ators and air bags *
Front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light * (page 2-44 )
Front passenger air bag deactivation switch * (page 2-44 )
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2–49
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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 Belt Pretensioners
The front seat belt pretensioners are designed to deploy in moderate or severe frontal, near
frontal collisions.
In addition, during a side collision, the pretensioner operates on the side in which the
collision occurs. The pretensioners operate differently depending on what types of air bags
are equipped. For details on the seat belt pretensioner operation, refer to the SRS Air Bag
Deployment Criteria (page 2-52 ).
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 infl ates 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 2-52 ).
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*Some models.2–52
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria
This chart indicates the applicable SRS equipment that will deploy depending on the type of
collision.
(The illustrations are the representative cases of collisions.)
SRS
equipment Types of collision
A severe frontal/near frontal collision A severe side collision
*2 A rear collision
Front
seat belt
pretensioner X *1 (both sides) X *1 (impact side only)
No air bag and front seat
belt pretensioner will be
activated in a rear collision. Driver air
bag X
Front
passenger
air bag X
*1
Side air bag * X *1 (impact side only)
Curtain air
bag
* X (impact side only)
X : The SRS air bag equipment is designed to deploy in a collision.
*1 (With Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch)
The front passenger front and side air bags and the seat belt pretensioner are designed to deploy depending on
the status of the front passenger air bag deactivation switch.
*2 (With Side/Curtain Air Bags)
In a side collision, the seat belt pretensioners and the side/curtain air bags deploy (only on the side in which the
collision occurs).
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4–6
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
NOTE
  After starting a cold engine, the
engine speed increases and a whining
sound from the engine compartment
can be heard.
 This is for improved exhaust gas
purifi cation and does not indicate
defect of the parts.
1. Make sure you are carrying the key.
2. Occupants should fasten their seat
belts.
3. Make sure the parking brake is on.
4. Continue to press the brake pedal
fi rmly until the engine has completely
started.
5. (Manual transaxle)
Continue to press the clutch pedal
fi rmly until the engine has completely
started.
(Automatic transaxle)
Put the vehicle in park (P). If you must
restart the engine while the vehicle is
moving, shift into neutral (N).
NOTE
(Manual transaxle)
The starter will not operate if the clutch
pedal is not depressed suffi ciently.
(Automatic transaxle)
The starter will not operate if the
selector lever is not in P or N and the
brake pedal is not depressed suffi ciently. 6. Verify that the KEY indicator light
(green) in the instrument cluster and the
push button start indicator light (green)
illuminate.
Indicator light
Push button start
KEY indicator light
(green)/ KEY
warning light (red)
NOTE
  If the push button start indicator light
(green) fl ashes, make sure that the
key is being carried.
  If the push button start indicator light
(green) fl ashes with the key being
carried, touch the key to the push
button start and start the engine.
Refer to Engine Start Function When
Key Battery is Dead on page 4-9 .
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4–9
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
NOTE
 (Germany) Drive immediately after starting the
engine. However do not use high
engine speeds until reaching the
operating temperature.
 
(SKYACTIV-G 1.5, MZR 1.6,
SKYACTIV-G 2.0)
 


 Whether the engine is cold or
warm, it should be started without
the use of the accelerator.
 


 If the engine does not start the fi rst
time, refer to Starting a Flooded
Engine under Emergency Starting.
If the engine still does not start,
have your vehicle inspected by an
Authorised Mazda Repairer (page
7-24 ).
 
(SKYACTIV-D 2.2) If the ambient temperature is lower
than about - 10 °C (14 °F), the
maximum engine speed may not
be attained for about three minutes
after the engine starts to protect the
engine.
 (Manual transaxle vehicle with
i-stop function)
 If the engine has stopped due to
stalling, it can be restarted by
depressing the clutch pedal within 3
seconds of the engine stopping.
 The engine cannot be restarted even
if the clutch pedal is depressed under
the following conditions:
 


 The driver's door is open. 


 The driver's seat belt is unfastened. 


 The clutch pedal is not released
completely after the engine stalled.
 

 The clutch pedal is depressed with
the engine not stopped completely.
Engine Start Function When Key
Battery is Dead
CAUTION
When starting the engine by holding
the transmitter over the push button
start due to a dead key battery or a
malfunctioning key, be careful not
to allow the following, otherwise the
signal from the key will not be received
correctly and the engine may not start.
 
 Metal parts of other keys or metal
objects touch the key.

  Spare keys or keys for other vehicles
equipped with an immobilizer system
touch or come near the key.

  Devices for electronic purchases, or
security passage touch or come near
the key.
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4–15
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
NOTE
To ensure safe and comfortable use of the vehicle, the i-stop function controls engine stop
and restart automatically while constantly monitoring operations other than those of the
driver, such as the vehicle's interior and exterior environment, and the operational status
of the vehicle.
 
 The engine stops automatically when all of the following conditions are met:




 The engine has been started and the vehicle is driven for a certain period. The i-stop
function will not operate if the vehicle is not fi rst driven, no matter how long the
engine is left idling. Also, after the vehicle is driven for a certain period and then
stopped, the i-stop function (automatic engine-stop and restart) operates only once
while the vehicle is stopped.
 


 The engine is started with the bonnet closed.



(SKYACTIV-G 1.5, SKYACTIV-G 2.0)
 The engine has warmed up suffi ciently.



(Manual transaxle)
 The vehicle speed is about 3 km/h (2 mph) or less.
(Automatic transaxle)
 The vehicle is stopped.



 The battery is in good condition.



 The bonnet is closed.



 All the doors and the liftgate/boot lid are closed.



 The driver's seat belt is fastened.



 The windscreen defroster switch is off.



(Dual-zone automatic air-conditioning)
 The temperature setting dial for the air conditioning is set to a position other than
maximum heating/maximum cooling (A/C ON).
 


(Dual-zone automatic air-conditioning)
 The vehicle's interior temperature and the set temperature for the air-conditioning
system are nearly the same.
 


(European model)
 The vehicle is driven at elevations of 1,800 meters (5,905 ft) or less.
(Except European model)
 The vehicle is driven at elevations of 1,500 meters (4,921 ft) or less.



 The i-stop warning light (amber) is not illuminated or fl ashing.



 The keyless entry system operate normally.



 The brakes are applied suffi ciently (brake system vacuum level is suffi cient).



 The steering wheel is not being operated.
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4–16
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
NOTE
(Automatic transaxle)
 


 The selector lever is in the D/M position (not second gear fi xed mode) or the N
position.
 


 The automatic transaxle fl uid has warmed up suffi ciently.



 The automatic transaxle fl uid temperature is not abnormally high.



 The steering wheel is positioned so that the wheels are pointed nearly straight ahead
(if force is applied to the steering wheel even with the wheels pointed straight ahead,
the i-stop function may not operate. Loosen your grip on the steering wheel to allow
the i-stop function to operate).
 


 The brake pedal is depressed to stop the vehicle (if the i-stop indicator light (green)
fl ashes without the i-stop function operating, it is possible that the brake pedal
has not been depressed suffi ciently. Depress the brake pedal a little more strongly
(except European model)).
 


 Emergency braking is not applied.



 The vehicle is not stopped on a steep grade in a place such as a multilevel car
parking facility.
 


(SKYACTIV-D 2.2)
 The fuel injection learning, which occurs periodically and automatically, is not
performed.


 If any one of the following conditions occurs, extra time may be required for the
engine to stop automatically.
 


 Battery power is depleted as a result of not using the vehicle for a long period.



 The ambient temperature is high or low.



 The battery leads have been disconnected for battery replacement and then
reconnected.
 


(SKYACTIV-D 2.2)
 Particulate Matter (PM) is eliminated by the diesel particulate fi lter. 

 For safety reasons, if any one of the following operations is performed after the engine
has been automatically stopped, the i-stop warning light (amber) illuminates and the
engine will not restart automatically even if the clutch pedal is depressed (manual
transaxle) or the brake pedal is released (automatic transaxle). If this occurs, use the
standard engine starting procedure to start the engine.
 


 The bonnet is opened.



 The driver intends to get out of the vehicle (driver's seat belt is unfastened and
driver's door is opened).
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4–17
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
NOTE
 (Automatic transaxle) If the selector lever is shifted from D/M position (not second gear fi xed mode) to the
N position or from the D/M position (not second gear fi xed mode) to the P position
while the i-stop function is operating, the engine will not restart automatically even
if the brake pedal is released. The engine will restart if the brake pedal is depressed
again or the selector lever is shifted to the D/M position (not second gear fi xed mode)
or the R position. In addition, when the driver intends to get out of the vehicle while
the shift lever is in the N or P position (the driver's seat belt is unfastened and the door
is opened), the engine restarts (except European model). (For the purpose of safety,
always keep the brake pedal depressed when shifting the selector lever while the i-stop
function is operating.)

From D/M position (not second
gear fixed mode) to N position
From N position to D/M position (not
second gear fixed mode) or R positionFrom P position to D/M position (not
second gear fixed mode) or R positionFrom D/M position (not second
gear fixed mode) to P position
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