MAZDA MODEL CX-3 2017 Owners Manual (in English)
Manufacturer: MAZDA, Model Year: 2017, Model line: MODEL CX-3, Model: MAZDA MODEL CX-3 2017Pages: 582, PDF Size: 7.09 MB
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3–19
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
  Operation  from  outside
    To lock any door with the door-lock knob 
from the outside, press the door-lock 
knob to the lock position and close the 
door (holding the door handle in the open 
position is not required).
  This does not operate the other door locks.
  
 
Door-lock knob
 
   N O T E
  When locking the door this way, be careful 
not to leave the key inside the vehicle.
   
          Rear Door Child Safety Locks
              These  locks  are  intended  to  help  prevent 
children from accidentally opening the 
rear doors. Use them on both rear doors 
whenever a child rides in the rear seat of 
the vehicle.
  
  If you slide the child safety lock to the 
lock position before closing that door, the 
door cannot be opened from the inside. 
The door can only be opened by pulling 
the outside handle.
  
 
LockUnlock
 
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3–20
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
 Liftgate
            WARNING 
  Never allow a person to ride in the 
luggage compartment:
  Allowing a person to ride in the 
luggage compartment is dangerous. 
The person in the luggage 
compartment could be seriously 
injured or killed during sudden braking 
or a collision.
  
  Do not drive with the liftgate open:
  Exhaust gas in the cabin of a vehicle 
is dangerous. An open liftgate in a 
moving vehicle will cause exhaust 
gas to be drawn into the cabin. This 
gas contains CO (carbon monoxide), 
which is colorless, odorless, and highly 
poisonous, and it can cause loss of 
consciousness and death. Moreover, 
an open liftgate could cause occupants 
to fall out in an accident. 
  
  Do not stack or leave loaded luggage 
unsecured in the luggage compartment:
  Otherwise, the luggage may move 
or collapse, resulting in injury or an 
accident. In addition, do not load 
luggage higher than the seatbacks. It 
may aff  ect the side or rear fi  eld of view.
   
  CAUTION 
 
 
 
 
 ¾    Before opening the liftgate, remove 
any snow and ice accumulation on it. 
Otherwise, the liftgate could close under 
the weight of the snow and ice resulting 
in injury.
   
 
 
 ¾    Be careful when opening/closing the 
liftgate during strong winds. If a strong 
gust blows against the liftgate, it could 
close suddenly resulting in injury.
   
 
 
 ¾    Fully open the liftgate and make sure 
that it stays open. If the liftgate is only 
opened partially, it could slam shut 
by vibration or wind gusts resulting in 
injury.
   
 
 
 ¾    When loading or unloading luggage in 
the luggage compartment, turn off  the 
engine. Otherwise, you could get burned 
by the heat of the exhaust gas.
   
 
 
 ¾    Be careful not to apply excessive force 
to the damper stay on the liftgate such 
as by putting your hand on the stay. 
Otherwise, the damper stay may bend 
and aff  ect the liftgate operation.
  
Damper stay
    
 
 ¾    Do not modify or replace the liftgate 
damper stay. Consult an Authorized 
Mazda Dealer if a liftgate damper stay is 
deformed or damaged for reasons such 
as a collision or if there is some other 
problem.
     
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3–21
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
         Opening and Closing the Liftgate
    Opening  the  liftgate  with  Electric 
liftgate opener
    Unlock the doors and liftgate, then press 
the electric liftgate opener on the liftgate 
and raise the liftgate when the latch 
releases.
 
Electric liftgate 
opener
 
   N O T E
    (With the advanced keyless function)    
 
 
 
 y    A locked liftgate can also be opened 
while the key is being carried.
   
 
 
 y    When opening the liftgate with the 
doors and the liftgate locked, it may 
require a few seconds for the liftgate 
latch to release after the electric liftgate 
opener is pressed.
   
 
 
 y    The liftgate can be closed when the 
doors are locked with the key left in the 
vehicle. However, to prevent locking the 
key in the vehicle, the liftgate can be 
opened by pressing the electric liftgate 
opener. If the liftgate cannot be opened 
despite doing this procedure,  ¿ rst push 
the liftgate completely closed, then press 
the electric liftgate opener to fully open 
the liftgate .
       
 
 
 y    When the liftgate latch is released by 
pressing the electric liftgate opener, 
the liftgate raises slightly. If the liftgate 
is not operated for a certain period of 
time, the liftgate cannot be raised.
     To open  
   Press the electric liftgate opener again.  
   To close  
   To close the liftgate from its slightly 
raised position, open it  ¿ rst by pressing 
the electric liftgate opener, then close it 
after waiting at least 1 second.
       
 
 
 y    If the liftgate is not fully closed, the 
driver is noti ¿ ed by a warning indicated 
in the instrument cluster.
       
 
 
 y    If the vehicle battery is dead or there is 
a malfunction in the electrical system 
and the liftgate cannot be unlocked, the 
liftgate can be opened by performing 
the emergency procedure.
     Refer to When Liftgate Cannot be 
Opened on page  7-44 .
     
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3–22
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
*Some models.
  Closing  the  liftgate
    CAUTION 
    (With luggage board) 
  When closing the liftgate, return the 
luggage board to its original position. 
If the liftgate is closed with the 
luggage board standing upright, the 
luggage compartment cover could be 
damaged.
 
Luggage compartment cover
Luggage board
    
  Lower the liftgate slowly using the liftgate 
grip recess, then push the liftgate closed 
using both hands.
  Do not slam it. Pull up on the liftgate to 
make sure it is secure.
 
Liftgate grip recess
 
          Luggage  Compartment
            Luggage  compartment  cover * 
    WARNING 
  Do not place anything on top of the 
cover:
  Placing luggage or other cargo on top 
of the luggage compartment cover is 
dangerous. During sudden braking or 
a collision, the cargo could become 
a projectile that could hit and injure 
someone. The vehicle has a light 
weight luggage compartment cover to 
keep the contents of your luggage area 
out of sight; it will not retain heavy 
objects that are not tied down in an 
accident such as a rollover. Tie down 
all heavy objects, whether luggage or 
cargo, using the tie down hooks.
  
  Make sure luggage and cargo are 
secured before driving:
  Not securing cargo while driving is 
dangerous as it could move or be 
crushed during sudden braking or a 
collision and cause injury.
   
  CAUTION 
  Make sure the luggage compartment 
cover is fi  rmly secured. If it is not 
fi  rmly secured, it could unexpectedly 
disengage resulting in injury.
   
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3–23
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
  The luggage compartment can be accessed 
by opening the liftgate when the straps are 
attached to the sides of the liftgate.
  
 
Strap
 
  Removing  the  cover
    This cover can be removed for more room. 
  
   1.   Remove the straps from the hooks.
   2.   Lift the end of the luggage 
compartment cover a little, pull it 
outward, and remove it from the pins.
 
Pin
Pin
 
   3.   Lift the front end of the luggage 
compartment cover and remove it.
    
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3–24
Before Driving
Fuel and Emission
      Fuel  and  Engine  Exhaust  Precautions
       Fuel  Requirements
            Vehicles  with  catalytic  converters  or  oxygen  sensors  must  use  ONLY  UNLEADED  FUEL, 
which will reduce exhaust emissions and keep spark plug fouling to a minimum.
  
  This vehicle will perform best with fuel listed in the table.
  
 Fuel   Octane  Rating *  (Anti-knock index) 
 Regular unleaded fuel 
 87  [(R 
 M)/2 method] or above (91 RON or above) 
*       U.S. federal law requires that octane ratings be posted on gasoline station pumps.
    
   
  Fuel with a rating lower than 87 octane (91 RON) will negatively affect the emission control 
system performance and could also cause engine knocking and serious engine damage.
  CAUTION 
   
 
 
 ¾    USE ONLY UNLEADED FUEL. 
   Leaded fuel is harmful to the catalytic converter and oxygen sensors and will lead to 
deterioration of the emission control system and or failures.
   
 
 
 ¾    This vehicle can only use oxygenated fuels containing no more than 10 % ethanol by 
volume. Damage to the vehicle may occur when ethanol exceeds this recommendation, or 
if the gasoline contains any methanol. Stop using gasohol of any kind if your vehicle engine 
is performing poorly.
   
 
 
 ¾    Never add fuel system additives, otherwise the emission control system could be damaged. 
Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer for details.
     
  Gasoline blended with oxygenates such as alcohol or ether compounds are generally 
referred to as oxygenated fuels. The common gasoline blend that can be used with your 
vehicle is ethanol blended at no more than 10 %. Gasoline containing alcohol, such as 
ethanol or methanol, may be marketed under the name "Gasohol".
  
  Vehicle damage and drivability problems resulting from the use of the following may not be 
covered by the warranty.
     
 
 
 y   Gasohol containing more than 10 % ethanol. 
 
 
 
 y   Gasoline or gasohol containing methanol. 
 
 
 
 y   Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.    
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3–25
Before Driving
Fuel and Emission
          Emission Control System
            This  vehicle  is  equipped  with  an  emission  control  system  (the  catalytic  converter  is 
part of this system) that enables the vehicle to comply with existing exhaust emissions 
requirements.
  WARNING 
  Never park over or near anything fl ammable:
  Parking over or near anything fl  ammable, such as dry grass, is dangerous. Even with the 
engine turned off  , the exhaust system remains very hot after normal use and could ignite 
anything fl  ammable. A resulting fi  re could cause serious injury or death.
   
  CAUTION 
  Ignoring the following precautions could cause lead to accumulate on the catalyst inside 
the converter or cause the converter to get very hot. Either condition will damage the 
converter and cause poor performance.
     
 
 
 ¾    USE ONLY UNLEADED FUEL. 
 
 
 
 ¾    Do not drive your Mazda with any sign of engine malfunction. 
 
 
 
 ¾    Do not coast with the ignition switched off . 
 
 
 
 ¾    Do not descend steep grades in gear with the ignition switched off . 
 
 
 
 ¾    Do not operate the engine at high idle for more than 2 minutes. 
 
 
 
 ¾    Do not tamper with the emission control system. All inspections and adjustments 
must be made by a qualifi  ed technician.
   
 
 
 ¾    Do not push-start or pull-start your vehicle. 
 
 
 
 
   N O T E
 
 
 
 
 y    Under U.S. federal law, any modi ¿ cation to the original-equipment emission control 
system before the  ¿ rst sale and registration of a vehicle is subject to penalties. In some 
states, such modi ¿ cation made on a used vehicle is also subject to penalties.
 
 
 
 
 y    While the engine is off, the sound of a valve opening and closing can be heard at the rear 
of the vehicle, however this does not indicate an abnormality. The vehicle has a self-
checking device and it operates while the engine is off.
     
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3–26
Before Driving
Fuel and Emission
          Engine Exhaust (Carbon monoxide)
                WARNING 
  Do not drive your vehicle if you smell exhaust gas inside the vehicle:
  Engine exhaust gas is dangerous. This gas contains carbon monoxide (CO), which is 
colorless, odorless, and poisonous. When inhaled, it can cause loss of consciousness and 
death. If you smell exhaust gas inside the vehicle, keep all windows fully open and contact 
an Authorized Mazda Dealer immediately.
  
  Do not run the engine when inside an enclosed area:
  Running the engine inside an enclosed area, such as a garage, is dangerous. Exhaust 
gas, which contains poisonous carbon monoxide, could easily enter the cabin. Loss of 
consciousness or even death could occur.
  
  Open the windows or adjust the heating or cooling system to draw fresh air when 
idling the engine:
  Exhaust gas is dangerous. When the vehicle is stopped with the windows closed and 
the engine running for a long time even in an open area, exhaust gas, which contains 
poisonous carbon monoxide, could enter the cabin. Loss of consciousness or even death 
could occur.
  
  Clear snow from underneath and around your vehicle, particularly the tail pipe, before 
starting the engine:
  Running the engine when a vehicle is stopped in deep snow is dangerous. The exhaust 
pipe could be blocked by the snow, allowing exhaust gas to enter the cabin. Because 
exhaust gas contains poisonous carbon monoxide, it could cause loss of consciousness or 
even death to occupants in the cabin.
   
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3–27
Before Driving
Fuel and Emission
 Fuel-Filler Lid and Cap
            WARNING 
  When removing the fuel-fi ller cap, 
loosen the cap slightly and wait for any 
hissing to stop, then remove it:
  Fuel spray is dangerous. Fuel can 
burn skin and eyes and cause illness 
if ingested. Fuel spray is released 
when there is pressure in the fuel tank 
and the fuel-fi  ller cap is removed too 
quickly.
  
  Before refueling, stop the engine, and 
always keep sparks and fl ames away 
from the fi ller neck:
  Fuel vapor is dangerous. It could be 
ignited by sparks or fl  ames causing 
serious burns and injuries.
  Additionally, use of the incorrect fuel-
fi  ller cap or not using a fuel-fi  ller cap 
may result in a fuel leak, which could 
result in serious burns or death in an 
accident.
  
  Do not continue refueling after the fuel 
pump nozzle shuts off  automatically:
  Continuing to add fuel after the 
fuel pump nozzle has shut off  
automatically is dangerous because 
overfi  lling the fuel tank may cause 
fuel overfl  ow or leakage. Fuel overfl  ow 
and leakage could damage the vehicle 
and if the fuel ignites it could cause a 
fi  re and explosion resulting in serious 
injury or death.
   
  CAUTION 
  Always use only a genuine Mazda fuel-
fi  ller cap or an approved equivalent, 
available at an Authorized Mazda 
Dealer. The wrong cap can result in 
a serious malfunction of the fuel and 
emission control systems. It may also 
cause the check engine light in the 
instrument cluster to illuminate.
   
         Fuel-Filler  Lid
    To open, pull the remote fuel- ¿ ller lid 
release.
  To close, press the fuel- ¿ ller lid until it 
locks securely.
 
Remote fuel-filler lid release 
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