towing MAZDA MODEL CX-3 2017 (in English) Owner's Manual

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Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
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 aff ect the drive system which could result in vehicle damage.

This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehicle, to keep your loaded
vehicle weight within its design rating capability. Properly loading your vehicle will provide
maximum return of vehicle design performance. Before loading your vehicle, familiarize
yourself with the following terms for determining your vehicle's weight ratings, from the
vehicle's Safety Certi¿ cation Label 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 overloading, 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 infl ation pressure.
Never overload the vehicle and always observe the vehicle's weight ratings from the
vehicle's Safety Certifi cation and Tire and Load Information labels.

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Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
Steps for Determining the Correct Load Limit
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit-
(1) Locate the statement “The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed
XXX kg or XXX lbs.” on your vehicle's placard.
(2) Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that will be riding in your
vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers from XXX kg or XXX lbs.
(4) The resulting ¿ gure equals the available amount of cargo and luggage load capacity. For
example, if the “XXX” amount equals 1400 lbs. and there will be ¿ ve 150 lb passengers
in your vehicle, the amount of available cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs.
(1400 - 750 (5 × 150) = 650 lbs.)
(5) Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the vehicle. That
weight may not safely exceed the available cargo and luggage load capacity calculated in
Step 4.
(6) If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your trailer will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual to determine how this reduces the available cargo and
luggage load capacity of your vehicle.

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10–3
Climate Control System ........................ 5-2
Fully Automatic Type .................... 5-10
Gas speci¿ cations ............................ 9-6
Manual Type .................................... 5-5
Operating Tips ................................. 5-2
Vent Operation ................................ 5-3
Clock ................................................... 5-26
Collision warning ................................ 7-42
Coming Home Light ........................... 4-44
Cruise Control ................................... 4-122
Cruise Control Switch ................. 4-122
Cruise Main Indicator Light (Amber)/
Cruise Set Indicator Light
(Green) ........................................ 4-123
Cruise Control Set Vehicle Speed
Display ................................................ 4-20
Cup Holder ........................................ 5-133
Customer Assistance ............................. 8-2
D
Dashboard Illumination ...................... 4-19
Daytime Running Lights ..................... 4-45
Defogger
Mirror ............................................ 4-52
Rear window ................................. 4-51
Dimensions ........................................... 9-5
Distance Recognition Support System
(DRSS) ................................................ 4-86
Door Locks .......................................... 3-11
Drive selection .................................... 4-64
Driving In Flooded Area ..................... 3-45 Driving Tips
Automatic transaxle ...................... 4-40
Break-in period.............................. 3-41
Driving in À ooded area.................. 3-45
Driving on uneven road ................. 3-47
Floor mat ....................................... 3-42
Hazardous driving ......................... 3-42
Overloading ................................... 3-46
Rocking the vehicle ....................... 3-43
Saving fuel and protection of the
environment................................... 3-41
Winter driving ............................... 3-43
Driving on Uneven Road .................... 3-47
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) ....... 4-61
TCS/DSC Indicator Light ............. 4-61
E
Emergency Starting
Push-Starting ................................. 7-21
Starting a Flooded Engine ............. 7-21
Emergency Towing
Tiedown Hooks ............................. 7-25
Towing Description ....................... 7-24
Emission Control System .................... 3-25
Ending Screen Display ........................ 4-63
Engine
Coolant .......................................... 6-30
Engine Compartment Overview .... 6-26
Exhaust gas.................................... 3-26
Hood release .................................. 6-24
Oil .................................................. 6-27
Essential information ............................ 6-2
Event Data Recorder ........................... 8-20
Exhaust Gas ........................................ 3-26
Exterior Care ....................................... 6-59
Aluminum Wheel Maintenance .... 6-64
Bright-Metal Maintenance ............ 6-63
Maintaining the Finish .................. 6-61
Plastic Part Maintenance ............... 6-65
Index
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10–6
Index
Mazda Radar Cruise Control (MRCC)
System warnings ................................. 7-42
Message Indicated on Display ............ 7-37
Meters and Gauges .............................. 4-12
Mirror Defogger .................................. 4-52
Mirrors
Outside mirrors.............................. 3-30
Rearview mirror ............................ 3-31
Moonroof ............................................ 3-35
O
Odometer and Trip Meter ........... 4-14, 4-16
Outside Mirrors ................................... 3-30
Outside Temperature Display .............. 4-19
Over Rev. buzzer ................................. 7-43
Overhead Console ............................. 5-135
Overhead Lights ................................ 5-130
Overheating ......................................... 7-22
Overloading ......................................... 3-46
Owner Maintenance
Closing the Hood........................... 6-25
Engine Compartment Overview .... 6-26
Key battery replacement ............... 6-39
Opening the Hood ......................... 6-24
Owner Maintenance Precautions... 6-22
P
Parking Brake ...................................... 4-55
Personalization Features ..................... 9-10
Power Steering .................................... 4-67
Power steering warning buzzer ........... 7-42
Power Windows .................................. 3-32
R
Radar Sensor (Front) ......................... 4-114
Radar Sensors (Rear) ........................ 4-120
Rear Coat Hooks ............................... 5-137
Rear Cross Traf¿ c Alert (RCTA) ........ 4-89
Rear Door Child Safety Locks ............ 3-19
Rear Seat ............................................... 2-7 Rear View Monitor............................ 4-130
Displayable range on the screen ... 4-132
Picture quality adjustment ........... 4-138
Rear view monitor operation ....... 4-133
Rear view parking camera
location ........................................ 4-131
Switching to the rear view monitor
display ......................................... 4-131
Variance between actual road conditions
and displayed Image
.................... 4-136
Viewing the display ..................... 4-133
Rear Window Defogger ...................... 4-51
Rear Window Washer .......................... 4-51
Rear Window Wiper ............................ 4-51
Rearview Mirror .................................. 3-31
Recommended Oil .............................. 6-27
Recording of Vehicle Data .................. 8-21
Recreational Towing ........................... 3-48
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................... 8-17
Replacement
Fuse ............................................... 6-53
Key battery .................................... 6-39
Light Bulbs .................................... 6-46
Tires ............................................... 6-44
Wheel ............................................ 6-45
Wiper ............................................. 6-34
Request switch inoperable warning beep
(With the advanced keyless function)
... 7-41
Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 3-43
S
SRS Air Bags
Front passenger occupant classi¿ cation
system ............................................ 2-55
How the SRS air bags work .......... 2-47
Limitations to SRS air bag ............ 2-53
Monitoring..................................... 2-60
SRS air bag deployment criteria ... 2-51
Supplemental restraint system
components ................................... 2-45
Safety Defects, Reporting ................... 8-13
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10–7
Index
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment ........................................ 3-41
Scheduled Maintenance ........................ 6-4
Seat Belt System ................................. 2-15
Automatic locking ......................... 2-14
Emergency locking ........................ 2-14
Extender ........................................ 2-18
Pregnant women ............................ 2-14
Seat belt precautions ..................... 2-12
Seat belt warning beep ........................ 7-40
Seats
Front seat ......................................... 2-5
Head restraint ................................ 2-10
Rear seat .......................................... 2-7
Seat warmer ..................................... 2-6
Security System
Immobilizer system ....................... 3-37
Theft-deterrent system .................. 3-39
Smart Brake Support (SBS) .............. 4-108
Collision warning ........................ 4-110
Smart Brake Support (SBS) indicator
light (red) ..................................... 4-110
Stopping the Smart Brake Support
(SBS) system operation ............... 4-110
Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) ... 4-103
Spare Tire .............................................. 7-6
Speci¿ cations ........................................ 9-4
Speed Unit Selector ............................. 4-14
Speedometer ........................................ 4-14
Starting the Engine ................................ 4-5
Steering Wheel .................................... 3-29
Horn............................................... 4-53
Storage Compartments ...................... 5-134
Glove compartment ..................... 5-135
Overhead console ........................ 5-135
Rear coat hooks ........................... 5-137
Sunshade ............................................. 3-36
Sunvisors ........................................... 5-130
T
Tachometer .......................................... 4-18
Theft-Deterrent System ....................... 3-39 Tiedown
Hook .............................................. 7-25
Tire Information .................................. 8-24
Tire Pressure Monitoring System ..... 4-126
Tire inÀ ation pressure warning beep ... 7-41
Tires .................................................... 6-42
Flat Tire ........................................... 7-3
Replacing a Tire ............................ 6-44
Replacing a Wheel ........................ 6-45
Snow tires ...................................... 3-44
Speci¿ cations .................................. 9-8
Temporary Spare Tire .................... 6-44
Tire InÀ ation Pressure ................... 6-42
Tire Rotation ................................. 6-43
Tire chains ..................................... 3-45
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ....................................... 8-22
Towing
Recreational towing ...................... 3-48
Trailer Towing ............................... 3-48
Towing Description ............................. 7-24
Traction Control System (TCS) .......... 4-59
TCS/DSC Indicator Light ............. 4-59
TCS OFF Indicator Light .............. 4-60
TCS OFF Switch ........................... 4-60
Transmitter ............................................ 3-4
Trip Computer ............................ 4-16, 4-20
Trip Meter .................................. 4-14, 4-16
Trouble
Battery runs out ............................. 7-18
Emergency Starting ....................... 7-21
Emergency Towing........................ 7-24
Flat Tire ........................................... 7-3
Overheating ................................... 7-22
Parking in an Emergency ................ 7-2
When Liftgate Cannot be Opened ... 7-44
Turn Signals ........................................ 4-46
V
Vanity Mirrors ................................... 5-130
Vehicle Information Labels ................... 9-2
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