air condition MAZDA MODEL CX-50 2023 Owners Manual

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Table of Contents
Pictorial Index
Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda.1
Essential Safety Equipment
Important information about safety equipment, including seats, seat
belt system, child-restraint systems and SRS air bags.2
Before Driving
Use of various features, including keys, doors, mirrors and windows.3
When Driving
Information concerning safer driving and stopping.4
Interior Features
Use of various features for ride
comfort, including air-conditioning
system and audio system.5
Maintenance and Care
How to keep your Mazda in top condition.6
If Trouble Arises
Helpful information on what to do if a problem arises with the
vehicle.7
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Important consumer information including warranties and add-on
equipment.8
Specifications
Technical information about your Mazda.9
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Seat Ventilation*
▼Seat Ventilation
The seat ventilation uses the fans
installed on the seats to draw air
around the seat surface and ventilate
them. The ignition must be switched
ON.
While the seat ventilation is operating ,
the indicator light in the seat
ventilation switch turns on according
to the set mode.
Manual mode
When the seat ventilation switch is
pressed, the seat ventilation operates
in manual mode.
The mode changes as shown in the
figure each time the seat ventilation
switch is pressed.
1. OFF
2. High
3. Mid
4. Low
NOTE
If the engine is turned off while the
seat ventilation is operating in manual
mode, the seat ventilation does not
turn on automatically the next time the
engine is turned on. To turn the seat
ventilation on, press the switch again.
Auto mode
The seat ventilation can be operated in
conjunction with auto mode for the
climate control system.
Auto mode operates when auto mode
is enabled in the Mazda Connect
settings.
Refer to the Settings section in the
Mazda Connect Owner's Manual.
Press the AUTO switch to select auto
mode.
While operating in auto mode, the
(with heated steering wheel)/
(without heated steering wheel) is
displayed.
Refer to Fully Automatic Type on page
5-10.
The seat mode is automatically
controlled at 4 levels (High, Mid, Low,
and OFF) according to the conditions
in the cabin.
CAUTION

Do not use organic solvents to clean
the seat. It may damage the seat
surface and the seat ventilation
parts.
 Do not place heavy objects with
sharp projections on the seat, or
insert needles or pins into it.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Warmer/Seat Ventilation/Heated Steering Wheel
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Seat Belt Pretensionerand Load Limiting Systems
▼Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load
Limiting Systems
For optimum protection, the front seat
belts and rear outboard seat belts* are
equipped with pretensioner and load
limiting systems. For both these
systems to work properly you must
wear the seat belt properly.

Pretensioners:
When a collision is detected, the
pretensioners deploy simultaneously
with the air bags.
For vehicles with the driver and front
passenger occupant classification
system, the pretensioners deploy
simultaneously with the air bags when
a roll-over is also detected.
For deployment details, refer to the
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria (page
2-63).

The seat belt retractors remove slack
quickly as the air bags are expanding.
Any time the air bags and seat belt
pretensioners have fired they must be
replaced.
A system malfunction or operation
conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to Air Bag/Seat Belt Pretensioner
System Warning Indication/Warning
Light on page 7-25.
(With Driver and Front Passenger
Occupant Classification System)
In addition, the pretensioner system
for the front passenger, like the front
and side passenger air bag, is designed
to only deploy in accordance with the
total seated weight on the front
passenger seat.
For details, refer to the front passenger
seat weight sensors (page 2-67).

Load limiter:
The load limiting system releases belt
webbing in a controlled manner to
reduce belt force on the occupant's
chest. While the most severe load on a
seat belt occurs in frontal collisions,
the load limiter has an automatic
mechanical function and can activate
in any accident mode with sufficient
occupant movement.
Even if the pretensioners have not
fired, the load limiting function must
be checked by an Authorized Mazda
Dealer.
WARNING
Wear seat belts only as recommended
in this owner's manual:
Incorrect positioning of the seat belts is
dangerous. Without proper
positioning, the pretensioner and load
limiting systems cannot provide
adequate protection in an accident
and this could result in serious injury.
For more details about wearing seat
belts, refer to "Fastening the Seat Belt"
(page 2-25).
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
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Do not leave a seat belt extender
connected to the buckle:
Leaving a seat belt extender connected
to the buckle without using the seat
belt is dangerous. When the seat belt
extender is connected to the driver's
seat belt buckle (or front passenger's
seat belt buckle), the SRS driver's (or
front passenger's) air bag system will
determine that the driver (or front
passenger) is wearing the seat belt
even if the driver (or front passenger) is
not wearing it. This condition could
cause the driver's (or front
passenger's) air bag to not activate
correctly and result in death or serious
injury in the event of collision. Always
wear the seat belt with the seat belt
extender.
Do not use the seat belt extender
when installing a child-restraint
system on the front or rear passenger
seat:
Using a seat belt extender to fasten a
child-restraint system on any seat is
dangerous. Always follow the
child-restraint system manufacturer's
installation instructions and never use
a seat belt extender.
NOTE
When not in use, remove the seat belt
extender and store it in the vehicle. If
the seat belt extender is left
connected, the seat belt extender
might get damaged as it will not retract
with the rest of the seat belt and can
easily fall out of the door when not in
use and be damaged. In addition, the
seat belt warning light will not
illuminate and function properly.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
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Ve h i c l e s w i t h a f r o nt passenger air bag
have the following warning label. The
warning label reminds you not to put a
rear-facing child-restraint system on
the front passenger seat at any time.

(Except Mexico)
Ve h i c l e s w i t h a f r o n t passenger air bag
have the following warning label. The
warning label reminds you not to put a
rear-facing child-restraint system on
the front passenger seat at any time.
Do not install a front-facing
child-restraint system on the front
passenger seat unless it is
unavoidable:
In a collision, the force of a deploying
air bag could cause serious injury or
death to the child. If installing a
front-facing child-restraint system on
the front passenger seat is
unavoidable, move the front passenger
seat as far back as possible and adjust
the seat bottom (height adjustable seat
bottom) to the highest position at
which the seat belt fastening the
child-restraint system is securely
tightened.
Seating a child in a child-restraint
system on the front passenger seat is
dangerous under certain conditions
(With Driver and Front Passenger
Occupant Classification System):
Your vehicle is equipped with front
passenger seat weight sensors. Even
with the front passenger seat weight
sensors, if you must use the front
passenger seat to seat a child, using a
child-restraint system on the front
passenger seat un der the following
conditions increases the danger of the
front passenger air bag deploying and
could result in serious injury or death
to the child.
 The front passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light does not
illuminate when seating a child in the
child-restraint system.
Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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NOTE
If it becomes necessary to have the
components or wiring system for the
supplementary restraint system
modified to accommodate a person
with certain medical conditions in
accordance with a certified
physician, contact an Authorized
Mazda Dealer, refer to “Customer
Assistance (U.S.A.)” (page 8-2).
When an air bag deploys, a loud
inflation noise can be heard and
some smoke will be released.
Neither is likely to cause injury,
however, the texture of the air bags
may cause light skin injuries on body
parts not covered with clothing
through friction.
Should you sell your Mazda, we urge
you to tell the new owner of its air
bag systems and that familiarization
with all instructions about them,
from the Owner's Manual, is
important.
This highly-visible label is displayed
which warns against the use of a
rear-facing child-restraint system on
the front passenger seat.

(Mexico)

(Except Mexico)

Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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passenger occupant classification
system (page 2-67).
Rear seat side air bags
The rear seat side air bags are installed
in the rear pillars. The rear seat side air
bags on the side where the vehicle is
hit deploys regardless of whether or
not an occupant is seated.
For more details about air bag
deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag
Deployment Criteria" (page 2-63).

▼Curtain Air Bags
The curtain air bags are mounted in the
front and rear window pillars, and the
roof edge along both sides.
When the air bag crash sensors detect
a side impact of greater than moderate
force, the curtain air bag inflates
quickly and helps to reduce injury
mainly to the driver and front and rear
outboard passengers' heads caused by
directly hitting interior parts such as a
door or window.
For more details about air bag
deployment, refer to "SRS Air Bag
Deployment Criteria" (page 2-63).
In a side impact:
Greater than moderate impact to one
side of the vehicle will cause the
curtain air bag on that side only to
inflate.

Only one side curtain air bag will
deploy on the side of the vehicle that
receives the force of an impact.
(With Driver and Front Passenger
Occupant Classification System)
In a roll-over:
In response to a vehicle roll-over, both
curtain air bags inflate.

Both curtain air bags will deploy after
the roll-over accident is detected.
▼ Warning Light/Beep
A system malfunction or operation
conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to Air Bag/Seat Belt Pretensioner
System Warning Indication/Warning
Light on page 7-25.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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SRS equip-ment Types of collision
A severe frontal/near frontal collision A severe side col-
lision A roll-over/near
roll-over
*2A rear collision
Front seat
belt preten- sioner X
*1X*1X*1
No air bag and
seat belt preten-
sioner will be ac-
tivated in a rear
collision.
Rear seat
belt preten-
sioner
*XXX
Driver air bag X
――
Front pas- senger air bag X
*1――
Knee air bag X
*1――
Side air
bags for
driver and front pas- senger ―
X
*1 (impact side
only) ―
Side air
bags for
rear pas-
sengers
*
― X―
Curtain air bag ―X (impact side
only) X (both sides)
X:
The SRS air bag equipment deploys in a collision.
― :The SRS air bag equipment does not deploy in a collision.
*1 (With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)
The front and side air bags for the front passenger and seat belt pretensioner and knee air bag are
designed to deploy depending on the condition of the total seated weight on the front passenger
seat.
*2(With Driver and Front Passenger Occupant
Classification System)
In a roll-over accident, the seat belt pretensioners and the curtain air bags deploy.
NOTE
In a frontal offset collision, the equipped air bags and pretensioners may all deploy
depending on the direction, angle, and rate of impact.
Some airbags and the pretensioners may no t deploy depending on the level of the
impact.
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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Driver and Front
Pa s s e n g e r O cc u p a n t
Classification System
*
▼ Driver and Front Passenger
Occupant Classification System
First, please read "Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS) Precautions"
(page 2-52) carefully.
▼Driver Seat Slide Position Sensor
Your vehicle is equipped with a driver
seat slide position sensor as a part of
the supplemental restraint system. The
sensor is located under the driver seat.
The sensor determines whether the
driver seat is fore or aft of a reference
position and sends the seat position to
the diagnostic module (SAS unit).
The SAS unit is designed to control the
deployment of the driver air bag
depending on how close the driver
seat is to the steering wheel.
The air bag/front seat belt
pretensioner system warning light
flashes
if the sensor has a possible
malfunction (page 2-62).
▼ Front Passenger Seat Weight
Sensors
Your vehicle is equipped with a front
passenger seat weight sensors as a part
of the supplemental restraint system.
These sensors are located under both
of the front passenger seat rails. These
sensors determine the total seated
weight on the front passenger seat and
monitor the seat belt buckle for the
front passenger seat. The SAS unit is
designed to prevent the front
passenger front and side air bags and
knee air bags, and seat belt
pretensioner system from deploying if
the front passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light illuminates.
To reduce the chance of injuries
caused by deployment of the front
passenger air bag , the system
deactivates the front passenger front
and side air bags and knee air bags,
and also the seat belt pretensioner
system when the front passenger air
bag deactivation indicator light
illuminates. Refer to the following
table for the front passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light
illumination conditions.

This system shuts off the front
passenger front and side air bags and
knee air bags, and seat belt
pretensioner system, so make sure the
front passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light illuminates according to
the following table.

The air bag/front seat belt
pretensioner system warning light
flashes and the front passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light illuminates
if the sensors have a possible
malfunction. If this happens, the front
passenger front and side air bags and
knee air bags, and seat belt
pretensioner system will not deploy.
Front passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light
This indicator light illuminates to
remind you that the front passenger
front and side air bags and knee air
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
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