MAZDA MODEL CX-9 2016 Owners Manual (in English)

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When Driving
i-ACTIVSENSE
(Stand-by status)

Multi-information Display
Active Driving Display

(Operational status)

Multi-information Display
Active Driving Display

Auto cancel
In the following cases, the Lane-keep
Assist System (LAS) & Lane Departure
Warning System (LDWS) is automatically
canceled, the Lane-keep Assist System
(LAS) and Lane Departure Warning
System (LDWS) warning indication
(amber) turns on, and an alert is displayed.
When the Lane-keep Assist System
(LAS) & Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) become operational, the system
turns back on automatically.
 


y The temperature inside the camera is
high or low.
 


y The windshield around the camera is
foggy.
 


y 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 Lane-keep Assist System
(LAS) & Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) determines that the driver intends
to make a lane change and the system
operation is canceled automatically. The
Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) & Lane
Departure Warning System (LDWS)
resumes automatically after the operation.
 






y The steering wheel is operated abruptly.



y The brake pedal is operated.



y The accelerator pedal is operated.
 (To cancel the automatic sensitivity
cancel function, deselect “Cancel
sensitivity” in the personalization
features setting.)
 


y The turn signal lever is operated.



y The vehicle crosses a lane line.
N O T E


y After the operation, the Lane-keep
Assist System (LAS) & Lane Departure
Warning System (LDWS) operation may
not operate for a period of 5 seconds
at the most until the lane lines are
detected.
 

y Under the following conditions, the
Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) & Lane
Departure Warning System (LDWS)
cancels the warning/steering assist
automatically.
 

y The driver takes his/her hands off the
steering wheel.
  (The Lane-keep Assist System (LAS)
& Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) is designed to assist the
driver's steering operation and it
will resume operation automatically
when the driver holds the steering
wheel.)
 

y The TCS OFF switch is pressed to
cancel the TCS.

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i-ACTIVSENSE
Steering operation assist OFF (non-
operational)
The steering operation assist for the
Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) & Lane
Departure Warning System (LDWS) can
be changed to non-operational (OFF).
Refer to Setting Change (Personalization
Features) on page 9-11 .
When the steering operation assist has
been changed to non-operational (OFF),
the operation conditions and the display
of the Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) &
Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS)
differ. Operate the system as follows:
System operation
Make sure that the Lane-keep Assist
System (LAS) & Lane Departure Warning
System (LDWS) OFF switch indicator
light is turned off. When the Lane-keep
Assist System (LAS) & Lane Departure
Warning System (LDWS) OFF switch
indicator light turns on, press the switch
and make sure that the switch indicator
light turns off.

Indicator light
Drive the vehicle in the center of the
driving lane while the Lane-keep Assist
System (LAS) & Lane Departure Warning
System (LDWS) OFF switch indicator
light is turned off.
The system becomes operational when all
of the following conditions are met.
 

y The system detects white (yellow) lane
lines on both the right and left sides.




y The vehicle speed is about 60 km/h (37
mph) or faster.
 


y The vehicle is driven on a straight road
or road with gentle curves.
 


y The engine is running.
The Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) &
Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS)
goes on stand-by status in the following
cases:
 


y The system cannot detect white (yellow)
lane lines.
 


y The vehicle speed is less than about 60
km/h (37 mph).
 


y The vehicle is making a sharp curve.



y The vehicle is making a curve at an
inappropriate speed.

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When Driving
i-ACTIVSENSE
N O T E
 


y The Lane-keep Assist System (LAS)
& Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) remains on stand-by until it
detects white (yellow) lines on both the
left and right sides, or on either side.
 


y When the system detects a white
(yellow) lane line on one side only, the
system will not activate warnings for the
lane line on the side that is not being
detected.
 


y The distance and warning sensitivity
(likelihood of a warning) which the
system uses to determine the possibility
of a lane departure can be changed.
  Refer to Setting Change
(Personalization Features) on page
9-11 .

Vehicle lane line display
When the Lane-keep Assist System
(LAS) & Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) becomes operational while
on standby, the vehicle lane lines are
displayed in the multi-information display
and the active driving display. The system
changes to operational status display when
the system detects a white (yellow) line on
either the left or right.
(Stand-by status)

Multi-information Display
Active Driving Display
(Operational status)

Multi-information Display
Active Driving Display

Auto cancel
In the following cases, the Lane-keep
Assist System (LAS) & Lane Departure
Warning System (LDWS) is automatically
canceled, the Lane-keep Assist System
(LAS) and Lane Departure Warning
System (LDWS) warning indication
(amber) turns on, and an alert is displayed.
When the Lane-keep Assist System
(LAS) & Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) become operational, the system
turns back on automatically.
 


y The temperature inside the camera is
high or low.
 


y The windshield around the camera is
foggy.
 


y The windshield around the camera is
blocked by an obstruction, causing poor
forward visibility.

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When Driving
i-ACTIVSENSE
(Auto cancel of warnings)
When the following operations are
performed, the Lane-keep Assist System
(LAS) & Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) determines that the driver intends
to make a lane change and the system
operation is canceled automatically. The
Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) & Lane
Departure Warning System (LDWS) is
resumes automatically after the operation.
 


y The steering wheel is operated abruptly.



y The brake pedal is depressed.



y The accelerator pedal is depressed.
 (To cancel the automatic sensitivity
cancel function, deselect “Warning
sensitivity” in the personalization
features setting.)
 


y The turn signal lever is operated.



y The vehicle crosses a lane line.
System Canceling
When the Lane-keep Assist System
(LAS) & Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) is turned off, press the Lane-keep
Assist System (LAS) & Lane Departure
Warning System (LDWS) OFF switch.
The Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) &
Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS)
OFF switch indicator light turns on.

Indicator light

N O T E
 


y When the ignition is switched OFF, the
system status before it was turned off is
maintained. For example, if the ignition
is switched OFF with the lane-keep
system operable, the system will be
operable when the ignition is switched
ON the next time.
 


y In the following cases, the Lane-keep
Assist System (LAS) & Lane Departure
Warning System (LDWS) is canceled
automatically and the Lane-keep
Assist System (LAS) & Lane Departure
Warning System (LDWS) OFF
indication is displayed in the multi-
information display. Have your vehicle
inspected at an Authorized Mazda
Dealer.
 


y There is a malfunction in the power
steering.
 


y There is a malfunction in the DSC.



y There is a malfunction in the
Forward Sensing Camera (FSC).


When the Lane-keep Assist System
(LAS) & Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) is turned off, the vehicle lane line
indication in the multi-information display
and the active driving display turn off.
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i-ACTIVSENSE
Lane Departure Warning
If the system determines that the vehicle may deviate from its lane, the lane departure
warning (beep sound, rumble sound *1 , or steering wheel vibration) is activated and the
direction in which the system determines that the vehicle may deviate is indicated in the
multi-information display and the active driving display.
If the system determines that the vehicle may deviate from its lane, the color of the lane line
on the side being detected by the system changes from white to amber, and À ashes.

Multi-information Display Active Driving Display

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i-ACTIVSENSE
N O T E
 


y If you have set the lane departure warning sound to the beep sound/rumble sound *1
setting, the warning sound may not be heard depending on the surrounding noise
conditions.
 


y 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.
 


y When the setting for the steering operation assist is changed to operational, the warnings
can be set to activate/not activate. (When the setting for the steering operation assist is
changed to non-operational, the warnings cannot be set to not activate.)
  Refer to Setting Change (Personalization Features) on page 9-11 .



y The Lane-keep Assist System (LAS) & Lane Departure Warning System (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 Setting Change (Personalization Features) on page 9-11 . 



y Steering wheel vibration: Strong/weak



y Warning sound volume



y Types of warnings (steering wheel vibration/beep sound/rumble sound *1 )

*1 A rumble strip is a series of grooves in the road pavement surface positioned at speci¿ c
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.
The rumble sound is a reproduction of the sound which occurs when a vehicle passes
over a rumble strip.


Rumble
Groove

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i-ACTIVSENSE
*Some models.
Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) *
The Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system is designed to reduce damage in the event
of a collision by operating the brake control (SCBS brake) when the system's laser sensor
(front) detects a vehicle ahead and determines that a collision with a vehicle ahead is
unavoidable. It may also be possible to avoid a collision if the relative speed between your
vehicle and a vehicle ahead is less than about 20 km/h (12 mph).
In addition, when the driver depresses the brake pedal while the system is in the operation
range at about 4 to 30 km/h (2 to 18 mph), the brakes are applied ¿ rmly and quickly to
assist. (Brake Assist (SCBS brake assist))


Laser sensor (front)

WARNING
Do not rely on the Smart City Brake Support System (SCBS) as a substitute for safer
driving:
The Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system cannot compensate for unsafe and reckless
driving, excessive speed, tailgating (following another vehicle too closely), and driving on
slippery roads such as wet, snowy, and icy roads (reduced tire friction and road contact
because of water on the road surface). You can still have an accident.

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Do not rely completely on the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system:  


¾ The Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system is only designed to reduce damage in the
event of a collision. Over reliance on the system leading to the accelerator pedal or
brake pedal being mistakenly operated could result in an accident.
 


¾ The Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) is a system which operates in response to a
vehicle ahead. The system may not be able to detect or react to two-wheeled vehicles
or pedestrians.
 


¾ The laser sensor (front) for the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system is installed near
the rearview mirror. To assure the correct operation of the Smart City Brake Support
(SCBS), heed the following cautions.
 

¾
 Do not apply stickers to the surface of the windshield near the laser sensor (front)
(including transparent stickers). Otherwise, the laser sensor (front) may not be able
to detect vehicles ahead which could result in an accident.
 

¾
 Do not apply coating agent to the windshield. Otherwise, the laser sensor (front)
may not be able to detect vehicles or obstructions in front which could result in an
accident.
 

¾
 Do not disassemble the laser sensor (front).


¾
 If cracks or damage caused by fl ying gravel or debris is visible near the laser sensor
(front), stop using the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system immediately and
have your vehicle inspected by an Authorized Mazda Dealer. If the vehicle continues
to be driven with cracks or scratch marks left on the windshield near the laser sensor
(front), the system may operate unnecessarily and cause an unexpected accident.
  Refer to Stopping The Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) System Operation on page
4-133 .
 

¾
 When replacing the windshield wipers or windshield, consult an Authorized Mazda
Dealer.


Do not modify the suspension:
If the vehicle height or inclination is changed, the system will not be able to correctly
detect vehicles ahead. This will result in the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system not
operating normally or mistakenly operating, which could cause a serious accident.

Turn off the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) when the vehicle is running on a chassis
roller or being towed:
Turn off the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system to prevent mistaken operation when
the vehicle is running on a chassis roller or being towed.
Refer to the Stopping the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) System Operation on page
4-133 on how to turn off the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system.

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CAUTION
 ¾ When driving off -road in areas where there is grass or foliage, it is recommended that the
Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system be turned off .




¾ Always use tires for all wheels that are of the specifi ed size, and the same manufacturer,
brand, and tread pattern. In addition, do not use tires with signifi cantly diff erent wear
patterns on the same vehicle as the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system may not
operate normally.
 


¾ The laser sensor (front) includes a function for detecting a soiled windshield and informing
the driver, however, depending on the conditions, it may not detect plastic shopping bags,
ice or snow on the windshield. In such cases, the system cannot accurately determine a
vehicle ahead and may not be able to operate normally. Always drive carefully and pay
attention to the road ahead.

N O T E
 


y The Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system will not operate if the driver is deliberately
performing driving operations (accelerator pedal and steering wheel).
 


y The Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system will operate under the following conditions. 



y The engine is running.
y “Forward Smart City Brake Support Malfunction” is not displayed in the multi-
information display.
 


y The vehicle speed is between about 4 to 30 km/h (2 to 18 mph).



y The Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system is not turned off.



y The DSC is not malfunctioning. 



y The Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) detects a vehicle ahead by emitting a near-infrared
laser beam and receiving the beam reÀ ected off the reÀ ector of the vehicle ahead, and
then using it for the measurement. Consequently, the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS)
may not operate under the following conditions:
 


y ReÀ ection of the laser is poor due to the shape of the vehicle ahead.



y The vehicle ahead is signi¿ cantly dirty.



y Under bad weather condition, such as rain, fog and snow.



y The window washer is being used or the windshield wipers are not used when it's
raining.
 


y The windshield is dirty.



y The steering wheel is turned completely left or right, or the vehicle is accelerated
rapidly and comes close to the vehicle ahead.
 


y Trucks with low loading platforms and vehicles with an extremely low or high pro¿ le.



y Vehicles with certain shapes such as a vehicle carrier.
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y Under the following conditions, the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system may not
operate normally.
 


y Heavy luggage is loaded in the luggage compartment or on the rear seat.



y If there is the possibility of partial contact with a vehicle ahead.



y When driving on continuously curving roads, and entering and exiting exits.



y Elongated luggage or cargo is loaded onto installed roof rails and covers the laser
sensor (front).
 


y Exhaust gas from the vehicle in front, sand, snow, and water vapor rising from
manholes and grating, and water splashed into the air.
 


y When towing a malfunctioning vehicle.



y When driving with tires having signi¿ cantly different wear. 



y In the following cases, the laser sensor (front) may inadvertently determine that there is a
vehicle ahead and the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system may operate.
 


y Objects on the road at the entrance to a curve.



y Vehicles passing in the opposite lane while making a curve.



y Metal objects, bumps, or protruding objects on the road.



y When passing through a toll gate equipped with a bar.



y When passing under a vinyl curtain or À ag.



y Plastic objects such as pylons.



y Two-wheeled vehicles, pedestrians, animals or standing trees. 



y When the system operates, the user is noti¿ ed by the multi-information display.



y The Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) warning indication (amber) turns on when the
system has a malfunction.
  Refer to Warning Indication/Warning Lights on page 4-33 .
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