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Lighting Control
Headlights
Turn the headlight switch to turn the headlights, other exterior lights and instrument panel illumination on or off.
When the lights are turned on, the lights-on indicator light in the instrument cluster turns on.
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To prevent discharging the battery, do not leave the lights on while the engine is off unless safety requires them.
Without auto-light control
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Switch Position |
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Ignition Position |
ON |
ACC or OFF |
ON |
ACC or OFF |
ON |
ACC or OFF |
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Headlights |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
On |
Off |
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Running lights (Some Models) |
On |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
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Tail lights Position lights Number plate lights Instrument panel illumination |
Off |
Off |
On |
On |
On |
On*1 |
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If the driver's door is opened or 30 s have elapsed with the lights turned on, the lights turn off.
With auto-light control
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Switch Position |
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Ignition Position |
ON |
ACC or OFF |
ON |
ACC or OFF |
ON |
ACC or OFF |
ON |
ACC or OFF |
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Headlights |
Off |
Off |
Auto*1 |
Off |
Off |
Off |
On |
Off |
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Running lights (Some Models) |
On |
Off |
Auto*1 |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
Off |
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Tail lights Position lights Number plate lights Instrument panel illumination |
Off |
Off |
Auto*1 |
On*2/Off*3 |
On |
On |
On |
On*4 |
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The headlight and other light settings switch automatically depending on the surrounding brightness detected by the sensor.
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While the lights are turned on, they will remain on even if the ignition is switched to a position other than ON.
If the driver’s door is opened or 30 s have elapsed with the lights turned on, the lights turn off.
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When the ignition is switched to a position other than ON, the lights will not turn on even if the light switch is switched to
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If the driver’s door is opened or 30 s have elapsed with the lights turned on, the lights turn off.
Auto-light control
When the headlight switch is in the position and the ignition is switched ON, the light sensor senses the surrounding
lightness or darkness and automatically turns the headlights, other exterior lights
and instrument panel illumination on or off (see chart above).
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Do not shade the light sensor by adhering a sticker or a label on the windscreen. Otherwise the light sensor will not operate correctly.
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The light sensor also works as a rain sensor for the auto-wiper control. Keep hands and scrapers clear of the windscreen when the wiper lever is in the
position and the ignition is switched ON as fingers could be pinched or the wipers
and wiper blades damaged when the wipers activate automatically. If you are going
to clean the windscreen, be sure the wipers are turned off completely ― this is particularly
important when clearing ice and snow ― when it is particularly tempting to leave the
engine running.
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The headlights, other exterior lights and instrument panel illumination may not turn off immediately even if the surrounding area becomes well-lit because the light sensor determines that it is night time if the surrounding area is continuously dark for several minutes such as inside long tunnels, traffic jams inside tunnels, or in indoor parking lots.
In this case, the lights turn off if the light switch is turned to the
position.
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When the headlight switch is in the
position and the ignition is switched to ACC or the ignition is switched off, the
headlights, other exterior lights and instrument panel illumination will turn off.
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The instrument panel illumination can be adjusted by rotating the knob in the instrument cluster. Also, the antidazzle mode can be changed by rotating the knob until a beep sound is heard. To adjust the brightness of the instrument panel illumination: Refer to Instrument Panel Illumination (Search).
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The sensitivity of the AUTO lights may be changed by an Authorised Mazda Repairer. Refer to Personalisation Features (Search).
Headlight High-Low Beam
The headlights switch between high and low beams by moving the lever forward or backward.
When the headlight high-beams are on, the headlight high-beam indicator light is turned on.
Coming Home Light System
The coming home light turns on the headlights (low beams) when the lever is operated.
To turn on the lights
When the lever is pulled with the ignition switched to ACC or OFF, the low beam headlights turn on.
The headlights turn off after a certain period of time has elapsed after the doors are closed.
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The time until the headlights turn off after all of the doors are closed can be changed.
Refer to Personalisation Features (Search).
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If no operations are done for 3 minutes after the lever is pulled, the headlights turn off.
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The headlights turn off if the lever is pulled again while the headlights are illuminated.
Windscreen Wipers
Turn the wipers on by pressing the lever up or down.
With intermittent wiper
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Switch Position |
Wiper operation |
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Operation while pulling up lever |
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Stop |
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Intermittent |
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Low speed |
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High speed |
Variable-speed intermittent wipers
Set the lever to the intermittent position and choose the interval timing by rotating the ring.
With auto-wiper control
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Switch Position |
Wiper operation |
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Operation while pulling up lever |
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Stop |
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Auto control |
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Low speed |
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High speed |
Auto-wiper control
When the wiper lever is in the position, the rain sensor senses the amount of rainfall on the windscreen and turns
the wipers on or off automatically (off―intermittent―low speed―high speed).
The sensitivity of the rain sensor can be adjusted by turning the switch on the wiper lever.
From the centre position (normal), rotate the switch upward for higher sensitivity (faster response) or rotate it downward for less sensitivity (slower response).
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Do not shade the rain sensor by adhering a sticker or a label on the windscreen. Otherwise the rain sensor will not operate correctly.
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When the wiper lever is in the
position and the ignition is switched ON, the wipers may move automatically in the
following cases:
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If the windscreen above the rain sensor is touched or wiped with a cloth.
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If the windscreen is struck with a hand or other object from either outside or inside the vehicle.
Keep hands and scrapers clear of the windscreen when the wiper lever is in the
position and the ignition is switched ON as fingers could be pinched or the wipers
and wiper blades damaged when the wipers activate automatically.
If you are going to clean the windscreen, be sure the wipers are turned off completely (when it is most likely that the engine is left running) this is particularly important when clearing ice and snow.
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Switching the auto-wiper lever from the
to the position while driving activates the windscreen wipers once, after which they operate
according to the rainfall amount.
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The auto-wiper control may not operate when the rain sensor temperature is about －10 °C (14 °F) or lower, or about 85 °C (185 °F) or higher.
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If the windscreen is coated with water repellent, the rain sensor may not be able to sense the amount of rainfall correctly and the auto-wiper control may not operate properly.
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If dirt or foreign matter (such as ice or matter containing salt water) adheres to the windscreen above the rain sensor, or if the windscreen is iced, it could cause the wipers to move automatically. However, if the wipers cannot remove this ice, dirt or foreign matter, the auto-wiper control will stop operation. In this case, set the wiper lever to the low speed position or high speed position for manual operation, or remove the ice, dirt or foreign matter by hand to restore the auto-wiper operation.
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If the auto-wiper lever is left in the
position, the wipers could operate automatically from the effect of strong light
sources, electromagnetic waves, or infrared light because the rain sensor uses an
optical sensor. It is recommended that the auto-wiper lever be switched to the position other than when driving the vehicle under rainy conditions.
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If the headlight switch and the windscreen wiper switch are in
, and the wipers are operated at low or high speed by the auto wiper control for several
seconds, bad weather conditions are determined and the headlights may be turned on.
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The auto-wiper control functions can be turned off. Refer to Personalisation Features (Search).
Windscreen Washer
Pull the lever toward you and hold it to spray washer fluid.
If the windscreen washer is turned on when the windscreen wipers are not operating, the windscreen wipers operate a few times.
If the washer does not work, inspect the fluid level (Search). If the fluid level is normal, consult an expert repairer, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer.
Hazard Warning Flasher
The hazard warning lights should always be used when you stop on or near a roadway in an emergency.
The hazard warning lights warn other drivers that your vehicle is a traffic hazard and that they must take extreme caution when near it.
Depress the hazard warning flasher and all the direction indicators will flash. The hazard warning indicator lights in the instrument cluster flash simultaneously.
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The direction indicators do not work when the hazard warning lights are on.
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Check local regulations about the use of hazard warning lights while the vehicle is being towed to verify that it is not in violation of the law.
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If the brake pedal is depressed while driving on slippery roads, the emergency stop signal system could operate causing all the turn and lane change signals to flash. Refer to Emergency Stop Signal System (Search).
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While the emergency stop signal system is operating, all the direction indicators automatically flash rapidly to caution the driver of a vehicle following behind your vehicle of a sudden braking situation. Refer to Emergency Stop Signal System (Search).