Switches and Controls

Turn the headlight switch to turn the headlights and other exterior lights on or off.

When the tail lights, position lights, and the number plate 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.

• Headlights do not blind drivers approaching in the opposite direction no matter what side of the road you must drive your vehicle (left-hand or right-hand traffic). Therefore, it is not necessary to adjust the optical axis of the headlights when switching temporarily to driving on the opposite side of the road (left-hand or right-hand traffic).

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Ignition Position	ACC or OFF				ON
Switch Position	OFF*1	AUTO			OFF*1	AUTO
Headlights	Off	Off	Off	Off	Auto*2*4		Auto*3*4	On
Running lights (Some Models)	Off	Off	Off	Off				Off
Tail lights Position lights Number plate lights	Off	Off	On	Off				On

1. The light switch returns to the AUTO position automatically.

2. During the daytime, the running lights turn on automatically. During the nighttime, the headlights, position lights, tail lights, and the number plate lights turn on automatically.

3. During the daytime, the running lights, position lights, tail lights, and the number plate lights turn on automatically. During the nighttime, the headlights, position lights, tail lights, and the number plate lights turn on automatically.

4. When the light switch is switched to the OFF position while the vehicle is stopped, all of the lights that are turned on turn off. When the light switch is switched from a position other than to the position while the vehicle is stopped, the running lights or the headlights turn off. When starting to drive the vehicle, the lights that are turned off turn on again.

 

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The running lights can be disabled using the personalisation features (Search).

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Auto-light control

When the headlight switch is in a position other than and the ignition is switched ON, the light sensor senses the surrounding lightness or darkness and automatically turns the headlights and other exterior lights on or off.

 

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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.

  

• 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 AUTO position and the ignition is switched ON as fingers could be pinched or the wipers and wiper blades could be 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 particularly tempting to leave the engine running. This is particularly important when clearing ice and snow.

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• The headlights and other exterior lights 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.

• The sensitivity of the auto-light control may be changed.

  Refer to the Settings section in the Mazda Connect Owner's Manual.

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The ignition must be switched ON to use the turn and lane-change signals.