Mazda CX-3 2020 User Manual
The Mazda CX-3 is a crossover SUV with a small size that came out in 2016. Some changes and updates were made for the 2020 model year to make it more appealing in the competitive subcompact SUV market.
The CX-3 is designed with Mazda’s signature “Kodo” style, which puts an emphasis on smooth lines and a sporty look. It has a big front grille, shaped body panels, and LED headlights and lamps that make it stand out. The style of the CX-3 makes it look lively and interesting on the road.
The 2020 CX-3 usually had a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine under the hood. This engine had enough power for daily drive, and one of the best things about the CX-3 was how well it used gas. The CX-3 was fun to drive in both city and highway settings because it was easy to control and quick.
The CX-3 had a well-made and roomy cabin. The materials used were of good quality, and the seats gave both the driver and the guests support and comfort. Even though the CX-3 was small, it tried to make the most of the room it had and had good cargo space.
In terms of tech and features, the 2020 CX-3 had Mazda’s infotainment system, which is usually handled by a central screen and a rotary dial. Depending on the trim level, the system let you use tools like Bluetooth connectivity, smartphone integration, and navigation if it was available. The CX-3 was made to be easy for people to use and understand.
The CX-3 usually came with high-tech safety features like blind-spot tracking, rear cross-traffic alert, and a rearview camera. Its goal was to offer a wide range of safety and driver-assistance technologies to make passengers safer and give them more peace of mind.
How to Use This Manual
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Illustrations complement the words of the manual to best explain how to enjoy your Mazda. By reading your manual, you can find out about the features, important safety information, and driving under various road conditions. The symbol below in this manual means “Do not do this” or “Do not let this happen”.
Index: A good place to start is the Index, an alphabetical listing of all information in your manual. You’ll find several WARNINGs, CAUTIONs, and NOTEs in the manual.
WARNING:
A WARNING indicates a situation in which serious injury or death could result if the warning is ignored.
CAUTION:
A CAUTION indicates a situation in which bodily injury or damage to your vehicle, or both, could result if the caution is ignored.
NOTE
A NOTE provides information and sometimes suggests how to make better use of your vehicle.
The following symbol, located on some parts of the vehicle, indicates that this manual contains information related to the part.
Please refer to the manual for a detailed explanation.
Child Restraint
Use the correct size child-restraint system:
For effective protection in vehicle accidents and sudden stops, a child must be properly restrained using a seat belt or child-restraint system depending on age and size. If not, the child could be seriously injured or even killed in an accident.
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and always keep the child-restraint system buckled down:
An unsecured child-restraint system is dangerous. In a sudden stop or a collision it could move causing serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Make sure any child-restraint system is properly secured in place according to the child-restraint system manufacturer’s instructions. When not in use, remove it from the vehicle or fasten it with a seat belt, or attach it to BOTH ISOFIX/LATCH*1 lower anchors for ISOFIX/LATCH*1 child-restraint systems and the corresponding tether anchor.
Always secure a child in a proper child-restraint system:
Holding a child in your arms while the vehicle is moving is extremely dangerous. No matter how strong the person may be, he or she cannot hold onto a child in a sudden stop or collision and it could result in serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Even in a moderate accident, the child may be exposed to air bag forces that could result in serious injury or death to the child, or the child may be slammed into an adult, causing injury to both child and adult.
Never use a rear-facing child-restraint system in the front seat with an airbag that could deploy:
Rear-facing child-restraint systems on the front seat are particularly dangerous even though you may feel assured that a front passenger airbag will not deploy based on the fact that the front passenger airbag deactivation indicator light illuminates. The child-restraint system can be hit by a deploying air bag and moved violently backward resulting in serious injury or death to the child.
(Except Mexico)
Vehicles with a front passenger airbag 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.
(Mexico)
NEVER use a rearward-facing child restraint on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.
Vehicles with a front passenger airbag 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 Front Passenger Occupant Classification System):
Your vehicle is equipped with front passenger occupant classification sensor. Even with the front passenger occupant classification sensor, if you must use the front passenger seat to seat a child, using a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat under 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.
- Luggage or other items are placed on the seat with the child in the child-restraint system.
- A rear passenger or luggage pushing or pulling down on the front passenger seatback.
- Luggage or other items are placed on the seatback or hung on the head restraint.
- The seat is washed.
- Liquids are spilled on the seat.
- The front passenger seat is moved backward, pushing into luggage or other items placed behind it.
- The front passenger seatback contacts the rear seat.
- Luggage or other items are placed between the front passenger seat and driver seat.
- An electric device is put on the front passenger’s seat.
- An additional electrical device, such as a seat warmer is installed to the surface of the front passenger seat.
The designated positions with seat belts on the rear seats are the safest places for children. Always use seat belts and child restraints.
Do not allow a child or anyone to lean over or against the side window of a vehicle with side and curtain air bags:
It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean over or against the side window, the area of the front passenger seat, the front and rear window pillars and the roof edge along both sides from which the side and curtain airbags deploy, even if a child-restraint system is used. The impact of inflation from a side or curtain air bag could cause serious injury or death to an out of position child. Furthermore, leaning over or against the front door could block the side and curtain airbags and eliminate the advantages of supplemental protection. With the front air bag and the additional side air bag that comes out of the front seat, the rear seat is always a better location for children. Take special care not to allow a child to lean over or against the side window, even if the child is seated in a child-restraint system.
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