Doors and Locks
Door Locks
Always take all children and pets with you or leave a responsible person with them:
Leaving a child or a pet unattended in a parked vehicle is dangerous. In hot weather, temperatures inside a vehicle can become high enough to cause brain damage or even death.
Do not leave the key in your vehicle with children and keep them in a place where your children will not find or play with them:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the key is dangerous. This could result in someone being badly injured or even killed.
Keep all doors locked when driving:
Unlocked doors in a moving vehicle are dangerous. Passengers can fall out if a door is accidentally opened and can more easily be thrown out in an accident.
Always close all the windows and moonroof, lock the doors, charge lid, and liftgate and take the key with you when leaving your vehicle unattended:
Leaving your vehicle unlocked is dangerous as children could lock themselves in a hot vehicle, which could result in death. Also, a vehicle left unlocked becomes an easy target for thieves and intruders.
After closing the doors and the liftgate, always verify that they are securely closed:
Doors and the liftgate not securely closed are dangerous, if the vehicle is driven with a door and the liftgate not securely closed, the door and the liftgate could open unexpectedly resulting in an accident.
Always confirm the safety around the vehicle before opening a door and the liftgate:
Suddenly opening a door and the liftgate is dangerous. A passing vehicle or a pedestrian could be hit and cause an accident.
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Always confirm the conditions around the vehicle before opening/closing the doors and the liftgate and use caution during strong winds or when parked on an incline. Not being aware of the conditions around the vehicle is dangerous because fingers could get caught in the door and the liftgate or a passing pedestrian could be hit, resulting in an unexpected accident or injury.
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Always stop the EV system and lock the doors. In addition, to prevent theft of valuables, do not leave them inside the cabin.
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If the key is left in the following areas and you leave the vehicle, the doors may be locked depending on the radio wave conditions even if the key is left in the vehicle.
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Around the dashboard
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In the storage compartments such as the glove compartment or the center console
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Next to a communication device such as a mobile phone
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When the power switch is switched to ACC or ON, the vehicle lock-out prevention feature prevents you from locking yourself out of the vehicle.
The vehicle lock-out prevention feature does not operate while the power switch is switched off.
When all doors, charger lid, and liftgate are locked using the power door lock with any door or the liftgate open, the closed doors, charger lid, and liftgate are locked. After that, when all doors and the liftgate are closed, all doors and the liftgate are locked. However, if the key is inside the vehicle, all doors, charger lid, and liftgate are automatically unlocked.
(With the advanced keyless function)
The beep sound is heard for about 10 seconds to notify the driver that the key has been left in the vehicle.
(Without the advanced keyless function)
The horn sound is heard twice to notify the driver that the key has been left in the vehicle.
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(Door unlock (control) system with collision detection)
This system automatically unlocks the doors, charger lid, and liftgate in the event the vehicle is involved in an accident to allow passengers to get out of the vehicle immediately and prevent being trapped inside. While the power switch is switched ON and in the event the vehicle receives an impact strong enough to inflate the air bags, all the doors, charger lid, and liftgate are automatically unlocked after about 6 seconds have elapsed from the time of the accident.
The doors, charger lid, and liftgate may not unlock depending on how an impact is applied, the force of the impact, and other conditions of the accident.
If door-related systems or the battery is malfunctioning, the doors, charger lid, and liftgate may not unlock depending on your vehicle type.
Unlocking with Auxiliary Key
Only the driver's door can be unlocked using the auxiliary key.
Refer to Keys (Search).
Insert the auxiliary key while the driver's door handle is pulled and turn the key to the unlock side. Turn the auxiliary key back to its original position before removing it.
If you attempt to open the driver’s door using an unauthorized auxiliary key, the key cylinder will spin around but the door will not unlock.
Auto Lock/Unlock Function
Do not pull the inner handle on a front door:
Pulling the inner handle on a front door while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. Passengers can fall out of the vehicle if the door opens accidentally, which could result in death or serious injury.
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When the vehicle speed exceeds 20 km/h (12 mph), all the doors, charge lid, and liftgate lock automatically.
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When the power switch is switched off, all the doors, charge lid, and liftgate unlock automatically.
If the doors, charge lid, and liftgate are unlocked by the auto lock/unlock function, it does not operate again until the doors or the liftgate are opened/closed, or the power switch is switched OFF.
The lock/unlock timing and the setting to make this function inoperable can be changed.
Refer to the Settings section in the Mazda Connect Owner's Manual.
Freestyle Doors
With freestyle doors, the rear door is hinged at its rear and opens in the opposite direction to the front door.
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Do not close the front door first. Closing the rear door with the front door closed first could damage or scratch the front door.
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When opening the rear door, do not close the front door. Otherwise, occupants getting in or out of the vehicle could be injured.
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When opening the rear door, make sure that the front door does not interfere. The rear door could contact the front door and cause damage or scratches if the front door is not sufficiently clear of the rear door.
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The child safety lock mechanism is not equipped on the vehicle because it is not possible to open only the rear door.
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Before opening the rear door, make sure that the front seat belt is unfastened.
Opening the doors
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Open the front door.
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Pull the rear door handle and open the rear door.
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Rear door handle
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Closing the doors
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Close the rear door.
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Close the front door.
Liftgate
Liftgate
Never allow a person to ride in the luggage compartment:
Allowing a person to ride in the luggage compartment is dangerous. The person in the luggage compartment could be seriously injured or killed during sudden braking or a collision.
Do not stack or leave loaded luggage unsecured in the luggage compartment:
Otherwise, the luggage may move or collapse, resulting in injury or an accident. In addition, do not load luggage higher than the seatbacks. It may affect the side or rear field of view. Additionally, if the air bags deploy, the cargo may scatter which could result in serious injury or death.
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Before opening the liftgate, remove any snow and ice accumulation on it. Otherwise, the liftgate could close under the weight of the snow and ice resulting in injury.
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Be careful when opening/closing the liftgate during strong winds. If a strong gust blows against the liftgate, it could close suddenly resulting in injury.
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Fully open the liftgate and make sure that it stays open. If the liftgate is only opened partially, it could slam shut by vibration or wind gusts resulting in injury.
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Be careful not to apply excessive force to the damper stay on the liftgate such as by putting your hand on the stay. Otherwise, the damper stay may bend and affect the liftgate operation.
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Damper stay
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Do not modify or replace the liftgate damper stay. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer if a liftgate damper stay is deformed or damaged for reasons such as a collision or if there is some other problem.
