i-ACTIVSENSE

Operation of the HBC function can be disabled.

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

If the power switch is switched OFF while you have canceled the system using the i-ACTIVSENSE OFF switch, the system is automatically enabled the next time the power switch is switched ON. However, if the system is canceled using [Settings] in Mazda Connect, the system is not automatically enabled.

• In the following cases, the excessive speed warning stops operating.

  • The vehicle speed is less than the speed of the displayed speed limit sign. (If the activation timing for the excessive speed warning is changed in the personalization features, the excessive speed warning stops operating when the vehicle speed is less than the changed vehicle speed.

  • A speed limit sign indication has been updated and the vehicle speed is lower than the updated indication.

  • Display of the speed limit sign stops.

• The warning indication is displayed at the same time the excessive speed warning sound is activated if the vehicle speed exceeds the speed indicated on the speed limit sign.

  Refer to Excessive Speed Warning (Search).

• If the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) or data recorded in the navigation system incorrectly recognizes the actual speed limit sign at a lower speed, the excessive speed alarm is activated even if the vehicle is driven at the legal speed.

• The DAA operates when all of the following conditions are met.

  • The vehicle speed is about 65 to 140 km/h (41 to 86 mph).

  • The system detects white (yellow) lane lines.

  • The system has completed learning of the driver’s driving data after 60 minutes have passed since the driver began driving vehicle.

• The DAA does not operate under the following conditions.

  • The vehicle speed is less than about 65 km/h (41 mph).

  • The vehicle speed exceeds about 140 km/h (86 mph).

  • The vehicle is making a sharp turn.

  • The vehicle is changing lanes.

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

• The DAA may not operate normally under the following conditions.

  • White (yellow) lane lines are less visible because of dirt or fading/patchiness.

  • The vehicle is jolted or swayed continuously by strong winds or rough roads.

  • The vehicle is driven aggressively.

  • When making frequent lane changes.

  • The vehicle is making a curve.

• The DAA detects driver fatigue and decreased attentiveness based on the driving data when the vehicle is driven at about 65 to 140 km/h (41 to 86 mph) for about 20 minutes. The driving data will be reset under the following conditions.

  • The vehicle is stopped for 15 minutes or longer.

  • The vehicle is driven at less than about 65 km/h (41 mph) for about 30 minutes.

  • The power switch is switched off.

• After the DAA has displayed the first message encouraging rest, it does not display the next one until 60 minutes have passed.

• If the vehicle speed decreases to less than about 5 km/h (3 mph) while the DM is monitoring, the DM stops monitoring for 6 minutes even if the vehicle speed returns to about 5 km/h (3 mph) or faster.

• If the driver monitoring camera does not recognize the driver correctly, the DM may not monitor correctly.

  Refer to Driver Monitoring Camera (Search).

• After the DM has displayed the first message encouraging the driver to take a rest, it does not display it again during the following periods.

  • After displaying the warning pattern (caution), the next warning pattern (caution) is not displayed until 45 minutes have passed.

  • After displaying the warning pattern (warning), the next warning pattern (warning) is not displayed until 15 minutes have passed.

  • After displaying the warning pattern (warning), the next warning pattern (caution) is not displayed until 45 minutes have passed.

• The system may operate under the following conditions even if a vehicle is not approaching.

  • An object that reflects the radio waves of the radar such as a parked vehicle, guardrail, or wall is directly next to your vehicle.

  • Vehicles are stopped in the area around your vehicle such as during heavy traffic.

  • A vehicle approaching from the front or side of your vehicle slows down.

  • A vehicle approaching from the front or left side of your vehicle makes a right or left turn directly in front of your vehicle.

  • A vehicle or pedestrian moves in the parking lot or on the sidewalk in the area surrounding your vehicle.

  • After making a left or right turn, an on-coming vehicle is present.

  • When passing an on-coming vehicle.

  • A vehicle overtakes your vehicle while it is stopped.

  • Your vehicle is in an area where strong radio waves or electrical noise may occur such as near a television tower or power plant.

• Under the following conditions, the front side radar sensor cannot detect approaching vehicles or it might be difficult to detect them, and the system may not operate normally.

  • The front side radar sensor detection area is obstructed by a nearby wall or vehicle.

  • Directly after the system becomes operable.

  • Radio wave interference from a radar sensor equipped on a nearby vehicle.

  • The approaching vehicle has any of the following shapes.

    1. The size of the vehicle body is extremely small.

    2. The vehicle height is extremely low or high.

    3. A special type of vehicle with a complex shape

  • A vehicle suddenly enters the detection area from the front or side of your vehicle.

  • A vehicle that has stopped suddenly starts to move.

  • Multiple objects move at the same time.

  • The vehicle is driven in bad weather conditions such as heavy rain, fog, snow, or sand storms.

  • The vehicle is driven on a sharp curve or on bumpy roads.

  • An object that reflects the radio waves of the radar such as a parked vehicle, guardrail, or wall is directly next to your vehicle.

  • A vehicle approaches while turning (Such as roundabout)

  • The vehicle is driven at an extremely slow speed.

• In the following cases, the system turns on the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light and operation of the system is stopped. If the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light remains on, have the vehicle inspected by an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

  • Some problem with the system has occurred.

  • The front side radar sensor installation position is greatly deviated.

  • There is a large accumulation of snow or ice on the front bumper near a front side radar sensor.

  • The temperature near the radar sensors becomes extremely hot due to driving for a long time on slopes during the summer.

  • The lead-acid battery voltage has decreased.

  • The front side radar sensor of the FCTA may be regulated under the radio wave related laws of the country where the vehicle is driven. If this system is used abroad, it may be necessary to turn off the system.

    Refer to Front Side Radar Sensor (Search).

If the power switch is switched OFF while you have canceled the system using the i-ACTIVSENSE OFF switch, the system is automatically enabled the next time the power switch is switched ON. However, if the system is canceled using [Settings] in Mazda Connect, the system is not automatically enabled.

• The system may operate under the following conditions even if a vehicle is not approaching.

  • An object that reflects the radio waves of the radar such as a parked vehicle, guardrail, or wall is directly next to your vehicle.

  • A vehicle approaching from the rear left and right side of your vehicle slows down.

  • A vehicle approaching from the rear left and right side of your vehicle makes a right or left turn directly in front of your vehicle.

  • A vehicle overtakes your vehicle while it is stopped.

  • Your vehicle is in an area where strong radio waves or electrical noise may occur such as near a television tower or power plant.

• In the following cases, the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light turns on and operation of the system is stopped. If the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light remains illuminated, have the vehicle inspected at an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

  • Some problem with the system including the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning indicator lights has occurred.

  • A large deviation in the installation position of a rear side radar sensor on the vehicle has occurred.

  • There is a large accumulation of snow or ice on the rear bumper near a rear side radar sensor.

  • Driving on snow-covered roads for long periods.

  • The temperature near the radar sensors becomes extremely hot due to driving for long periods on slopes during the summer.

  • The lead-acid battery voltage has decreased.

• Under the following conditions, the rear side radar sensor cannot detect approaching vehicles or it might be difficult to detect them, and the system may not operate normally.

  • The vehicle speed when reversing is about 15 km/h (9 mph) or faster.

  • The rear side radar sensor detection area is obstructed by a nearby wall or parked vehicle. (Reverse the vehicle to a position where the radar sensor detection area is no longer obstructed.)

    

    1. Your vehicle

        

  • A vehicle is approaching directly from the rear of your vehicle.

    

    1. Your vehicle

        

  • The vehicle is parked at an angle.

    

    1. Your vehicle

        

  • Directly after the RCTA system becomes operable using [Settings] in Mazda Connect.

  • Radio wave interference from a radar sensor equipped on a nearby parked vehicle.

• In the following cases, it may be difficult to view the illumination/flashing of the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning indicator lights equipped on the door mirrors.

  • Snow or ice adheres to the door mirrors.

  • The front door glass is fogged or covered in snow, frost or dirt.

• Turn off the RCTA system while pulling a trailer or while an accessory such as a bicycle carrier is installed to the rear of the vehicle. Otherwise, the radio waves emitted by the radar will be blocked causing the system to not operate normally.

• The rear side radar sensor of the RCTA may be regulated under the radio wave related laws of the country where the vehicle is driven. If this system is used abroad, it may be necessary to turn off the system.

  Refer to Rear Side Radar Sensor (Search).

• The MRCC with Stop & Go function does not operate with the following objects.

  • On-coming vehicles

  • Pedestrians

  • Stationary objects (such as stopped vehicles, obstructions)

• If a vehicle ahead is traveling at an extremely low speed, the system may not detect it correctly.

• A brake operation sound may be heard by the MRCC with Stop & Go function control, however it does not indicate a problem.

• The brake lights turn on while the brakes and stop hold control are operating by the MRCC with Stop & Go function control.

• If the distance between vehicles control is disabled using [Settings] in Mazda Connect, the MRCC with Stop & Go function switches to cruise control.

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

• In the following cases, the MRCC with Stop & Go function system is canceled when the vehicle is traveling at 30 km/h (20 mph) or less and “Mazda Radar Cruise Control Disabled Under 30 km/h” is displayed in the multi-information display.

  • The Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) cannot detect target objects.

  • There is a problem with the stop hold control function.

  • There is a problem with the Electric Parking Brake (EPB).

• When the system is turned on, the MRCC standby indication (white) turns on and the MRCC display indications are displayed on the multi-information display and the active driving display.

• When the vehicle speed is set, the set vehicle speed is displayed on the displays and the MRCC standby indication (white) changes to the MRCC set indication (green).

• The minimum speed setting is 30 km/h (19 mph).

• The parking brake is automatically applied and the vehicle is held in its stopped position when 10 minutes or longer have passed since the stop hold control operated. When this occurs, the MRCC with Stop & Go function is temporarily canceled.

If the vehicle ahead starts moving within three seconds after your vehicle is stopped, the headway control will continue even if you do not resume driving your vehicle.

• The TJA does not operate with the following objects.

  • On-coming vehicles

  • Pedestrians

  • Stationary objects (such as stopped vehicles, obstructions)

• If a vehicle ahead is traveling at an extremely low speed, the system may not detect it correctly.

• A brake operation sound may be heard by the TJA control, however, it does not indicate a problem.

• The brake lights turn on while the brakes and stop hold control are operating by the TJA control.

• When any of the following conditions is met, the TJA may not be able to detect white (yellow) lane lines or vehicles ahead correctly and the TJA may not operate normally.

  • A condition under which the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) cannot detect a target object is met.

    Refer to Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) (Search).

  • The Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) cannot recognize the area in front of the vehicle.

  • The visibility of white (yellow) lane lines is poor.

  • There are multiple white (yellow) lane lines.

  • There is a misleading line which looks like a white (yellow) lane line.

  • The distance to the vehicle ahead is close.

  • The width of the vehicle lane is narrow or wide.

  • A vehicle ahead is driving erratically.

  • A vehicle ahead veers off course from your vehicle's line of travel.

  • The vehicle is driven through an intersection, a junction, or a fork in the road.

You can check if the steering assist function is following the lane lines or it is following vehicles ahead, on the multi-information display.

Inactive

Active (vehicle ahead)

Active (lane line)

When the system does not detect a white (yellow) lane line on one side only, the system does not operate on the side that is not being detected.

• When the driver operates the steering wheel while the steering wheel operation assist is operating, the steering wheel operation assistance is canceled.

• When the steering wheel operation assist is performed several times within a certain period of time, the warning sound is activated.

If the power switch is switched OFF while you have canceled the system using the i-ACTIVSENSE OFF switch, the LAS is automatically enabled the next time the power switch is switched ON. However, if the system is canceled using [Settings] in Mazda Connect, the LAS is not automatically enabled.

• The Road Keep Assist function may not operate normally when any of the following conditions is met.

  • A condition under which the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) cannot detect a target is met.

    Refer to Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) (Search).

  • The target objects are difficult to detect (due to low road curb, no contrast between the inside and outside of the road, or being hidden by vehicles ahead).

  • A misleading line (such as temporary line for construction, shadow, lingering snow, or grooves filled with water) is recognized as a target object.

  • The road width is narrow.

  • The vehicle is shaken after hitting a road bump.

• When the ELK OFF indicator light is on, the system is canceled according to a Mazda Connect setting.

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

  

• When the system detects target objects on one side only, the system does not operate to avoid a road departure in the direction of the side that is not being detected.

• If the driver operates the steering wheel while the steering wheel operation assist is operating, the steering wheel operation assist is canceled.

• When the steering wheel operation assist is performed several times within a certain period of time, the warning sound is activated.

During the SBS brake control, the brake pedal may move rearward or become stiff. The brakes are operating, but continue to depress the brake pedal.

• When any of the following conditions is met, the rearward detection function may not operate.

  • Directly after the EV system starts.

  • The height of the obstruction is low such as low walls or trucks with low loading platforms.

  • The height of the obstruction is high such as trucks with high loading platforms.

  • The obstruction is not as large as a vehicle or wall.

  • The obstruction is thin such as a signpost.

  • The surface of the obstruction is not pointed vertically relative to your vehicle.

  • The obstruction is soft such as a hanging curtain or snow stuck to a vehicle.

  • The obstruction is shaped irregularly.

  • The obstruction is extremely close.

• When any of the following conditions is met, the rearward detection function may not operate normally.

  • Snow, ice, or mud adheres to the area around a rear ultrasonic sensor.

  • The vehicle posture is unstable due to sudden operation of the steering wheel, accelerator pedal, or brake pedal.

  • There is another obstruction near one obstruction.

  • During inclement weather such as rain, fog, and snow.

  • High or low humidity.

  • High or low temperatures.

  • Strong winds.

  • The path of travel is not flat.

  • Heavy luggage is loaded in the luggage compartment or on the rear seat and the vehicle is tilted.

  • Objects such as a wireless antenna, fog light, or illuminated license plate is installed near a rear ultrasonic sensor.

  • The orientation of a rear ultrasonic sensor has deviated for reasons such as a collision.

  • The vehicle is affected by other sound waves such as the horn, engine noise, or rear ultrasonic sensor of another vehicle.

• When any of the following conditions is met, the rearward detection function may operate.

  • Reversing towards a steep ascending slope.

  • There are grating, wheel blocks, a road curb, or a bump.

  • There is a hanging curtain or railroad crossing gate.

  • Reversing near objects such as foliage, barriers, vehicles, walls, or fences.

  • The vehicle is driven on rough roads such as in areas where there is grass and foliage or off-road.

  • When reversing through low gates, narrow gates, car washing machines, tunnels, or into a mechanical parking garage.

  • A towing bar is installed or a trailer is connected.

• If the system performs brake control and the vehicle is stopped, the system will continue to hold the brakes for a brief time unless there is an operation performed by the driver.

During brake control, the collision warning sound is activated intermittently.

• When any of the following conditions is met, the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light is turned on and the system operation is stopped. If the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light remains on, have the vehicle inspected by an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

  • There is a problem with the system.

  • A large deviation in the installation position of a rear side radar sensor on the vehicle has occurred.

  • Snow, ice, or mud is adhering around a rear side radar sensor.

  • The temperature around a rear side radar sensor is high.

  • Driving on snow-covered roads for long periods.

  • The lead-acid battery voltage has decreased.

• When any of the following conditions is met, the Rear Crossing detection function will not detect approaching vehicles or they may be difficult to detect.

  • The rear side radar sensor detection area is obstructed by a nearby wall or parked vehicle. (Reverse the vehicle to a position where the radar sensor detection area is no longer obstructed.)

    

    1. Your vehicle

        

  • A vehicle is approaching directly from the rear of your vehicle.

    

    1. Your vehicle

        

  • The vehicle is parked on a slant.

    

    1. Your vehicle

        

  • A vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction on a steep gradient.

    

    1. Your vehicle

        

  • Directly after the EV system starts.

  • Just after the SBS operation has been enabled using [Settings] in Mazda Connect.

  • Radio wave interference from a radar sensor equipped on a vehicle parked nearby.

• When any of the following conditions is met, the Rear Crossing may operate.

  • There is a hanging curtain or railroad crossing gate.

  • Reversing near objects such as foliage, barriers, vehicles, walls, or fences.

  • The vehicle is driven on rough roads such as in areas where there is grass and foliage or off-road.

  • When reversing through low gates, narrow gates, car washing machines, or tunnels.

  • A towing bar is installed or a trailer is connected.

• If the system performs brake control and the vehicle is stopped, the system will continue to hold the brakes for a brief time unless there is an operation performed by the driver.

During brake control, the collision warning sound is activated intermittently.

When the power switch is switched OFF while the SBS forward drive detection is canceled, the SBS forward drive detection is automatically enabled the next time the power switch is switched ON.