i-ACTIVSENSE

For example, even when the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) is operating normally, if the Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) has a problem, the i-ACTIVSENSE status symbol (warning/risk avoidance support system) (white) is displayed.

Even if the i-ACTIVSENSE status symbol (warning/risk avoidance support system) (green) is displayed, systems which do not meet the operation conditions will not operate.

You can select systems which you want to cancel using [Settings] in Mazda Connect.

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

• If the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) cannot operate normally due to rain, backlight, or fog, the system functions related to the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) are temporarily stopped and the following warning lights turn on. However, this does not indicate a malfunction.

  • HBC warning indication/warning light (amber)

  • i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light

• If the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) cannot operate normally due to high temperatures, the system functions related to the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) are temporarily stopped and the following warning lights turn on. However, this does not indicate a malfunction. Cool down the area around the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) such as by turning on the air conditioner.

  • HBC warning indication/warning light (amber)

  • i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light

• If the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) detects that the windshield is dirty or foggy, the system functions related to the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) are temporarily stopped and the following warning lights turn on. However, this does not indicate a problem. Remove the dirt from the windshield or press the defroster switch and defog the windshield.

  • HBC warning indication/warning light (amber)

  • i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light

• If the lead-acid battery power is weak, the system may not operate correctly.

• When driving on roads with little traffic and few vehicles ahead or obstructions for the front radar sensor to detect, “Safety and Driver Support Systems Temporarily Disabled. Front Radar Obscured. Drive Safely” may be temporarily displayed, however, this does not indicate a problem.

• The radar sensors are regulated by the relevant radio wave laws of the country in which the vehicle is driven. If the vehicle is driven abroad, authorization from the country in which the vehicle is driven may be required.

The radar sensors are regulated by the relevant radio wave laws of the country in which the vehicle is driven. If the vehicle is driven abroad, authorization from the country in which the vehicle is driven may be required.

• DM and the earlier collision warning may not operate normally under the following conditions.

  • The driver monitoring camera is covered with something.

  • You are driving the vehicle while leaning on the steering wheel.

  • You are wearing glasses or sunglasses.

  • A cap or hat you are wearing partially blocks the driver monitoring camera's view of your eyes, you have long bangs partially covering your eyes, or a part of your face is invisible due to a face mask.

  • The lighting conditions change significantly (such as backlight, light from the side, or direct light from the setting sun, and the headlights of on-coming vehicles).

  • You are driving the vehicle with your head excessively tilted to one side or the other.

  • You are moving around extensively.

  • Your face or your eyes frequently turn in direction other than straight ahead (direction of travel).

  • Your line of sight moves or directly after it has moved.

  • There is a large difference between your line of sight and the direction your face is pointed.

  • You are driving the vehicle with your head largely tilted to one side.

  • Free/open source software information

    This product includes free/open sources. Information about the licensing and source code is available at the following URL.

    http://www.embedded-carmultimedia.jp/RTOS/License/oss/DMS_0201/

When any of the following conditions is met, the LDWS 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 visibility of white (yellow) lines is poor (due to paint flaking or dirt, or being hidden by vehicles ahead).

• There are multiple white (yellow) lines or they are interrupted.

• A misleading line on the road is picked up (such as temporary line for construction, shadow, lingering snow, or grooves filled with water).

• The shade of a guardrail parallel to a white (yellow) line is on the road.

• The width of a lane is excessively narrow.

• The vehicle is shaken after hitting a road bump.

• The vehicle is driven on a section with a closed lane or temporary lane due to construction.

• The vehicle is driven on a forked road or junction.

• The vehicle is driven through an intersection or a roundabout.

• The LDWS settings can be changed.

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

• You may not be able to hear the LDWS warning sound depending on the surrounding conditions such as outside noise.

• If you set the LDWS to vibrate the steering wheel, you may not feel the vibrations depending on the road surface conditions.

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 BSM will operate when all of the following conditions are met:

  • The power switch is switched ON.

  • The i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light in the instrument cluster is turned off.

  • The vehicle speed is about 10 km/h (6.3 mph) or faster.

• The BSM will not operate under the following circumstances.

  • The vehicle speed falls below about 10 km/h (6.3 mph) even though the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light is turned off.

  • The selector lever is shifted to reverse (R) and the vehicle is reversing.

  • The turning radius is small (making a sharp turn, turning at intersections).

• 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 BSM warning indicator lights is detected.

  • 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. Remove any snow, ice or mud on the rear bumper.

  • Driving on snow-covered roads for long periods.

  • The temperature near the rear side radar sensor 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 target objects or it may be difficult to detect them.

  • The rear bumper around the rear side radar sensor is deformed.

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

  • The approaching vehicle is 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 is in the detection area at the rear in an adjacent driving lane but it does not approach. The BSM determines the condition based on radar detection data.

  • A vehicle is traveling alongside your vehicle at nearly the same speed for an extended period of time.

  • Vehicles approaching in the opposite direction.

  • A vehicle in an adjacent driving lane is attempting to pass your vehicle.

  • A vehicle is in an adjacent lane on a road with extremely wide driving lanes. The detection area of the rear side radar sensor is set at the road width of expressways.

• In the following case, the flashing of the BSM warning indicator light, and the activation of the warning sound and the warning screen indicator display may not occur or they may be delayed.

  • A vehicle makes a lane change from a driving lane two lanes over to an adjacent lane.

  • Driving on steep slopes.

  • Crossing the summit of a hill or mountain pass.

  • When there is a difference in the height between your driving lane and the adjacent lane.

  • Directly after the BSM system becomes operable by changing the setting.

• If the road width is extremely narrow, vehicles two lanes over may be detected. The detection area of the rear side radar sensor is set according to the road width of expressways.

• The BSM warning indicator light may turn on and the vehicle detection screen may be displayed in the display in reaction to stationary objects (guardrails, tunnels, sidewalls, and parked vehicles) on the road or the roadside.

  Objects such as guardrails and concrete walls running alongside the vehicle.

  

   

  Places where the width between guardrails or walls on each side of the vehicle narrows.

  

   

  The walls at the entrance and exits of tunnels, turnouts.

  

• A BSM warning indicator light may flash or the warning beep may be activated several times when making a turn at a city intersection.

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

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

  • Snow or ice is adhering to the door mirrors.

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

• The rear side radar sensor of the BSM 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 system switches to the Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) function when the selector lever is shifted to the reverse (R) position.

  Refer to Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) (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 TSR is not supported in some countries or regions. For information concerning the supported countries or regions, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

• The TSR operates only if the navigation system SD card (Mazda genuine) is inserted in the SD card slot. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer for details.

• The TSR does not operate if there is a malfunction in the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC).

• Under the following conditions, the TSR may not operate normally.

  • An object placed on the dashboard is reflected in the windshield and picked up by the camera.

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

  • The tire pressures are not adjusted to the specified pressure.

  • Tires other than standard tires are equipped.

  • The vehicle is driven on the ramp and surrounding area to or from a rest area or a tollgate on a highway.

  • When surrounding brightness suddenly changes such as when entering or exiting a tunnel.

  • The illumination of the headlights is weakened because of dirt or the optical axis is deviated.

  • The windshield is dirty or foggy.

  • The windshield and camera are fogged (water droplets).

  • Strong light is directed at the front of the vehicle (such as backlight or high-beam headlights of on-coming vehicles).

  • The vehicle is making a sharp turn.

  • Strong light reflects off the road.

  • A traffic sign is in a position which makes it difficult to reflect the light from the vehicle's headlights, such as when the vehicle is driven at night or in a tunnel.

  • The vehicle is driven under weather conditions such as rain, fog, or snow.

  • The stored map data for the navigation system is not current.

  • A traffic sign is obscured by mud or snow.

  • A traffic sign is concealed by trees or a vehicle.

  • A traffic sign is partially shaded.

  • A traffic sign is bent or warped.

  • A traffic sign is too low or too high.

  • A traffic sign is too bright or too dark (including electronic traffic signs).

  • A traffic sign is too big or too small.

  • There is an object similar to the traffic sign being read (such as another traffic sign or other signs resembling it).

• The TSR can be set to invisible on the active driving display.

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

Speed limit signs

• When the vehicle speed is about 1 km/h (0.6 mph) or faster, the speed limit sign is displayed when any one of the following conditions are met.

  • The Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) recognizes a speed limit sign as a sign targeted for your vehicle and the vehicle passes it.

  • The speed limit sign stored in the navigation system is read.

• In the following cases, display of the speed limit sign stops.

  • Each sensor determines that the vehicle has changed direction of travel.

  • The Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) recognizes a new speed limit sign which differs from the previous one (displays the new speed limit sign).

  • The speed limit sign stored in the navigation system is not read within a certain period of time (if the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) does not recognize a speed limit sign, the speed limit sign stored in the navigation system is displayed).

  • The vehicle is driven a certain distance while the vehicle speed exceeds the displayed speed limit sign by a certain speed or faster.

Do not enter signs

• A do not enter sign is displayed when all of the following conditions are met.

  • The vehicle speed is about 60 km/h (37 mph) or slower.

  • The Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) recognizes a do not enter sign as a sign targeted for your vehicle and the vehicle passes it.

• When the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) recognizes the do not enter sign and a certain period of time has elapsed since the vehicle passed the sign, display of the do not enter sign stops.

Stop sign

• A stop sign is displayed when all of the following conditions are met:

  • The vehicle speed is about 65 km/h (40 mph) or slower.

  • The Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) recognizes a stop sign as a sign targeted for your vehicle.

• When a certain period of time has elapsed since the stop sign was displayed, display of the stop sign stops.

• 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 DSA may also operate in the presence of motorcycles and bicycles.

• The DSA 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.

• The DSA can be set to inoperable. However, when the power switch is switched OFF while the DSA is canceled, the DSA is automatically enabled the next time the power switch is switched ON.

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

  Refer to i-ACTIVSENSE OFF Switch (Search).

• 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.

• 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.

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 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.

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.)

    

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

    

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  • The vehicle is parked on a slant.

    

    1. Your vehicle

        

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

    

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  • 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.