Excessive Speed Warning

If the vehicle speed exceeds the speed limit sign displayed in the active driving display/instrument cluster, the area around the speed limit sign flashes in amber and the warning sound is activated at the same time. If the vehicle speed continues to exceed the displayed speed limit sign, the indication stops flashing and remains on. Check the surrounding conditions and adjust the vehicle speed to the legal speed using the appropriate operation such as depressing the brake pedal.

  1. Vehicle is doing 55 mph when 50 mph speed limit sign is recognized.

  2. Vehicle continues to do 55 mph after 50 mph speed limit sign is recognized.

  3. Active driving display indication

  4. Instrument cluster

 

The excessive speed warning is initially set to inoperable. If you want to activate the excessive speed warning, change the setting in the personalization features. In addition, the warning pattern and the warning activation timing differ depending on the setting contents.

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

Speed Limit Sign Alert setting

  • Off: The excessive speed warning is not activated.

  • Visual: The area around the speed limit sign displayed in the display flashes in amber, and if the vehicle speed continues to exceed the displayed speed limit sign, the indication stops flashing and remains on.

  • Visual + Audible: The area around the speed limit sign displayed in the display flashes in amber and the warning sound is activated at the same time. If the vehicle speed continues to exceed the displayed speed limit sign, the indication stops flashing and remains on. The warning sound is activated continuously until the vehicle speed decreases below the speed limit sign.

Speed Limit Sign Threshold setting

  • + 0 km/h (+ 0 mph): If the vehicle speed exceeds the speed limit sign displayed in the display, the excessive speed warning is activated.

  • + 5 km/h (+ 3 mph): If the vehicle speed exceeds the speed limit sign displayed in the display by 5 km/h (3 mph), the excessive speed warning is activated.

  • + 10 km/h (+ 5 mph): If the vehicle speed exceeds the speed limit sign displayed in the display by 10 km/h (5 mph), the excessive speed warning is activated.

 


  • 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.

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