Mazda 3 Owner's Manual page 598

If Trouble Arises
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds
Signal
With warning light for front passenger's seat
The seat belt warning light illuminates if the driver or front passenger's seat is occupied and the
seat belt is not fastened with the ignition switched ON.
Without warning light for front passenger's seat
The seat belt warning light illuminates if the driver's seat is occupied and the seat belt is not
fastened with the ignition switched ON.
Seat belt reminder
Front seat
If the vehicle is driven with the driver or front passenger's seat belt unfastened, the seat belt
warning light illuminates and a warning beep sounds.
If the driver or front passenger's seat belt is unfastened (only when the front passenger seat is
occupied) and the vehicle is driven at a speed faster than about 20 km/h (12 mph), the warning light
will fl ash and a beep sound will be heard. After a short time, the warning light stops fl ashing, but
remains illuminated, and the beep sound stops. If a seat belt remains unfastened, the warning light
fl ashes and the beep sound activates again for a given period of time.
Until a seat belt is fastened or a given period of time has elapsed, the beep sound will not stop even
if the vehicle speed falls below 20 km/h (12 mph).
NOTE
If a driver or front passenger's seat belt is unfastened after the beep sound turns off (warning
light remains illuminated), and the vehicle speed exceeds 20 km/h (12 mph), the warning light
Seat Belt
fl ashes and beep sound activates again.
Warning
Placing heavy items on the front passenger seat may cause the front passenger seat belt
Light
warning function to operate depending on the weight of the item.
To allow the front passenger seat weight sensor to function properly, do not place and sit on
an additional seat cushion on the front passenger seat. The sensor may not function properly
because the additional seat cushion could cause sensor interference.
When a small child sits on the front passenger seat, it is possible that the warning light will
not operate.
Rear seat
If the rear seat belts are not fastened while the ignition is switched ON, the driver and the passenger
will be informed by the warning lights.
The warning lights illuminate in two colours. When the seat belt is not fastened, the warning light
illumination is red. When the seat belt is fastened, the illumination is green. The warning lights
operate even when there is no passenger on the rear seat. The warning beep only sounds if a seat
belt is unfastened after being fastened.
NOTE
If the rear seat belts are not fastened in a specifi ed period of time after the engine has been
started, all the warning lights turn off.
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Warning Action to be taken