Mazda CX-3 Owner's Manual page 84

Before Driving
Doors and Locks
NOTE
Always stop the engine and lock the
   
doors. In addition, to prevent theft of
valuables, do not leave them inside
the cabin.
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.
Around the instrument panel
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In the storage compartments such
      
as the glove compartment or the
centre console
Next to a communication device
      
such as a mobile phone
The vehicle lock-out prevention
    
feature prevents you from locking
yourself out of the vehicle.
(European models)

All doors and the liftgate will

automatically unlock if they are
locked using the power door locks
with any door open.
If all the doors are closed even

though the liftgate is open, all the
doors will lock.
(Except European models)

All doors and the liftgate will

automatically unlock if they are
locked using the power door locks
with any door or the liftgate open.
3–12
*Some models.
NOTE
(Door unlock (control) system with
    
collision detection)
This system automatically unlocks

the doors and the 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
ignition is switched ON and in the
event the vehicle receives an impact
strong enough to infl ate the air bags,
all the doors and the liftgate are
automatically unlocked after about 6
seconds have elapsed from the time
of the accident.
The doors and the 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 and the
liftgate will not unlock.
*