Mazda CX-3: Appearance Care / Interior Care

Mazda CX-3 (2015-2024) Owner's Manual / Maintenance and Care / Appearance Care / Interior Care

WARNING

Do not spray water into the vehicle cabin: Spraying water into the vehicle cabin is dangerous as electrical devices such as the audio and switches could get wet resulting in a malfunction or vehicle fire.

NOTE

Do not wipe the interior using alcohol, chlorine bleach, or organic solvents such as thinner, benzene, and gasoline. Otherwise, it may cause discoloration or stains.

Rubbing hard with a stiff brush or cloth may cause damage.

If the vehicle interior becomes soiled by any of the following, wipe it off immediately using a soft cloth. Leaving it uncleaned could cause discoloration, stains, cracks, or peeling of the coating, and it will make it hard to wipe off later.

Beverage or fragrance
Grease or oil
Soiling

Plastic Part Maintenance

When cleaning the plastic lenses of the lights, do not use gasoline, kerosene, rectified spirit, paint, thinner, highly acidic detergents, or strongly alkaline detergents...

Seat Belt Maintenance

Clean the soiled area by lightly dabbing it with a soft cloth soaked in a mild detergent (approx. 5%) diluted with water. Wipe off the remaining detergent using a cloth soaked in clean water and wrung out well...

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Mazda CX-3 (2015-2024) Owner's Manual: Cruise Control Function

While this function is operating, the headway control operation is canceled and only the cruise control function operates. The vehicle speed can be set more than about 25 km/h (16 mph). Use the cruise control function on expressways and other highways which do not require a lot of repeated acceleration and deceleration...

Mazda CX-3 (2015-2024) Owner's Manual: Manually Shifting Down

You can shift gears down by operating the selector lever or the steering shift switches*. M6 → M5 → M4 → M3 → M2→ M1 Using selector lever To shift down to a lower gear, tap the selector lever forward once. Using steering shift switch* To shift down to a lower gear with the steering shift switches, pull the DOWN switch toward you once with your fingers...