Mazda CX-3: Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects / Recording of Vehicle Data

Mazda CX-3 (2015-2024) Owner's Manual / Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects / Recording of Vehicle Data

This vehicle is equipped with a computer which records the following main vehicle data related to vehicle controls, operation, and other driving conditions.

Recorded data

Vehicle conditions such as engine speed and vehicle speed
Driving operation conditions such as accelerator and brake pedals, and information related to the environmental circumstances while the vehicle is driven
Malfunction diagnosis information from each on-vehicle computer
Information related to controls of other on-vehicle computers

NOTE

The recorded data may vary depending on the vehicle grade and optional equipment. Voice and images are not recorded.

Data handling

Mazda and its subcontracting parties may obtain and use the recorded data for vehicle malfunction diagnosis, research and development, and quality improvement. Mazda will not disclose or provide any of the obtained data to a third party unless:

An agreement from the vehicle owner (agreements from lessor and lessee for leased vehicle) is obtained
Officially requested by the police or other law enforcement authorities
For statistical processing by a research institution after processing the data so that identification of the owner or the vehicle is impossible

Event Data Recorder

This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed...

Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS)

This information relates to the tire grading system developed by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for grading tires by tread wear, traction, and temperature performance...

Other information:

Mazda CX-3 (2015-2024) Owner's Manual: Unfastening the Seat Belt and Front Shoulder Belt Adjuster

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Mazda CX-3 (2015-2024) Owner's Manual: Engine Start Function When Key Battery is Dead

CAUTION When starting the engine by holding the transmitter over the push button start due to a dead key battery or a malfunctioning key, be careful not to allow the following, otherwise the signal from the key will not be received correctly and the engine may not start...