Tire Pressure Monitoring; Getting Started; Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features - Page 3

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Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features 

Passenger air bag
deactivation indicator light

Front air bag deactivation indicator
light (

1

) provides current status 

of front passenger air bag and
pretensioner system.
If total seated weight on front
passenger seat is less than 
approximately 66 lb., front 
passenger air bag deactivation 
indicator light illuminates, 
front passenger and side air 

Turbocharger tips

To get maximum performance
from your turbocharged engine,
take note of the following:
Use 91 octane or above premium
unleaded gasoline only, extra fuel
additives are NOT recommended.
Change engine oil and filter 
every 7,500 miles, or sooner if
needed, see Owner’s Manual.
Use engine oil with API SL or
ILSAC GF-3 service grade or 
higher, extra oil additives are 
NOT recommended.
After driving at freeway speeds or
up a long hill, idle engine at least
30 seconds to cool turbo, avoid
shutting engine off abruptly after
a hard or long drive, turbocharger
damage may result otherwise.

Getting
Started

Getting
Started

Do NOT race or over-rev ANY
engine when starting, particularly
a turbocharged engine.
Do NOT add aftermarket devices
to alter the engine’s ignition, fuel
delivery, or turbo boost pressure,
this may lead to serious engine
damage and void your warranty.

Tire Pressure Monitoring

System (TPMS) 

Warning light illuminates for a
few seconds after ignition is on.
If tire pressure is too low in one 
or more tires, warning light will 
illuminate and beeper will sound.
Flashing warning light indicates
possible malfunction; dealer
inspection required.

WARNINGS: Even with a 
deactivation system, never 
place rear-facing infant-safety 
seat in front of any air bag, 
an infant is in serious danger
of being injured or killed.
If you must install a forward-
facing child-safety seat in 
the front seating position,
move vehicle seat as far 
back as possible.

HID headlights 
leveling switch*

Set position at 0 unless
vehicle is loaded heavily,
leveling switch adjusts

headlight angle to compensate 
for weight of passengers and 
cargo, see Owner’s Manual.

Getting Started

Mazda CX-7 Quick Tips

®

are

designed to quickly familiarize
you with some important 
features of your Mazda CX-7. 

The Driver’s View tab is your
index to the Quick Tips

®

, locate

the item you would like to
learn more about and then
turn to the listed tab.

This Getting Started section
contains important operating
tips about your Mazda CX-7.

Items identified in blue text
call out unique features.

bags/pretensioner will not
deploy/activate in an accident.
If the total seated weight 
is greater than approximately 
93 lb., light does not illuminate,
and the front passenger and side
air bags/pretensioner will deploy/
activate in an appropriate accident.
See Owner’s Manual for additional
information on this feature and
the air bag system.

Passenger sensing operation

See Driver’s View
Passenger air bag deactivation
indicator on dash will illuminate
when passenger air bag is 
deactivated, child-restraint seat
with child that weighs a combined
total of 66 lbs. or less will 
deactivate front passenger and
side air bags/pretensioner, see
Owner’s Manual.

*Denotes optional equipment

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