Mazda CX-8 - Switches and Controls; Lighting Control

Lighting Control
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Headlights
Turn the headlight switch to turn the headlights and other exterior lights on or off.
When the tail lights, position lights, and the number plate lights are turned on, the lights-on
indicator light in the instrument cluster turns on.
NOTE

To prevent discharging the battery, do not leave the lights on while the engine is off unless
safety requires them.

Headlights do not blind drivers approaching in the opposite direction no matter what side
of the road you must drive your vehicle (left-hand or right-hand traffic). Therefore, it is
not necessary to adjust the optical axis of the headlights when switching temporarily to
driving on the opposite side of the road (left-hand or right-hand traffic).
Switch Position OFF AUTO
Ignition Position ON
ACC or
OFF
ON
ACC or
OFF
ON
ACC or
OFF
ON
ACC or
OFF
Headlights Off Off
Auto
*2
Off Off Off On Off
Running lights
*
On
*1
Off
On
*3
Off Off Off Off Off
Tail lights
Position lights
Number plate lights
Off Off
Auto
*2
On
*4
On On On
On
*4
*
1 The lights are turned on while the vehicle is driven.
*
2 The lights are turned on by the auto light function.
When Driving
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*Some models.
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