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8S18 Form No. 8S18-EA-03I (Part No. 9999-95-038C-04) Owner's Manual 2004 Owner's Manual 2004 Mazda3 Mazda3 ...

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Form No. 8S18-EA-03I J48C_8S18-EA-03I_Edition1.book Page 1 Wednesday, August 6, 2003 8:51 AM ...

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J48C_8S18-EA-03I_Edition1.book Page 2 Wednesday, August 6, 2003 8:51 AM ...

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A Word to Mazda Owners Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Thank you for choosing a Mazda. We at Mazda design and build vehicles with complete customer satisfaction in mind. To help ensure enjoyable and trouble-free operation of your Mazda, read this manual caref...

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How to Use This Manual Form No. 8S18-EA-03I We want to help you get the most driving pleasure from your vehicle. Your owner’s manual, when read from cover to cover, can do that in many ways. Illustrations complement the words of the manual to b...

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Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Your Vehicle at a Glance Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda. Essential Safety Equipment Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, SRS air bag...

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J48C_8S18-EA-03I_Edition1.book Page 6 Wednesday, August 6, 2003 8:51 AM ...

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1-1 Form No. 8S18-EA-03I 1 Your Vehicle at a Glance Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda. Dashboard Overview .................................................................... 1-2 Interior Overview .........................

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1-2 Your Vehicle at a Glance Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Dashboard Overview Climate control system Glove box Parking brake Lighter Shift lever Audio system Passenger-side air bag Hazard warning flasher Wiper and washer lever Ashtray Information display Fog ...

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1-3 Your Vehicle at a Glance Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Interior Overview Seat belts Interior light Sunvisors Rear seat Vanity mirror Rearview mirror Front seats Curtain air bags* Side air bags* Map Lights (page 6-35) (page 2-36) (page 6-35) (page 2-5) (p...

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1-4 Your Vehicle at a Glance Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Exterior Overview (4 Door) Doors and keys Outside mirrors Side turn signal lights Headlights Fuel-filler lid Child safety locks Tires Reverse light Windshield wiper blades Hood Front turn signal light...

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1-5 Your Vehicle at a Glance Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Exterior Overview (5 Door) Doors and keys Outside mirrors Side turn signal lights Headlights Fuel-filler lid Child safety lock Tires Reverse light Windshield wiper blades Hood Front turn signal lights...

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1-6 Form No. 8S18-EA-03I J48C_8S18-EA-03I_Edition1.book Page 6 Wednesday, August 6, 2003 8:51 AM ...

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2-1 Form No. 8S18-EA-03I 2 Essential Safety Equipment Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, SRS air bags and child-restraint systems. Seats .........................................................................................

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2-2 Essential Safety Equipment Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Seats ▼ Seat Slide To move a seat forward or backward, raise the lever and slide the seat to the desired position and release the lever. Make sure the lever returns to its original position and...

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2-3 Essential Safety Equipment Seats Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Seat Recline To change the seatback angle, lean forward slightly while raising the lever. Then lean back to the desired position and release the lever. Make sure the lever returns to it...

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2-4 Essential Safety Equipment Seats Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Height Adjustment (Driver’s Seat)* By moving the seat lever up or down, the seat bottom height can be adjusted. ▼ Lumbar Support Adjustment (Driver’s Seat)* To adjust the lumbar s...

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2-5 Essential Safety Equipment Seats Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Rear Seat Stacking Cargo: Stacking luggage or other cargo higher than the seatbacks, and placing articles on the rear package tray or on the luggage compartment cover is dangerous. During ...

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2-6 Essential Safety Equipment Seats Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Split-Folding Rear Seatback To fold the seatbacks 1. Unfasten the lap portion of the rear center seat belt (page 2-16). 2. Position the outboard seat belts to the side when folding the s...

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2-7 Essential Safety Equipment Seats Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Rear Seatback Lock (4 Door) To lock or unlock a seatback, move the lever. ▼ Head Restraint Returning Rear Seatbacks to the Upright Position: A rear seatback not fully returned and loc...

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2-8 Essential Safety Equipment Seats Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Height adjustment To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the locked position. To lower the head restraint, press the stop- catch release, then push the head restraint down. Adjust the head...

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2-9 Essential Safety Equipment Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Seat Belt Systems Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during accidents and sudden stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts. All of ...

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2-10 Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Pregnant Women and Persons with Serious Medical Conditions Pregnant women should wear seat belts. Ask your doctor for specific recommendations. The lap belt should be worn SNU...

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2-11 Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Emergency Locking Mode If the belt has fully retracted, it will always be in the emergency locking mode until you move it into automatic locking mode by pulling the belt all ...

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2-12 Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Fastening the Seat Belts 1. Grasp the buckle and tongue. 2. Slowly pull out the lap/shoulder belt. 3. Insert the tongue into the buckle until you hear a click. 4. Make sure t...

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2-13 Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Unfastening the Seat Belts Depress the button on the buckle. ▼ Shoulder Belt Adjuster Adjust the height of the shoulder belt if the seat belt touches your neck, or if it c...

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2-14 Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems Form No. 8S18-EA-03I For optimum protection, the driver and front passenger seat belts are equipped with pretensioner and load limiting systems. In moderate or greater frontal or near- frontal acci...

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2-15 Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Air Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner System Warning Light If the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system is OK, the warning light illuminates when the ignition switch ...

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2-16 Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Air Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner System Warning Beep If a malfunction is detected in the air bag/ front seat belt pretensioner systems and the warning light, a warning ...

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2-17 Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems Form No. 8S18-EA-03I 4. Make sure the shoulder belt is snugly fitted against your body. ▼ Unfastening the Seat Belt Depress the button on the buckle. ▼ Unfastening the Lap Portion of the Seat Be...

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2-18 Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Fastening the Lap Portion of the Seat Belt Grasp tongue (A) and insert it into the anchor buckle (B) until you hear a click. It is now secure for passenger use. If your sea...

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2-19 Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems Form No. 8S18-EA-03I The seat belt warning light illuminates and a beep sound will be heard if the driver’s seat belt is not fastened when the ignition switch is turned to the ON position. Condi...

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2-20 Essential Safety Equipment Seat Belt Systems Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Belt Minder The belt minder is a supplemental warning to the seat belt warning function. This feature provides additional reminders to the driver that the driver’s seat ...

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2-21 Essential Safety Equipment Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Child Restraint Mazda strongly urges the use of child-restraint systems for children small enough to use them. You are required by law to use a child-restraint system for children in the U.S. and ...

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2-22 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Proper Size of Child-Restraint System: For effective protection in vehicle accidents and sudden stops, a child must be properly restrained using a seat belt or child-restraint syst...

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2-23 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Seating Children in a Child-Restraint System on the Front Passenger Seat: If your vehicle is equipped with front passenger seat weight sensors, a front passenger air bag deactivati...

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2-24 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I One Belt, One Passenger: Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt used in this way can’t spread the impact forces properly and the two pas...

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2-25 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Accident statistics reveal that a child is safer in the rear seat. The front passenger’s seat is clearly the worst choice for any child under 12, and with rear-facing child-re...

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2-26 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I 3. To get the retractor into the automatic locking mode, pull the shoulder belt portion of the seat belt until the entire length of the belt is out of the retractor. 4. Push the ...

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2-27 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I For rear left seat For rear right seat 5 Door Anchor bracket location (Outboard position) 5 Door Tether strap position (Outboard position) Tether strap Cover 5 Door Anchor bracket ...

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2-28 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ If You Must Use the Front Seat for Children If you cannot put all children in the rear seat, at least put the smallest children in the rear and be sure the largest child up ...

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2-29 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Front Passenger’s Seat Child- Restraint System Installation 1. Slide the seat as far back as possible. 2. Secure the child-restraint system with the lap portion of the lap/sh...

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2-30 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I 5. Make sure the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates after installing a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat. NOTE • Inspect this fun...

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2-31 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Seating a Child in a Child-Restraint System on the Front Passenger Seat With the Front Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Indicator Light Not Illuminated: Seating a child in a child...

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2-32 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Your Mazda is equipped with LATCH lower anchors for attachment of specially designed LATCH child-restraint systems in the rear outboard seats. Both anchors must be used, otherwise...

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2-33 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Child-Restraint System Installation Procedure (Rear Outboard Seats) 1. Make sure the seatback is securely latched by rocking the seatback. 2. Expand the area between the seat...

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2-34 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Child-Restraint System Installation Procedure (Rear Center Seat) The LATCH lower anchors at the center of the rear seat are much further apart than the sets of LATCH lower a...

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2-35 Essential Safety Equipment Child Restraint Form No. 8S18-EA-03I 3. Secure the child-restraint system using BOTH LATCH lower anchors, following the child-restraint system manufacturer’s instructions. 4. If your child-restraint system came e...

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2-36 Essential Safety Equipment Form No. 8S18-EA-03I SRS Air Bags The front and side supplemental restraint systems (SRS) include up to 6 air bags (verify "SRS AIRBAG" location indicator marks). They are located in: • The steering wheel ...

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2-37 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Small children should be protected by a child-restraint system. In certain regions, larger children must use a child-restraint system (page 2-21). Carefully consider which child-restr...

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2-38 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Seating Position with Front Air Bags: Sitting too close to the air bag modules or placing hands or feet on them is extremely dangerous. Front air bags inflate with great force and spe...

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2-39 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Curtain Air Bag Modules: Attaching objects to the areas where the curtain air bag activates such as on the windshield glass, side door glass, front and rear window pillars and along t...

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2-40 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Modification of the Supplemental Restraint System: Modifying the components or wiring of the supplemental restraint system is dangerous. You could accidentally activate it or make it ...

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2-41 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I The supplemental restraint systems (SRS) have two basic subsystems: • The air bag system with inflators and air bags. • The electric system with crash sensors and diagnostic module...

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2-42 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Front Air Bag System Components (1) Front dual stage inflators and air bags (2) Crash sensors and diagnostic module (SAS unit) (3) Front air bag sensor (4) Driver seat slide positi...

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2-43 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Side and Curtain Air Bag System Components* Put children in the rear seats, they do not have side air bag systems. (1) Inflators and air bags (2) Side crash sensor (3) Crash sensor...

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2-44 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ How the Front Air Bags Work When air bag crash sensors detect a frontal impact of greater than moderate force, an electrical current is sent to the inflators. Gases are produced t...

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2-45 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Front passenger seat weight sensors If your vehicle is equipped with front passenger seat weight sensors, a front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light is also equipped (page...

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2-46 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates or is off under the following conditions: * If the front passenger seat belt is buckled, the front passenger air b...

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2-47 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Increasing the Total Seated Weight on the Front Passenger Seat: When an infant or small child sits on the front passenger seat, increasing the total seated weight on the front passeng...

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2-48 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Driver and front passenger buckle switches The buckle switches on the front seat belts detect whether or not the front seat belts are securely fastened and further control the deploym...

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2-49 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Air Bag Activation/Deactivation Front air bag activation A greater than moderate impact will cause the front air bags to inflate in the following cases: If the front passenger seat...

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2-50 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Limitations to front air bag activation Depending on the severity of impact, the front air bags may not inflate in the following cases: Non-activation of front air bags Front air bags...

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2-51 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Side and curtain air bag activation* Greater than moderate impact to one side of the vehicle (driver or passenger side areas) will cause the side and curtain air bags to inflate, but ...

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2-52 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Non-activation of side and curtain air bag* The side and curtain air bags will not normally inflate in the following cases: Collision from the rear. Collision from the front, but it ma...

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2-53 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Constant Monitoring The following components of the air bag systems are monitored by a diagnostic system: • SAS unit • Front air bag sensor • Air bag modules • Side crash...

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2-54 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Air Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner System Warning Beep If a malfunction is detected in the air bag/ front seat belt pretensioner systems and the warning light, a warning beep ...

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2-55 Essential Safety Equipment SRS Air Bags Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Damaged Air Bag System Components: Driving with damaged air bag system components is dangerous. A collision, even one not strong enough to inflate the air bags, could damage the sy...

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2-56 Form No. 8S18-EA-03I J48C_8S18-EA-03I_Edition1.book Page 56 Wednesday, August 6, 2003 8:51 AM ...

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3-1 Form No. 8S18-EA-03I 3 Knowing Your Mazda Explanation of basic operations and controls; opening/closing and adjustment of various parts. Doors and Locks ............................................................................ 3-2 Keys ........

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3-2 Knowing Your Mazda Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Doors and Locks The keys operate all locks. A code number is stamped on the plate attached to the key set; detach this plate and store it in a safe place (not in the vehicle) for use if you need to make ...

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3-3 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I This system locks and unlocks the doors and the liftgate. It can also help you signal for attention in an emergency. Press the button slowly and accurately. Keyless Entry System* To avoid ...

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3-4 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Transmitter Lock button To lock the doors and the liftgate, press the LOCK button and the hazard warning lights will flash once. To confirm that all the doors and the liftgate have be...

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3-5 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Panic button You can use the button to turn on the alarm, which allows you to signal for attention in an emergency. Turning on the alarm Pressing the button once will trigger the alar...

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3-6 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Replacing the transmitter battery 1. Insert a small screwdriver into the slot and gently pry open the transmitter. 2. Press the portion of the battery indicated by A and remove the battery...

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3-7 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Locking, Unlocking with Key The driver’s door can be locked/unlocked with the key. Turn the key toward the front to unlock, toward the back to lock. ▼ Locking, Unlocking with Tran...

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3-8 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Locking, Unlocking with Door- Lock Knob To lock any door from the inside, push the door-lock knob. To unlock, pull it out. This does not operate the other door lock. To lock any door wi...

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3-9 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Locking, unlocking with door-lock switch All doors and the liftgate lock automatically when LOCK is pushed. They all unlock when the unmarked part of the door-lock switch is pushed. All ...

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3-10 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Locking, Unlocking with Transmitter The liftgate can be locked/unlocked by operating the keyless entry system transmitter, refer to Keyless Entry System (page 3-3). ▼ Locking, Unl...

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3-11 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Closing the liftgate Use both hands to push the liftgate down until the lock snaps shut. Do not slam it. Pull up on the liftgate to make sure it is secure. ▼ Luggage Compartment NOTE I...

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3-12 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Luggage compartment cover strap The luggage compartment can be accessed by opening the liftgate when the straps are attached to the sides of the liftgate. Luggage compartment cover The l...

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3-13 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Luggage compartment cover hook* Use the hook under the luggage compartment cover to temporarily hold the trunk board. ▼ Opening and Closing the Trunk Remove luggage or other cargo from ...

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3-14 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Opening the trunk lid with the key Insert the key into the slot and turn it clockwise. Opening the trunk lid with the remote release lever Pull up the release lever next to the driver’...

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3-15 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Trunk Security In some situations you may want to prevent the trunk from being opened with the remote trunk lid release lever. Give your key only to someone you trust. To secure the t...

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3-16 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Your vehicle is equipped with an inside trunk release slide lever that provides a means of escape for children and adults in the event they become locked inside the trunk. No matter how...

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3-17 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I The ignition switch must be in the ON position for the power windows to operate. ▼ Operating the Driver’s Side Power Window Opening/closing To open the window to the desired positio...

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3-18 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Operating the Passenger Power Windows The power windows may be operated when the power window lock switch on the driver’s door is in the unlocked position. The passenger windows m...

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3-19 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Fuel-Filler Lid To open, pull up the remote fuel-filler lid release. Fuel-Filler Lid and Cap Fuel Spray: Fuel spray is dangerous. Fuel can burn skin and eyes and cause illness when i...

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3-20 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Fuel-Filler Cap To remove the filler cap, turn it counterclockwise. To close the filler cap, turn it clockwise until it clicks. ▼ Opening the Hood 1. With the vehicle parked, pull t...

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3-21 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I 2. Slide the hood latch and lift the hood. 3. Grasp the support rod in the area indicated by the arrow. 4. Use the support rod to hold the hood open. ▼ Closing the Hood 1. Check under t...

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3-22 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I The moonroof can be opened or closed electrically only when the ignition switch is in the ON position. ▼ Tilt Operation The rear of the moonroof can be tilted open to provide more vent...

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3-23 Knowing Your Mazda Doors and Locks Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Slide Operation To fully open automatically, push the rear of the slide switch. To stop sliding partway, push any part of the tilt or slide switch. To close to the desired position, p...

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3-24 Knowing Your Mazda Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Security System The optional immobilizer system allows the engine to start only with a key the system recognizes. If someone attempts to start the engine with an unrecognized key, the engine will not s...

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3-25 Knowing Your Mazda Security System Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Operation Arming The system is armed when the ignition switch is turned from the ON to the ACC position. The security indicator light in the instrument panel flashes every 2 seconds ...

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3-26 Knowing Your Mazda Security System Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Maintenance If you have a problem with the immobilizer system or the key, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer. ▼ Modification and Add-On Equipment Mazda cannot guarantee the immobil...

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3-27 Knowing Your Mazda Security System Form No. 8S18-EA-03I The optional theft-deterrent system is designed to prevent your vehicle or its contents from being stolen when all the doors, hood, and trunk lid/liftgate are locked. If forcible entry ...

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3-28 Knowing Your Mazda Security System Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ To Tu rn o ff a n A r m e d Sy s t em An armed system can be turned off by any one of the following methods: • Unlock a door or the trunk lid with the key. • Press the UNLOCK b...

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3-29 Knowing Your Mazda Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Steering Wheel and Mirrors ▼ Steering Wheel Adjustment To change the angle or length of the steering wheel: 1. Stop the vehicle, pull down the lock release lever under the steering column. 2. Tilt the...

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3-30 Knowing Your Mazda Steering Wheel and Mirrors Form No. 8S18-EA-03I Power control mirror The ignition switch must be in the ACC or ON position. To adjust: 1. Move the selector switch to the left or right to choose the mirror. 2. Depress the mir...

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3-31 Knowing Your Mazda Steering Wheel and Mirrors Form No. 8S18-EA-03I ▼ Rearview Mirror (With Day/ Night Function) Before driving, adjust the rearview mirror to center on the scene through the rear window. Do this with the day/night lever in th...