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Essential Safety Equipment2-34in the rear seat, do not allow the
child to lean over or against the
front door, even if the child is
seated in a child-restraint system.
J54A2112HFront passenger ’s seat
child-restraint system installation
(Lap/shoulder belt)
1. Slide the seat as far back as possible. 2. Secure the child-restraint system with
the lap portion of the lap/shoulder
belt. See the instructions on the
child-restraint system for belt routing
instructions.
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. Position the belt
correctly, push the child-restraint
system firmly into the vehicle seat
and be sure the belt retracts as snugly
as possible. Clicking from the
retractor will be heard during
retraction if the system is in
automatic locking mode. If the belt
does not lock the seat down tight,
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Essential Safety Equipment2-36•Reduce the possibility of injuries in
frontal or side collisions that are
not severe enough to activate the
air bag.
• Reduce the possibility of being
thrown from your vehicle.
• Reduce the possibility of injuries to
lower body and legs during an
accident because the air bag allows
no protection to these parts.
• Hold the driver in a position which
allows better control of the vehicle.
WARNING
!
Air Bags without Seat Belts:Depending only on the air bags
for protection during an accident
is dangerous. Alone, air bags may
not prevent serious injuries. The
appropriate air bags can be
expected to inflate only during a
frontal, side or near-frontal
collision of at least moderate
force. Vehicle occupants should
always wear seat belts.Small children, those under 18 kg (40
lb.), should be protected by a
child-restraint system (page 2-26).
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WARNING
!
Child in the Front Seat:Placing a child, 12 years or
under, in the front seat is
dangerous. The child could be hit
by a deploying air bag and be
seriously injured or even killed. A
sleeping child is more likely to
lean against the door and be hit
by the side air bag in a moderate,
right-side collision. Whenever
possible, always secure a child 12
years and under in the rear seat
with an appropriate
child-restraint system for the
child’ s age and size.
Never use a rear-facing (Continued)
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Knowing Your MazdaSecurity takes many forms and is very important to owner and occupants. Section \
3 describes the safe way to use
your Mazda: keys, locks, windows and interior lighting.Keys 3- 2
Door Locks 3- 4
Keyless Entry System 3- 9 Power Windows 3-13
Trunk Lid 3-15
Trunk Release Handle 3-18 Hood Release 3-20
Immobilizer System 3-22
Theft-Deterrent System 3-26 Fuel-Filler Lid 3-30
Fuel-Filler Cap 3-30
Steering Wheel 3-32
Mirrors 3-33
Sunroof 3-36
Interior Light 3-39 Map Lights 3-40
Trunk Light 3-41
Courtesy Lights 3-41
3
3-1
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Knowing Your Mazda3-16To close, push the lid down until the
lock snaps shut. Don’t slam it.
Then pull up on it to make sure it’ s
secure.
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WARNING
!
Open Trunk and Exhaust Gas:Exhaust gas in the cabin of a
vehicle is dangerous. This gas
contains CO (carbon monoxide),
which is colorless, odorless, and
highly poisonous. If inhaled, it
can cause loss of consciousness
and death. Because exhaust gas
can get into the cabin through an
open trunk, keep the trunk closed
when driving.
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J94A2016 Remote Trunk Lid Release
To release the trunk lid from inside the
vehicle, push the button.
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Knowing Your Mazda
3-17
UQ010-6IE
Trunk Security
In some situations you may want to
prevent the trunk from being opened
with the remote trunk lid release.
If you must leave your Mazda with
another person, such as a parking
attendant, protect valuables in the
trunk by locking the rear seat backs
and trunk. Give the other person only
the secondary key, which does not
open the trunk.
Lock Unlock
J94A2071To secure the trunk lid, lock the rear
seatbacks (page 2-13), push the left
side of the trunk-lock switch, and
close the trunk.
To cancel the security feature, insert
the primary key into the lock, turn the
key clockwise to open the trunk, and push the right side of the trunk-lock
switch.
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Knowing Your Mazda3-2094S060–005
CAUTION
!
Always keep the handle firmly
attached to the holder and in the
recessed position. Not securing the
handle this way could allow it to
snag luggage in the trunk and open
the trunk lid.
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Hood Release
J94A2017
1. With the vehicle parked, pull the
release handle to unlock the hood.
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Knowing Your Mazda
3-21
Safety catch
J94S30032. Push the safety catch to the left andlift the hood.
013-2BE
Clip Support rodJ94A20193. Use the support rod to hold the
hood open.
Before closing the hood, secure the
rod in its clip.
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To close the hood:
• Check under the hood area to make
certain all filler caps are in place
and all loose items (e.g. tools, oil
containers, etc.) have been
removed.
• Close the hood so that it locks
securely.
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*Some models.
Knowing Your Mazda3-26
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Theft-Deterrent System*The optional theft-deterrent system is
designed to prevent your vehicle or its
contents from being stolen when all of
the doors, hood, and trunk lid are
locked.
If forcible entry is attempted, the
system sounds the horn and flashes the
hazard warning lights and headlights.NOTEThe theft-deterrent system has
been designed to operate mainly
with the keyless entry system
transmitter.
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The system won’ t function unless it’ s
properly armed.
So when you leave your vehicle:
• Lock all doors
• Close all windows
• Take your key and keyless entry
system transmitter
• Make sure the security indicator
light is flashing
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Operation
What turns it on:
• Forcing open a door, the hood or
the trunk lid.
• Opening the hood or the trunk lid
by operating the hood release lever
or remote trunk lid release button.
• Opening a door after unlocking the
doors with the key or an inside
door-lock button.