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Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
Driving Your MazdaOperating your vehicle requires a good understanding of the many controls you must know and use. Section 5
describes all this in step-by-step information from use of the ignition switch to cruise control and braking.
Also highlighted are the gearshift and shifting modes, power steering, instruments and gaug\
es, warnings and
indicators, windshield wipers, and interior features. You’ll find complete details about the advanced audio
system too.Ignition Switch Positions 5- 2Starting the Engine 5- 4
Manual Transaxle Operation 5- 7 Automatic Transaxle 5- 9
Traction Control System (TCS) 5- 16 Brake System 5- 19
Power Steering 5- 24 Cruise Control 5- 24
Instrument Cluster 5- 30 Gauges 5- 31
Dashboard Illumination 5- 35 Warning Lights/Beeps 5- 35
Lighting Control and Turn Signals 5- 44 Windshield Wipers and Washer 5- 47 Rear Window Defroster 5- 49 Clock 5- 51
Accessory Socket 5- 51 Glove Box 5- 55
Cup Holders 5- 56
Storage Compartments 5- 57 Sunvisors 5- 59
Vanity Mirrors 5- 60
Climate Control System 5- 60
Radio Reception 5- 75
Safety Certification 5- 80
AM/FM Radio with Compact Disc Player 5- 82 AM/FM Radio with Cassette Tape
and Compact Disc Player/Changer (In-Dash CD Changer) 5- 83 Antenna 5-123
5
5-1
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Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
*Some models.
Driving Your Mazda5-82
N068-1NE
AM/FM Radio with Compact Disc Player*07L032–002B
Disc in indicator Band selector buttonsCD play buttonMD*
1/Cassette tape play button*
1
CD eject button
Clock button
Power/Volume knob Channel preset buttons Seek tuning/Track down/
APC button*
1
Seek tuning/Track up/
APC button*
1
Reverse/Rewind button*
1
Program*
1/Random button
Repeat button
Disc up button*
1
Disc down button*
1
Manual tuning/
Audio control knobDisplay
Scan/Hour set button
Auto memory/
Minute set button
Fast-forward button
*1 Use this button if a cassette tape player, MD player or CD changer is connected to this unit.
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Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
*Some models.Driving Your Mazda
5-83
N068-1NE
AM/FM Radio with Cassette Tape and Compact Disc Player*/Changer (In-Dash CD Changer)*07L032–002
Disc in indicator Band selector buttonsCD play buttonMD/Cassette tape play button CD eject button
Clock button
Power/Volume knob Channel preset buttons Seek tuning/Track down/
APC button Seek tuning/Track up/
APC button
Reverse/Rewind button
Program/Random button
Repeat button
Disc up button
Disc down button
Load button
(Only in-dash CD changer)
Cassette tape eject button
Dolby NR button
Manual tuning/
Audio control knobDisplay
Scan/Hour set button
Auto memory/
Minute set button
Fast-forward button
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Driving Your Mazda
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Band selection
Select AM by pressing the AM button
and FM1 or FM2 by pressing the
FM1/2 button.
The selected mode will be indicated.
If FM stereo is being received, “ST”
will be displayed.NOTEIf the FM broadcast signal
becomes weak, reception
automatically changes from
STEREO to MONO for reduced
noise, and the “ST” indicator will
go out.
Tuning
The radio has the following tuning
methods: Manual, Seek, Scan, Preset
channel, and Auto memory tuning.
The easiest way to tune stations is to
set them on preset channels.NOTEIf the power supply is interrupted
(fuse blows or the battery is
disconnected), the preset channels
will be canceled.
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Higher
frequency
Lower
frequency
Manual tuning
Turning the manual tuning knob will
change to a higher or lower frequency.