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LIGHTS
HEADLIGHT HIGHBEAM
HEADLIGHT LOWBEAM
PARKING LIGHTS
ILLUMINATIONCONTROL
TURN SIGNALS
HOOD RELEASE
TRUNK RELEASE
FUEL
ENGINE COOLANTTEMPERATURE
ENGINE OIL
BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM
BRAKE SYSTEM
VENTILATION FAN
AIR RECIRCULATION
FRESH AIR
VENT
VENT-FLOOR
How to Use This Manual
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Graphic symbols:
Some of the following symbols are used to identify
controls and displays on your vehicle.
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*Some models.
Your Vehicle at a Glance1-4
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Doors
Courtesy light (page 3-41)
Front (Driver’s side)
Remote trunk lid release (page 3-16)Door lock switch* (page 3-7)
Door lock (page 3-4)
Power window
master control*
(page 3-13)J94S1003_a
(2001)
Outside mirror (page 3-33)
Door handle (page 3-7)
Courtesy light (page 3-41)
Front (Passenger’s side)J94S1004_a (2001)
Door lock (page 3-4)
Outside mirror (page 3-33)
Power window switch* (page 3-13) Door handle (page 3-7)
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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
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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 Mazda3-18
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Trunk Release HandleYour vehicle is equipped with a trunk
release handle that provides a means
of escape for children and adults in the
event they become locked inside the
trunk.
No matter how careful adults might be
with keys and locking their cars,
parents should be aware that children
may be tempted to play around
vehicles and use the trunk as a hiding
place.
Adults are advised to familiarize
themselves with the operation and
location of the release handle so that
all children can be told about it in an
appropriate way, keeping in mind that
most vehicles don’t have such handles.
WARNING
!
Open Trunk Lid and Children:Leaving the trunk lid open or
leaving children in the vehicle
with the keys is dangerous.
Children could open the trunk lid
and climb inside resulting in
possible injury or death from heat
exposure. Close the trunk lid, lock
the rear seatbacks and do not
allow children to play inside the
vehicle.
94S060–004To open the trunk lid from the inside,
pull the illuminated ‘‘ T” shaped
handle. The handle is made of
material that will glow for hours in the
darkness of the trunk following a brief
exposure to ambient light.
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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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*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.