2001 MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ Owners Manual (in English)

Driving Your Mazda
NCOMPACT
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OIGITAL AUDIO
. The CD player/changer has been
designed 1() play CDs bearing the
identification logo as shown. No other
discs can be played.
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B€ sure neYer to toucb ihe signal
surface when handling the CDs. Pick
up a CD by grasping the outer edge or
the edge of lhe hole and the outer
edge.
Do not siick paper or tape on the CD.
Avoid scratching the reverse side (the
side without a label).
Dust, finger smudges, and din can
decrease ine amount of light reflecr,ed
from the signal surface, thus affecting
sound quality. If ibe CD should
become soiled. gendy wip€ il with a
soft cloth from lhe cenrer of the CD to
dle edse.
Do not use r€cord sprays. antistatic
agents, or household spray cleaners.Volatile chemicals such as benzine and
ihinner can also damage th€ surface of
the CD and must not be used.
Anything that can damage, warp, or
fog plaslic should never be used to
clean CDs.
CDs. like traditional audio records, are
made of plastic. To avoid warping,
keep the CDs in their cases and do not
store lhem where they will be exposed
to direct sunlight.
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Driving Your Mszda
Antenna
The CD player/changer ejects the CD
if the CD is inserted upsid€ doirn.
Also dirly an{Vor defective CDs may
8 cm (3 in) CDs and CD accessories(e.g. 8 cm disc adapter) cannot be used
in the CD player/changer
Do not insertcl€aning discs in the CDplayer/changer.
Do not inserl any disc with a peel-offThe manual antenna must be raised and
lowered by hand.
Acaurron
To prevent from damagiqg the
antenna. retract it before entering a
car wash facjlity or passing beneath a
low ov€rhead cleamnce.
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In Case of an Emergency
B?cause an eheryek !can occw anltine,w.
stMgtt urse lou to becofte JMiliar vith thisse.tid af torr Mnual.]t provides helpfulinlbrution on
hat ta do if the engine
arerheats, if lou have a ||at tite, and t the
You wilt alsolnd out,hat to do iJrou
contont a probleft in the ekctti.ot slsten:and, therc's sone guidance anthe correclral ta tot lour Mada.
Hazmd wamingFlsher 6- 2
Olerbeatin-e 6 2
Emergency Staning 6- 4
Fuses 6- 6
Towing 6-12
Flat Ilrc 6-14
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In Case of an Em€rg€ncy
NOTE
The tum signals don't work when
the hazard waming lights are on.
Check local regulations about tbe
use of hazard waming lights while
ihe vehicle is being towed. They
may forbid it.
Hazard Warning Flasher
6.2
Overheating
If the temperature gauge indicates
overheating, you experience power loss,
or you hear a loud knocking or pinging
noise, the engine is probably too hot.
If this happens:
l Drive safely ro the side of the road and
park off the right-of-way.
2. Put a vehicle with an automatic
rransaxle in park G), a rnanual
transaxle in neutral.
Apply the parking brake.
3. Tum offthe air conditioner
The hazard warning lights wam other
drivers ihat your vebicle is a traffic
hazard and that they musl take extreme
caution when near il.
The hazard warnins ligbts should always
be used when you stop on or near a
Depress the hazard warning swirch and
all four tum signals willflash at once.

ln Ca5€ of an Emergenry
5. Check th€ coolant level.
Ifit low.look for leaks in the
radiator hoses and connections, heater
hoses and connections, radiator, and
warcr pump.
If you find a leak or oiher damage, or
ifcoolant is still leaking, stop the
engine and call an Authorized Mazda
Dealer
If you find no problems, the engine is
cool. and no leaks are obvious,
carefully add coolant as requir€d (page
8,19).
4. Check whethercoolant or steam is
escaping trom under lhe hood or from
the engine compartment.
If steam is coming from rhe engine
comp.nmeni. donit go near the front
of the vehicle. Stop the engine. Then
tum rhe ignition switch to the ON
position without sGning lbe engine.
The radiator cooling fans will st2n to
lf neither coolant nor steam is
escaping, open the bood and idle the
engine until it cools.If this doesn't
lower the temperature, stop the engine
and let i! cool.
A wARNlNc
Stean lrom Owrheated Engine:
Ste.nfron an overheated eneine 6
dangerous. The esuping steam
cou.ld senouslt bum rou.Open the
hood ONLY after steam is no longer
ercapi gf.om the engine.
Awl^nNntc
C oo lin e:SrtlelLtcaps:
When the engine and radiator are
hot, scalding coolant an,l steam nu!
shoot out uttder pntswe and cause
lerious i jury. Don't.emove either
coolinS srstem cap when the engi e
and ndiator are hot.
Ac.lurroll
If the engine contirues to overheat or
frequently overheats, have the cooling
sysiem inspected. The engine could
be seriously damaged unless repairs
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In Ca5€ ofan Enereency
Emergency Starting
I Jump-Starting
Jump-starting is dangerous if done
incoffectly. So follow the procedure
carefully. If you feel unsure abouljump'starting, we strongly recommend
ftat you have a competent seNice
iechnician do the work.
Awarumvc
Batte n -Re late d E tolosio :
Flames and sparks near open baftery
cels are dangemus. Hrdrogen gas,
produced daing no.nal battery
owration, couu ignite a dcausethe
battery to explode. An exploding
bafterr can cau:e seriou: b rns and
inj nes. Keep a funes, it'ctudins
ctsatettes, and sparks awa| fronAc.rurroN
Use only a 12 V booster system. You
can damage a 12 V start€r, ignition
sysiem, and other electrical parts
beyond repair wi$ a 24 V power
supply (two 12 V batteries in series or
a 24 V motor g€neralor set).
Awtnuntc
.l unp.Studiaz,
J unpntading a frozen battery or
one t'ith a lo* fluid lel'el k
.Iangenus.It hu! rupture or
explode, cawing sedous i jury.
Don'tjunp-staft afrozen batterr o.
one with a Iofl fluid lewl.
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In Case of an Emergency
Awamrnrc
Connecting to Negative Terminal:
Comecti g the end of the second
cable to the nesatn'e Q teminat of
the distharged batteA is dangemus.
A spark couu.aase the gas sround
the battery to explode and injure
someone. Connect the cable to apoi t awa! from the battery.
Comect cables in nDnerical orderdd di$onnect in EveN orde.
l. Make sure the boosier battery is 12 V
and ftat its negative rreminal isgrounded.
2. If re booster battery is in anothervehicle, don'tallow the vehicles totouch. Turn off the engine of tl)evehicle with the booster battery and allunnecessary electrical loads in both
3. Connect llle jumper cables in the exact
sequence as in the illustration,
(1) Connectone end ofa cable to thepositive terminal on the discharged
battery ('.
(2) Auach dle o$er end to $e pos_irive
terminal on fte boosler batEry (E).
(3) Connect one end of the oth€r cableto the negative lerminal of thebooster battery (9.
(4) Connect the orher end to a solid,starionary, exposed melallic point(for example, dre engine hanger)away from the discharged battery
4. Stan the engine of the booster vehicle
and run it a f€w minul€s- Then startlbe engine of the other vehicle.
5. W}len finished, carefuliy disconnectlhe cables in the reverse orderdescribed in Step 3.
Awlnr,uNe
Co,tecting.IvnpelteabkJba
Moing Pad:
Connecting ajumper cablz ear or
to a moving part is dangemus. The
cable couu get caught when the
engine starts and cause seious
i4urr, Never connect a jumper coblc
to o. near on! parl that motes.
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In Cas€ of an En€.sency
Fuses
I Push-Starting
You can't start a vehicle with an
automatic transaxle by pushing it.
AclurroN
You shouldn't push-start a vehicle
that has a manual transaxle, It can
damage the emission control system,
A wamrnrc
Towinqal?LieklalaalL
Towing a ,ehicle to start it is
dangercus. The vehi.le being towed
couuswsefotwa vrhen its ensine
starts, causinq the t$,o vehictes to
co ide. The occupantt couu be
i jured- Never to*' a I'ehble to staft
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Your vehicle's electrical system is
If any lighls, accessories, or controls
don't work, inspect the appropdaie
circuit protector. If a fuse has blown. the
inside element will b€ melted.
tf the sarne fuse blows asain, avoid using
that system and consull an Authorized
Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.
I Fuse Replacement
If the electricai sysrem doesn 1 work, first
inspect fuses on the driver's sid€.
I - Tum off the ignilion switch and other
2. Open the fuse panel.
3. Pull rhe fuse straightoutwith rhe fuse
puller provided on.he fuse panel.
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