2001 MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ Owners Manual (in English)

B$€ntial Safety Equipment
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Renoving InknolParts:
Remot ing the ftont seat, frontdashboard, the steering $'heel or
pafts co taining ab bag sensors is
dangercus. These Wrrs contain
essentialair bag pafts. The air bag
couuo.cidenta r actiwte and cause
serious injuries. A, 'ats hav..n
Authorked Mazda Deater rcnove
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Ai Bao Disposal:
Inpropet disposol of an air bag or a
vehicle with lire ab bags in it can be
extremelr .Iangercus. Unless aI
saletr prceedures are fonowed,injury can rcsult Ask an Authoized
Mazda Dealer ho|| to safelr dispose
of an air bas or how to scnp an air
bag equipped vehicle.
I Maintenance
The supplemenlal reslraint system ismaintenancejiee. But if any of thefollowing occurs, iake your vehicle to anAuthorized Mazda Dealer as soon aspossible:
. The supplemental restmint systemwarning light flashes.
. The supplemental restraint systemwarning ligbt stays on.
The suppiemental restraint system$,aming ligbt stays off when theigniiion switch is turned to the ONposltlon.
The air bags inflate
NOTE
Should you sellyour Mazda. we urgeyou 1() tell ihe new ownerofits
supplemental rcsraint systems andthal familiarizarion with allinstructions about them. from the
Owner Manual. is important.
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Secutu, tokes ftanr foths and b very
ituportant to a\9aer aad tc4pants. Sedioh 3descibes the saJe \|a! to use roul Mazda:
kq,s, locks, ||indows aa.l intetiot lightiag.
Kels 3- 2
D@rlocks 3- 2
Keyless En|r) Slstem 3 6
Powerwindows 3ll
Trunk Lid 3-14
Trunk Release Handle 3 16
Hood Release 3'18
Fuel'FillerLid 3- 19
Fuel-FiUercap 319
srer'ng wheel 3-20
MiroF 3-21
Sunroof 3-24
Interior Lights 3-26
Map Lights 3-28
Trunkl-i8ht 3 28
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Knowins Your Mazda
KeysDoor Locks
E rcy coae numUer pure
The keys operate all locks.
A code number is stamped on the plate
attached ro rhe key sel; detach this plate
and store it in a safe place (not in the
vehicle) for use if you need to make a
Also wriie down $e code number and
keep ir in another safe and handy place,
but not in the vehicle.
Ifyour key is lost, consult your
Authorized Mazda Dealer with the code
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I Locking Unlmking with KeJ
Any front door can be locked or unlocked
with a key.
Turn the key towaJd the front to unlock.
toward the back to lock.
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Kers andChiuren:
Leaving chiurcn in a vehicla with
the ienition ker is da gercus.Thk
could rcsult in soneone being badlt
i jurcd or eren kilkd. TheJ couu
plat pith power,'indovs or other
controls, or even make the whicte
move. Don'tleave the kert in Jourt'e hicle v' ith c hiure n.

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I Locking, Unlockine with Door-Lock
Button
To lock any door from the inside, push
down tbe door-lock button.
To unlock. puil it up.
To lock any door with the doorlock
button trom the outside, push down the
doorlock bution and close the door.
NOTE
W})en locking ihe doors this way, be
careful not to leave the key inside lhe

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Unatten.led C hid.en and Pets:
Leav; g a thiA ora animal
unattendedin a pa*ed vehicle h
dangercus. In hot veathet
te,nperat res i side a t,ehide can
becone hish enoush to cause brain
danage o. ete,t deoth. Alwars take
a childrcn and aninuts vithlou or
kave a rcsponsible person vith then.
NOTE
Always renove the key from the
ignition switch, clos€ all windows,
and lock all doors when leaving your
vehicle unattended. This discourages
intruders and thieves.
I Porer Door Locks*
V Locking, unlocking with key
All doors lock automatically when any
door is locked wilh a key. AIIdoors
unlock wben the driver's door is
unlocked and ihe key is held in the
unlock position. Also, all doors unlock
when the passenger's door is unlocked.
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Unlocked Doors:
Untocked doory in a novins yehicle
aft dansercus. Passensen canfa
out ifa door is accidentoll! opened
and can nore easilt be throtrn out in
an accident. So keepa doots locked

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NOTE
Holding $e key in the unlocked
position in the driver's door iock for
about a second trnlocks all doors. To
unlock only the driver's door, insert a
key into the driver's door lock and
tum the key briefly to the unlock
position and then immediately retum
it to the center position.
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Kers andChituen:
Leavingchiuft in a yehicle u)ith
the ig tion ker is daneerous. This
couu resAlt in soneone being bafly
injhndoreten kitted- TheJ coua
pla! with power windows or other
co,ttrols, or even make the whicle
nove. Don't leave the kels in rourrehicle with child.en.
V Locking, unlocking wilh doorJock
switch
Ail doors lock automatically when
LOCK is pushed. They all unlock lvhen
the unmarked pan of tle doorlock

Knosing Your Mazda
Keyless Entry System*
This system locks and unlocks the doors.
It can also help you signal for attention in
an emergency. Press ihe bulton siowly
If the transmilter does not operate
when pressing a button or the
operation range becomes too small,
the bali,ery may be dead. To install
a new battery, refbr to Maintenance
(page 3 9).
Addilional transmitters can be
obtained at an Authorized Mazda
Dealer Up to 3 additional
rransmilters can be used wirb the
keyless entry system per vebicle.
Bring all aansmitters to an
Authorized Mazda Dealer when the
electronic codes need to be res€t.
AclurroN
To avoid damage to the transmiiter,
do not drop ii, get ll wet, or expose it
to heat or sunlighl.
I Rear Door Child Safety Lock
This lock is intended to help prevent
children from accidentalll op€ning $e
rear doors. Use it whenever a child rides
in the vehicle.
lfyou slide ihe child safety lock to ihe
lock posiiion before closing that door, the
door cannot be opened from the inside.
The door can be opened only by lifting
the outside handle.
NOTE
Tbe keyless entry system is
designed to operate up to about
2.5 n (8 ft) from the center of dre
vehicle, but this may vary because
of local conditions.
The system doesn t operate when
the ignition switch is in tbe ON
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