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NOTE
w})en an air bag deptoys. a loud
inflation noise canbe heard and some
smoke will be relersed.
Neidrer is likely to cause injury.
however. lhe texture of the air bags
may cause light skin injuries on body
parls not covered with clothing
through friction.
AIryARNlNG
Seating Positionwith Side Air Bags:
Sitting too ctose to the sde air bag
storage conpa4ments or plecing
hands on them is extrenel!
dangerous. A side air bag inllates
vith gnat for.e and speed dircctl|
out of the outboard sho Aer of the
front teat and.rpandt atons the
ftont door on the side the cat h hit.
Sefious injur! coutd occut if
soneone is sitting too ctose to the
door orleaning agai sta wi dotr itt
the frcnt seats or if rcat seot
occ pants srab the sines ol the fronlseatbacks. Furthemorc, sleeping up
against the .loor ot hanging out the
diver\aide wi,tdow while driring
could block the side air bag and
elininate the adra tages of
sqrplemental prctectinn. Give the
sae abbags room to vork br sifting
in the centerofthe seat whil. the
whi.Ie is moving vith seat belts
A waRlsnrc
Hot Ai Bag I llaton:
Hot ab bag inJlaton are dangero s.
InmediatelJ altet inflation, the
inflators in the skenng wheel,
doshboad ot the seatbacks are very
hot, Youco aget bumed. Don't
touch the inte al conponents ofthe
ai bag storase anas after the bags
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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.
A wanlvnrc
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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A wanlvnvc
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.
A wanlrnrc
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
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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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NOTE
This device conplies wiih pari 15 of
the FCC Rules and wirb RSS-210 of
lndustry Canada. Operation is srbject
to the following two conditions: (l)
This device may noicause harrntul
interference, and (2) this device must
accept dny interf€rence received.
including interference thai may cause
undesired operation- (Outside
transmisslons may rnomentarily
interfere widl the device operation.)
V Irck button
To lock the doors, press the LOCK
To confirm rhat all the doors have been
locked, press the LOCK button again
wilhin 5 s€conds.Iflbey are closed and
locked, the horn will sound.
I Ttansmitter
NOTE
Confirm thal all the doors are locked
visually or aurally by use of the
double click.
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V Unlock button
To unlock the driver's door, press the
UNLOCK button.
To unlock all the doors, press .he
UNLOCK butlon again within 5 seconds.
NOTtr
After unlocking with the transmitler.
all doors will automatically lock if
one is not opened wilhin about 30
V ! Panic button
You can use the ! bufton to rum on the
alarm. wbich allows you to signal for
attention in an emergency.
NOTE
The alarm will work whether any
door is open or closed.
Turning on the alarm
Pressing the ! button once will sound the
hom intermittendy and flash lhe
headlights and hazard warning lights for
abou12 minutes and 30 seconds.
Turning off the alarm
Press any button on the transmitter
NOTE
When all doors and the boot are
closed, push the LOCK buuon. The
hazard waming flasher will flash
one time to indicate thal the doors
and ibe boot are locked.
wlen ihe UNLOCK butun is
pressed. the hazard waming flasher
will flash twice to indicate rhat tbe
Il the LocK and uNLocK button
afe pressed sequentially, tbe tum
and lane chang€ indicalors and the
hazard waming flasher may not
flash correcily.
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