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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G
Dashboard Overview
Hood release handle
Climate control system
Glove box
Shift lever
Parking brake
Audio system
Passenger-side air bag
Hazard warning flasher switch
Power window lock switch Lighting control / Turn signals Instrument cluster
Power window switches
Driver-side air bagWiper and washer lever
Ignition switch
Center console
Outside mirror switch
Cup holder
(page 2-25)
(page 5-19)
(page 5-32)
(page 3-7)
(page 3-8)
(page 3-9)
(page 3-21)
(page 5-2) (page 5-5)
(page 6-40) (page 6-43) (page 6-42) (page 2-25) (page 5-9)
(page 6-11) (page 6-2)
(page 5-34) (page 5-36)
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Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G
3Knowing Your Mazda
Explanation of basic operations and controls; opening/closing and adjustment
of various parts.
Doors and Locks .......................................................................... 3- 2
Keys ......................................................................................... 3- 2
Door Locks .............................................................................. 3- 3
Keyless Entry System .............................................................. 3- 5
Power Windows ....................................................................... 3- 7
Hood ........................................................................................ 3- 9
Trunk Lid ................................................................................. 3-10
Trunk Release Handle ............................................................. 3-12
Fuel-Filler Lid and Cap ........................................................... 3-14
Sunroof .................................................................................... 3-15
Security System ........................................................................... 3-17
Immobilizer System ................................................................ 3-17
Theft-Deterrent System ........................................................... 3-19
Steering Wheel and Mirrors ...................................................... 3-21
Steering Wheel ........................................................................ 3-21
Mirrors ..................................................................................... 3-21
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Knowing Your Mazda
Doors and Locks
Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G
Opening the Hood
1. With the vehicle parked, pull the
release handle to unlock the hood.
2. Pull the safety catch up and lift the hood.Unintentional Window Operation:Unintentional window operation is
dangerous. A person ’s hands, head,
or neck could be caught by the
window and result in serious injury.
Unless a passenger needs to operate a
window, keep the power window lock
switch in the locked position.
WARNINGHood
Safety catch
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Knowing Your Mazda
Security System
Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G
The optional theft-deterrent system is
designed to prevent your vehicle or its
contents from being stolen when all 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.
The system won’t function unless it ’s
properly armed. So when you leave the
vehicle, lock all the doors, close all the
windows, take your key, your transmitter,
and make sure the security indicator light
is flashing.
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. What it does:
•
The horn sounds intermittently and the
hazard warning lights and headlights
flash.
• The alarm continues for about 3
minutes, then stops.
When it is triggered, the warning lights
and horn will activate. They will shut off
when:
• The doors are unlocked with the
keyless entry system transmitter.
• The trunk lid is opened with the key or
the keyless entry system transmitter.
• The ignition is turned to the ON
position.
How to Arm the System
1. Remove the ignition key.
2. Close the hood and the trunk lid. Then
close the doors and press the
button on the keyless entry system
transmitter.
The following method will also arm the
theft-deterrent system:
Close the hood and the trunk lid. Press the
area on the door-lock switch marked
"DOOR LOCK" once. Close all the doors.
The hazard warning lights will flash for
about 2 seconds to indicate the system is
armed.
Theft-Deterrent System
NOTE
The theft-deterrent system has been
designed to operate mainly with the
keyless entry system transmitter.
NOTE
The alarm will activate about 15
seconds after a door has been opened.
The indicator light flashes rapidly for
about 15 seconds.
NOTE
Locking the doors with a key will not
arm the system.
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Maintenance and Care
Owner Maintenance
Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G
All moving points of the body, such as
door and hood hinges and locks, should
be lubricated each time the engine oil is
changed. Use a nonfreezing lubricant on
locks during cold weather.
Make sure the engine hood’s secondary
latch keeps the hood from opening when
the primary latch is released. A viscous paper air filter fits inside the air
cleaner housing, as shown. It
’s been
specially treated and should not be
cleaned and reused. Replace it when
necessary.
Replacing the Air Filter
1. Unfasten the clamps.
Body LubricationAir Filter
Don ’t drive without an air filter. This
could result in excessive engine wear.
NOTE
If the vehicle is operated in very dusty
or sandy areas, replace the filter more
often than recommended intervals.
CAUTION
Clamp
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Index
Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G
D
Driving Tips ....................................... 4-7
Automatic transaxle
.................. 5-12
Break-in period
........................... 4-7
Driving in flooded area
............. 4-10
Hazardous driving
....................... 4-8
Money-saving suggestions
.......... 4-7
Rocking the vehicle
.................... 4-8
Trailer towing
........................... 4-11
Winter driving
............................. 4-9
E
Emergency Starting .......................... 7-12
Flooded engine
.......................... 7-12
Jump-starting
............................ 7-12
Push-starting
............................. 7-14
Emergency Towing
.......................... 7-15
Emission Control System
................... 4-4
Engine Coolant
...................................... 8-13
Exhaust gas
................................. 4-5
Hood release
............................... 3-9
Oil
............................................. 8-10
Overheating
............................... 7-10
Starting
........................................ 5-3
Engine Compartment Overview
........ 8-9
Engine Coolant Overheating
............................... 7-10
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge
............................................... 5-21
Exhaust Gas
....................................... 4-5
Exterior Care
.................................... 8-42
Eyeglass Holder
............................... 6-41
F
Flasher Hazard warning
.........................5-36
Headlights
.................................5-32
Flat Tire
..............................................7-3
Changing
.....................................7-5
Spare tire and tool storage
...........7-3
Fluids Classification
.............................10-4
Owner maintenance
.....................8-7
Foot Brake
..........................................5-4
Front seats
..........................................2-2
Fuel Filler lid and cap
.......................3-14
Gauge
........................................5-22
Requirements
..............................4-2
Tank capacity
............................10-5
Fuses
.................................................8-35
Panel description
.......................8-37
Replacement
..............................8-35
G
Gauges ..............................................5-19
Glove Box
........................................6-42
H
Hazard Warning Flasher ...................5-36
Hazardous Driving
.............................4-8
Headlights Control
......................................5-32
Flashing
.....................................5-32
High-low beam
..........................5-32
On reminder
..............................5-32
Hood Release
......................................3-9
Horn
..................................................5-36
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