2005 MAZDA MODEL 3 HATCHBACK towing

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D
Dashboard Illumination .................... 5-29
Daytime Running Lights ................... 5-44
Defroster
Rear window .............................. 5-50
Dimensions ....................................... 10-5
Door Locks ......................................... 3-7
Driving In Flooded Area ................... 4-11
Driving Tips ........................................ 4-7
Automatic transaxle ................... 5-15
Break-in period ............................ 4-7
Driving in flooded area .............. 4-11
Hazardous driving ........................ 4-8
Money-saving suggestions ........... 4-7
Rocking the vehicle ...................... 4-8
Winter driving .............................. 4-9
E
Emergency Starting ........................... 7-14
Flooded engine ........................... 7-14
Jump-starting .............................. 7-15
Push-starting .............................. 7-18
Emergency Towing ........................... 7-19
Emission Control System .................... 4-3
Engine
Coolant ....................................... 8-16
Exhaust gas .................................. 4-5
Hood release .............................. 3-20
Oil .............................................. 8-13
Overheating ................................ 7-12
Starting ......................................... 5-3
Engine Compartment Overview ........ 8-12
Engine Coolant
Overheating ................................ 7-12
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge ................................................ 5-28
Exhaust Gas ........................................ 4-5
Exterior Care ..................................... 8-54
F
Flasher
Hazard warning .......................... 5-51
Headlights .................................. 5-42
Flat Tire ............................................... 7-3
Changing ...................................... 7-6
Spare tire and tool storage ............ 7-3
Flexible Floor Board ......................... 6-44
Fluids
Classification .............................. 10-4
Owner maintenance ................... 8-10
Fog Lights ......................................... 5-46
Foot Brake .......................................... 5-4
Front Seats .......................................... 2-2
Fuel
Filler lid and cap ........................ 3-18
Gauge ......................................... 5-28
Requirements ............................... 4-2
Tank capacity ............................. 10-5
Fuses ................................................. 8-45
Panel description ........................ 8-48
Replacement ............................... 8-45
G
Glove Box ......................................... 6-42
H
Hazard Warning Flasher .................... 5-51
Hazardous Driving .............................. 4-8
Headlights
Control ....................................... 5-42
Flashing ...................................... 5-44
High-low beam .......................... 5-44
Leveling ..................................... 5-44
On reminder ............................... 5-43
Hood Release .................................... 3-20
Horn .................................................. 5-51
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Black plate (321,1)
P
Parking Brake ..................................... 5-5
Parking in an Emergency .................... 7-2
Power Door Locks .............................. 3-8
Power Steering .................................. 5-16
Fluid ........................................... 8-19
Power steering malfunction indicator
light ............................................ 5-16
Power Windows ................................ 3-16
Push-Starting ..................................... 7-18
R
Rear Door Child Safety Locks ............ 3-9
Rear Seat ............................................. 2-5
Rear Window Defroster .................... 5-50
Rear Window Washer ....................... 5-49
Rear Window Wiper .......................... 5-49
Rearview Mirror ................................ 3-29
Recreational Towing ......................... 7-22
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................. 9-12
Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 4-8
S
Safety Defects, Reporting ................. 9-18
Seat Belt System
3-point type ................................ 2-12
Automatic locking ...................... 2-11
Belt minder ................................. 2-20
Emergency locking .................... 2-11
Extender ..................................... 2-18
Pregnant women ......................... 2-11
Pretensioner and load limiting .... 2-14
Rear-center lap/shoulder ............. 2-16
Seat belt precautions .................... 2-9
Warning light/beep ..................... 2-19
S
Seats
Front seat ...................................... 2-2
Rear seat ....................................... 2-5
Security System
Immobilizer system .................... 3-23
Theft-deterrent system ............... 3-26
Service Publications .......................... 9-20
Spare Tire and Tool Storage ................ 7-3
Specifications .................................... 10-4
Speedometer ...................................... 5-26
SRS Air Bags
How the Air Bags Work ............. 2-43
Supplemental restraint systems
precautions ................................. 2-36
Starting the Engine .............................. 5-3
Steering Wheel .................................. 3-28
Horn ........................................... 5-51
Storage Compartments ...................... 6-42
Cargo securing loops .................. 6-43
Cargo sub-compartment ............. 6-43
Center console ............................ 6-43
Flexible Floor Board .................. 6-44
Glove box ................................... 6-42
Sunshade ........................................... 3-22
Sunvisors .......................................... 6-35
T
Tachometer ........................................ 5-28
Temporary Spare Tire ....................... 8-33
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-26
Tiedown
Hook .......................................... 7-20
Tire Pressure Monitoring System ...... 5-21
System error activation .............. 5-23
Tire pressure monitoring system
warning light .............................. 5-22
Tires and wheels ......................... 5-23
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Tires
Inflation pressure ........................ 8-31
Replacement ............................... 8-32
Rotation ...................................... 8-31
Snow tires .................................... 4-9
Spare tire and tool storage ............ 7-3
Specifications ............................. 10-7
Flat Tire ........................................ 7-3
Tire chains .................................. 4-10
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ................................... 9-16
Tool ..................................................... 7-3
Towing
Description ................................. 7-19
Emergency towing ..................... 7-19
Recreational towing ................... 7-22
Towing caravan and trailers
(Europe) ..................................... 4-12
Trailer towing ............................. 4-12
Trailer Towing .................................. 4-12
Trip Meter ......................................... 5-26
Trunk Lid .......................................... 3-12
Trunk Light ....................................... 3-14
Turn and Lane-Change Signals ......... 5-45
V
Vanity Mirrors ................................... 6-35
Vehicle Information Labels ............... 10-2
W
Warning Lights ................................. 5-30
ABS ............................................ 5-34
Air bag system ........................... 5-34
Automatic transaxle ................... 5-36
Brake system .............................. 5-32
Charging system ......................... 5-33
Check engine .............................. 5-33
Door-ajar .................................... 5-36
Engine oil pressure ..................... 5-33
Front seat belt pretensioner
system ........................................ 5-34
Low fuel ..................................... 5-35
Low washer fluid level ............... 5-36
Seat belt ...................................... 5-35
Tire pressure monitoring
system ........................................ 5-37
Warranty .............................................. 9-9
Washer Fluid ..................................... 8-21
Weights ............................................. 10-5
Wheel Replacement .......................... 8-33
Windows
Power windows .......................... 3-16
Windshield Washer ........................... 5-49
Windshield Wipers ............................ 5-47
Blades replacement .................... 8-24
Winter Driving .................................... 4-9
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