2014 MAZDA MODEL 3 HATCHBACK Owners Manual (in English)

3–8
Before Driving
Keys
Without the advanced keyless function
Operational range
Interior antenna
NOTE
The engine may not start if the key is
placed in the following areas:
 


y Around the dashboard



y In the storage compartments such as
the glove compartment
 


y On the rear parcel shelf (4–door)
Key Suspend Function
If a key is left in the vehicle, the
functions of the key left in the vehicle are
temporarily suspended to prevent theft of
the vehicle.
The following are inoperable:
 


y Starting the engine using the push button
start.
 


y(With the advanced keyless function)
 Operating the request switches.
To restore these functions, perform any
one of the following:
 


y Press a button on the key which has had
its functions temporarily suspended.
 


y(Manual transaxle)
 When carrying another key, depress the
clutch pedal until the KEY indicator
light (green) illuminates.
 (Automatic transaxle)
 When carrying another key, depress the
brake pedal until the KEY indicator light
(green) illuminates.
  Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on
page 4-21 .
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*Some models.3–9
Before Driving
Advanced Keyless Entry System
Advanced Keyless Entry
System
*
WARNING
Radio waves from the key may aff ect
medical devices such as pacemakers:
Before using the key near people who
use medical devices, ask the medical
device manufacturer or your physician
if radio waves from the key will aff ect
the device.
The advanced keyless function allows you
to lock/unlock the doors and liftgate/trunk
lid, or open the liftgate/trunk lid while
carrying the key without using the key.
System malfunctions or warnings are
indicated by the following warning beeps.
 


y Request switch Inoperable Warning
Beep
  Refer to Request Switch Inoperable
Warning Beep (With the advanced
keyless function) on page 7-37 .




y Key Left-in-luggage Compartment/
Trunk Warning Beep
  Refer to Key Left-in-luggage
Compartment Warning Beep (With the
advanced keyless function) on page
7-37 .
 


y Key Left-in-vehicle Warning Beep
 Refer to Key Left-in-vehicle Warning
Beep (With the advanced keyless
function) on page 7-38 .
NOTE
The advanced keyless entry system
functions can be deactivated to prevent
any possible adverse effect on a user
wearing a pacemaker or other medical
device. If the system is deactivated, you
will be unable to start the engine by
carrying the key. Consult an Authorized
Mazda Dealer for details. If the advanced
keyless entry system has been deactivated,
you can start the engine by following the
procedure indicated when the key battery
goes dead.
Refer to Engine Start Function When Key
Battery is Dead on page 4-8 .
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3–10
Before Driving
Advanced Keyless Entry System
Operational Range
The system operates only when the driver
is in the vehicle or within operational
range while the key is being carried.
NOTE
When the battery power is low, or in
places where there are high-intensity radio
waves or noise, the operational range may
become narrower or the system may not
operate.
Locking, Unlocking the Doors and
the Liftgate/Trunk Lid
Exterior antenna
Locking only
(5-door)
Operational range80cm (31in) 80cm (31in)
NOTE
The system may not operate if you are too
close to the windows or door handles, or
liftgate/trunk lid.
Opening the Liftgate/Trunk Lid
Exterior antenna
Operational range80cm (31in)
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3–11
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
Door Locks
WARNING
Always take all children and pets with
you or leave a responsible person with
them:
Leaving a child or a pet unattended in
a parked vehicle is dangerous. In hot
weather, temperatures inside a vehicle
can become high enough to cause
brain damage or even death.

Do not leave the key in your vehicle with
children and keep them in a place where
your children will not fi nd or play with
them:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the
key is dangerous. This could result in
someone being badly injured or even
killed.

Keep all doors locked when driving:
Unlocked doors in a moving vehicle
are dangerous. Passengers can fall out
if a door is accidentally opened and
can more easily be thrown out in an
accident.

Always close all the windows and
moonroof, lock the doors and take the
key with you when leaving your vehicle
unattended:
Leaving your vehicle unlocked is
dangerous as children could lock
themselves in a hot vehicle, which
could result in death. Also, a vehicle left
unlocked becomes an easy target for
thieves and intruders.
After closing the doors, always verify
that they are securely closed:
Doors not securely closed are
dangerous, if the vehicle is driven with
a door not securely closed, the door
could open unexpectedly resulting in
an accident.

Always confi rm the safety around the
vehicle before opening a door:
Suddenly opening a door is dangerous.
A passing vehicle or a pedestrian could
be hit and cause an accident.
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3–12
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
NOTE
 


y When the ignition is switched to ACC
or ON, the vehicle lock-out prevention
feature prevents you from locking
yourself out of the vehicle.
  All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid will
automatically unlock if they are locked
using the power door locks with any
door open.
  The vehicle lock-out prevention feature
does not operate while the ignition is
switched off.
  When any door is opened from the
outside while the key is inside the
vehicle, the closed doors are locked. All
the doors are automatically unlocked by
closing the open door.
  (With the advanced keyless function)
 The beep sound is heard for about 10
seconds to notify the driver that the key
has been left in the vehicle.
 (Without the advanced keyless
function)
  The horn sound is heard twice to notify
the driver that the key has been left in
the vehicle.
 


y(Door unlock (control) system with
collision detection)
  This system automatically unlocks
the doors in the event the vehicle
is involved in an accident to allow
passengers to get out of the vehicle
immediately and prevent being trapped
inside. While the ignition is switched
ON and in the event the vehicle
receives an impact strong enough to
infl ate the air bags, all the doors are
automatically unlocked after about 6
seconds have elapsed from the time of
the accident.
  The doors may not unlock depending on
how an impact is applied, the force of
the impact, and other conditions of the
accident.
  If door-related systems or the battery
is malfunctioning, the doors will not
unlock.
Locking, Unlocking with Key
All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid lock
automatically when the driver's door is
locked with the key.
All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid unlock
when the driver's door is unlocked and the
key is held in the unlock position for one
second or longer.
Turn the key toward the front to lock,
toward the back to unlock.
LockUnlock
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3–13
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
NOTE
Holding the key in the unlocked position in
the driver's door lock for about a second
unlocks all doors and the liftgate/trunk lid.
To unlock only the driver's door, insert the
key into the driver's door lock and turn
the key briefl y to the unlock position and
then immediately return it to the center
position.
Locking, Unlocking with Request
Switch (With the advanced keyless
function)
All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid can be
locked/unlocked by pressing the request
switch on the front doors while the key is
being carried.
(5–door)
The request switch on the liftgate can only
be used to lock all doors and the liftgate.
Front doors
Request switch
Liftgate (5–door Lock only)
Request switch
To lock
To lock the doors and the liftgate/trunk lid,
press the request switch and the hazard
warning lights will fl ash once.
A beep sound will be heard once.
To unlock
Driver's door request switch
To unlock the driver's door, press the
request switch. A beep sound will be heard
twice and the hazard warning lights will
fl ash twice.
To unlock all doors and the liftgate, press
the request switch again within 3 seconds
and two more beep sounds will be heard.
Front passenger door request switch
To unlock all doors and the liftgate, press
the request switch. A beep sound will be
heard twice and the hazard warning lights
will fl ash twice.
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3–14
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
NOTE
 


y The system can be set to unlock all
doors by performing a single operation.
  Refer to Personalization Features on
page 9-12 .
 


y Use the following procedure to change
the setting.
1. Switch the ignition off and close all
of the doors and the liftgate/trunk
lid.
2. Open the driver's door.
3. Within 30 seconds of opening the
driver's door, press and hold the
UNLOCK button on the key for 5
seconds or longer. The sound of
the doors locking/unlocking can be
heard.
After this, the system switches the
setting of pressing the driver's
request switch once or twice to
unlock all doors and the liftgate/
trunk lid each time the UNLOCK
button is pressed (the sound of the
doors locking/unlocking can be
heard).
4. The setting change is completed by
doing any one of the following:
 


y Switching the ignition to ACC or
ON.
 


y Closing the driver's door.



y Opening the liftgate/trunk lid.



y Not operating the key for 10
seconds.
 


y Pressing any button except the
UNLOCK button on the key.
 


y Pressing a request switch.






y Confi rm that all doors and the liftgate/
trunk lid are securely locked.
  For the liftgate/trunk lid, move it
without pressing the electric liftgate/
trunk lid opener to verify that the
liftgate/trunk lid has not been left ajar.
 


y All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid
cannot be locked when any door or the
liftgate is open.
 


y It may require a few seconds for the
doors to unlock after the request switch
is pressed.
 


y A beep sound is heard for confi rmation
when the doors and the liftgate/trunk lid
are locked/unlocked using the request
switch. If you prefer, the beep sound can
be turned off. The volume of the beep
sound can also be changed. Refer to
Personalization Features on page 9-12 .

 Use the following procedure to change
the setting.
1. Switch the ignition off and close all
of the doors and the liftgate/trunk
lid.
2. Open the driver's door.
3. Within 30 seconds of opening the
driver's door, press and hold the
LOCK button on the key for 5
seconds or longer.
All of the doors and the liftgate/
trunk lid lock and the beep sound
activates at the currently set volume.
(If the beep sound is currently set
to not activate, it will not activate.)
The setting changes each time the
LOCK button on the key is pressed
and the beep sound activates at the
set volume. (If the beep sound has
been set to not activate, it will not
activate.)
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3–15
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
4. The setting change is completed by
doing any one of the following:
 


y Switching the ignition to ACC or
ON.
 


y Closing the driver's door.



y Opening the liftgate/trunk lid.



y Not operating the key for 10
seconds.
 


y Pressing any button except the
LOCK button on the key.
 


y Pressing a request switch.






y (With theft-deterrent system)
 The hazard warning lights fl ash when
the theft-deterrent system is armed or
turned off.
  Refer to Theft-Deterrent System on
page 3-43 .
 


y The setting can be changed so that
the doors and the liftgate/trunk lid are
locked automatically without pressing
the request switch.
  Refer to Personalization Features on
page 9-12 .

 (Auto-lock function) 
 A beep sound is heard when all doors
and the liftgate are closed while the
advanced key is being carried. All
doors and the liftgate/trunk lid are
locked automatically after about three
seconds when the advanced key is
out of the operational range. Also,
the hazard warning lights fl ash once.
(Even if the driver is in the operational
range, all doors and the liftgate/trunk
lid are locked automatically after
about 30 seconds.) If you are out of
the operational range before the doors
and the liftgate/trunk lid are completely
closed or another key is left in the
vehicle, the auto-lock function will not
work. Always make sure that all doors
and the liftgate/trunk lid are closed and
locked before leaving the vehicle. The
auto-lock function does not close the
power windows.
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