2014 MAZDA MODEL 3 HATCHBACK towing

7–21
If Trouble Arises
Emergency Towing
Towing Description
We recommend that towing be done only
by an Authorized Mazda Dealer or a
commercial tow-truck service.
Proper lifting and towing are necessary
to prevent damage to the vehicle.
Government and local laws must be
followed.
A towed vehicle usually should have its
drive wheels (front wheels) off the ground.
If excessive damage or other conditions
prevent this, use wheel dollies.
Wheel dollies
When towing with the rear wheels on the
ground, release the parking brake.
CAUTION
 


¾ Do not tow the vehicle pointed
backward with driving wheels on
the ground. This may cause internal
damage to the transaxle.
 


¾ Do not tow with sling-type equipment.
This could damage your vehicle. Use
wheel-lift or fl atbed equipment.
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7–22
If Trouble Arises
Emergency Towing
Tiedown Hooks
CAUTION
Do not use the front and rear tiedown
eyelets for towing the vehicle.
They have been designed only for
securing the vehicle to a transport
vessel during shipping.
Using the eyelets for any other purpose
could result in the vehicle being
damaged.
Tiedown Hooks
1. Remove the tiedown eyelet and the lug
wrench from the luggage compartment
(page 7-3 ).
2. Wrap a fl athead screwdriver or similar
tool with a soft cloth to prevent damage
to a painted bumper, and open the cap
located on the front or rear bumper.
Front
Rear
CAUTION
Do not use excessive force as it may
damage the cap or scratch the painted
bumper surface.
NOTE
Remove the cap completely and store it so
as not to lose it.
3. Securely install the tiedown eyelet
using the lug wrench.
Front
Lug wrench
Tiedown eyelet
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7–23
If Trouble Arises
Emergency Towing
Rear
Lug wrench
Tiedown eyelet
4. Hook the tying rope to the tiedown
eyelet.
CAUTION
If the tiedown eyelet is not securely
tightened, it may loosen or disengage
from the bumper when tying the
vehicle. Make sure that the tiedown
eyelet is securely tightened to the
bumper.
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8–35
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
Vehicle Loading
WARNING
Do not tow a trailer with this vehicle:
Towing a trailer with this vehicle is dangerous because it has not been designed to tow a
trailer and doing so will aff ect the drive system which could result in vehicle damage.
This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehicle, to keep your loaded
vehicle weight within its design rating capability. Properly loading your vehicle will provide
maximum return of vehicle design performance. Before loading your vehicle, familiarize
yourself with the following terms for determining your vehicle's weight ratings, from the
vehicle's Safety Certifi cation Label and Tire and Load Information Label:
WARNING
Overloaded Vehicle:
Overloading a vehicle is dangerous. The results of overloading can have serious
consequences in terms of passenger safety. Too much weight on a vehicle's suspension
system can cause spring or shock absorber failure, brake failure, handling or steering
problems, irregular tire wear, tire failure or other damage.
Overloading makes a vehicle harder to drive and control. It also increases the distance
required for stopping. In cases of serious overloading, brakes can fail completely,
particularly on steep grades. The load a tire will carry safely is a combination of the size of
the tire, its load range, and corresponding infl ation pressure.
Never overload the vehicle and always observe the vehicle's weight ratings from the
vehicle's Safety Certifi cation and Tire and Load Information labels.
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8–41
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
Steps for Determining the Correct Load Limit
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit-
(1) Locate the statement “The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed
XXX kg or XXX lbs.” on your vehicle's placard.
(2) Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that will be riding in your
vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers from XXX kg or XXX lbs.
(4) The resulting fi gure equals the available amount of cargo and luggage load capacity. For
example, if the “XXX” amount equals 1400 lbs. and there will be fi ve 150 lb passengers
in your vehicle, the amount of available cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs.
(1400 - 750 (5 × 150) = 650 lbs.)
(5) Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the vehicle. That
weight may not safely exceed the available cargo and luggage load capacity calculated in
Step 4.
(6) If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your trailer will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual to determine how this reduces the available cargo and
luggage load capacity of your vehicle.
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10–3
Index
Child Safety Locks for Rear Doors ..... 3-20
Climate Control System ........................ 5-2
Automatic Climate Control ............. 5-9
Dual-Zone Automatic Climate
Control........................................... 5-12
Gas specifi cations ............................ 9-8
Manual Climate Control .................. 5-5
Operating Tips ................................. 5-2
Vent Operation ................................ 5-3
Clock ................................................... 5-30
Collision warning ................................ 7-39
Control Status Display ........................ 4-87
Cruise Control ................................... 4-100
Cruise Control Switch ................. 4-100
Cruise Control Set Vehicle Speed
Display ................................................ 4-17
Cup Holder ........................................ 5-137
Customer Assistance ............................. 8-2
D
Dashboard Illumination ...................... 4-16
Daytime Running Lights ..................... 4-47
Defroster
Mirror ............................................ 4-57
Rear window ................................. 4-56
Dimensions ........................................... 9-6
Direct Mode
Automatic transaxle ...................... 4-39
Door Locks .......................................... 3-11
Drive selection .................................... 4-88
Driving In Flooded Area ..................... 3-49 Driving Tips
Automatic transaxle ...................... 4-40
Break-in ......................................... 3-45
Driving in fl ooded area.................. 3-49
Driving on uneven road ................. 3-51
Floor mat ....................................... 3-46
Hazardous driving ......................... 3-46
Money-saving suggestions ............ 3-45
Overloading ................................... 3-50
Rocking the vehicle ....................... 3-47
Winter driving ............................... 3-47
Driving on Uneven Road .................... 3-51
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) ....... 4-81
DSC OFF Indicator Light.............. 4-82
DSC OFF Switch........................... 4-82
TCS/DSC Indicator Light ............. 4-81
E
Emergency Starting
Push-Starting ................................. 7-18
Starting a Flooded Engine ............. 7-18
Emergency Towing
Tiedown Hooks ............................. 7-22
Towing Description ....................... 7-21
Emission Control System .................... 3-28
Ending Screen Display ........................ 4-87
Engine
Coolant .......................................... 6-29
Engine Compartment Overview .... 6-26
Exhaust gas.................................... 3-29
Hood release .................................. 6-24
Oil .................................................. 6-27
Starting ............................................ 4-5
Essential information ............................ 6-2
Event Data Recorder ........................... 8-20
Exhaust Gas ........................................ 3-29
Exterior Care ....................................... 6-63
Aluminum Wheel Maintenance .... 6-68
Bright-Metal Maintenance ............ 6-67
Maintaining the Finish .................. 6-65
Plastic Part Maintenance ............... 6-69
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10–6
Index
Overheating ......................................... 7-19
Overloading ......................................... 3-50
Owner Maintenance
Battery replacement ...................... 6-39
Closing the Hood........................... 6-24
Engine Compartment Overview .... 6-26
Opening the Hood ......................... 6-24
Owner Maintenance Precautions... 6-22
P
Parking Brake ...................................... 4-69
Personalization Features ..................... 9-12
Power Steering .................................... 4-90
Power Windows .................................. 3-36
Power steering warning buzzer ........... 7-39
R
Radar Sensor ....................................... 4-65
Rear Coat Hooks ............................... 5-140
Rear Cross Traffi c Alert (RCTA) ...... 4-111
Rear Door Child Safety Locks ............ 3-20
Rear Seat ............................................... 2-8
Rear View Monitor............................ 4-125
Displayable range on the screen .. 4-127
Picture quality adjustment ........... 4-132
Rear view monitor operation ....... 4-128
Rear view parking camera
location ........................................ 4-126
Switching to the rear view monitor
display ......................................... 4-126
Variance between actual aoad
conditions and displayed Image
... 4-131
Viewing the display ..................... 4-128
Rear Window Defroster ...................... 4-56
Rear Window Washer .......................... 4-56
Rear Window Wiper ............................ 4-56
Rearview Mirror .................................. 3-34
Recommended Oil .............................. 6-27
Recreational Towing ........................... 3-52
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................... 8-17 Replacement
Electrical battery ........................... 6-39
Fuse ............................................... 6-58
Light Bulbs .................................... 6-45
Tires ............................................... 6-43
Wheel ............................................ 6-44
Wiper ............................................. 6-33
Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 3-47
S
SRS Air Bags
Front passenger occupant
classifi cation system ...................... 2-56
How the SRS air bags work .......... 2-49
Limitations to SRS air bag ............ 2-54
Monitoring..................................... 2-61
SRS air bag deployment criteria ... 2-53
Supplemental restraint system
components ................................... 2-47
Safety Defects, Reporting ................... 8-13
Satellite Radio ..................................... 5-48
Scheduled Maintenance ........................ 6-4
Seat Belt System
2-point type ................................... 2-18
3-point type ................................... 2-15
Automatic locking ......................... 2-14
Emergency locking ........................ 2-14
Extender ........................................ 2-20
Pregnant women ............................ 2-14
Seat belt warning beep ........................ 7-37
Seats
Front seat ......................................... 2-5
Head restraint ................................ 2-10
Rear seat .......................................... 2-8
Seat warmer ..................................... 2-7
Security System
Immobilizer system ....................... 3-41
Theft-deterrent system .................. 3-43
Sensor
Radar Sensor ................................. 4-65
Service Publications ............................ 8-49
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10–7
Index
Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) ..... 4-72
Deactivating the Smart City Brake
Support (SCBS) System operation
... 4-78
Laser sensor handling .................... 4-76
Smart City Brake Support (SCBS)
Warning Light (Red) ..................... 4-78
Spare Tire .............................................. 7-5
Specifi cations ........................................ 9-4
Speed Unit Selector ............................. 4-13
Speedometer ........................................ 4-13
Starting the Engine ................................ 4-5
Steering Wheel .................................... 3-32
Horn............................................... 4-58
Storage Compartments ...................... 5-139
Center console ............................. 5-140
Glove compartment ..................... 5-139
Overhead console ........................ 5-139
Rear coat hooks ........................... 5-140
Sunshade ............................................. 3-40
Sunvisors ........................................... 5-133
T
Tachometer .......................................... 4-14
Theft-Deterrent System ....................... 3-43
Tiedown
Hook .............................................. 7-22
Tire Information .................................. 8-23
Tire Pressure Monitoring System ..... 4-104
Tire infl ation pressure warning beep ... 7-38
Tires .................................................... 6-41
Flat Tire ........................................... 7-3
Replacing a Tire ............................ 6-43
Replacing a Wheel ........................ 6-44
Snow tires ...................................... 3-48
Specifi cations ................................ 9-10
Temporary Spare Tire .................... 6-43
Tire Infl ation Pressure ................... 6-41
Tire Rotation ................................. 6-42
Tire chains ..................................... 3-48
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ....................................... 8-21 Towing
Recreational towing ...................... 3-52
Trailer Towing ............................... 3-52
Towing Description ............................. 7-21
Traction Control System (TCS) .......... 4-80
TCS/DSC Indicator Light ............. 4-80
Transmitter ............................................ 3-4
Trip Computer ..................................... 4-17
Trip Meter ........................................... 4-13
Trouble
Battery runs out ............................. 7-15
Emergency Starting ....................... 7-18
Emergency Towing........................ 7-21
Flat Tire ........................................... 7-3
Overheating ................................... 7-19
Parking in an Emergency ................ 7-2
When liftgate/trunk lid cannot be
opened ........................................... 7-40
Trunk Lid ............................................ 3-21
Inside trunk release lever .............. 3-25
V
Vanity Mirrors ................................... 5-133
Vehicle Information Labels ................... 9-2
W
Warning Lights .................................... 4-22
Warning Message Indicated on
Display ................................................ 7-34
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