2015 MAZDA MODEL 3 HATCHBACK seat adjustment

2–4
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
WARNING
Always leave your car locked and keep the car keys safely away from children (Saloon):
Leaving your car unlocked or the keys in reach of children is dangerous. Children
who fi nd their way into the boot through an unlocked rear seatback or an open boot
can become accidentally locked in the boot. This could result in death or brain damage
from heat prostration, particularly in the summer. Always lock the doors and the boot,
and as an added measure, keep the rear seatbacks locked, whether you have children in
your home or not.
CAUTION
  When operating a seat, be careful not to put your hands or fi ngers near the moving
parts of the seat or on the side trim to prevent injury.
  When moving the seats, make sure there is no cargo in the surrounding area. If the
cargo gets caught it could damage the cargo.
 (Manual Seat) When returning a rear-reclined seatback of a front seat to its upright position, make
sure you hold onto the seatback with your other hand while operating the lever. If the
seatback is not supported, it will fl ip forward suddenly and could cause injury.

(Power Seat) The seat-bottom power adjustment is operated by motors. Avoid extended operation
because excessive use can damage the motors.
 


 To prevent the battery from running down, avoid using the power adjustment when
the engine is stopped. The adjuster uses a large amount of electrical power.
 


 Do not use the switch to make more than one adjustment at a time.
NOTE
When returning a rear seat to its original position, place the seat belt in its normal
position. Verify that the seat belt pulls out and retracts.
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*Some models.2–5
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Front Seat
Seat Operation
Power operation
Seat Slide
(Manual Seat)
To move a seat forward or backward, raise the lever and slide the seat to the desired position
and release the lever.
Make sure the lever returns to its original position and the seat is locked in place by
attempting to push it forward and backward.
(Power Seat)
To slide the seat, move the slide lifter switch on the outside of the seat to the front or back
and hold it. Release the switch at the desired position.
Height Adjustment *
(Manual Seat)
To adjust the seat height, move the lever up or down.
(Power Seat)
To adjust the seat height, move the switch up or down.
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*Some models.2–6
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Seat Recline
(Manual Seat)
To change the seatback angle, lean forward slightly while raising the lever. Then lean back
to the desired position and release the lever.
Make sure the lever returns to its original position and the seatback is locked in place by
attempting to push it forward and backward.
(Power Seat)
To change the seatback angle, press the front or rear side of the reclining switch. Release the
switch at the desired position.
Lumbar Support Adjustment (Driver's Seat) *
To increase the seat fi rmness, move the lever downward. Move the lever upward to decrease
fi rmness.
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*Some models.2–11
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Armrest*
The rear armrest in the centre of the rear
seatback can be used (no occupant in the
centre seat) or placed upright.
WARNING
Never put your hands and fi ngers
around the moving parts of the seat
and armrest:
Putting your hands and fi ngers around
the moving parts of the seat and
armrest is dangerous as they could get
injured.
Head Restraints
Your vehicle is equipped with head
restraints on all outboard seats and the
rear centre seat
* . The head restraints
are intended to help protect you and the
passengers from neck injury.
WARNING
Always drive with the head restraints
installed when seats are being used and
make sure they are properly adjusted:
Driving with the head restraints
adjusted too low or removed is
dangerous. With no support behind
your head, your neck could be seriously
injured in a collision.
Height adjustment
To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the
desired position.
To lower the head restraint, press the stop-
catch release, then push the head restraint
down.
Adjust the head restraint so that the centre
is even with the top of the passenger's ears.
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2–13
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Seat Belt Precautions
Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during accidents and sudden
stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts.
Front seat and rear outboard seat
The front seats and rear outboard seats have lap/shoulder belts. These belts have retractors
with inertia locks that keep them out of the way when not in use. The locks allow the belts
to remain comfortable on users, but they will lock in position during a collision.
Rear centre seat
With 3-point type seat belt
The 3-point type seat belt has lap/shoulder belts. This belt has a retractor with an inertia lock
that keeps it out of the way when not in use. The lock allows the belt to remain comfortable
on the user, but it will lock in position during a collision.
With 2-point type seat belt
The 2-point type seat belt has a lap belt with manual adjustment.
WARNING
Always wear your seat belt and make sure all occupants are properly restrained:
Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerous. During a collision, occupants not
wearing seat belts could hit someone or things inside the vehicle or even be thrown out
of the vehicle. They could be seriously injured or even killed. In the same collision,
occupants wearing seat belts would be much safer.
Do not wear twisted seat belts:
Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a collision, the full width of the belt is not available
to absorb the impact. This puts more force on the bones beneath the belt, which could
cause serious injury or death. So, if your seat belt is twisted, you must straighten the
seat belt to remove any twists and to allow the full width of the belt to be used.
Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time:
Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt used
in this way cannot spread the impact forces properly and the two passengers could
be crushed together and seriously injured or even killed. Never use one belt for more
than one person at a time and always operate the vehicle with each occupant properly
restrained.
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*Some models.3–36
Before Driving
Mirrors
WARNING
Do not touch a power fold-in mirror
while it is moving:
Touching the power fold-in mirror
when it is moving is dangerous. Your
hand could be pinched and injured or
the mirror could be damaged.
Use the power fold-in switch to set the
mirror to the on-road position:
Setting the power fold-in mirror to the
on-road position by hand is dangerous.
The mirror will not lock in position and
will prevent effective rearview visibility.
Only operate the power fold-in mirror
with the vehicle safely parked:
Operating the power fold-in mirror
while the vehicle is moving is
dangerous. Wind blast on the mirror
will cause them to collapse and you will
be unable to return it to the on-road
position, preventing rearview visibility.
Engine-off outside mirror operation
*
The outside mirrors can be operated for
about 40 seconds after the ignition is
switched from ON to off with all doors
closed. If any door is opened, the outside
mirrors will stop operating.
Rearview Mirror
WARNING
Do not stack cargo or objects higher
than the seatbacks:
Cargo stacked higher than the
seatbacks is dangerous. It can block
your view in the rearview mirror, which
might cause you to hit another car
when changing lanes.
Rearview mirror adjustment
Before driving, adjust the rearview mirror
to centre on the scene through the rear
window.
NOTE
For the manual antidazzle mirror,
perform the adjustment with the
antidazzle lever in the day position.
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10–7
Index
R
Radar Sensor (Front) ......................... 4-150
Radar Sensors (Rear) ........................ 4-155
Rear Coat Hooks ............................... 5-160
Rear Door Child Safety Locks ............ 3-21
Rear Seat ............................................... 2-8
Rear Vehicle Monitoring (RVM)
System ............................................... 4-114
RVM switch................................. 4-119
RVM warning indicator light ...... 4-118
Rear View Monitor............................ 4-166
Displayable range on the screen ... 4-168
Picture quality adjustment ........... 4-174
Rear view monitor operation ....... 4-170
Rear view parking camera
location ........................................ 4-167
Switching to the rear view monitor
display ......................................... 4-167
Variance between actual aoad
conditions and displayed Image
... 4-172
Viewing the display ..................... 4-169
Rear Window Defogger ...................... 4-78
Rear Window Washer .......................... 4-77
Rear Window Wiper ............................ 4-77
Rear vehicle monitoring (RVM) system
warning chime ..................................... 7-52
Rearview Mirror .................................. 3-36
Recommended Oil .............................. 6-23
Recording of Vehicle Data .................... 8-5
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ................................................. 8-2
Replacement
Fuse ............................................... 6-65
Key battery .................................... 6-43
Light Bulbs .................................... 6-50
Tyres .............................................. 6-47
Wheel ............................................ 6-48
Wiper ............................................. 6-36
Request switch inoperable warning beep
(With the advanced keyless function)
... 7-50
Roadside Emergency Triangle Retaining
Strap ...................................................... 7-2 Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 3-56
Running-In .......................................... 3-53
S
SRS Air Bags
Front passenger air bag deactivation
switch ............................................ 2-44
How the SRS air bags work .......... 2-49
Limitations to SRS air bag ............ 2-53
SRS air bag deployment criteria ... 2-52
Supplementary restraint system
components ................................... 2-48
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment ........................................ 3-53
Scheduled Maintenance ........................ 6-3
Seat Belt System
2-point type ................................... 2-20
3-point type ................................... 2-17
Emergency locking ........................ 2-16
Pregnant women ............................ 2-16
Seat belt warning beep ........................ 7-50
Seats
Front seat ......................................... 2-5
Head restraint ................................ 2-11
Rear seat .......................................... 2-8
Seat warmer ..................................... 2-7
Security System
Immobilizer system ....................... 3-44
Theft-deterrent system (without the
intrusion sensor) ............................ 3-50
Theft-deterrent system (with the
intrusion sensor) ............................ 3-46
Smart Brake Support (SBS) .............. 4-145
Collision warning ........................ 4-147
Smart Brake Support (SBS) indicator
light (red) ..................................... 4-147
Stopping the Smart Brake Support
(SBS) system operation ............... 4-147
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