2019 MAZDA MODEL 3 HATCHBACK fold seats

Do not place an object such as a cushion
between the seatback and your back:
Putting an object such as a cushion
between the seatback and your back is
dangerous because you will be unable to
maintain a safe driving posture and the
seat belt cannot function at its full capacity
in a collision, which could result in a serious
accident, injury or death.
Do not place objects under the seat:
The object could get stuck and cause the
seat to not be fixed securely, and result in
an accident.
Do not stack cargo higher than the
seatbacks:
Stacking luggage or other cargo higher
than the seatbacks is dangerous. During
sudden braking or a collision, objects can
fly around and become projectiles that
may hit and injure passengers.
Make sure luggage and cargo is secured
before driving:
Not securing cargo while driving is
dangerous as it could move or be crushed
during sudden braking or a collision and
cause injury.Never allow a passenger to sit or stand on
the folded seatback while the vehicle is
moving:
Driving with a passenger on the folded
seatback is dangerous. Allowing a child to
sit up on the folded seatback while the
vehicle is moving is particularly dangerous.
In a sudden stop or even a minor collision,
a child not in a proper seat or
child-restraint system and seat belt could
be thrown forward, back or even out of the
vehicle resulting in serious injuries or death.
The child in the baggage area could be
thrown into other occupants and cause
serious injury.
Never give the car keys to children and do
not allow them to play in the vehicle (4–
Door):
Playing with the folding rear seats is
dangerous. Once the seatbacks are back
up, a child in the trunk would not be able to
get out the way they had entered. If you
have small children, keep the seatbacks
locked.
Always leave your car locked and keep the
car keys safely away from children (4–
Door):
Leaving your car unlocked or the keys in
reach of children is dangerous. Children
who find their way into the trunk through
an unlocked rear seatback or an open
trunk can become accidentally locked in
the trunk. This could result in death or
brain damage from heat prostration,
particularly in the summer. Always lock the
doors and the trunk, and as an added
measure, keep the rear seatbacks locked,
whether you have children in your home or
not.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
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Rear Seat
▼Split Folding the Seatbacks
By lowering the rear seatbacks the luggage
compartment space can be expanded.
WA R N I N G
Do not drive the vehicle with occupants on
folded down seatbacks or in the luggage
compartment.
Putting occupants in the luggage
compartment is dangerous because seat
belts cannot be fastened which could lead
to serious injury or death during sudden
braking or a collision.
Do not allow children to play inside the
vehicle with the seatbacks lowered.
Allowing children to play in the vehicle
with the seatbacks folded down is
dangerous. If a child enters the luggage
compartment and the seatbacks were
raised back up, the child may become
trapped in the luggage compartment
which could lead to an accident.
Tightly secure cargo in the luggage
compartment when it is transported with
the seatbacks folded down.
Driving without tightly securing cargo and
luggage is dangerous as it could move and
become an obstruction to driving during
emergency braking or
a collision resulting
in an unexpected accident.
When transporting cargo, do not allow the
cargo to exceed the height of the
seatbacks.
Transporting cargo stacked higher than
the seatbacks is dangerous as visibility to
the rear and sides of the vehicle is reduced
which could interfere with driving
operations and lead to an accident.
Lowering the seatbacks
CAUTION
 (5–Door)
When folding the seatback forward,
always support the seatback with your
hand. If it is not supported by a hand,
fingers or the hand pressing the push
knob could be injured.
 Check the position of a front seat before
folding a rear seatback.
Depending on the position of a front
seat, it may not be possible to fold a rear
seatback all the way down because it
may hit the seatback of the front seat
which could scratch or damage the front
seat or its pocket. Lower or remove the
head restraint on the rear outboard seat
if necessary.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
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(4–Door)
1. Open the trunk lid and pull the lever ofthe seatback you want to fold down.

2. Open a rear door and fold the rear seatforward.
(5–Door)
Press the push knob to fold down the
seatback.

To return the seatback to its upright
position:
WA R N I N G
When returning a seatback to its upright
position, make sure the 3-point seat belt is
not caught in the seatback and the 3-point
seat belt is not twisted.
If the seat belt is used while it is twisted and
caught in the seatback, the seat belt
cannot function at its full capacity, which
could cause serious injury or death.
When returning a seatback to its upright
position, make sure that it is firmly locked
and the red indication is not visible (5–
Door).
If the red indication is visible behind the
push knob, it means the seatback is not
locked. If the vehicle is driven without the
seatback locked, it could fold down
suddenly and cause an accident.

1. Locked position
2. Unlocked position
3. Red indication
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
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Inside Trunk ReleaseLever (4-door)
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▼Inside Trunk Release Lever
Your vehicle is equipped with an inside
trunk release lever that provides a means
of escape for
children and adults in the
event they become locked inside the trunk.

No matter how careful adults might be
with keys and locking their cars, parents
should be aware that children may be
tempted to play around vehicles and use
the trunk as a hiding place.

Adults are advised to familiarize
themselves with the operation and location
of the inside trunk release lever so that all
children can be told about it in an
appropriate way, keeping in mind that
most vehicles do not have such levers.
WA R N I N G
Close the trunk lid, be sure the seat backs
are latched and do not allow children to
play inside the vehicle:
Leaving the trunk lid open or leaving
children in the vehicle with the keys is
dangerous. Children could open the trunk
lid and climb inside resulting in possible
injury or death from heat exposure.
Always keep the car from being a tempting
place to play by latching the rear seats,
doors and the trunk, and keeping the keys
where children can not play with them:
Leaving children or animals unattended in
a parked vehicle is dangerous. Babies left
sleeping and children who lock themselves
in cars or trunks can die very quickly from
heat prostration. Do not leave your
children or pets alone in a car at any time.
Do not leave the car, the rear folding seats
or the trunk unlocked.
▼ Opening the Trunk Lid from the
Inside
Slide the inside trunk release lever in the
direction of the arrow. The lever is made
of material that will glow for hours in the
darkness of the trunk following a brief
exposure to ambient light.

The inside trunk release lever is located on
the inside of the trunk lid.
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
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