Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Dashboard Illumination
When the position lights are turned on with the ignition switched ON, the brightness of the instrument panel illumination is dimmed.
NOTE When the position lights are turned on, the position lights indicator light in the instrument cluster turns on.
Refer to Headlights on .
The brightness of the instrument panel and dashboard illuminations can be adjusted by rotating the knob.
- The brightness decreases by rotating the knob to the left. A beep sound will be heard when the knob has been rotated to the maximum dim position.
- The brightness increases by rotating the knob to the right.
Function for cancelling illumination dimmer
The illumination dimmer can be canceled by rotating the dashboard illumination knob to the right until a beep sound is heard while the instrument cluster is dimmed with the ignition switched ON.
If the instrument cluster's visibility is reduced due to glare from surrounding brightness, cancel the illumination dimmer.
NOTE
- When the illumination dimmer is canceled, the instrument cluster cannot be dimmed even if the position lights are turned on.
- When the illumination dimmer is canceled, the screen in the center display switches to constant display of the daytime screen.
Fuel Gauge
The fuel gauge shows approximately
how much fuel is remaining in the tank
when the ignition is switched ON. We
recommend keeping the tank over 1/4 full.
Type A/Type B instrument cluster
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Outside Temperature Display
When the ignition is switched ON, the
outside temperature is displayed.
NOTE
Under the following conditions, the
outside temperature display may differ
from the actual outside temperature
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Other materials:
Operating the Radio
Radio ON
Press a band selector button ( )
to
turn the radio on.
Band selection
Successively pressing the band selector
button ( ) switches the bands as
follows: FM1→FM2→AM.
The selected mode will be indicated.
NOTE
If the FM broadcast signal becomes weak,
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Front Door Hinge Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the following parts:
a. Front bumper.
b. Front combination light.
c. Front fender molding.
d. Side step molding.
e. Front fender panel.
f. Front door.
3. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
1
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Forced Ignition On [With Advanced Keyless Entry And Push Button Start System]
NOTE:
In order to perform a forced ignition ON, the M-MDS (IDS) is necessary. If
the servicing is being done outside of an Authorized Mazda dealership, contact
an Authorized Mazda dealership for instructions.
The forced ignition ON procedure forces a power supply to each part w ...