Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Doors and Locks

Rear Door Child Safety Locks

These locks are intended to help prevent children from accidentally opening the rear doors. Use them on both rear doors whenever a child rides in the rear seat of the vehicle. If you slide the ...

Liftgate/Trunk Lid

WARNING Never allow a person to ride in the luggage compartment/trunk: Allowing a person to ride in the luggage compartment/trunk is dangerous. The person in the luggage compa ...

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Saving Fuel and Protection of the Environment
How you operate your Mazda determines how far it will travel on a tank of fuel. Use these suggestions to help save fuel and reduce CO2. Avoid long warm-ups. Once the engine runs smoothly, begin driving. Avoid fast starts. Drive at lower speeds. Anticipate when to apply the brakes (a ...

Side Panel Removal/Installation
1. Insert a tape-wrapped fastener remover into the position indicated by the arrow in the figure. 2. Pull the side panel in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, then remove the clips and hook. 3. Pull the side panel in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, while de ...

Hazard Warning Switch Inspection
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.. 2. Remove the center panel.. 3. Verify that the continuity between the hazard switch terminals is as indicated in the table. If not as indicated in the table, replace the hazard warning switch. 4. Apply battery voltage to hazar ...