Mazda 3 Service Manual: Map Light Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the tabs shown in the figure.
3. Pull the map light in the direction of the arrow (1) shown in the figure and remove the map light while detaching the clips.
4. Disconnect the connector.
5. Install in the reverse order of removal.
Map Light Inspection
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the map light..
3. Verify that the continuity between the map light terminals is as indicated
in the table.
If not as indicated i ...
Vanity Mirror Illumination Bulb Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Insert a tape-wrapped fastener remover into the service hole, and pry it in
the direction indicated by the arrow to remove the lens.
3. Remove t ...
Other materials:
Rear Shock Absorber Disposal
1. Clamp a rear shock absorber on a flat surface or with the piston pointing
downwards.
2. Drill a 2—3 mm {0.08—0.11 in} hole at a point 40—50 mm {1.6—1.9
in} from the bottom of the tube, so that the gas can escape.
WARNING:
Whenever drilling into a rear shock absorber, wear prot ...
Front Door Key Cylinder Switch Inspection
1. To access the glass installation bolt, position the front door glass so that
the distance from the top of the front door glass to the upper part of the front
beltline molding is approx. 80 mm {3.1 in}.
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
3. Remove the following parts:
a. Inne ...
Liftgate Lower Trim Removal/Installation
1. Remove the liftgate upper trim..
2. Remove the liftgate side trim..
3. Remove the screw and fasteners.
4. Pull the liftgate lower trim in the direction of arrow (1), (2), (3), then
detach clips A, B, pin C and D from the liftgate.
5. Remove the liftgate lower trim.
6. Install ...
