Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Theft-Deterrent System
If the theft deterrent system detects an inappropriate entry into the vehicle, which could result in the vehicle or its contents being stolen, the alarm alerts the surrounding area of an abnormality by sounding the horn and flashing the hazard warning lights.
The system will not function unless it's properly armed. So when you leave the vehicle, follow the arming procedure correctly.
Immobilizer System
The immobilizer system allows the
engine to start only with a key the system
recognizes.
If someone attempts to start the engine
with an unrecognized key, the engine
will not start, thereby hel ...
Operation
System triggering conditions
The horn sounds intermittently and the
hazard warning lights flash for about 30
seconds when the system is triggered by
any one of the following:
Unlocking a door ...
Other materials:
Foot Brake
This vehicle has power-assisted brakes
that adjust automatically through normal
use.
Should power-assist fail, you can stop by
applying greater force than normal to the
brake pedal. But the distance required to
stop will be greater than usual.
WARNING
Do not coast with the engine ...
High Mount Brake Light Removal/Installation
4SD
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the trunk lid trim..
3. Disconnect the connector.
4. Remove the nuts.
5. While pressing the tabs shown in the figure, pull the high-mount brake light
outward and remove it.
6. Remove the high-mount brake light.
7. Instal ...
Oil Cooler Flushing [FS5 A EL]
NOTE:
If the automatic transaxle is replaced, flush and inspect the oil cooler.
When replacing the automatic transaxle, inspect the oil cooler together with
flushing it using the following procedures, and with the oil cooler hose removed.
1. Disconnect the oil hose.
2. Set ...
