Mazda 3 Service Manual: Clock Spring Inspection [Two Step Deployment Control System]
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the driver–side air bag module..
3. Remove the steering wheel..
4. Remove the column cover.
5. Remove the clock spring..
6. Verify that the continuity is as indicated in the table.
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If not as indicated in the table, replace the clock spring.
NOTE:
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When the vehicle-side connector for the clock spring is disconnected, terminals 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D are shorted to prevent unexpected operation (deployment) of the air bag module.
Vehicles with steering switch
Vehicles without steering switch
Clock Spring Inspection [Standard Deployment Control System]
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the driver–side air bag module..
3. Remove the steering wheel..
4. Remove the column cover.
5. Remove the clock spring..
6. Verify that ...
Control System Personalization Features Setting Procedure
1. Connect the M-MDS to the DLC-2.
2. After the vehicle is identified, select the following items from the initial
screen of the M-MDS.
When using the IDS (laptop PC)
Sele ...
Other materials:
Glass Panel Adjustment
1. Fully close the glass panel.
2. Measure the gap and height between the glass panel and body.
If not as specified, loosen the glass panel installation screws and reposition
the glass panel.
Clearance (4SD)
a: -2.4—0.2 mm {-0.09—0.01 in}
b: 0 mm {0 in}
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Seat Belt Precautions
Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during accidents
and sudden
stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers always wear seat
belts.
(U.S.A. and Canada)
All of the seat belt retractors are designed to keep the lap/shoulder belts
out of the way when
no ...
Changing a Flat Tire
NOTE
If the following occurs while driving, it
could indicate a flat tire.
Steering becomes difficult.
The vehicle begins to vibrate
excessively.
The vehicle pulls in one direction.
If you have a flat tire, drive slowly to a
level spot that is well off the road and out
of the way of ...
