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 ...

Other materials:

Knee Bolster Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.. 2. Remove the following parts: a. Driver-side front scuff plate. b. Driver-side front side trim. c. Hood release lever. d. Upper panel. e. Shift knob (MTX). f. Selector lever knob (ATX). g. Shift panel. h. Side wall. i. Console. j. Dri ...

Seat Precautions
WARNINGMake sure the adjustable components of a seat are locked in place: Adjustable seats and seatbacks that are not securely locked are dangerous. In a sudden stop or collision, the seat or seatback could move, causing injury. Make sure the adjustable components of the ...

Rear Door Hinge Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.. 2. Remove the following parts: a. Rear door. b. Front scuff plate. c. Rear scuff plate. d. B-pillar lower trim. 3. Remove in the order indicated in the table. 1 Bolt 2 Nut ...