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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Theft Deterrent System Reading Freeze Frame Data
1. Connect the M-MDS (IDS) to the DLC–2. 2. After the vehicle is identified, select the following items from the initialization screen of the IDS. Select “Body”. Select "Burglar Service Functions". 3. Then, select the following item from the screen menu. ...

Key Reminder Switch Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [MZR 2.0, MZR 2.5].)(See BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [MZR 2.3 DISI Turbo].)(See BATTERY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0].) 2. Remove the column cover. (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.) 3. Disconnect the ...

When Liftgate/Trunk Lid Cannot be Opened
If the vehicle battery is dead or there is a malfunction in the electrical system and the liftgate/trunk lid cannot be opened, perform the following procedure as an emergency measure to open it: (5–door) Remove the cap on the interior surface of the liftgate with a flathead screwdrive ...