Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Reporting Safety Defects

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Reporting Safety Defects (U.S.A.)

If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) i ...

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On Board Diagnostic System Simulation Inspection [FS5 A EL]
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. a. Select "DataLogger". b. Select "Modules". c. Select "TCM". 3. Select the simulation items from the PID ta ...

Trunk Lid Release Actuator Inspection
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.. 2. Remove the trunk lid trim.. 3. Remove the trunk lid latch and release actuator.. 4. Press the latch in using a flathead screwdriver to inspect the latch lever condition. 5. Connect terminal A to the positive battery voltage, connect termina ...

Direct Mode
Direct mode can be used for temporarily switching gears by operating the steering shift switch while the vehicle is being driven with the selector lever in the D range. While in direct mode, the D and M indication illuminate and the gear position in use is illuminated. Direct mode is can ...