Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Towing
Trailer Towing
Your Mazda is not designed for towing.
Never tow a trailer with your Mazda.
Recreational Towing
An example of "recreational towing" is towing your vehicle behind a motorhome.
The transaxle is not designed for towing this vehicle on all 4 wheels.
When doing recreational towing refer to "Towing Description" and "Tiedown Hooks" and carefully follow the instructions.
Driving on Uneven Road
Your vehicle's suspension and underbody can be damaged if driven on
rough/uneven roads
or over speed bumps at excessive speeds. Use care and reduce speed when
traveling on
rough/uneven roads or ...
When Driving
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Other materials:
Door Adjustment
1. Loosen the door hinge installation bolts.
2. Adjust the gap and height difference to the standard range by moving the door
back and forth, left and right.
Standard range
a: 2.5―4.5 mm {0.10―0.17 in}
b: -1.0―1.0 mm {-0.039―0.039 in}
c: 2.5& ...
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.
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Back Up Light Switch Removal/Installation [A26 M R]
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Disconnect the back-up light switch connector.
3. Remove the aerodynamic under cover No.2..
4. Remove the back-up light switch with the gasket.
5. Install a new gasket and the back-up light switch to the transaxle case.
Tightening torque ...
