Mazda 3 Service Manual: Windshield Wiper Motor Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the following parts:
a. Windshield wiper arm and blade.
b. Front fender molding.
c. Cowl grille.
d. Center cowl grille No1, No2
3. Stick masking tape on the figure.
CAUTION:
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If the front wiper motor is removed without affixing protective tape to the windshield, the motor may contact the windshield and damage it. Always affix protective tape along the edge of the windshield when removing the front wiper motor.
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Stick masking tape on the position to show in the figure of the windshield.
4. Remove the bolts.
5. Disconnect the windshield wiper motor connector.
6. Remove the windshield wiper motor..
7. Install in the reverse order of removal.
Windshield Wiper Motor Remove Note
1. Slide the windshield wiper motor in the direction of the left front fender and pull it out from between the windshield and the cowl panel.
2. Be careful when removing the windshield wiper motor so that it does not strike the windshield. If the windshield wiper motor hits the windshield, it could cause damage to the windshield.
Windshield Wiper Motor Inspection
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the following parts:
a. Windshield wiper arm and blade.
b. Front fender molding.
c. Cowl grille.
d. Center cowl grille No.1, No.2
3. Di ...
Rain Sensor Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Spread open the rain sensor cover in the direction of the arrows and disengage
tabs A to remove it.
3. Disconnect the rain sensor connector.
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Other materials:
Locking, Unlocking with Request
Switch (With the advanced keyless
function)
All doors and the liftgate can be locked/
unlocked by pressing the request switch
on the front doors while the key is being
carried.
(5–door)
The request switch on the liftgate can only
be used to lock all doors and the liftgate.
Front doors
Liftgate (5-door Lock only)
To lock
To l ...
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
The ABS control unit continuously
monitors the speed of each wheel. If
one wheel is about to lock up, the ABS
responds by automatically releasing and
reapplying that wheel's brake.
The driver will feel a slight vibration in
the brake pedal and may hear a chattering
noise from the brake syst ...
Driving In Flooded Area
WARNING
Dry off brakes that have become
wet by driving slowly, releasing the
accelerator pedal and lightly applying
the brakes several times until the brake
performance returns to normal:
Driving with wet brakes is dangerous.
Increased stopping distance or the
vehicle ...
