Mazda 3 PROTEGE 2002 Owner Manual
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A Word to Mazda Owners
Thank you for choosing a Mazda. We at Mazda design and build vehicles with complete
customer satisfaction in mind.
To help ensure enjoyable and trouble-free operation of your Mazda, read this manual
carefully and follow its recommendations.
An Authorized Mazda Dealer knows your vehicle best. So when maintenance or service is
necessary, that’s the place to go.
Our nationwide network of Mazda professionals is dedicated to providing you with the
best possible service.
We assure you that all of us at Mazda have an ongoing interest in your motoring pleasure
and in your full satisfaction with your Mazda product.
Mazda Motor Corporation
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN
Important Notes About This Manual
Keep this manual in the glove box as a handy reference for the safe and enjoyable use of
your Mazda. Should you resell the vehicle, leave this manual with it for the next owner.
All specifications and descriptions are accurate at the time of printing. Because
improvement is a constant goal at Mazda, we reserve the right to make changes in
specifications at any time without notice and without obligation.
Air Conditioning and the Environment
Your Mazda’s genuine air conditioner is filled with R134a, a refrigerant that has been
found not to damage the earth’s ozone layer. If the air conditioner does not operate
properly, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
Please be aware that this manual applies to all models, equipment and options. As a
result, you may find some explanations for equipment not installed on your vehicle.
©2001 Mazda Motor Corporation
Printed in Japan Nov. 2001(Print3)
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WARNING
CAUTION
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How to Use This Manual
We want to help you get the most driving
pleasure from your vehicle. Your owner’s
manual, when read from cover to cover,
can do that in many ways.
Illustrations complement the words of the
manual to best explain how to enjoy your
Mazda. By reading your manual, you can
find out about the features, important
safety information, and driving under
various road conditions.
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"Do not do this " or "Do not let this
happen".
Index:
an alphabetical listing of all information
in your manual.
You’ll find several WARNINGs,
CAUTIONs, and NOTEs in the manual.
A good place to start is the Index,
A WARNING indicates a situation in
which serious injury or death could
result if the warning is ignored.
A CAUTION indicates a situation in
which bodily injury or damage to your
vehicle, or both, could result if the
caution is ignored.
NOTE
A NOTE provides information and
sometimes suggests how to make
better use of your vehicle.
The above symbol, located on some parts
of the vehicle, indicates that this manual
contains information related to the part.
Please refer to the manual for a detailed
explanation.
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Table of Contents
Your Vehicle at a Glance
Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda.
Essential Safety Equipment
Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, SRS air bags and
child-restraint systems.
Knowing Your Mazda
Explanation of basic operations and controls; opening/closing and adjustment
of various parts.
Before Driving Your Mazda
Important information about driving your Mazda.
Driving Your Mazda
Explanation of instruments and controls.
Interior Comfort
Use of various features for drive comfort, including climate control and audio
system.
In Case of an Emergency
Helpful information on what to do in an emergency.
Maintenance and Care
How to keep your Mazda in top condition.
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3
4
5
6
7
8
Customer Information
Important consumer information including warranties and add-on equipment.
Specifications
Technical information about your Mazda.
Index
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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda.
Dashboard Overview
Interior Overview
Exterior Overview
.................................................................. 1- 2
........................................................................ 1- 3
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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Dashboard Overview
Wiper and washer lever
(page 5-35)
Driver-side air bag
(page 2-35)
Instrument cluster
(page 5-20)
Light control / Turn signals
(page 5-33)
Fog light switch
(page 5-34)
Power window switches
(page 3-15)
Hazard warning flasher switch
Passenger-side air bag
(page 5-38)
Audio system
(page 6-11)
(page 2-35)
Glove box
(page 6-39)
Center console
(page 6-39)
Power window lock switch
(page 3-16)
Hood release handle
(page 3-18)
Tilt wheel release lever
(page 3-24)
Ignition switch
(page 5-2)
Cruise control switches
(page 5-13)
Ashtray
(page 6-38)
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Parking brake handle
Rear window defroster switch
Climate control system
(page 5-5)
Shift lever
(page 5-8)
Cup holder
(page 6-38)
Lighter
(page 6-37)
(page 5-37)
(page 6-2)
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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Interior Overview
Sunvisors
(page 6-35)
Seat belts
(page 2-11)
Rear seat
(page 2-5)
Side air bags
(page 2-35)
Interior light
(page 6-35)
Rearview mirror
(page 3-25)
Vanity mirror
(page 6-35)
Front seats
(page 2-2)
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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Exterior Overview
Rear window defroster
(page 5-37)
High-mount brake light
(page 8-37)
Trunk lid
(page 3-11)
License plate
lights
(page 8-37)
Reverse lights
(page 8-37)
Windshield wiper blades
(page 8-22)
Washer fluid
(page 8-20)
Hood
(page 3-18)
Child safety lock
(page 3-8)
Tires
(page 8-26)
Rear turn signal lights
Brake lights / Taillights
(page 8-37)
(page 8-37)
Sunroof
(page 3-19)
Antenna
(page 6-10)
Power windows
(page 3-15)
Fuel-filler lid
(page 3-17)
Fog lights
(page 8-35)
Front turn signal lights /
Parking lights
(page 8-35)
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Door and keys
(page 3-2)
Outside mirrors
(page 3-24)
Side-marker lights
(page 8-35)
Headlights
(page 8-32)
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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Exterior Overview
Rear window defroster
(page 5-37)
Rear windshield
wiper blade
(page 8-24)
Liftgate
(page 3-9)
License plate
lights
(page 8-37)
Reverse lights
(page 8-37)
Rear turn signal lights
(page 8-37)
Sunroof
(page 3-19)
Windshield wiper blades
(page 8-22)
Washer fluid
(page 8-20)
Hood
(page 3-18)
Child safety lock
(page 3-8)
Outside mirrors
(page 3-24)
Tires
(page 8-26)
Brake lights / Taillights
(page 8-37)
Power windows
(page 3-15)
Antenna
(page 6-10)
Fuel-filler lid
(page 3-17)
Fog lights
(page 8-35)
Front turn signal lights/
Parking lights
(page 8-35)
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Door and keys
(page 3-2)
Side-marker lights
(page 8-35)
Headlights
(page 8-32)
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Essential Safety Equipment
Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, SRS air bags and
child-restraint systems.
Seats
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Front Seats ............................................................................... 2- 2
Rear Seat ..................................................................................2- 5
Seat Belt Systems
Seat Belt Precautions ............................................................... 2-11
3-Point Type Seat Belt ............................................................. 2-14
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems ...... 2-16
Rear Center Position Seat Belt ................................................2-18
Seat Belt Extender ...................................................................2-20
Seat Belt Warning Light/Beep ................................................. 2-21
Child Restraint
Child Restraint Precautions ..................................................... 2-22
Installing Child-Restraint Systems .......................................... 2-25
LATCH Child-Restraint Systems ............................................ 2-30
SRS Air Bags
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions ............... 2-35
Air Bag System Description .................................................... 2-40
.........................................................................2-11
............................................................................2-22
...............................................................................2-35
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Front Seats
WARNING
Securing the Seats:
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 seat are
locked in place by attempting to slide
the seat forward and backward and
rocking the seatback.
Seat Slide
▼
WARNING
Driver’s Seat Adjustment:
Adjusting the driver’s seat while the
vehicle is moving is dangerous. The
driver could lose control of the
vehicle and have an accident. Adjust
the driver’s seat only when the vehicle
is stopped.
To move a seat forward or backward,
raise the lever and slide the seat to the
desired position and release the lever.
Lever
Make sure the lever returns to its original
position and the seat is locked in place by
attempting to push it forward and
backward.
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CAUTION
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Seat Recline
▼
WARNING
Reclining:
Sitting in a reclined position while the
vehicle is moving is dangerous
because you don’t get the full
protection from seat belts. During
sudden braking or a collision, you
can slide under the lap belt and suffer
serious internal injuries. For
maximum protection, sit well back
and upright.
Unlocked Seatback:
A seatback plays an important role in
your protection in a vehicle. Leaving
the seatback unlocked is dangerous
as it can allow passengers to be
ejected or thrown around and
baggage to strike occupants in a
sudden stop or collision, resulting in
severe injury. After adjusting the
seatback at any time, even when there
are no other passengers, rock the
seatback to make sure it is locked in
place.
To change the seatback angle, lean
forward slightly while raising the lever.
Then lean back to the desired position and
release the lever.
Lever
Make sure the lever returns to its original
position and the seatback is locked in
place by attempting to push it forward and
backward.
When returning a rear-reclined
seatback to its upright position, make
sure you support the seatback while
operating the seatback lever. If the
seatback is not supported, it will flip
forward suddenly and could cause
injury.
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WARNING
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Seat Tilt (Driver’s Seat)
▼
The seat-bottom angle can be adjusted by
rotating the dial.
Front of seat bottom
Up
Down
Dial
Rear of seat bottom
Up
Head Restraint
▼
Head Restraints Adjustment:
Driving with the head restraints
adjusted too low or removed is
dangerous. With no support behind
your head, your neck could be
seriously injured in a collision.
Always drive with the head restraints
inserted when seats are being used
and make sure they are properly
adjusted.
Height adjustment
To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the
desired position.
To lower the head restraint, press the
stop-catch release, then push the head
restraint down.
Stop-catch release
Down
Dial
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Adjust the head restraint so that the top
parallels the top of the passenger’s ears,
never the passenger’s neck.
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Rear Seat
WARNING
Stacking Cargo:
Stacking luggage or other cargo
higher than the seatbacks, and
putting things on the rear package
tray or on the luggage compartment
cover is dangerous. During sudden
braking or a collision, objects can
become projectiles that may hit and
injure passengers. Don’t stack things
higher than the seatbacks or put
things on the rear package tray or on
the luggage compartment cover.
Securing Seats:
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 seat are
locked in place by attempting to slide
the seat forward and backward and
rocking the seatback.
Unlocked Seatback:
A seatback plays an important role in
your protection in a vehicle. Leaving
the seatback unlocked is dangerous
as it can allow passengers to be
ejected or thrown around and
baggage to strike occupants in a
sudden stop or collision, resulting in
severe injury. After adjusting the
seatback at any time, even when there
are no other passengers, rock the
seatback to make sure it is locked in
place.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Passenger on the Folded Seatback:
Driving with a passenger on the
folded seatback is dangerous.
Allowing a child to sit up on the
folded seatback while the vehicle is
moving is particularly dangerous. In
a sudden stop or even a minor
collision, a child not in a proper seat
or child-restraint system and seat belt
could be thrown forward, back or
even out of the car resulting in
serious injuries or death. The child or
other objects in the baggage area
could be thrown into other occupants
and cause serious injury. Never allow
a passenger to sit or stand on the
folded seatback while the vehicle is
moving.
Children and the Folding Rear Seats:
Playing with the folding rear seats is
dangerous. Once the seats are back
up, a child in the trunk would not be
able to get out the way they had
entered. If you have small children,
keep the seatbacks locked (sedan). Do
not give the car keys to children and
do not allow them to play in the
vehicle.
NOTE
When returning a rear seat to its
original position, also replace the seat
belt to its normal position. Verify that
the seat belt pulls and retracts.
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CAUTION
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Split-Folding Rear Seatback
▼
To provide more space in the luggage
compartment.
1. Unfasten the lap portion of the rearcenter seat belt (page 2-19).
CAUTION
Always unfasten the lap portion of the
belt before folding the rear-left
seatback. Leaving the lap portion of
the belt fastened could cause damage
to the seat belt, buckle and seatback.
2. Pull the lock release up and fold the
seatback forward.
Lock release
Rear Seatback Lock (Sedan)
▼
To lock or unlock a seatback, move the
lever.
Lock
Unlock
NOTE
The seatback locks are part of the
trunk security system (page 3-12).
Folding the Rear Seats Flat
▼
(Hatchback)
The seatbacks can be folded after setting
up the seat bottoms.
1. Unfasten the lap portion of the rearcenter seat belt (page 2-19).
To return the seatback to its original
position, reverse the procedure.
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Always unfasten the lap portion of the
belt before folding the rear-left
seatback. Leaving the lap portion of
the belt fastened could cause damage
to the seat belt, buckle and seatback.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
2. Remove the head restraints (page 2-9).
Stop-catch release
3. Pull the strap and lift the end of each
seat bottom up and forward.
Strap
4. Lift the rear of the seat bottoms
forward.
5. Pull the lock release up and fold each
seatback forward.
Lock release
NOTE
When raising the seat bottom, hold the
seat belt and clear it from the seat
bottom’s housing space.
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To return the rear seat to its original
position, reverse the procedure.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
CAUTION
Putting your fingers between the
•
seat bottom and floor is dangerous.
You could injure your fingers.
When replacing the seat bottom, be
careful not to catch your fingers
between the seat bottom and floor.
After replacing the seat bottom to
•
its original position, make sure all
seat belt buckles are on top of the
seat bottom and the seat belts are
not twisted. Twisting or placing the
seat belts under the seat bottom
could damage the seat belts.
Removing the Seat Bottoms
▼
(Hatchback)
When flat folding the rear seats, the seat
bottoms can be removed for more room.
To r e mov e
1. Pull the strap and lift the end of each
seat bottom up and forward.
NOTE
When raising the seat bottom, hold the
seat belt and clear it from the seat
bottom’s housing space.
2. Lift the rear of the seat bottoms
forward.
3. Pull the retaining clip to release the
lever. Remove the seat bottom.
Strap
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Retaining clip
CAUTION
WARNING
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WARNING
Riding in Area with Rear Seat Bottom
Removed:
Riding in the area where a rear seat
bottom has been removed is
dangerous. Sudden braking or a
collision could cause serious injury.
Do not sit or lie in the area where a
rear seat bottom has been removed
while the vehicle is moving. Never
ride in a vehicle where you can’t sit in
the seat and wear the seat belt.
To i n st a ll
1. Insert the ends of the seat bottom lever
into the holders.
Essential Safety Equipment
Putting your fingers between the
•
seat bottom and floor is dangerous.
You could injure your fingers.
When replacing the seat bottom, be
careful not to catch your fingers
between the seat bottom and floor.
After replacing the seat bottom to
•
its original position, make sure all
seat belt buckles are on top of the
seat bottom and the seat belts are
not twisted. Twisting or placing the
seat belts under the seat bottom
could damage the seat belts.
Head Restraint
▼
Seats
2. Return the seat bottom to its original
position.
Head Restraints Adjustment:
Driving with the head restraints
adjusted too low or removed is
dangerous. With no support behind
your head, your neck could be
seriously injured in a collision.
Always drive with the head restraints
inserted when seats are being used
and make sure they are properly
adjusted.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Height adjustment
To raise a head restraint, pull it up to the
desired position.
To lower the head restraint, press the
stop-catch release, then push the head
restraint down.
Stop-catch release
Adjust the head restraint so that the top
parallels the top of the passenger’s ears,
never the passenger’s neck.
Removal
To remove the head restraint, press the
stop-catch release, then pull up on the
head restraint.
Stop-catch release
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Seat Belt Precautions
Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during accidents and sudden
stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers always wear seat belts.
All of the seat belt retractors are designed to keep the lap/shoulder belts out of the way
when not in use.
The driver’s seat belt has no provisions for child-restraint systems and has only an
emergency locking mode. The driver may wear it comfortably, and it will lock during a
collision.
However, the front passenger’s seat and rear lap/shoulder belt retractors operate in two
modes: emergency locking mode, and for child-restraint systems, automatic locking mode.
WARNING
Not Wearing Seat Belts:
Not wearing a seat belt is extremely dangerous. During a collision, occupants not
wearing seat belts could hit someone or things inside the vehicle or even be thrown
out of the vehicle. They could be seriously injured or even killed. In the same
collision, occupants wearing seat belts would be much safer. Always wear your seat
belt and make sure all occupants are properly restrained.
Seat Belt Damaged During an Accident:
Using a damaged seat belt is dangerous. An accident could damage the belt webbing
of the seat belt in use. A damaged seat belt cannot provide adequate protection in a
collision. Have an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect all seat belt systems in use during
an accident before they are used again.
Twisted Seat Belts:
Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a collision, the full width of the belt isn’t
available to absorb the impact. This puts more force on the bones beneath the belt,
which could break them or cause other serious injury or death. Don’t wear twisted
seat belts.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
WARNING
One Belt, One Passenger:
Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt used
in this way can’t spread the impact forces properly and the two passengers could be
crushed together and seriously injured or even killed. Never use one belt for more
than one person at a time.
CAUTION
Belt retraction may become difficult if the belts and rings are soiled, so try to keep them
clean.
Ring
Pregnant Women and Persons with Serious Medical Conditions
▼
Pregnant women should wear seat belts. Ask your doctor for specific recommendations.
The lap belt should be worn SNUGLY AND AS LOW AS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIPS.
Persons with serious medical conditions also should wear seat belts. Check with your
doctor for any special instructions regarding specific medical conditions.
Emergency Locking Mode
▼
If the belt has fully retracted, it will always be in the emergency locking mode until you
move it into automatic locking mode by pulling the belt all the way out to its full length. In
the emergency locking mode, the belt remains comfortable on the occupant and the
retractor will lock in position during a collision.
If the belt feels tight and hinders comfortable movement while the vehicle is stopped or in
motion, you may be in the automatic locking mode because you have pulled the belt too far
out. To return to the more comfortable emergency locking mode, wait until you can stop
the vehicle in a safe area, retract the belt fully to convert it back to emergency locking
mode and then again extend it around you.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Automatic Locking Mode
▼
Always use the automatic locking mode to keep the child-restraint system from shifting to
an unsafe position in the event of an accident. To get the seat belt into the automatic
locking mode, pull it all the way out and connect it as instructed on the child-restraint
system. It will retract down to the child-restraint system and stay locked on it. See the
section on child restraint (page 2-22).
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WARNING
WARNING
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
3-Point Type Seat Belt
NOTE
When using the rear center seat belt,
refer to "Rear Center Position Seat
Belt" (page 2-18).
Fastening the Seat Belts
▼
1. Grasp the buckle and tongue.
2. Slowly pull out the lap/shoulder belt.
Belt
Tongue
3. Insert the tongue into the buckle until
you hear a click.
Positioning the Shoulder Portion of
the Seat Belt:
Improper positioning of the shoulder
portion of the seat belt is dangerous.
An improperly positioned belt will
provide little or no protection in a
collision. Always make sure the
shoulder portion of the seat belt is
positioned across your shoulder and
near your neck, but never under your
arm, on your neck, or on your upper
arm.
4. Make sure the shoulder belt is snugly
fitted against your body.
Take up slack
Keep low on
hip bone
Too high
Tongue
Buckle
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Positioning the Lap Portion of the
Seat Belt:
The lap portion of the seat belt worn
too high is dangerous. In a collision,
this would concentrate the impact
force directly on the abdominal area,
causing serious injury. Wear the lap
portion of the belt snugly and as low
as possible.
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Seat Belt Systems
Unfastening the Seat Belts
▼
Depress the button on the buckle.
NOTE
If a belt does not fully retract, inspect it
for kinks and twists.
Shoulder Belt Adjuster
▼
Adjust the height of the shoulder belt if
the seat belt touches your neck, or if it
crosses your arm instead of your shoulder.
To raise the shoulder belt adjuster, push
the adjuster up. To lower the shoulder belt
adjuster, push the button and slide it
down. Make sure the adjuster is locked.
Button
Shoulder belt
adjuster
Positioning the Shoulder Portion of
the Seat Belt:
Improper positioning of the shoulder
portion of the seat belt is dangerous.
An improperly positioned belt will
provide little or no protection in a
collision. Always make sure the
shoulder portion of the seat belt is
positioned across your shoulder and
near your neck, but never under your
arm, on your neck, or on your upper
arm.
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Front Seat Belt
Pretensioner and Load
Limiting Systems
For optimum protection, the driver and
front passenger seat belts are equipped
with pretensioner and load limiting
systems.
In moderate or greater frontal or nearfrontal accidents, the front air bag and
pretensioner systems deploy
simultaneously. The pretensioners take up
slack in the front seat belts as the air bags
are expanding. The load limiting system
releases belt webbing in a controlled
manner to reduce belt force on the
occupant’s chest.
Incorrect Positioning of the Driver
and Front Passenger Seat Belts:
Incorrect positioning of the driver
and passenger seat belts is dangerous.
Without proper positioning, the
pretensioner and load limiting
systems cannot provide adequate
protection in an accident and this
could result in serious injury. Wear
seat belts only as recommended in
this owner’s manual.
Modification or Testing of the
Pretensioner System:
Modifying the components or wiring
of the pretensioner system, including
the use of electronic testing devices is
dangerous. You could accidentally
activate it or make it inoperable
which would prevent it from
activating in an accident. The
occupants could be seriously injured.
Never modify the components or
wiring, or use electronic testing
devices on the pretensioner system.
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Pretensioner System Disposal:
Improper disposal of the pretensioner
system or a vehicle with nondeactivated pretensioners is
dangerous. Unless all safety
procedures are followed, injury could
result. Ask an Authorized Mazda
Dealer how to safely dispose of the
pretensioner system or how to scrap a
pretensioner-equipped vehicle.
WARNING
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NOTE
The pretensioner system will only
•
activate in a moderate or greater
frontal or near-frontal collision. It
will not activate in side or rear
impacts.
Some smoke (non-toxic gas) will be
•
released when the air bags and
pretensioners deploy. This does not
indicate a fire. This gas normally
has no effect on occupants,
however, those with sensitive skin
may experience light skin irritation.
If residue from the deployment of
the air bags or the front pretensioner
system gets on the skin or in the
eyes, wash it off as soon as possible.
The seat belt pretensioners will only
•
function once. After they are
expended, they will not work again
and must be replaced immediately,
even if there was no front seat
occupant seated at the time.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Air Bag/Front Seat Belt
▼
Pretensioner Systems Warning
Light
If the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner
system is OK, the warning light comes on
when the ignition switch is turned to the
ON position or after the engine is
cranked. After about 6 seconds it goes
out.
A system malfunction is indicated when
the warning light constantly flashes, stays
on or doesn’t come on at all. If any of
these occur, consult an Authorized Mazda
Dealer as soon as possible. The system
may not work in an accident.
Form No. 8Q36-EA-01F
Self-Servicing the Air Bag/
Pretensioner Systems:
Self-servicing or tampering with the
systems is dangerous. An air bag/
pretensioner could accidentally
activate or become disabled. This
could cause serious injuries. Never
tamper with the systems and always
have an Authorized Mazda Dealer
perform all servicing and repairs.
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WARNING
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Rear Center Position Seat
Belt
Before using the rear-center lap/shoulder
belt make sure tongue (A) and anchor
buckle (B) are fastened.
Sedan
(A)
(B)
Hatchback
(A)
(B)
Fastening the Rear-Center Seat Belt
with Only One Buckle:
Fastening the rear-center seat belt
with only one buckle is dangerous. If
only one pair of seat belt tongue and
buckle, either tongue (A) and anchor
buckle (B) or tongue (C) and anchor
buckle (D), is fastened, the seat belt
cannot provide full protection. In a
sudden stop or collision, the user
could slide under the belt and suffer
serious injuries. Always make sure
that both pairs of seat belt tongues
and buckles as fastened properly.
Fastening the Seat Belt
▼
1. Grasp the buckle (D) and tongue (C).
2. Slowly pull out the lap/shoulder belt.
3. Insert the tongue (C) into the buckle
(D) until you hear a click.
(C)
(D)
(A)
(B)
Positioning the Shoulder Portion of
the Seat Belt:
Improper positioning of the shoulder
portion of the seat belt is dangerous.
An improperly positioned belt will
provide little or no protection in a
collision. Always make sure the
shoulder portion of the seat belt is
positioned across your shoulder and
near your neck, but never under your
arm, on your neck, or on your upper
arm.
4. Make sure the shoulder belt is snugly
fitted against your body.
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CAUTION
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WARNING
Positioning the Lap Portion of the
Seat Belt:
The lap portion of the seat belt worn
too high is dangerous. In a collision,
this would concentrate the impact
force directly on the abdominal area,
causing serious injury. Wear the lap
portion of the belt snugly and as low
as possible.
Unfastening the Seat Belt
▼
Depress the button on the buckle.
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Unfastening the Lap Portion of
▼
the Seat Belt
Insert a small object in the anchor buckle
(B) slot, such as a key.
Sedan
(A)
(B)
Hatchback
(A)
(B)
Always unfasten the lap portion of the
belt before folding the rear-left
seatback. Leaving the lap portion of
the belt fastened could cause damage
to the seat belt, buckle and seatback.
Fastening the Lap Portion of the
▼
Seat Belt
Grasp tongue (A) and insert it into the
anchor buckle (B) until you hear a click. It
is now secure for passenger use.
NOTE
After returning the rear-left seatback to
its upright position, fasten the lap
portion of the belt.
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Form No. 8Q36-EA-01F
WARNING
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Seat Belt Extender
If your seat belt is not long enough, even
when fully extended, a seat belt extender
may be available to you at no charge from
your Authorized Mazda Dealer.
This extender will be only for you and for
the particular vehicle and seat. Even if it
plugs into other seat belts, it may not hold
in the critical moment of a crash.
When ordering an extender, only order
one that provides the necessary additional
length to fasten the seat belt properly.
Please contact your Authorized Mazda
Dealer for more information.
Unnecessary Use of an Extender:
Using a seat belt extender when not
necessary is dangerous. The seat belt
will be too long and not fit properly.
In an accident, the seat belt will not
provide adequate protection and you
could be seriously injured. Only use
the extender when it is required to
fasten the seat belt properly.
Using an Improper Extender:
Using a seat belt extender that is for
another person or a different vehicle
or seat is dangerous. The seat belt will
not provide adequate protection and
the user could be seriously injured in
an accident. Only use the extender
provided for you and for the
particular vehicle and seat. NEVER
use the extender in a different vehicle
or seat.
Using an Extender That is Too Long:
Using an extender that is too long is
dangerous. The seat belt will not fit
properly. In an accident, the seat belt
will not provide adequate protection
and you could be seriously injured.
Don’t use the extender or choose one
shorter in length if the distance
between the extender’s buckle and the
center of the user’s body is less than
15cm (6 in).
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Form No. 8Q36-EA-01F
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