Mazda B2300 2001 Owners Manual

Table of Contents

Your Vehicle at a Glance

Essential Safety Equipment

Knowing Your Mazda

Protecting Your Mazda

Including

Information on T

railer T

Driving Your Mazda

In Case of Emergency

Appearance Care

Maintenance

Customer Information

Including

Information on How to Report Safety Defects (page 9-1

Specifications

Index

owing (page 4-18)

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ord to Mazda Owners

Thank you for choosing a Mazda. We at Mazda provide and build vehicles with complete customer

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in mind.

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njoyabl

e and t

rouble-

satisfaction

To hel free operation of your Mazda, read this manual carefully and follow its recommendations.

Authorized Mazda Dealer your vehicle best. So when maintenance or service is necessary, that’s the

place to

Our nationwide network of Mazda professionals is dedicated to providing you with the best possible service.

go.

knows

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

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ord to Mazda Owners

Important

Keep resell

Please be aware that this manual applies to all models, equipment and options. As a result, you may find some explanations

All specifications and descriptions are accurate at

Mazda, we reserve the right

Air

Your Mazda’s genuine air conditioner is filled with R134a, a refrigerant that has been found not to damage the earth’s

Notes About This Manual

this manual in the glove box as a handy reference for the safe and enjoyable use of your Mazda. Should you the vehicle, leave this manual with it for the next owner

for equipment not installed on your vehicle.

at the time of printing. Because improvement is a constant goal

to make changes in specifications at any time without notice and without obligation.

Conditioning and the Envir

ozone layer

. If the air conditioner does not operate properly

onment

, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer

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, about important safety information, various

and about driving under

road conditions.

The above symbol in this manual

“Do not let this happen”.

means

Index: A good place to start is the Index, an alphabetical listing of all information

Sections: This manual has eleven sections. Sections 1 through 10 begin with a brief list you can usually tell at a glance if

section has the information you

that want.

in your manual.

of contents so

How to Use This Manual

You’ll find several WARNINGs, CAUTIONs, and NOTEs in the manual.

WARNING

A WARNING indicates a situation in which serious injury or death could result if the warning is ignored.

CAUTION

A CAUTION indicates a situation in which 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.

How to Use This Manual

Graphic

symbols:

Some of the following symbols are used to identify controls and displays on your vehicle.

LIGHTS

TURN

SIGNALS

ENGINE COOLANT

TEMPERATURE

HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAM

HAZARD W

ARNING

FLASHER

ENGINE OIL

HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM

HOOD RELEASE

BATTER

Y CHARGING

SYSTEM

ARKING LIGHTS

TRUNK RELEASE

SEA

T BEL

ILLUMINATION

CONTROL

FUEL

BRAKE SYSTEM

How to Use This Manual

VENTILATION FAN

FLOOR

LIGHTER

AIR RECIRCULA

FLOOR DEFROSTING

TION

HORN

FRESH AIR

DEFROSTING

ASHER FLUID

VENT

REAR WINDOW

DEFROSTING

MALFUNCTION

OR LIGHT

INDICAT

VENT-FLOOR

WINDSHIELD

WIPER & W

ASHER

Your V

Your Mazda is a complex vehicle, but the design throughout considers your safety and comfort paramount. to be understood for proper operation.

Section 1 illustrates this information to familiarize you with what needs to be known to help make your motoring safer and easier, and lots more fun.

ehicle at a Glance

This r

equir

es many contr

ols, locks,

graphic symbols, mechanisms, and amenities that need

Interior Overview 1-2

Dashboard Overview 1-3

Doors 1-4

Rear Compartment 1-5

Cargo Area 1-6

1-1

Your Vehicle at a Glance

Interior Overview

*Some models.

1-2

Dashboard Overview

Your Vehicle at a Glance

*Some models.

1-3

Your Vehicle at a Glance

Doors

*Some models.

1-4

Rear Compartment

Your Vehicle at a Glance

*Some models.

1-5

Your Vehicle at a Glance

Cargo Area

*Some models.

1-6

Essential Safety Equipment

Personal safety and comfort are what make driving your Mazda a pleasurable experience. Section 2 describes essential information for optimal safe driving including seats, seat belt systems, and the supplemental restraint system.

Front Seats 2- 2

Rear Seats 2- 4

Seat Belt System 2- 5

Child Restraint 2-21

Supplemental Air Bag Restraint System 2-29

2-1

Essential Safety Equipment

Front Seats

J Seat

Adjustment

To move a front seat forward or back-

lift the handle up and slide the seat.

ward, Release

the handle to latch the seat in its

new position. Make sure the seat locks securely in

place.

*Some models.

2-2

WARNING

Driver’s Seat Adjustment: Adjusting

vehicle is moving could cause the driver Adjust cle is stopped.

the driver’s seat while the

lose control of the vehicle.

this seat only when the vehi-

WARNING

Luggage Behind Seatback: Luggage or other

be piled higher than the seatbacks.

will help keep

This thrown about and injuring people in a collision or sudden stop.

cargo should not

items from being

J Seat

Recline*

To change the seatback angle, lean forward slightly and raise the seat recline

Then, lean back to

lever. want and release the lever.

the position you

Make

sure the lever returns to its original

position.

this lever (when a seat is

Lifting

allows the seatback to fold forward

pied) for access to the rear seat.

unoccu

WARNING

Reclining: Sitting in a reclined position in a

moving vehicle can be dangerous because you don’t get the full pro-

from seat belts. In a

tection or

sudden stop, you can slide under

the

lap belt and suf nal injuries. For maximum protection, sit well back and upright.

collision

fer serious i

nter-

Essential

Safety Equipment

WARNING

Upright Seatbacks: Rear seat passengers should not

on the front

lean vehicle is in motion. A seatback which is folded forward even a

degree may not lock properly

small in the event of a sudden stop or collision. other objects to interfere with the normal positions of the seatback or the seat recline lever. This may prevent the seatback from locking in the event of a sudden stop or collision and could cause personal injury.

seatback while the

Do not allow packages

2-3

Essential Safety Equipment

J Lumbar

Turn the lumbar support control knob counterclockwise to increase firmness.

Turn the lumbar support control knob clockwise to increase softness.

The control knob is located on the outboard side of the driver’s seat.

Support Adjustment*

WARNING

Seatback Lock: If

the driver while cause the driver to lose control. To prevent a

passenger

when the vehicle is stopped.

’s seatback is unlocked

the

vehicle is moving, it could

this, and to prevent injury to

, unlock a seatback

only

Rear Seats

*Some models.

2-4

J Jump

2-Door Cab Plus

To open, pull inboard and down on the seat handle.

To the fully upright position.

Seats*

stow the seat, pull seat bottom back to

4-Door Cab Plus

To open, pull seat assembly down, then raise seatback.

stow the seat,

To raise seat assembly to the fully upright position.

fold seat back down and

WARNING

Installing a Child Seat in the Jump Seat:

not install a child seat in a ter facing jump seat. They are not intended for this purpose.

cen-

Essential

Safety Equipment

Seat Belt System

Seat

belts help decrease the possibility or severity of injury during accidents and sudden stops. Mazda recommends that

driver and passengers wear seat belts

the at all times.

J Energy

This vehicle has a seat belt system with an energy management feature at the front outboard seating positions to help further reduce the risk of injury in the event of a head-on collision.

This seat belt system has a retractor assembly that is designed to pay out webbing in a controlled manner. This feature is designed to help reduce the belt

Management Featur

force acting on the occupant’

s chest.

2-5

Essential

Safety Equipment

NOTE

After any vehicle collision, the seat belt system at all outboard seating positions (except driver, which has no “automatic locking retractor”

must be checked by a quali

feature) fied technician to verify the no “automatic locking retractor” fea-

for child seats is still functioning

ture properly in addition to other checks

proper seat

for

belt system function.

2-6

J Emergency

WARNING

Belt and retractor assembly must be replaced if the seat belt system “automatic locking retractor” fea-

ture or any other seat belt function is not operating properly when checked the workshop manual. Failure to replace the belt and retractor assembly could increase injury in collisions.

according to procedures in

the risk of

The emergency locking mode is the normal retractor mode, allowing free shoulder belt length adjustment to your movements and locking in response to vehicle movement. For example, if the driver brakes suddenly or turns a corner

sharply,

5 mph (

of tion seat belts will lock to help reduce forward movement of the driver and passengers.

Locking Mode

r the v

ehicl

8 k

m/h

) or more the c

e r

eceive

s a

n i ombina-

mpact

Essential

Safety Equipment

Automatic Locking Mode

In this mode, the shoulder belt is automatically pre-locked. The belt will still retract to remove any slack in the shoulder belt.

The automatic locking mode is not available on the driver seat belt.

t When to use the automatic

locking mode

S When a tight lap/shoulder fit is

desired.

S Any time a child safety seat is

installed in a passenger front seating position. Children 12 years old and under should be properly restrained in the rear seat (if equipped) when- ever possible. Refer to ‘‘Child Restraint’’ in this section.

t How to use the automatic locking

mode

1. Buckle the combination lap and shoulder belt.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until the entire belt is extracted.

3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt

you will hear a c

retracts,

ndicate

This the automatic locking mode.

s the s

afet

lickin

y b

elt is now i

g s

ound.

t How to disengage the automatic

locking mode

the c

Disconnect belt and allow it to retract completely

isengag

to and activate the emergency locking mode.

S This vehicle has a seat belt system

with an energy management feature at the front seating positions to help further event of head-on collision.

S This seat belt system has a retractor

assembly that is designed to pay out webbing feature belt force acting on an occupant’s chest.

ombinatio

e the a

utomati

c l

reduce the risk of

in a controlled manner

is designed to

help reduce the

n l

ap/shoulder

ockin

g m

injury in the

. This

2-7

ode

Essential

Safety Equipment

WARNING

Seat Belts: Make sure that you and your pas-

ncludin

g p

regnan

t w

sengers, wear seat belts. Be sure that the lap belt portion of your seat belt fits snugly and as low as possible

the hips. If seat belts are not

around used properly, the risk of you or your passengers being injured in a collision greatly increases. In a rollover crash, an unbelted person is significantly more likely to die than a person wearing a seat belt.

2-8

omen,

(Continued)

WARNING

Always drive and ride with your seatback upright and the lap belt portion of your seat belt snug and

across

low the risk of serious injury to the abdomen or neck that could be caused by sliding under the seat belts in a collision.

the hips. This will reduce

WARNING

Damaged Seat Belts: An accident can damage a seat belt

in use. The belt webbing can be weakened can be bent or broken. Therefore, a damaged seat belt may not provide adequate protection in a collision. Have a professional inspect all seat belt systems in use during an accident

and r

etractor

s and a

nchors

before they are used again.

Essential

Safety Equipment

NOTE

When the lap/shoulder belt is un-

and allowed to retract com

buckled pletely, the retractor will switch to the emergency locking mode.

WARNING

No Passengers in Cargo Area: Do not allow any people to ride in

the cargo area of your vehicle. People who are not riding in seats with their seat belts fastened are

more likely to be

much collision.

injured in a

WARNING

Twisted Seat Belts: Twisted

seat belts can cause injury In a collision, the full width of the belt isn’t available to absorb the

This puts more

impact. bones

beneath the break them or cause other serious injury. If you cannot untwist or

the seat belt, see your

unjam qualified technician immediately.

drive or ride with twisted seat

Never belts.

force on the

belt, which could

nearest

NOTE

Refer

to page 2-15 for more informa

tion on how to untwist a seat belt.

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 force properly and the two passengers could be crushed together and seriously

Never use one belt for more

injured. than one person at a time.

2-9

Essential

J Seat

The seat belt warning light/chime reminds of the following will take place:

Safety Equipment

Belt W

you to fasten your

arnin

g L

ight/Chime

seat belt. One

2-10

If the seat belt is not buckled before the ignition

is turned to ON, the light comes on for one to two minutes and the chime sounds for 4 to 8 seconds.

the seat belt is buckled while the light

If is

on and the chime is sounding, both

light and chime turn off.

the

seat belt is buckled before the igni

If tion is turned to ON, both the light and chime will not turn on.

the

J Front

To fasten:

1. Grasp the buckle and tongue plate.

2. Slowly

Seat Belts

pull out the lap/shoulder belt.

Essential

Safety Equipment

3. Insert

4. Pull slightly to ensure a proper con-

the tongue into the buckle

to the direction the

est ing from until you hear a click.

nection.

tongue is com

clos

WARNING

Positioning the Seat Belt:

Improper positionin portio 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 near your neck, but never under your arm, on your neck, or on your upper arm.

the Shoulder Portion of

g o

n o

f the seat belt i

cros

f the s

s your s

houlder

s d

angerous.

houlde

r a

Positioning the Lap Portion of the Seat Belt:

The too high can be dangerous. In a col lision, this would concentrate the impact inal area, causing serious injury. Wear as possible.

WARNING

lap portion of the seat belt worn

force directly

the lap

on the abdom

belt snugly and as low

2-11

Essential

Safety Equipment

Regular

Cab

To unfasten:

Push the red release button and remove the tongue from the buckle.

2-12

J Shoulder

Your

vehicle has seat ments Adjust the belt rests across the middle of your shoulder.

Belt Adjuster

belt height adjust

for the driver and front passenger

the height of the shoulder belt so

To lower the shoulder belt height, push the button and slide the height adjuster

o raise the height of the shoulder

down. belt, slide the height adjuster up. Pull

on the height adjuster assembly to

down make sure it is locked in place.

Essential

Safety Equipment

sure the belt is properly positioned on

your shoulder each time you use the belt.

WARNING

Positioning the Seat Belt:

the Shoulder Portion of

g o

n o

f the seat belt i

cros

f the s

s your s

houlder

s d

angerous.

houlde

r a

WARNING

If the shoulder belt is off your shoulder, your neck, there is a greater risk of severe injury in a collision.

under your arm or

against

2-13

Essential

Safety Equipment

J Fr

ont Center Seat Belt

(No Retractor)

The lap belt does not adjust automatically.

To fasten:

1. Grasp the tongue plate and pull it to the desired length. To lengthen the belt, hold the tongue at a right angle to the webbing and pull; to shorten, pull the loose end of the webbing.

2. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle (the buckle closest to the direction

3. Pull slightly to ensure a proper connection.

the tongue is coming from).

2-14

4. Adjust

To unfasten:

Depress and fasten the belt when not in use.

belt so that it fits snugly and as

low as possible around the hips.

the b

utto

Rear

Lap Belts W

n on the b

uckle

ith

. S

horten

Retractors

The lap belt will adjust automatically.

To fasten:

the

Grasp motion, pull out enough webbing to buckle the tongue into the correct buckle. If you did not pull out enough webbing to reach the buckle, allow the

tongue, and with a continuous

tongue to retract fully before trying to

it out again. The lap belts should

pull snugly

and as low as

hips, not around the waist.

you need to lengthen the belt,

If it and repeat the procedure above.

To unfasten:

in the release button prior to open

Push ing the rear door.

NOTE

On 4-door cab plus vehicles, do not

the rear door when the rear seat

open belt is still buckled.

possible around the

fit

unfasten

Essential

Safety Equipment

WARNING

Wearing the Lap Belt: A la

p belt worn too high can be d gerous. In a collision, this would concentrate

n the a

o ous injury. Wear the lap belt snugly and as low as possible.

the i

bdomina

mpac

l a

rea

t f

orce directly

, c

ausin

g s

an-

eri-

J How

to Untwist or Unjam a

Seat Belt Retractor

you should jam the lap belt retractor by allowing the belt to retract when it is twisted, you can free the webbing with this procedure:

1. Pull on the belt with both hands to

tighten it on the retractor spool.

2. Feed the belt back into the retractor

t is c

until previous step if necessary.

3. Pull

it will go and untwist the belt or remove belt. Let the belt retract.

4. Then,

several times to make sure that the belt works properly.

ompletel

the belt

the object that is jamming the

pull the belt out and

y r

etracted

. R

epeat

out of its holder as far as

let it retract

J Procedure t

Sea

t Belt a

1. Grasp (Wire type shown—vehicles with other

o C

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t a T

t th

e D

-Ring

the belt webbing at the D-ring.

types of D-rings also af

wisted

fected.)

2-15

Essential

Safety Equipment

2. Rotate

3. Feed the folded portion of the belt

and fold the belt webbing

itself

as required to remove the

through the D-ring.

over

twist.

2-16

4. When

completed, the seat belt should

look like the above figure.

J Procedure

To ng u

1. Grasp the belt tongue and pull down the belt webbing closest to you to

on form a loop through the upper (narrow and longer) slot in the tongue.

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