lights MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2014 User Guide

3–8
Before Driving
Keys
Without the advanced keyless function
Operational range
Interior antenna
NOTE
The engine may not start if the key is
placed in the following areas:
 y Around the dashboard y In the storage compartments such as
the glove compartment
 y On the rear parcel shelf (4–door)
Key Suspend Function
If a key is left in the vehicle, the
functions of the key left in the vehicle are
temporarily suspended to prevent theft of
the vehicle.
The following are inoperable:
 y Starting the engine using the push button
start.
 y (With the advanced keyless function) Operating the request switches.
To restore these functions, perform any
one of the following:
 y  Press a button on the key which has had
its functions temporarily suspended.
 y (Manual transaxle) When carrying another key, depress the
clutch pedal until the KEY indicator
light (green) illuminates.
(Automatic transaxle) When carrying another key, depress the brake pedal until the KEY indicator light
(green) illuminates.
 Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page 4-21 .
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3–13
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
NOTE
Holding the key in the unlocked position in
the driver's door lock for about a second
unlocks all doors and the liftgate/trunk lid.
To unlock only the driver's door, insert the
key into the driver's door lock and turn
the key briefl y to the unlock position and
then immediately return it to the center
position.
Locking, Unlocking with Request Switch (With the advanced keyless
function)
All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid 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
Request switch
Liftgate (5–door Lock only)
Request switch
To lock
To lock the doors and the liftgate/trunk lid,
press the request switch and the hazard
warning lights will fl ash once.
A beep sound will be heard once.
To unlock
Driver's door request switch
To unlock the driver's door, press the
request switch. A beep sound will be heard
twice and the hazard warning lights will
fl ash twice.
To unlock all doors and the liftgate, press
the request switch again within 3 seconds
and two more beep sounds will be heard.
Front passenger door request switch
To unlock all doors and the liftgate, press
the request switch. A beep sound will be
heard twice and the hazard warning lights
will fl ash twice.
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3–15
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
4. The setting change is completed by doing any one of the following:
 y Switching the ignition to ACC or
ON.
 y Closing the driver's door. y Opening the liftgate/trunk lid. y Not operating the key for 10
seconds.
 y Pressing any button except the
LOCK button on the key.
 y Pressing a request switch.
 y (With theft-deterrent system) The hazard warning lights fl ash when
the theft-deterrent system is armed or
turned off.
 Refer to Theft-Deterrent System on page 3-43 .
 y The setting can be changed so that
the doors and the liftgate/trunk lid are
locked automatically without pressing
the request switch.
 Refer to Personalization Features on page 9-12 .
 (Auto-lock function)  A beep sound is heard when all doors and the liftgate are closed while the
advanced key is being carried. All
doors and the liftgate/trunk lid are
locked automatically after about three
seconds when the advanced key is
out of the operational range. Also,
the hazard warning lights fl ash once.
(Even if the driver is in the operational
range, all doors and the liftgate/trunk
lid are locked automatically after
about 30 seconds.) If you are out of
the operational range before the doors
and the liftgate/trunk lid are completely
closed or another key is left in the
vehicle, the auto-lock function will not
work. Always make sure that all doors
and the liftgate/trunk lid are closed and
locked before leaving the vehicle. The
auto-lock function does not close the
power windows.
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3–16
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
 y Auto re-lock function After unlocking with the request switch,
all doors and the liftgate/trunk lid
will automatically lock if any of the
following operations are not performed
within about 60 seconds. If your
vehicle has a theft-deterrent system,
the hazard warning lights will fl ash for
confi rmation.
 The time required for the doors to lock automatically can be changed.
 Refer to Personalization Features on page 9-12 .
 y Opening a door or the liftgate/trunk
lid.
 y Switching the ignition to any position
other than off.
Locking, Unlocking with Transmitter
All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid can be
locked/unlocked by operating the keyless
entry system transmitter, refer to Keyless
Entry System (page 3-3 ).
Locking, Unlocking with Door-Lock Switch
All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid lock
automatically when the lock side is
pressed. They all unlock when the unlock
side is pressed.
Driver's door
Unlock
Lock
Front passenger's door
Unlock Lock
To lock all the doors/liftgate/trunk lid from
an open front door, press the lock side of
the door lock switch and then close the
door.
NOTE
When locking the doors this way, be
careful not to leave the key inside the
vehicle.
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3–34
Before Driving
Mirrors
Rearview Mirror
WARNING
Do not stack cargo or objects higher
than the seatbacks: Cargo stacked higher than the
seatbacks is dangerous. It can block
your view in the rearview mirror, which
might cause you to hit another car
when changing lanes.
Rearview mirror adjustment
Before driving, adjust the rearview mirror
to center on the scene through the rear
window.
NOTE
For the manual day/night mirror, perform
the adjustment with the day/night lever in
the day position.
Reducing glare from headlights
Manual day/night mirror
Push the day/night lever forward for day
driving. Pull it back to reduce glare of
headlights from vehicles at the rear.
Night
Day Day/Night lever
Auto-dimming mirror
The auto-dimming mirror automatically
reduces glare of headlights from vehicles
at the rear when the ignition is switched
ON.
(With Homelink wireless control
system)
Press the OFF button (
) to cancel the
automatic dimming function. The indicator
light will turn off.
To reactivate the automatic dimming
function, press the ON button (
). The
indicator light will illuminate.
Indicator lightOFF button
ON button
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Before Driving
Security System
Theft-Deterrent System *
If the theft deterrent system detects an
inappropriate entry into the vehicle,
which could result in the vehicle or its
contents being stolen, the alarm alerts the
surrounding area of an abnormality by
sounding the horn and fl ashing the hazard
warning lights.
The system will not function unless it's
properly armed. So when you leave the
vehicle, follow the arming procedure
correctly.
Operation
System triggering conditions
The horn sounds intermittently and the
hazard warning lights fl ash for about 30
seconds when the system is triggered by
any one of the following:
 y  Unlocking a door with the key, door
lock switch, or an inside door-lock knob.
 y  Forcing open a door, the hood or the
liftgate/trunk lid.
 y  Opening the hood by operating the hood
release handle.
 y  Switching the ignition ON without using
the push button start.
If the system is triggered again, the lights
and horn will activate until the driver's
door or the liftgate/trunk lid is unlocked
with the transmitter.
(With advanced key)
The lights and horn can also be
deactivated by pressing the request switch
on a door.
NOTE
If the battery goes dead while the theft-
deterrent system is armed, the horn will
activate and the hazard warning lights
will fl ash when the battery is charged or
replaced.
How to Arm the System
1. Close the windows and the moonroof *
securely.
2. Press the push button start off.
3. Make sure the hood, the doors, and the liftgate/trunk lid are closed.
4. Press the lock button on the transmitter or lock the driver's door from the
outside with the auxiliary key.
The hazard warning lights will fl ash
once.
The following method will also arm the theft-deterrent system:
Press the door-lock switch “
” while
any door is open and then close all of
the doors.
(With the advanced keyless function)
Press a request switch.
The security indicator light in the instrument panel fl ashes twice per
second for 20 seconds.
5. After 20 seconds, the system is fully armed.
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3–44
Before Driving
Security System
NOTE
 y The theft deterrent system can also be
armed by activating the auto relock
function with all the doors, the liftgate/
trunk lid and the hood closed.
 Refer to Transmitter on page 3-4 . y The system will disarm if one of the
following operations takes place within
20 seconds after pressing the lock
button:
 y Unlocking any door. y Opening any door or the liftgate/
trunk lid.
 y Opening the hood. y Switching the ignition on. y (With the advanced keyless
function)
 Pressing the electric liftgate/trunk lid
opener while the key is being carried.
 To rearm the system, do the arming procedure again.
 y When the doors are locked by pressing
the lock button on the transmitter
or using the auxiliary key while the
theft-deterrent system is armed, the
hazard warning lights will fl ash once to
indicate that the system is armed.
To Turn Off an Armed System
An armed system can be turned off using
any one of the following methods:
 y  Pressing the unlock button on the
transmitter.
 y  Switching the ignition ON. y(With the advanced keyless function)
y Pressing a request switch on the doors.
The hazard warning lights will fl ash twice.
NOTE
When the doors are unlocked by pressing
the unlock button on the transmitter while
the theft-deterrent system is turned off, the
hazard warning lights will fl ash twice to
indicate that the system is turned off.
To Stop the Alarm
A triggered alarm can be turned off using
any one of the following methods:
 y  Pressing the unlock button on the
transmitter.
 y  Starting the engine with the push button
start.
 y (With the advanced keyless function)
y Pressing a request switch on the doors.y Pressing the electric liftgate/trunk lid
opener while the key is being carried.
The hazard warning lights will fl ash twice.
Theft-Deterrent Labels
A label indicating that your vehicle is
equipped with a Theft-Deterrent System is
in the glove compartment.
Mazda recommends that you affi x it to the
lower rear corner of a front door window.
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4When Driving
Information concerning safe driving and stopping.


Start/Stop Engine ................................ 4-4 Ignition Switch ............................... 4-4
Starting the Engine ......................... 4-5
Turning the Engine Off ................ 4-10
Instrument Cluster and Display ...... 4-12 Meters and Gauges ....................... 4-12
Active Driving Display
* ............... 4-19
Warning/Indicator Lights ............. 4-21
Transaxle ............................................ 4-27 Manual Transaxle Operation ........ 4-27
Automatic Transaxle Controls ...... 4-30
Switches and Controls ...................... 4-41 Lighting Control ........................... 4-41
High Beam Control System
(HBC)
* ......................................... 4-48
Fog Lights* ................................... 4-51
Turn and Lane-Change Signals ...... 4-51
Windshield Wipers and Washer ...... 4-52
Rear Window Wiper and
Washer
* ........................................ 4-56
Rear Window Defroster ............... 4-56
Horn ............................................. 4-58
Hazard Warning Flasher ............... 4-58
HomeLink Wireless Control
System
* ......................................... 4-59
Forward Sensing Camera ................. 4-63 Forward Sensing Camera
* ............ 4-63
Radar Sensor ..................................... 4-65 Radar Sensor ................................ 4-65 Brake .................................................. 4-68
Brake System ............................... 4-68
Hill Launch Assist (HLA) ............ 4-70
Smart City Brake Support
(SCBS)
* ........................................ 4-72
ABS/TCS/DSC ................................... 4-79
Antilock Brake System (ABS) ...... 4-79
Traction Control System (TCS) ...... 4-80
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC) ........................................... 4-81
i-ELOOP ............................................ 4-83 i-ELOOP
* ..................................... 4-83
Fuel Economy Monitor ..................... 4-86 Fuel Economy Monitor
* ............... 4-86
Drive Selection ................................... 4-88 Drive Selection
* ........................... 4-88
Power Steering................................... 4-90 Power Steering ............................. 4-90
Mazda Radar Cruise Control
(MRCC) ............................................. 4-91 Mazda Radar Cruise Control
(MRCC) ....................................... 4-91
Cruise Control ................................. 4-100 Cruise Control
* ........................... 4-100
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4–5
When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
O N
This is the normal running position after
the engine is started. The indicator light
(amber) turns off. (The indicator light
(amber) illuminates when the ignition
is switched ON and the engine is not
running.)
Some indicator lights/warning lights
should be inspected before the engine is
started (page 4-21 ).
NOTE
When the push button start is pressed to
ON, the sound of the fuel pump motor
operating near the fuel tank can be heard.
This does not indicate an abnormality.
Starting the Engine
WARNING
Radio waves from the key may aff ect
medical devices such as pacemakers: Before using the key near people who
use medical devices, ask the medical
device manufacturer or your physician
if radio waves from the key will aff ect
the device.
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4–15
When Driving
Instrument Cluster and Display
Ty p e B

*1The range varies depending on the type
of gauge. *
1Striped zone
*
1Red zone
NOTE
When the tachometer needle enters the
STRIPED ZONE, this indicates to the
driver that the gears should be shifted
before entering the RED ZONE.
Fuel Gauge
The fuel gauge shows approximately
how much fuel is remaining in the tank
when the ignition is switched ON. We
recommend keeping the tank over 1/4 full.
Type A/Type B
Full
1/4 Full
Type C
Full1/4 Full
If the low fuel warning light illuminates or
the fuel level is very low, refuel as soon as
possible.
Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page
4-21 .
NOTE
 y  After refueling, it may require some
time for the indicator to stabilize. In
addition, the indicator may deviate
while driving on a slope or curve since
the fuel moves in the tank.
 y The display indicating a quarter or less
remaining fuel has more segments to
show the remaining fuel level in greater
detail.
 y The direction of the arrow ()
indicates that the fuel-fi ller lid is on the
left side of the vehicle.
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