trunk MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2014 User Guide

*Some models.3–9
Before Driving
Advanced Keyless Entry System
Advanced Keyless Entry
System
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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.
The advanced keyless function allows you
to lock/unlock the doors and liftgate/trunk
lid, or open the liftgate/trunk lid while
carrying the key without using the key.
System malfunctions or warnings are
indicated by the following warning beeps.
 y  Request switch Inoperable Warning
Beep
 Refer to Request Switch Inoperable Warning Beep (With the advanced
keyless function) on page 7-37 .
 y Key Left-in-luggage Compartment/
Trunk Warning Beep
 Refer to Key Left-in-luggage Compartment Warning Beep (With the
advanced keyless function) on page
7-37 .
 y Key Left-in-vehicle Warning Beep Refer to Key Left-in-vehicle Warning
Beep (With the advanced keyless
function) on page 7-38 .
NOTE
The advanced keyless entry system
functions can be deactivated to prevent
any possible adverse effect on a user
wearing a pacemaker or other medical
device. If the system is deactivated, you
will be unable to start the engine by
carrying the key. Consult an Authorized
Mazda Dealer for details. If the advanced
keyless entry system has been deactivated,
you can start the engine by following the
procedure indicated when the key battery
goes dead.
Refer to Engine Start Function When Key
Battery is Dead on page 4-8 .
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3–10
Before Driving
Advanced Keyless Entry System
Operational Range
The system operates only when the driver
is in the vehicle or within operational
range while the key is being carried.
NOTE
When the battery power is low, or in
places where there are high-intensity radio
waves or noise, the operational range may
become narrower or the system may not
operate.
Locking, Unlocking the Doors and the Liftgate/Trunk Lid
Exterior antenna
Locking only
(5-door)
Operational range 80cm (31in)
80cm (31in)
NOTE
The system may not operate if you are too
close to the windows or door handles, or
liftgate/trunk lid.
Opening the Liftgate/Trunk Lid
Exterior antenna
Operational range 80cm (31in)
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3–12
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
NOTE
 y When the ignition is switched to ACC
or ON, the vehicle lock-out prevention
feature prevents you from locking
yourself out of the vehicle.
 All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid will automatically unlock if they are locked
using the power door locks with any
door open.
 The vehicle lock-out prevention feature does not operate while the ignition is
switched off.
 When any door is opened from the outside while the key is inside the
vehicle, the closed doors are locked. All
the doors are automatically unlocked by
closing the open door.
 (With the advanced keyless function) The beep sound is heard for about 10 seconds to notify the driver that the key
has been left in the vehicle.
(Without the advanced keyless
function)
 The horn sound is heard twice to notify the driver that the key has been left in
the vehicle.
 y(Door unlock (control) system with
collision detection)
 This system automatically unlocks
the doors in the event the vehicle
is involved in an accident to allow
passengers to get out of the vehicle
immediately and prevent being trapped
inside. While the ignition is switched
ON and in the event the vehicle
receives an impact strong enough to
infl ate the air bags, all the doors are
automatically unlocked after about 6
seconds have elapsed from the time of
the accident.
 The doors may not unlock depending on how an impact is applied, the force of
the impact, and other conditions of the
accident.
 If door-related systems or the battery is malfunctioning, the doors will not
unlock.
Locking, Unlocking with Key
All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid lock
automatically when the driver's door is
locked with the key.
All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid unlock
when the driver's door is unlocked and the
key is held in the unlock position for one
second or longer.
Turn the key toward the front to lock,
toward the back to unlock.
Lock Unlock
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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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3–14
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
NOTE
 y The system can be set to unlock all
doors by performing a single operation.
 Refer to Personalization Features on page 9-12 .
 y Use the following procedure to change
the setting.
1. Switch the ignition off and close all of the doors and the liftgate/trunk
lid.
2. Open the driver's door.
3. Within 30 seconds of opening the driver's door, press and hold the
UNLOCK button on the key for 5
seconds or longer. The sound of
the doors locking/unlocking can be
heard.
After this, the system switches the setting of pressing the driver's
request switch once or twice to
unlock all doors and the liftgate/
trunk lid each time the UNLOCK
button is pressed (the sound of the
doors locking/unlocking can be
heard).
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
UNLOCK button on the key.
 y Pressing a request switch.
 y Confi rm that all doors and the liftgate/
trunk lid are securely locked.
 For the liftgate/trunk lid, move it without pressing the electric liftgate/
trunk lid opener to verify that the
liftgate/trunk lid has not been left ajar.
 y All doors and the liftgate/trunk lid
cannot be locked when any door or the
liftgate is open.
 y It may require a few seconds for the
doors to unlock after the request switch
is pressed.
 y A beep sound is heard for confi rmation
when the doors and the liftgate/trunk lid
are locked/unlocked using the request
switch. If you prefer, the beep sound can
be turned off. The volume of the beep
sound can also be changed. Refer to
Personalization Features on page 9-12 .
 Use the following procedure to change
the setting.
1. Switch the ignition off and close all of the doors and the liftgate/trunk
lid.
2. Open the driver's door.
3. Within 30 seconds of opening the driver's door, press and hold the
LOCK button on the key for 5
seconds or longer.
All of the doors and the liftgate/ trunk lid lock and the beep sound
activates at the currently set volume.
(If the beep sound is currently set
to not activate, it will not activate.)
The setting changes each time the
LOCK button on the key is pressed
and the beep sound activates at the
set volume. (If the beep sound has
been set to not activate, it will not
activate.)
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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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3–17
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
Auto Lock/Unlock Function
WARNING
Do not pull the inner handle on a front
door: Pulling an inner handle on a front
door while the vehicle is moving is
dangerous. Passengers can fall out of
the vehicle if a front door accidentally
opens, which could result in death or
serious injury.
 y When the vehicle speed exceeds 20
km/h (12 mph), all doors and the
liftgate/trunk lid lock automatically.
 y  When the ignition is switched off, all
doors and the liftgate/trunk lid unlock
automatically.
These functions can also be disabled so
that they do not operate.
Auto lock/unlock function setting
change using door-lock switch
The doors and the liftgate/trunk lid can
set to lock or unlock automatically by
selecting any one of the functions from the
following table and using the driver's door-
lock switch on the interior door panel.
NOTE
 y  Function number 3 is the factory setting
for your vehicle.
 y There are only a total of fi ve auto lock/
unlock settings available for automatic
transaxle vehicles, and three for
manual transaxle vehicles. Be sure to
press the unlock side of the driver's
door-lock switch the correct number of
times according to the selected function
number. If the switch is mistakenly
pressed six times on an automatic
transaxle vehicle or four times on a
manual transaxle, the procedure will
be cancelled. If this occurs, start the
procedure from the beginning.
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3–18
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
Function number Function *1
1 The auto door-lock function is
disabled.
2 All the doors and the liftgate/trunk lid
lock automatically when the vehicle
speed is about 20 km/h (12 mph) or
more.
3 All the doors and the liftgate/trunk lid
lock automatically when the vehicle
speed is about 20 km/h (12 mph) or
more. All the doors and theliftgate/
trunk lid unlock when the ignition is
switched from ON to Off.
4 (Automatic transaxle vehicles only)
When the ignition is switched ON
and the shift lever is shifted from park
(P) to any other gear position, all the
doors and the liftgate/trunk lid lock
automatically.
5 (Automatic transaxle vehicles only)
When the ignition is switched ON
and the shift lever is shifted from park
(P) to any other gear position, all the
doors and the liftgate/trunk lid lock
automatically.
When the shift lever is shifted to park
(P) while the ignition is switched ON,
all the doorsliftgate/trunk lid unlock
automatically.
*1 Other settings for the auto door lock function are available at an Authorized Mazda Dealer. For
details consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer. Refer
to Personalization Features on page 9-12 .
Settings can be changed using the
following procedure.
1. Safely park the vehicle. All doors must
remain closed.
2. Switch the ignition ON.
3. Press and hold the lock side of the driver's door-lock switch within 20
seconds of switching the ignition ON,
and make sure a beep sound is heard
about eight seconds afterwards. 4. Refer to the auto lock/unlock function
setting table, determine the function
number for the desired setting. Press
the unlock side of the driver's door-lock
switch the same number of times as the
selected function number (Ex. If you
select function 2, press the unlock side
of the switch only 2 times).
5. Three seconds after the function setting has been changed, a beep sound will
beep in the amount of the selected
function number. (Ex. Function number
3 = 3 beep sounds)
(Manual transaxle vehicles)
Press 2 times
Press 3 times
Current Function Number
Function Number 1
Function Number 2
Function Number 3 Press 4 times
Press unlock side of
lock switch once
Cancel setting Cancel setting
Function set (The
number of beeps
heard is the same as
the selected function
number)
Press lock side of
lock switch
Wait for 3 second
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3–21
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
Liftgate/Trunk Lid
WARNING
Never allow a person to ride in the
luggage compartment/trunk: Allowing a person to ride in the
luggage compartment/trunk is
dangerous. The person in the luggage
compartment/trunk could be seriously
injured or killed during sudden braking
or a collision.

Do not drive with the liftgate/trunk lid
open: Exhaust gas in the cabin of a vehicle is
dangerous. An open liftgate/trunk lid
in a moving vehicle will cause exhaust
gas to be drawn into the cabin. This
gas contains CO (carbon monoxide),
which is colorless, odorless, and highly
poisonous, and it can cause loss of
consciousness and death. Moreover,
an open liftgate/trunk lid could cause
occupants to fall out in an accident.

Do not stack or leave loaded luggage
unsecured in the luggage compartment: Otherwise, the luggage may move
or collapse, resulting in injury or an
accident. In addition, do not load
luggage higher than the seatbacks. It
may aff ect the side or rear fi eld of view.
CAUTION