belt MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2014 Owners Manual

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 t\
his manual
carefully and follow its recommendations.
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mprovement is a constant goal at
Mazda, we reserve the right to make changes in specifi cations at any time without notice and without obligation.
Air Conditioning and the Environment
Your Mazda's genuine air conditioner is fi lled with HFC134a (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.
Perchlorate
Certain components of this vehicle such as [air bag modules, seat belt p\
retensioners, lithium batteries,…] may
contain Perchlorate Material-- Special handling may apply for service or\
vehicle end of life disposal. See www.
dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.
Please be aware that this manual applies to all models, equipment and options. As a result, you may fi nd
some explanations for equipment not installed on your vehicle.
©2013 Mazda Motor Corporation
Printed in Japan Sep. 2013 (Print1)
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Table of Contents
Pictorial Index
Interior, exterior views and part identification of your Mazda.1
Essential Safety Equipment
Important information about safety equipment, including seats, seat beltsystem, child-restraint systems and SRS air bags.2
Before Driving
Use of various features, including keys, doors, mirrors and windows.3
When Driving
Information concerning safe driving and stopping.4
Interior Features
Use of various features for ride comfort, including air-conditioning and audio
system.5
Maintenance and Care
How to keep your Mazda in top condition.6
If Trouble Arises
Helpful information on what to do if a problem arises with the vehicle.7
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Important consumer information including warranties and add-on equipment.8
Specifications
Technical information about your Mazda.9
Index10
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1–4
Pictorial Index
Interior Overview
Interior Equipment (View C)



Seat belts ........................................................................\
....................................... page2-12



SRS air bag.............................................................\
............................................... page 2-40



Bottle holder ........................................................................\
................................ page 5-138



Vanity mirror ........................................................................\
............................... page 5-133



Moonroof switch ........................................................................\
........................... page 3-39



Overhead lights ........................................................................\
........................... page 5-134



Rearview mirror ........................................................................\
............................ page 3-34



Sunvisor ........................................................................\
...................................... page 5-133



Glove compartment ........................................................................\
..................... page 5-139



Hazard warning fl asher switch ........................................................................\
...... page 4-58



Parking brake ........................................................................\
................................ page 4-69



Commander switch ........................................................................\
....................... page 5-38



Cup holders ........................................................................\
................................. page 5-137



Front seat ........................................................................\
......................................... pa ge 2-5



Center console ........................................................................\
............................. page 5-140



Rear seat ........................................................................\
.......................................... pa ge 2-8
The equipment and installation position varies by vehicle
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*Some models.2–1
2Essential Safety Equipment
Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, child-
restraint systems and SRS air bags.



Seats ........................................................................\
............................. 2-2 Seat Precautions ........................................................................\
.... 2-2
Front Seat ........................................................................\
.............. 2-5
Rear Seat ........................................................................\
............... 2-8
Head Restraints ........................................................................\
... 2-10
Seat Belt Systems ................................................................\
.............. 2-12 Seat Belt Precautions .................................................................. 2-12
3-Point Type Seat Belt ................................................................ 2-15
Seat Belt Warning Systems ......................................................... 2-16
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems .......... 2-16
Center-Rear Position 2-Point Type Seat Belt
* ............................. 2-18
Seat Belt Extender ....................................................................... 2-20
Child-Restraint ........................................................................\
......... 2-22 Child-Restraint Precautions ........................................................ 2-22
Child-Restraint System Installation ............................................ 2-27
Installing Child-Restraint Systems ............................................. 2-28
SRS Air Bags ........................................................................\
............ 2-40 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions .................... 2-40
Supplemental Restraint System Components ............................. 2-47
How the SRS Air Bags Work ...................................................... 2-49
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria .............................................. 2-53
Limitations to SRS Air Bag ........................................................ 2-54
Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System
* ...................... 2-56
Constant Monitoring ................................................................... 2-61
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2–2
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Seat Precautions
WARNING
Make sure the adjustable components of a seat are locked in place: 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.

Never allow children to adjust a seat: Allowing children to adjust a seat is dangerous as it could result in serious injury if a
child's hands or feet become caught in the seat.

Do not drive with the seatback unlocked: All of the seatbacks play 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.

Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is stopped: Adjusting the driver's seat while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. The driver could lose
control of the vehicle and have an accident.

Do not modify or replace the front seats: Modifying or replacing the front seats such as replacing the upholstery or loosening
any bolts is dangerous. The front seats contain air bag components essential to the
supplemental restraint system. Such modifi cations could damage the supplemental
restraint system and result in serious injury. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer if there
is any need to remove or reinstall the front seats.

Do not drive with damaged front seats: Driving with damaged front seats is dangerous. A collision, even one not strong enough
to infl ate the air bags, could damage the front seats which contain essential air bag
components. If there was a subsequent collision, an air bag may not deploy which could
lead to injuries. Always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect the front seats, front
seat belt pretensioners and air bags after a collision.

Do not drive with either front seats reclined: Sitting in a reclined position while the vehicle is moving is dangerous because you do not
get the full protection from seat belts. During sudden braking or a collision, you can slide
under the lap belt and suff er serious internal injuries. For maximum protection, sit well
back and upright.
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2–3
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Do not place an object such as a cushion between the seatback and your back: Putting an object such as a cushion between the seatback and your back is dangerous
because you will be unable to maintain a safe driving posture and the seat belt cannot
function at its full capacity in a collision, which could result in a serious accident, injury or
death.

Do not place objects under the seat: The object could get stuck and cause the seat to not be fi xed securely, and result in an
accident.

Do not stack cargo higher than the seatbacks: Stacking luggage or other cargo higher than the seatbacks is dangerous. During sudden
braking or a collision, objects can fl y around and become projectiles that may hit and
injure passengers.

Make sure luggage and cargo is secured before driving: Not securing cargo while driving is dangerous as it could move or be crushed during
sudden braking or a collision and cause injury.

Never allow a passenger to sit or stand on the folded seatback while the vehicle is
moving: 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 vehicle resulting in serious
injuries or death. The child in the baggage area could be thrown into other occupants
and cause serious injury.

Never give the car keys to children and do not allow them to play in the vehicle (4–
Door): Playing with the folding rear seats is dangerous. Once the seatbacks 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.

Always leave your car locked and keep the car keys safely away from children (4–
Door): Leaving your car unlocked or the keys in reach of children is dangerous. Children who fi nd
their way into the trunk through an unlocked rear seatback or an open trunk can become
accidentally locked in the trunk. This could result in death or brain damage from heat
prostration, particularly in the summer. Always lock the doors and the trunk, and as an
added measure, keep the rear seatbacks locked, whether you have children in your home
or not.
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2–8
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
Rear Seat
Split/One-piece Folding the Seatback
By lowering the rear seatback(s) the
luggage compartment space can be
expanded.
WARNING
Do not drive the vehicle with occupants
on folded down seatback(s) or in the
luggage compartment.
Putting occupants in the luggage
compartment is dangerous because
seat belts cannot be fastened which
could lead to serious injury or death
during sudden braking or a collision.

Do not allow children to play inside the
vehicle with the seatback(s) lowered. Allowing children to play in the
vehicle with the seatback(s) folded
down is dangerous, If a child enters
the luggage compartment and the
seatback(s) were raised back up, the
child may become trapped in the
luggage compartment which could
lead to an accident.

Tightly secure cargo in the luggage
compartment when it is transported
with the seatback(s) folded down. Driving without tightly securing cargo
and luggage is dangerous as it could
move and become an obstruction to
driving during emergency braking or
a collision resulting in an unexpected
accident.

When transporting cargo, do not allow
the cargo to exceed the height of the
seatback(s). Transporting cargo stacked higher
than the seatback(s) is dangerous as
visibility to the rear and sides of the
vehicle is reduced which could interfere
with driving operations and lead to an
accident.
Lowering the seatback(s)
CAUTION
Check the position of a front seat
before folding a rear seatback.
Depending on the position of a front
seat, it may not be possible to fold
a rear seatback all the way down
because it may hit the seatback of
the front seat which could scratch or
damage the front seat or its pocket.
Remove the head restraint on the rear
outboard seat if necessary.
(4–Door)
1. Open the trunk lid and pull the lever for the seatback you want to fold down.
*1: With split-folding
type seat only *1
2. Open a rear door and fold the rear seat
forward.
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2–9
Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
(5–Door)
Press the push knob to fold down the
seatback.
To return the seatback to its upright
position:
WARNING
When returning a seatback to its
upright position, make sure the 3-point
seat belt is not caught in the seatback
and the 3-point seat belt is not twisted. If the seat belt is used while it is twisted
and caught in the seatback, the seat
belt cannot function at its full capacity,
which could cause serious injury or
death.
When returning a seatback to its
upright position, make sure that it is
fi
rmly locked and the red indication is
not visible (5–Door). If the red indication is visible behind
the push knob, it means the seatback
is not locked. If the vehicle is driven
without the seatback locked, it could
fold down suddenly and cause an
accident.

Locked position
Unlocked position Red indication
1. Make sure that the seat belt passes through the seat belt guide correctly
and it is not twisted, then raise the
seatback while preventing the seat belt
from being caught in the seatback.
(4–Door)
Seat belt guides
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Essential Safety Equipment
Seats
(5–Door)
Red indication
Seat belt guide
2. Press the seatback rearward and lock it in place. After returning the seatback
to its upright position, make sure it is
securely locked.
Armrest *
The rear armrest in the center of the rear
seatback can be used (no occupant in the
center seat) or placed upright.
WARNING
Never put your hands and fi ngers
around the moving parts of the seat and
armrest: Putting your hands and fi ngers around
the moving parts of the seat and
armrest is dangerous as they could get
injured.
Head Restraints
Your vehicle is equipped with head
restraints on all outboard seats and the
rear center seat. The head restraints are
intended to help protect you and the
passengers from neck injury.
WARNING
Always drive with the head restraints
installed when seats are being used and
make sure they are properly adjusted: 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.
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.
Adjust the head restraint so that the center
is even with the top of the passenger's ears.
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2–12
Essential Safety Equipment
Seat Belt Systems
Seat Belt Precautions
Seat belts help to decrease the possibility of severe injury during acci\
dents and sudden
stops. Mazda recommends that the driver and all passengers always wear s\
eat belts.
(U.S.A. and Canada)
All of the seat belt retractors are designed to keep the lap/shoulder be\
lts 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 all rear lap/shoulder belt retractors o\
perate in
two modes: emergency locking mode, and for child-restraint systems, automatic locking
mode. While we recommend you put all children in the rear seats, if you must u\
se the front
passenger seat for a child, slide the front passenger seat as far back a\
s possible and make
sure any child-restraint system is secured properly.
(Mexico)
The front seats and rear outboard seats have lap/shoulder belts. These belts have retractors
with inertia locks that keep them out of the way when not in use. The locks allow the belts
to remain comfortable on users, but they will lock in position during a \
collision.
The rear center seat has a lap belt with manual adjustment.
WARNING
Always wear your seat belt and make sure all occupants are properly restrained: 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.

Do not wear twisted seat belts: Twisted seat belts are dangerous. In a collision, the full width of the belt is not available to
absorb the impact. This puts more force on the bones beneath the belt, which could cause
serious injury or death. So, if your seat belt is twisted, you must straighten the seat belt to
remove any twists and to allow the full width of the belt to be used.

Never use one seat belt on more than one person at a time: Using one seat belt for more than one person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt used
in this way cannot 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 and always operate the vehicle with each occupant properly
restrained.

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