display MAZDA MODEL 6 2003 Owners Manual (in English)

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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Form No. 8R29-EA-02I
Dashboard Overview
Hood release handle
Climate control system
Glove box
Shift lever
Parking brake
Audio system
Passenger-side air bag
Hazard warning flasher switch
Fog lights switch
Power window lock switch Lighting control/Turn signals Instrument cluster
Power window switches
Driver-side air bagWiper and washer lever
Lighter
Ignition switchAshtray
Steering column release lever
Cup holder
Storage pocket
Information display
Center console
(page 2-33)
(page 3-15)
(page 3-17) (page 5-23)
(page 5-37)
(page 5-39)
(page 3-14)
(page 6-52)
(page 5-2) (page 3-25)(page 6-16)
(page 6-50)
(page 5-5) (page 5-9) (page 5-10)
(page 2-33)
(page 6-53)
(page 6-53)
(page 6-49)
(page 6-2) (page 6-50) (page 5-42) (page 6-46) (page 5-39)
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Driving Your Mazda
Instrument Cluster and Indicators
Form No. 8R29-EA-02I

Speedometer
The speedometer indicates the speed of
the vehicle.

Odometer and Trip Meter
The display mode can be changed
between trip meter A and trip meter B by
pressing the selector while they are
displayed. The selected mode will be
displayed.
Odometer
The odometer records the total distance
the vehicle has been driven.
Tr i p m e t e r
The trip meter can record the total
distance of two trips. One is recorded in
trip meter A, and the other is recorded in
trip meter B.
For instance, trip meter A can record the
distance from the point of origin, and trip
meter B can record the distance from
where the fuel tank is filled.
When trip meter A is selected, pressing
the selector again within one second will
change to trip meter B mode.
When trip meter A is selected, TRIP A
will be displayed. When trip meter B is
selected, TRIP B will be displayed.
Selector
Odometer
Trip meter
Odometer
Odometer Trip meter A
Press the selector
Press the selector Trip meter B
NOTE
(Standard meter)

The odometer and trip meter can be
displayed as follows even when the
ignition switch is in the ACC or LOCK
position.
The headlight switch must be in the
or position to see the display.
•
Displays for 10 minutes after the
ignition switch is turned to the ACC
or LOCK position from the ON
position.
•
Displays for 10 minutes after any
door is opened.
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Form No. 8R29-EA-02I
6Interior Comfort
Use of various features for drive comfort, including climate control and audio
system.
Climate Control System
................................................................ 6-2
Operating Tips ........................................................................... 6-2
Vent Operation ........................................................................... 6-3
Types of the Climate Control System ........................................ 6-5
Manual Type .............................................................................. 6-6
Fully Automatic Type .............................................................. 6-11
Audio System
............................................................................... 6-16
Antenna ................................................................................... 6-16
Operating Tips for Audio System ............................................ 6-16
Audio Set ................................................................................. 6-23
Audio Control Switch Operation ............................................. 6-40
Safety Certification .................................................................. 6-42
Interior Equipment
..................................................................... 6-43
Sunvisors ................................................................................. 6-43
Interior Lights .......................................................................... 6-43
Information Display ................................................................ 6-46
Lighter ..................................................................................... 6-49
Ashtray .................................................................................... 6-50
Cup Holder .............................................................................. 6-50
Bottle Holder ........................................................................... 6-51
Storage Compartments ............................................................ 6-52
Accessory Socket .................................................................... 6-54
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Interior Comfort
Climate Control System
Form No. 8R29-EA-02I
Manual type and fully automatic type climate control systems are explained separately.
Check your vehicle’s climate control type and read the appropriate pages.
Climate control information is displayed on the information display.
Manual Type
...................................................................................................................6-6
Fully Automatic Type
................................................................................................... 6-11
Types of the Climate Control System
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Interior Comfort
Climate Control System
Form No. 8R29-EA-02I
OFF switch
Pressing the OFF switch shuts off the
climate control system.
Temperature control dial
This dial controls temperature.Turn it
clockwise for hot and counterclockwise
for cold.
Fan control dial
The fan has seven speeds. The selected
speed will be displayed.Mode selector switch
The desired airflow mode can be selected
(page 6-4).
A/C switch
With the AUTO or fan control dial ON,
press the A/C switch to select the air
conditioning (cooling/dehumidifying
functions) on or off.
Cold Hot
NOTE
With the airflow mode set to
position and the temperature control
dial set at a medium temperature,
heated air is directed to the feet and a
comparably lower air temperature will
flow through the central, left and right
vents.
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Interior Comfort
Au d i o S y s t e m
Form No. 8R29-EA-02I
Audio sound adjustment
1. Press the audio control dial to select
bass, mid-range, treble, fade, balance
or automatic level controls. The
selected function will be indicated.
*1Depending on the model, this
function, may not be available.
*2Depending on the mode selected, the
indication changes.
2. Turn the audio control dial to adjust the
selected functions as follows:
Indication Turn Left Turn Right
Decrease
bassIncrease
bass
Decrease
mid-
rangeIncrease
mid-range
Decrease
trebleIncrease
treble
Shift the
sound
to the
frontShift the
sound
to the rear
Shift the
sound
to the leftShift the
sound
to the right
Select
modeSelect
mode
*
*
NOTE
About 5 seconds after selecting any
mode, the volume function will be
automatically selected. To reset bass,
mid-range, treble, fade, balance and
automatic level control, press the audio
control dial for 2 seconds. The unit
will beep and "CLEAR" will be
displayed.
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Interior Comfort
Audio System
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Operating the Radio
Radio ON
Press a band selector button ( , or
) to turn the radio on.
Band selection
Select a band by pressing the FM1 button
( ), FM2 button ( ) or AM button
().
The selected mode will be indicated. If
FM stereo is being received, "ST" will be
displayed.Tuning
The radio has the following tuning
methods: Manual, Seek, Scan, Preset
channel, and Auto memory tuning. The
easiest way to tune stations is to set them
on preset channels.
Manual tuning
Turning the manual tuning dial will
change the frequency higher or lower.
Manual tuning dial Channel preset buttonsScan button
Auto
memory
button Band selector buttons
Seek tuning
button
NOTE
If the FM broadcast signal becomes
weak, reception automatically changes
from STEREO to MONO for reduced
noise, and the "ST" indicator will go
out.
NOTE
If the power supply is interrupted (fuse
blows or the battery is disconnected),
the preset channels will be canceled.
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Au d i o S y s t e m
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Seek tuning
Pressing the seek tuning button ( , )
will cause the tuner to seek a higher or
lower frequency automatically.
Scan tuning
Press the scan button ( ) to
automatically sample strong stations.
Scanning stops at each station for about 5
seconds. To hold a station, press the scan
button ( ) again during this interval.
Preset channel tuning
The 6 preset channels can be used to store
6 AM and 12 FM stations.
1. To set a channel first select AM, FM1,
or FM2. Tune to the desired station.
2. Depress a channel preset button for
about 2 seconds until a beep is heard.
The preset channel number and station
frequency will be displayed. The
station is now held in the memory.
3. Repeat this operation for the other
stations and bands you want to store.
To tune one in the memory, select AM,
FM1, or FM2 and then press its
channel preset button. The station
frequency and the channel number will
be displayed.Auto memory tuning
This is especially useful when driving in
an area where the local stations are not
known. Additional AM/FM stations can
be stored without disturbing the
previously set channels.
Press and hold the auto memory button
( ) for about 2 seconds until a beep
is heard; the system will automatically
scan and temporarily store up to 6 stations
with the strongest frequencies in each
selected band in that area.
After scanning is completed, the station
with the strongest frequency will be tuned
and its frequency displayed.
Press and release the auto memory button
( ) to recall stations from the auto-
stored stations. One stored station will be
selected each time; its frequency and
channel number will be displayed.
NOTE
If you continue to press and hold the
button, the frequency will continue
changing without stopping.
NOTE
If the power supply is interrupted (fuse
blows or the battery is disconnected),
the preset channels will be canceled.
NOTE
If no stations can be tuned after
scanning operations, "A" will be
displayed.
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Interior Comfort
Audio System
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Operating the Cassette Tape Player
Cassette tape insert
Insert the cassette tape into the slot, open
edge to the right and cassette tape will
begin play and "TAPE PLAY" will be
displayed. At the end of the cassette tape,
the unit automatically reverses cassette
tape play. When is lit, the cassette
tape’s top side is playing. When is lit,
the bottom side is on.
Playing
Press the cassette tape play button
( ) to start playing when a
cassette tape is in the unit. If there isn’t a
cassette tape in the unit when the cassette
tape play button ( ) is pressed,
"NO TAPE" will flash on and off in
sequence.Dolby noise reduction
When using a tape with Dolby NR*, push
the Dolby NR button ( ). The
symbol will be displayed. To play a tape
without Dolby NR, push the button once
again.
* Noise reduction system manufactured
under license from Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Ejecting the cassette tape
Press the cassette tape eject button ( ) to
eject the cassette tape.
Cassette tape play button
Fast-forward button
Rewind
button APC button:
(next program)
(one being
played)
Cassette tape eject button
Program button
Dolby NR buttonRepeat button
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Au d i o S y s t e m
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Fast-forward/Rewind
Press the fast-forward button ( ) to
fast-forward.
Press the rewind button ( ) to rewind.
To stop this operation and play the
cassette tape, press the button again.
Reversing
Press the program button ( ) to
change cassette tape-playing direction.
Automatic program control (APC)
APC is used to find the beginning of
either the next program or the one being
played.
Press the APC button ( ) to the
beginning of the next selection.
Press the APC button ( ) to the
beginning of the one being played. To
stop this operation and play the cassette
tape, press the button again.Repeat play
This operation makes it possible to listen
to a selection repeatedly.
Press the repeat button ( ) during play.
The current selection playing will be
repeated ("RPT" will be displayed).
Press the repeat button ( ) once again
to cancel repeat play.
NOTE
The cassette tape can be ejected when
the ignition switch is in the OFF
position.
NOTE
When the cassette tape ends during
fast forward or rewind, it automatically
stops and starts playing.
NOTE
When the cassette tape ends, the unit
automatically reverses play.
NOTE
APC may not operate properly if
•
A tape was recorded at a low level.
•
A tape has long, silent intervals.
•
A tape is a live recording.
•
A tape has very short intervals of
less than 3 seconds.
NOTE
RPT may not operate properly if
•
A tape was recorded at a low level.
•
A tape has long, silent intervals.
•
A tape is a live recording.
•
A tape has very short intervals of
less than 3 seconds.
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