tow MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2012 Owner's Guide

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Paint Damage .................................... 8-63
Parking Brake ..................................... 5-6
Parking in an Emergency .................... 7-2
Personalization Features ................. 10-12
Power Door Locks ............................ 3-33
Power Steering .................................. 5-21Fluid ........................................... 8-25
Power steering malfunction indicator
light ............................................ 5-21
Power Windows ................................ 3-46
Push-Starting ..................................... 7-24
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Rear Coat Hooks ............................. 6-114
Rear Door Child Safety Locks .......... 3-37
Rear Seat ............................................. 2-7
Rear Window Defroster .................... 5-75
Rear Window Washer ....................... 5-75
Rear Window Wiper .......................... 5-75
Rearview Mirror ................................ 3-67
Recreational Towing ......................... 7-28
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................. 9-18
Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 4-9
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Safety Defects, Reporting ................. 9-43
Seat Belt System 3-point type ................................ 2-18
Automatic locking ...................... 2-17
Emergency locking .................... 2-16
Extender ..................................... 2-23
Pregnant women ........................ 2-16
Pretensioner and load limiting .... 2-20
Seat belt precautions .................. 2-14
Seat belt reminder ....................... 2-25
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Seats
Front seat
(Electrically operated seats) ......... 2-4
Front seat
(Manually operated seats) ............ 2-2
Rear seat ....................................... 2-7
Seat warmer ................................ 2-12
Security System Immobilizer system
(with advanced key) ................... 3-55
Immobilizer system
(without advanced key) .............. 3-59
Theft-deterrent system ............... 3-63
Service Publications .......................... 9-45
Shopping Bag Hook ........................ 6-113
Spare Tire and Tool Storage ................ 7-3
Specifications .................................... 10-4
Speedometer ...................................... 5-43
Starting the Engine .............................. 5-3
Steering Wheel .................................. 3-66 Horn ........................................... 5-76
Storage Compartments .................... 6-111 Cargo securing loops ................ 6-113
Center console .......................... 6-112
Center pocket ........................... 6-111
Glove compartment .................. 6-112
Overhead console ..................... 6-111
Rear coat hooks ........................ 6-114
Shopping bag hook .................. 6-113
Sunshade ........................................... 3-54
Sunvisors .......................................... 6-95
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Tachometer ........................................ 5-44
Temporary Spare Tire ....................... 8-41
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-63
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TiedownHook .......................................... 7-26
Tire Information ................................ 9-24
Tire Pressure Monitoring System ...... 5-31 System error activation .............. 5-35
Tire pressure monitoring system
warning light .............................. 5-33
Tires and wheels ......................... 5-35
Tires Flat Tire ........................................ 7-3
Inflation pressure ........................ 8-38
Replacement ............................... 8-40
Rotation ...................................... 8-39
Snow tires .................................. 4-10
Spare tire and tool storage ............ 7-3
Specifications ........................... 10-11
Tire chains .................................. 4-10
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ................................... 9-22
Tool ..................................................... 7-3
Towing Description ................................. 7-25
Emergency towing ..................... 7-25
Recreational towing ................... 7-28
Trailer towing ............................. 4-15
Traction Control System (TCS) ........ 5-27 TCS/DSC indicator light ............ 5-28
Trailer Towing .................................. 4-15
Trip Meter ......................................... 5-43
Trunk Lid .......................................... 3-42 Inside trunk release lever ............ 3-44
Trunk Light ....................................... 3-43
Turn and Lane-Change Signals ......... 5-69
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Vanity Mirrors ................................... 6-95
Vehicle Information Labels ............... 10-2
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Warning Lights ................................. 5-47 ABS ............................................ 5-50
Air bag system ........................... 5-53
Automatic transaxle ................... 5-54
Brake system .............................. 5-49
Charging system ......................... 5-51
Check engine .............................. 5-52
Check fuel cap ........................... 5-53
Door-ajar .................................... 5-54
Engine oil pressure ..................... 5-51
Front seat belt pretensioner
system ........................................ 5-53
High engine coolant
temperature ................................ 5-52
KEY ............................................ 5-57
Low fuel ..................................... 5-53
Low washer fluid level ............... 5-54
Malfunction ................................ 5-50
Seat belt ...................................... 5-54
Tire pressure monitoring
system ........................................ 5-55
Warranty ............................................ 9-15
Washer Fluid ..................................... 8-27
Weights ............................................. 10-8
Wheel Replacement .......................... 8-41
Windows Power windows .......................... 3-46
Windshield Washer ........................... 5-74
Windshield Wipers ............................ 5-71 Blades replacement .................... 8-29
Winter Driving .................................... 4-9
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