child restraint MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2014 Owner's Guide

2–60
Essential Safety Equipment
SRS Air Bags
NOTE
 y The system requires about 10 seconds to alternate between turning the front passenger
front and side air bags and seat belt pretensioner system on or off.
 y The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light may illuminate repeatedly if
luggage or other items are put on the front passenger seat, or if the temperature of the
vehicle's interior changes suddenly.
 y The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light may illuminate for 10\
seconds if
the total seated weight on the front passenger seat changes.
 y The air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning light might illuminate if the front
passenger seat receives a severe impact.
 y If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate a\
fter
installing a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat, fi rst, re-install your child-
restraint system according to the procedure in this owner's manual. Then, if the front
passenger air bag deactivation indicator light still does not illuminate\
, install the child-
restraint system on the rear seat and consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as
possible.
 y If the front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates when an a\
dult is
seated in the front passenger seat, have the passenger re-adjust their posture by sitting
with their feet on the fl oor, and then re-fastening the seat belt. If the front passenger air
bag deactivation indicator light still illuminates, move the passenger t\
o the rear seat.
If sitting in the rear seat is not possible, slide the front passenger seat as far back as
possible. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.
Driver and Front Passenger Buckle Switches
The buckle switches on the front seat belts detect whether or not the fr\
ont seat belts are
securely fastened and further control the deployment of the air bags.
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10–2
Index
A
Accessory Socket .............................. 5-136
Active Driving Display ....................... 4-19
Adaptive Front Lighting System
(AFS).................................................. 4-46
Add-On Non-Genuine Parts and
Accessories ......................................... 8-18
Advanced Key Advanced keyless entry system ...... 3-9
Advanced Key removed from vehicle
warning beep ....................................... 7-37
Operational range .......................... 3-10
Air Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner
System Warning Beep ......................... 7-36
Air Bag Systems ................................. 2-40
Ambient Temperature Display ............ 4-16
Antilock Brake System (ABS) ............ 4-79
Audio Control Switch Adjusting the Volume .................... 5-58
Mute Switch .................................. 5-59
Seek Switch ................................... 5-58
Audio System ...................................... 5-16 AUX/USB/iPod mode ................... 5-59
Antenna ......................................... 5-16
Audio Control Switch ................... 5-58
Audio Set (Type A) ....................... 5-26
Audio Set (Type B) ....................... 5-38
Operating Tips for Audio System ... 5-17
Satellite Radio ............................... 5-48
Automatic Transaxle ........................... 4-30 Active Adaptive Shift (AAS) ........ 4-32
Direct Mode .................................. 4-39
Driving tips.................................... 4-40
Manual shift mode......................... 4-33
Shift-lock system ........................... 4-32
Shift position indication ................ 4-31
Warning light ................................. 4-31
B
Battery ................................................. 6-37 Maintenance .................................. 6-38
Specifi cations .................................. 9-4
Battery runs out ................................... 7-15 Jump-Starting ................................ 7-15
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
System ............................................... 4-108 BSM OFF switch......................... 4-114
BSM warning light ...................... 4-113
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) .... 4-109
Care of radar sensors ................... 4-114
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) System
warning beep ....................................... 7-38
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system
Rear Cross Traffi c Alert (RCTA) ... 4-111
Bluetooth® ........................................... 5-75
Bluetooth® Audio (Type A) ......... 5-114
Bluetooth® Audio (Type B) ......... 5-116
Bluetooth® Hands-Free (Type A) ... 5-95
Bluetooth® Hands-Free (Type B) ... 5-102
Troubleshooting .......................... 5-129
Body Lubrication ................................ 6-32
Bottle Holder ..................................... 5-138
Brakes Brakes assist .................................. 4-70
Foot brake...................................... 4-68
Pad wear indicator ......................... 4-69
Parking brake ................................ 4-69
Warning light ................................. 4-69
Break-In .............................................. 3-45
C
Capacities .............................................. 9-5
Carbon Monoxide ............................... 3-29
Cell Phones ......................................... 8-19
Center Console .................................. 5-140
Child Restraint
Child-restraint precautions ............ 2-22
Installing child-restraint systems... 2-28
LATCH child-restraint systems ..... 2-36
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10–6
Index
Overheating ......................................... 7-19
Overloading ......................................... 3-50
Owner Maintenance Battery replacement ...................... 6-39
Closing the Hood........................... 6-24
Engine Compartment Overview .... 6-26
Opening the Hood ......................... 6-24
Owner Maintenance Precautions... 6-22
P
Parking Brake ...................................... 4-69
Personalization Features ..................... 9-12
Power Steering .................................... 4-90
Power Windows .................................. 3-36
Power steering warning buzzer ........... 7-39
R
Radar Sensor ....................................... 4-65
Rear Coat Hooks ............................... 5-140
Rear Cross Traffi c Alert (RCTA) ...... 4-111
Rear Door Child Safety Locks ............ 3-20
Rear Seat ............................................... 2-8
Rear View Monitor............................ 4-125 Displayable range on the screen .. 4-127
Picture quality adjustment ........... 4-132
Rear view monitor operation ....... 4-128
Rear view parking camera
location ........................................ 4-126
Switching to the rear view monitor
display ......................................... 4-126
Variance between actual aoad
conditions and displayed Image
... 4-131
Viewing the display ..................... 4-128
Rear Window Defroster ...................... 4-56
Rear Window Washer .......................... 4-56
Rear Window Wiper ............................ 4-56
Rearview Mirror .................................. 3-34
Recommended Oil .............................. 6-27
Recreational Towing ........................... 3-52
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................... 8-17 Replacement
Electrical battery ........................... 6-39
Fuse ............................................... 6-58
Light Bulbs .................................... 6-45
Tires ............................................... 6-43
Wheel ............................................ 6-44
Wiper ............................................. 6-33
Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 3-47
S
SRS Air Bags Front passenger occupant
classifi cation system ...................... 2-56
How the SRS air bags work .......... 2-49
Limitations to SRS air bag ............ 2-54
Monitoring..................................... 2-61
SRS air bag deployment criteria ... 2-53
Supplemental restraint system
components ................................... 2-47
Safety Defects, Reporting ................... 8-13
Satellite Radio ..................................... 5-48
Scheduled Maintenance ........................ 6-4
Seat Belt System 2-point type ................................... 2-18
3-point type ................................... 2-15
Automatic locking ......................... 2-14
Emergency locking ........................ 2-14
Extender ........................................ 2-20
Pregnant women ............................ 2-14
Seat belt warning beep ........................ 7-37
Seats Front seat ......................................... 2-5
Head restraint ................................ 2-10
Rear seat .......................................... 2-8
Seat warmer ..................................... 2-7
Security System Immobilizer system ....................... 3-41
Theft-deterrent system .................. 3-43
Sensor
Radar Sensor ................................. 4-65
Service Publications ............................ 8-49
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