towing MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2017 User Guide

7–23
If Trouble Arises
Emergency Towing
*Some models.
Tiedown Hooks*
CAUTION
Do not use the front and rear tiedown
eyelets for towing the vehicle.
They have been designed only for
securing the vehicle to a transport
vessel during shipping.
Using the eyelets for any other purpose
could result in the vehicle being
damaged.
Tiedown Hooks
1. Remove the tiedown eyelet and the lug
wrench from the luggage compartment
(page
7-3).
2. Wrap a flathead screwdriver or similar
tool with a soft cloth to prevent damage
to a painted bumper, and open the cap
located on the front or rear bumper.
Front
Rear
(4–Door)
(5–Door)
CAUTION
Do not use excessive force as it may
damage the cap or scratch the painted
bumper surface.
NOTE
Remove the cap completely and store it so
as not to lose it.
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If Trouble Arises
Emergency Towing
3. Securely install the tiedown eyelet
using the lug wrench.
Front

Tiedown eyelet
Lug wrench
Rear

Lug wrench
Tiedown eyelet
4. Hook the tying rope to the tiedown
eyelet.
CAUTION
If the tiedown eyelet is not securely
tightened, it may loosen or disengage
from the bumper when tying the
vehicle. Make sure that the tiedown
eyelet is securely tightened to the
bumper.
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Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
Vehicle Loading
WARNING
Do not tow a trailer with this vehicle:
Towing a trailer with this vehicle is dangerous because it has not been designed to tow a
trailer and doing so will affect the drive system which could result in vehicle damage.
This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehicle, to ke\
ep your loaded
vehicle weight within its design rating capability. Properly loading your vehicle will provide
maximum return of vehicle design performance. Before loading your vehicle, familiarize
yourself with the following terms for determining your vehicle's weight \
ratings, from the
vehicle's Safety Certification Label and Tire and Load Information Label:
WARNING
Overloaded Vehicle:
Overloading a vehicle is dangerous. The results of overloading can have serious
consequences in terms of passenger safety. Too much weight on a vehicle's suspension
system can cause spring or shock absorber failure, brake failure, handling or steering
problems, irregular tire wear, tire failure or other damage.
Overloading makes a vehicle harder to drive and control. It also increases the distance
required for stopping. In cases of serious overloading, brakes can fail completely,
particularly on steep grades. The load a tire will carry safely is a combination of the size of
the tire, its load range, and corresponding inflation pressure.
Never overload the vehicle and always observe the vehicle's weight ratings from the
vehicle's Safety Certification and Tire and Load Information labels.
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Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
Steps for Determining the Correct Load Limit
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit-
(1) Locate the statement “The combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed
XXX kg or XXX lbs.” on your vehicle's placard.
(2) Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that will be \
riding in your
vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers from XXX kg or\
XXX lbs.
(4) The resulting figure equals the available amount of cargo and luggage load capacity. For
example, if the “XXX” amount equals 1400 lbs. and there will be five 150 lb passengers
in your vehicle, the amount of available cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs.
(1400 - 750 (5 × 150) = 650 lbs.)
(5) Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the vehicle. That
weight may not safely exceed the available cargo and luggage load capacity calculated in
Step 4.
(6) If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your trailer will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual to determine how this reduces the available\
cargo and
luggage load capacity of your vehicle.
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10–3
Index
Climate Control System ........................5-2
Automatic Climate Control
.............5-9
Dual-Zone Automatic Climate
Control ........................................... 5-12
Gas specifications
............................9-8
Manual Climate Control
..................5-5
Operating Tips
.................................5-2
Vent Operation
................................5-3
Clock
...................................................5-30
Collision warning
................................7-42
Coming Home Light
...........................4-47
Control Status Display
........................4-77
Cruise Control
...................................4-146
Cruise Control Switch
.................4-146
Cruise Control Set Vehicle Speed
Display
................................................4-19
Cup Holder
........................................5-115
Customer Assistance
.............................8-2
D
Dashboard Illumination ......................4-18
Daytime Running Lights
.....................4-48
Defogger Mirror
............................................4-55
Rear window
.................................4-54
Dimensions
...........................................9-6
Distance Recognition Support System
(DRSS)
..............................................4-101
Indication on display
...................4-102
Door Locks
..........................................3-12
Drive selection
....................................4-78
Driving In Flooded Area
.....................3-51
Driving Tips Automatic transaxle
......................4-42
Break-in period .............................. 3-46
Driving in flooded area ..................3-51
Driving on uneven road
.................3-52
Floor mat
.......................................3-47
Hazardous driving
.........................3-47
Overloading
...................................3-51
Rocking the vehicle
.......................3-48
Winter driving
...............................3-49 Driving on Uneven Road
....................3-52
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC)
.......4-70
DSC OFF Indicator Light ..............4-71
DSC OFF Switch ...........................4-71
TCS/DSC Indicator Light
.............4-70
E
Electric Parking Brake Warning
Beep
....................................................7-43
Electric parking brake
.........................4-63
Emergency Starting Push-Starting
.................................7-19
Starting a Flooded Engine
.............7-19
Emergency Towing Tiedown Hooks
.............................7-23
Towing Description
.......................7-22
Emission Control System
....................3-29
Ending Screen Display
........................4-77
Engine Coolant
..........................................6-28
Engine Compartment Overview
....6-24
Exhaust gas .................................... 3-30
Hood release
..................................6-22
Oil
..................................................6-25
Starting
............................................4-5
Essential information
............................6-2
Event Data Recorder
...........................8-21
Excessive Speed Warning
...................7-42
Exhaust Gas
........................................3-30
Exterior Care
.......................................6-66
Aluminum Wheel Maintenance
....6-71
Bright-Metal Maintenance
............6-70
Maintaining the Finish
..................6-68
Plastic Part Maintenance
...............6-72
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R
Radar Sensor (Front) .........................4-141
Radar Sensors (Rear)
........................4-144
Rear Coat Hooks
...............................5-119
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
......4-103
Rear Door Child Safety Locks
............3-21
Rear Seat
...............................................2-8
Rear View Monitor ............................4-155
Displayable range on the screen ...4-157
Picture quality adjustment
...........4-162
Rear view monitor operation
.......4-158
Rear view parking camera
location
........................................4-156
Switching to the rear view monitor
display
.........................................4-156
Variance between actual road
conditions and displayed Image
...4-160
Viewing the display
.....................4-158
Rear Window Defogger
......................4-54
Rear Window Washer
..........................4-53
Rear Window Wiper
............................4-53
Rearview Mirror
..................................3-35
Recommended Oil
..............................6-25
Recording of Vehicle Data
..................8-22
Recreational Towing
...........................3-53
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country
...............................................8-18
Replacement Fuse
...............................................6-60
Key battery
....................................6-38
Light Bulbs
....................................6-45
Tires
...............................................6-43
Wheel
............................................6-44
Wiper
.............................................6-32
Rocking the Vehicle
............................3-48
S
SRS Air Bags Front passenger occupant classification
system
............................................2-57
How the SRS air bags work
..........2-50
Limitations to SRS air bag
............2-55
Monitoring ..................................... 2-62
SRS air bag deployment criteria
...2-54
Supplemental restraint system
components
...................................2-48
Safety Defects, Reporting
...................8-14
Satellite Radio
.....................................5-45
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment
........................................3-46
Scheduled Maintenance
........................6-4
Seat Belt System 3-point type
...................................2-17
Automatic locking
.........................2-16
Emergency locking
........................2-16
Extender
........................................2-20
Pregnant women
............................2-16
Seat belt warning beep
........................7-40
Seats Front seat
.........................................2-5
Head restraint
................................2-12
Rear seat
..........................................2-8
Seat warmer
.....................................2-7
Security System Immobilizer system
.......................3-42
Theft-deterrent system
..................3-44
Smart Brake Support (SBS)
..............4-133
Collision warning
........................4-135
Smart Brake Support (SBS) indicator
light (red)
.....................................4-135
Stopping the Smart Brake Support
(SBS) system operation
...............4-135
Smart City Brake Support (SCBS)
...4-128
Collision warning
........................4-131
Smart City Brake Support (SCBS)
Indicator Light (Red) ...................4-131
Stopping the Smart City Brake Support
(SCBS) System Operation ...........4-131
Index
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Spare Tire ..............................................7-5
Specifications
........................................9-4
Speed Unit Selector
.............................4-14
Speedometer
........................................4-14
Starting the Engine
................................4-5
Steering Wheel
....................................3-33
Horn ............................................... 4-56
Storage Compartments
......................5-117
Center console
.............................5-118
Glove compartment
.....................5-117
Overhead console
........................5-117
Rear coat hooks
...........................5-119
Sunshade
.............................................3-41
Sunvisors
...........................................5-110
T
Tachometer ..........................................4-16
Theft-Deterrent System
.......................3-44
Tiedown Hook
..............................................7-23
Tire Information
..................................8-25
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
.....4-151
Tire inflation pressure warning beep
...7-41
Tires
....................................................6-41
Flat Tire
...........................................7-3
Replacing a Tire
............................6-43
Replacing a Wheel
........................6-44
Snow tires
......................................3-49
Specifications
................................9-10
Temporary Spare Tire
....................6-43
Tire Inflation Pressure
...................6-41
Tire Rotation
.................................6-42
Tire chains
.....................................3-50
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS)
.......................................8-23
Towing Recreational towing
......................3-53
Trailer Towing
...............................3-53
Towing Description
.............................7-22
Traction Control System (TCS)
..........4-69
TCS/DSC Indicator Light
.............4-69 Traffic Sign Recognition System

(TSR)................................................... 4-94
Transmitter
............................................3-5
Trip Computer
.....................................4-19
Trip Meter
...........................................4-14
Trouble Battery runs out
.............................7-16
Emergency Starting
.......................7-19
Emergency Towing ........................7-22
Flat Tire
...........................................7-3
Overheating
...................................7-20
Parking in an Emergency
................7-2
When liftgate/trunk lid cannot be
opened
...........................................7-44
Trunk Lid
............................................3-21
Inside trunk release lever
..............3-26
When liftgate/trunk lid cannot be
opened
...........................................7-44
V
Vanity Mirrors ...................................5-110
Vehicle Information Labels
...................9-2
Index
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