tow MAZDA MODEL 3 HATCHBACK 2007 (in English) Owner's Guide

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Customer Assistance ........................... 9-2
D
Dashboard Illumination .................... 5-36
Daytime Running Lights ................... 5-54
Defroster
Rear window .............................. 5-60
Dimensions ....................................... 10-6
Door Locks ......................................... 3-9
Driving In Flooded Area ................... 4-11
Driving Tips ........................................ 4-7
Automatic transaxle ................... 5-17
Break-in period ............................ 4-7
Driving in flooded area .............. 4-11
Hazardous driving ........................ 4-8
Money-saving suggestions ........... 4-7
Rocking the vehicle ...................... 4-9
Turbocharged vehicles ............... 4-13
Winter driving .............................. 4-9
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) ..... 5-23
DSC OFF indicator light ............ 5-24
DSC OFF switch ........................ 5-24
TCS/DSC Indicator light ............ 5-24
E
Emergency Starting ........................... 7-15
Flooded engine ........................... 7-15
Jump-starting .............................. 7-16
Push-starting .............................. 7-19
Emergency Towing ........................... 7-20
Emission Control System .................... 4-4
E
Engine
Coolant ....................................... 8-21
Exhaust gas .................................. 4-5
Hood release .............................. 3-22
Oil .............................................. 8-18
Overheating ................................ 7-13
Starting ......................................... 5-3
Engine Compartment Overview ........ 8-17
Engine Coolant
Overheating ................................ 7-13
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge ................................................ 5-35
Exhaust Gas ........................................ 4-5
Exterior Care ..................................... 8-62
F
Flasher
Hazard warning .......................... 5-61
Headlights .................................. 5-51
Flat Tire ............................................... 7-3
Changing ...................................... 7-7
Spare tire and tool storage ............ 7-3
Flexible Floor Board ......................... 6-64
Fluids
Classification .............................. 10-5
Owner maintenance ................... 8-15
Fog Lights ......................................... 5-55
Foot Brake .......................................... 5-4
Front Seats .......................................... 2-2
Fuel
Filler lid and cap ........................ 3-21
Gauge ......................................... 5-35
Requirements ............................... 4-2
Tank capacity ............................. 10-5
Fuses ................................................. 8-52
Panel description ........................ 8-55
Replacement ............................... 8-52
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Manual Transaxle Operation ............... 5-9
Recommendations for shifting.... 5-10
Map Lights ........................................ 6-53
Mirrors
Outside mirrors .......................... 3-31
Rearview mirror ......................... 3-32
Money-Saving Suggestions ................ 4-7
Moonroof .......................................... 3-24
O
Odometer and Trip Meter .................. 5-33
Outside Mirrors ................................. 3-31
Overhead Lights ................................ 6-53
Overheating ....................................... 7-13
Overloading ...................................... 4-12
P
Paint Damage .................................... 8-60
Parking Brake ..................................... 5-5
Parking in an Emergency .................... 7-2
Power Door Locks ............................ 3-10
Power Steering .................................. 5-18
Fluid ........................................... 8-24
Power steering malfunction indicator
light ............................................ 5-18
Power Windows ................................ 3-19
Push-Starting ..................................... 7-19
R
Rear Door Child Safety Locks .......... 3-11
Rear Seat ............................................. 2-5
Rear Window Defroster .................... 5-60
Rear Window Washer ....................... 5-59
Rear Window Wiper .......................... 5-59
Rearview Mirror ................................ 3-32
R
Recreational Towing ......................... 7-22
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................. 9-15
Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 4-9
S
Safety Defects, Reporting ................. 9-42
Seat Belt System
Automatic locking ...................... 2-12
Belt minder ................................. 2-22
Center-rear position .................... 2-18
Emergency locking .................... 2-12
Except center-rear position ......... 2-13
Extender ..................................... 2-21
Pregnant women ........................ 2-12
Pretensioner and load limiting .... 2-15
Seat belt precautions .................. 2-10
Warning light/beep ..................... 2-22
Seats
Front seat ...................................... 2-2
Rear seat ....................................... 2-5
Security System
Immobilizer system .................... 3-26
Theft-deterrent system ............... 3-29
Service Publications .......................... 9-44
Spare Tire and Tool Storage ................ 7-3
Specifications .................................... 10-4
Speedometer ...................................... 5-33
SRS Air Bags
How the Air Bags Work ............. 2-49
Supplemental restraint systems
precautions ................................. 2-41
Starting the Engine .............................. 5-3
Steering Wheel .................................. 3-31
Horn ........................................... 5-61
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Storage Compartments ...................... 6-63
Cargo securing loops .................. 6-63
Cargo sub-compartment ............. 6-64
Center console ............................ 6-63
Flexible Floor Board .................. 6-64
Glove box ................................... 6-63
Sunshade ........................................... 3-25
Sunvisors .......................................... 6-52
T
Tachometer ........................................ 5-35
Temporary Spare Tire ....................... 8-38
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-29
Tiedown
Hook .......................................... 7-21
Tire Information ................................ 9-22
Tire Pressure Monitoring System ...... 5-25
System error activation .............. 5-29
Tire pressure monitoring system
warning light .............................. 5-27
Tires and wheels ......................... 5-29
Tires
Inflation pressure ........................ 8-36
Replacement ............................... 8-37
Rotation ...................................... 8-37
Snow tires .................................. 4-10
Spare tire and tool storage ............ 7-3
Specifications ............................. 10-8
Flat Tire ........................................ 7-3
Tire chains .................................. 4-10
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ................................... 9-20
Tool ..................................................... 7-3
T
Towing
Description ................................. 7-20
Emergency towing ..................... 7-20
Recreational towing ................... 7-22
Trailer towing ............................. 4-14
Traction Control System (TCS) ........ 5-22
TCS/DSC indicator light ............ 5-23
Trailer Towing .................................. 4-14
Trip Meter ......................................... 5-33
Trunk Lid .......................................... 3-15
Trunk Light ....................................... 3-16
Turn and Lane-Change Signals ......... 5-54
V
Vanity Mirrors ................................... 6-52
Vehicle Information Labels ............... 10-2
W
Warning Lights ................................. 5-37
ABS ............................................ 5-39
Air bag system ........................... 5-42
Automatic transaxle ................... 5-44
Brake system .............................. 5-39
Charging system ......................... 5-40
Check engine .............................. 5-41
Door-ajar .................................... 5-44
Engine oil pressure ..................... 5-41
Front seat belt pretensioner
system ........................................ 5-42
Low fuel ..................................... 5-42
Low washer fluid level ............... 5-44
Seat belt ...................................... 5-42
Tire pressure monitoring
system ........................................ 5-44
Warranty ............................................ 9-12
Washer Fluid ..................................... 8-28
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