USB MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ 2001 Owners Manual (in English)

Essential Safety Equipment
To relum the seatbacks !o their original
1 . Lift the seatback and pusb it firmly
2. Fasten ihe lap portion of the
rear center sear beit (page 2,16).
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Don't let the rear-center seat t€lt
tongues or buckles g€l caught
between th€ seatback and the rear
package tray.
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Don'r ler the seat belt orbuckle get
caughibetween the seat botlom and
seatback when tblding the seat. The
seatbelt and buckle could be
oamageo.
NOTE
W})en you return ihe seatbacks io
their original position:
. Make sure the seatbacks are
securely latched by rocking the
. Make sure lhe rear seat belts can be
pulled out of the retmctors. If a belt
is iocked, firmly pull and release it.
then slowly pull it out again.
NOTE
. Unlock the sealback before you
fold it forward (page 2-8).
. Wben folding the rear,right
sealback, the rear center seat belt
doesnl have to be unfasiened.
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Knowine Your Mazdt
Tfunk Lid
I Key-Opemted T|unk
To open the trunk lid, ins€rt the key into
the slot and tum itclockwise.
To close, use both hands to pusb tbe lid
down until lhe lock snaps shul. Don't
slam it.
Then pull up on it to make sure it\
I Remote Ttunk Lid Release
To release the trunk lid from inside the
vehicle. pull up the release levernext to
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Ethaust gas in the cabin of a 'ehicleis dangerous. This g.s co tains CO(..tfion nonoide), $'hich is
colorletr, odo ess, and highlf
poisonous. If inhaled, it ca cause
loss of consciousness and death.
Because erhaustgas can geti to the
cabin through an ope trunk, keep
the trunk ctosed when diving.
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Kno*ing Your Mazda
Steering Wheel
I Tilt Whe€l
To change the angle of tbe steering
wheel. stop the vehicle, pull the tili wheel
release lever under the steering column
down, adjus! lhe wheel. lhen push the
release lever up to lock the column.
Afler adjusting. pusb tbe whe€l up and
down to be certain it's locked before
driving.
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Alivays use only a designated Mazda
fuel cap or an approved equivaleni.
available a! Authorized Mazda
Dealers. The wrong cap can result in a
serious malfunction of the tuel and
emission control systems.It may also
cause the checkengine lighi in the
instrument cluster to illuminate.
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Adjusting the Steefins Wheel:
Adjustinq the steeing wheel $,hile
the whitle is moving is dtngercus.
Mot'ing it can wrr easib cause the
diyer to abnptlr tur,t to the left or
right. This can lead to loss of untlot
or an accident. Newr adjust the
steenng *heel white the vehicle is
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Make sure the fuel-filler cap is
tightened securely. The check engine
light cones on when the cap isn't
tightened securely. If the light rernains
on (even after you have tightened the
cap securely, driven, and restarted the
engine several timet. it may indjcate
a different problem. Conlact an
Auftorized Mazda Dealer as soon as
possible.
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