charging MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ 2001 Owners Manual (in English)

Driving Your Mazda
I Charging System warning
LigbtAc.turroN
Don't drive with a loose or broken
altemator belt. The engine could
overheat because thisbelt aiso drives
I Ensine Oil Pressure
Warning Light
This waming light indicates low
oil pressure.
t;]
ergineThis waming light indicates a
maifunction of the allemalor or of the
cnargrng sys€m.
Ifthe ligbt comes on while driving:
1 . Drive to the side of the road and park
off the right of way.
2. Tum off the engine. Inspect the
alternator drive belt for looseness and
3. Ifit's OK, the charging system has a
problem. Consull an Authorized
Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.
If the lightcomes on while driving:
1 . Drive to the side of ihe road and park
off the right-of-way.
2. Tum off the engine and insp€ct the
engine oil level (page 8-16). If il's
low, add oil.
3. Check the lighr.
lf the light remains on even after you
add oil, have yourvebicle towed to lhe
nearest service station or to ar
Authoriz€d Mazda Dealer.
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Driving Your Mazda
Lighting
Signals
Control and Turn
V Lights-on r€minder
If the lights :re on and rhe key js
removed fiom the ignition switch. abeep
will sound when any dooris opened.
NOTE
To prevent discharging the battery,
don'tleave the lights on while the
engine is off.
I Headlights
To 1um on the lights, turn the knob on rhe
end of the control leve.
The firs! stop turns on rhe taiiligbts-
dashboard lights. parklng lights, licenseIights, and side-maJker lights.
The second stop turns on the headlights,
taillights, daslboard lighrs, parking
lighls, license lighls, and side-marker
tigh!s.
V Headlight highnow beam
Push ihe lever iorward for high beams.Pull it back for low.
The high-beam indicator light on the
dashboard is blue.
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Page
A
Add'On Non Genuine Paris and
Accesories .................. -. -.. 9 7
Air Bag Restnint Syslem
Supplenental Resfiaint Syslem . . . . . 2-3O
waminglight ................... 5-31
Aluminun Wheel Maintenance ........ 7-8
Ant€nna ......................... 5-86
Antil@kBEke System (ABS) ........ 5 13
Waminglight .......-........-.. 5 30
Ashtmy.......-.................. 5-3E
ADdio System .... -. ......... - 5 56,5 57
Drivinglips...........-.......... 5 8
Fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Overdnve ....................... 5-9
Shift-locksystem ................ 5-10
Transaxleranges .................. 5-7
Page
B
Battery .......................... 8-31
Charging system waming light .... -. 5 28
Jumpstaning ..........-...... -.. 6-4
Beforc Driling
Afte! getringin ..-... -..-..-.......1-6
Beforc g€ltingin ..,.,..,.,.,.,.,.. +6
Body Lubrication ...... - -... -...... a-27
Antilo.kbrakesysten (ABS) .. -.... 5 13
Pluidlevel ...................... E-23
Foo! brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 I I
Pad wear indicator . . . . . . . . . . - . - . . 5 12
ParKngbrake ......... -...... -.. 5-lZ
System weinS light -.. .. -.. -. ... 5-26
BEaklnPeriod ......-....-........ +6
BrighrMetal Mainiemnce, -. -....,.., 7-7
Headright......................- 8,37
Red........................... 8-43
Buld Replacenenr, Front,
interior ..................... 8-40, 8-41
Page
C
Capacities.............-.......... l0-4
(see Emission Conrol Slstem)
CenterConsole.................... 5-40
Chains ....-.....--...-...-...... 4-10
ChangingaFlatTirc--.....-....... - 6 16
ChdgiDgCoolani ............-.... 8'20
Chdging the Oil .................. 8-18
Cheging Systen wamjng Light .. .. .. 5-28
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . 5-29
Ct'ecking
Automatic transaxlefluid ]evel...... 8-25
Brake/clulch fluid level............ E-23
Coolant1eveI.................... 8'19
Engineoillevel .................. 8-l?
Power steering fluid level ..........8-24
washer fluid level . . . . - . . . . . . . - . . . 8'27
Child Restnint, P@autions. ......... 2-20
Child Safety t-ockforRearD@r.. -. -.. 3-6
Child-RestFinr Syst€mr............. 2-22
Installing ....-................ -. 2-23
CigareueLighter .................. 5-3E
Ciean'ng
Dashb@rd....................... 7-9
Laphhoulderbeltwebbing -........ 7-10
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Index
Page
T
Tacbometer,.,..,..............,.. 5 25
Tempomr! SpareTire .............. 8-36
TlhSteering ..........-........... l-20
Chains .-..................-.... 410
FlartiE . . . . . - . . , . , , . , . . , , , . . . . . 6 l:l
lnflation plessurc ................ 8 34
Replac€ment .................... 8-35
RoBtion........................ 8-35
Snow tires . . . . , . , . , , . , , . . . . . . , . . +10
Spe.......................... 8-16
Sparetire -............... -. - -. -. 6 22
Tool Stora8e....................-. 6 14
Towing ............... -.......... 6-12
TnilerTowing .................... +ll
TEnsaxleRanges, Automldc ..-...... 5-7
TEnsaxle, Automatic . .. . . ... .. .. , .. . 5-6
Tnnsaxle, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5
Tmnsmission (see Transaxle)
TripMeter ....................... 5-23
Ttunk Lid
Key operatedlrunk ..............- 3 14
Remote lrunk lid release . . .. .. ... .. 3-14
Trunkseuity..,....,.,,.,...-.. 3 15
Trunk Light - . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Page
Trunk Release Handle .............. 3-16
Tum and l-ane-Change Signals ....... 5-34
TumSignal....................... 5-34
U
Underbody Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Unifom Tire Qulily Grading Systen
(UTQAS)
Tenperature-AA. A. B, C . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Tra.tion-A,B. C..,.,.,.,..,.,,... 9 8
Treadwear .,..,.,.,.,........... 9-8
v
VanityMirors .................... 5-41
Vehicle Infomation Labeh . . . . . . . . . . +12
w
waming LighttBeeps
Antilockbrake system (ABS) ....... 5-30
Bnke systen.................... 5-26
Charging systen ................. 5'28
Ch{ken9ine.................... 5-29
Page
D@Fajar....................... 5,30
Engine oil prcsurc ............... 5-28
Ignition key reminder .......... -.. 5,31
Lights'onrcminder ............... 5,31
Low fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . - 5 29
Seat belt , . , , , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 5-2'7
Supplemental rcstraint systen . . . . . . 5-3 I
Wamingiights inspection .......... 5-26
Wamnties for Your Mazda . . . . . . - . . . . 9-6
washing ................. -........ 7-4
WaterTempenture Gauge ........... 5-24
waxing .......... -................'7-6
Wheel Replacement - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
windshieldwasher ................ 5-36
Windshield washer Fluid Level .......8-27
windshield wiper Blades
Replacement...........-... -...... 8-29
windshieldwipers...... -... -...... 5-35
WinterDriving................... - - +9
Maintaining..................... 8 29
Windshield ..................... 8 29
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