dashboard MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ 2001 Owners Manual (in English)

Your Vehicle at a Glance
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design throushout coksi.lets taar sdfert and
.ahlbrt partuount. This rcq4ifts naht
.antroh, lotks, sraphic srnbok, nechanitus
and anenities that need ta be understaod for
Se.tion I iIustrctes this infomalion to
faftilidnze lou with what iee.ls ta be knovn
to help ndke toff tuabnnq safet ond easier,
Interior Oveniew t 2
Dashboard Overview I 3
Doors 1 4
Luggage Companment l- 6
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Your Vehicle at a clance
Dashboard Orerview
wiper and ssher leeei (Fge 5 35)Hazard Naming fa)her!{'Lh (p,ge b 2)In{rumenr cluster eage 5 :0)
Lighi conrol/Tun signahAndio systen (pa8e s-s6)
cenler console (t!ge 5-4o)

Bssential Safety Equipment
3. Ifyour child-restraint system cane
equipped with a tether, tbatprobably
means it is very impotanr to properly
secure the tether for child safety,
please carefully follow the
child-restraint system manuf ac!urer's
instruclions when installing tethers.
Only lhe 3 rear seatpositions on lhis
vehicle are set up for tethers, all
LATCH child-restraint systems are
fully compatible only witlr the two
rear oumoalo sea6.
Supplemental Restraint Systems
I The fmnt and side supplemental
restraint systems include 4 dr bags.
They are located in:
. The steering wheel. The passeng€r side dashboard*. The outbosrd sid€s of th€ fmnt
These systems operale independendy
depending on the lype ofaccideni
ercounteredi botb side air bags are not
likely to deploy ln the same accident
because a vehicle is not often hit from
bolh sides. The front and side air bag
sysiems will not normally deploy during
the sane type of accident unless a
combinalion of frontal and side impacts
In a front end or side impact, the air bag
supplemental restraint systems are
designed to provide only supplemenlal
protection for the driver and front seat
passenger. seat bells must still be wom.
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Essential Safety Equipment
AwtnNnte
C hild- Re straint S $te n P ositioning :
Rea*faci g child-restraint srstenr
on thefront seat are patticula rdanee rous. T he c hiu-re straint
srsten cM be hit br a deploti g air
bag and noved iolentl| batkvard
rcsuttins in serious injurr or death to
the cdld. Net'er se a rcar-facing
child-nstraint srsten in the ftontseat *ith & air bag that couua System D€scription
The supplemental restraint systems have
two basic subsyst€ms:
. The air bag sysl,em with inflalors and
arr bags.
. The electic system with cmsh sensors
and dlagnostic module.
The air bags are mounted in the
following locations: the center of the
steering wheel, the passenger side ofthe
dashboard. and in tbe outbodrd sides of
ihe fronl seatbacks. They are out of sight

B$€ntial Safety Equipment
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Renoving InknolParts:
Remot ing the ftont seat, frontdashboard, the steering $'heel or
pafts co taining ab bag sensors is
dangercus. These Wrrs contain
essentialair bag pafts. The air bag
couuo.cidenta r actiwte and cause
serious injuries. A, 'ats hav..n
Authorked Mazda Deater rcnove
Aw,qnumc
Ai Bao Disposal:
Inpropet disposol of an air bag or a
vehicle with lire ab bags in it can be
extremelr .Iangercus. Unless aI
saletr prceedures are fonowed,injury can rcsult Ask an Authoized
Mazda Dealer ho|| to safelr dispose
of an air bas or how to scnp an air
bag equipped vehicle.
I Maintenance
The supplemenlal reslraint system ismaintenancejiee. But if any of thefollowing occurs, iake your vehicle to anAuthorized Mazda Dealer as soon aspossible:
. The supplemental restmint systemwarning light flashes.
. The supplemental restraint systemwarning ligbt stays on.
The suppiemental restraint system$,aming ligbt stays off when theigniiion switch is turned to the ONposltlon.
The air bags inflate
NOTE
Should you sellyour Mazda. we urgeyou 1() tell ihe new ownerofits
supplemental rcsraint systems andthal familiarizarion with allinstructions about them. from the
Owner Manual. is important.
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P.otecting Yo r Maz.la
Vehicle Information Labels
I OYerloading
Th€ vehicle iden.ification number legally
identifiesyour vehicle. The number is on
a plate attached ao ihe left top side of tbe
dashboard. This plate can easily be seen
$rough the windshield.
Chassis number
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Uehicle Load Weisht:
The gross afle wigtu tunne(GAWR) and the srcss vehicte weisht
rating (GWYR) of row vehicle arc
on the Motor Uehicle Safetr
Standad Lnbel on the diver's .Ioor
ftune. Exceeding these rutings can
cause an accident otvehbte danuse.
You can estinate the wight of !ou.Ioad br t'eighing the items (or
peopk) beforc puttins then in the
whicle. Be careful not to ot eioan
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Driving Your Mazda
Opetutine ra,r vehick requnes a good
understan lifts of the naty cofttrols !a, nusl
kfto\9 and use. Se.tioh 5 describes a thb in
step'byrt.p infomatian Iron "se af theisnition s||it.h ta ctuise .artol antl brdkjne.
Alsa highlishted ate th. Bearchil ahd shi.tin?nodes, porer steerin4, ihsrtutuents ann
Sauges, wamings ahtl indicatars. \|ih.lshield
vipets, and intenor ftaturcs. you' ll lhdcanplete details dbout the advan edardio
Ignidon SwilchPosirions 5- 2
StaninS the Engine 5 4
ManualTransaxte Operanon 5, 5
Aulonatic Transaxle 5- 6
Brake System 5-t I
Power Steering 5-14
Cruise Control 5 15
Insfument Cluster 5-20
cau8es 5-22
Dashboard Illuminanon 5 25
Waminglights/Beeps 5-26
Lighnng Control and Tum Signah 5-33Windshieid wipe6 and Washer 5 35
Rear Window Def.osre!
Lighter
Ashlray
Srorage Codpartmenrs
Cup Holdes
Sunvisos
Vaniry Miror
Clinrte Control Systen
Radio Reception
Safely Cenification
AN'/FM Radio
ANTFM Radio wirh CompactDisc Player
Antnna
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Drivine Your Maz da
Dashboard Illumination
Ac.lurroN
Don't run ihe engine wirh dle
tachoneter needle in the RED ZONE.
This may cause severe engine
damage.
I Tbchometer
The lachom€ler shows engine sp€ed in
thousands of revolutions per minute(ryrn).
When the parking lights orheadlighrs are
on, rotate th€ thumb-wheel to adjust the
brighhess of lhe dashboard lighrs.
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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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Driving Yotrr Mazda
V Lane-change signals
Move $e lever slightly towaJd the
direction of th€ change-unlit th€
indicator flashes andhold it drere.lt
will r€tum io the offposition when
NOTE
Ifan indicatorlighl stays on without
flashing or jf il flashes abnormally.
$e tum signal bulb tnay be burnedV Flashing the headlights
To flash the headlights, pull the lever
fully toward you. The headlight switch
need notb€ on, and the leverwill relurn
to the normal position when released.
The high-beam indicaior light on $e
dashboard is blue.
I Tirrn and Lsne-Change Signals
V T|lrn signal
Move ihe signal lever down (for a left
tum) or up (for a right lurn) to fte stop
position. The signal will self-cancel after
the turn is completed.
Green indicalors on $e dashboard show
which signal is workiry.
lfthe indicator light continues !o flash
after a tum, manually retum the lever to
its original position.
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