tow MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ 2003 (in English) Owner's Manual

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Maintenance and Care
Owner Maintenance
Form No. 8Q94-EA-02G
4. Carefully insert the new blade rubber.
Then install the blade assembly in the
reverse older of removal.

Replacing Rear Window Wiper
Blade (Hatchback)
When the wiper no longer cleans well, the
blade is probably worn or cracked.
Replace it.1. Raise the wiper arm and turn the blade
assembly to expose the plastic locking
clip.
Compress the clip and slide the
assembly downward; then lift it off the
arm.
2. Pull down the blade rubber and slide it
out of the blade holder.
NOTE
Install the blade so that the tabs are
toward the bottom of the wiper arm.
To prevent damage to the wiper arm
and other components, don’t move the
wiper by hand.
Ta b
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the rear window,
don’t let the wiper arm fall on it.
Push
Plastic locking clip
CAUTION
Pull out
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D
Dashboard Illumination ................... 5-26
Daytime Running Lights
.................. 5-38
Defroster
Rear window
............................. 5-40
Dimensions
...................................... 10-5
Door Locks
......................................... 3-6
Driving In Flooded Area
.................. 4-10
Driving Tips
....................................... 4-6
Automatic transaxle
.................. 5-12
Automatic transaxle
(Sport AT)
................................. 5-18
Break-in period
........................... 4-6
Driving in flooded area
............. 4-10
Hazardous driving
....................... 4-7
Money-saving suggestions
.......... 4-6
Rocking the vehicle
.................... 4-7
Trailer towing
........................... 4-11
Winter driving
............................. 4-8
E
Emergency Starting .......................... 7-15
Flooded engine
.......................... 7-15
Jump-starting
............................ 7-15
Push-starting
............................. 7-17
Emergency Towing
.......................... 7-18
Emission Control System
................... 4-3
Engine
Coolant
...................................... 8-12
Exhaust gas
................................. 4-4
Hood release
............................. 3-18
Oil
............................................... 8-9
Overheating
............................... 7-13
Starting
........................................ 5-3
Engine Compartment Overview
........ 8-8
Engine Coolant
Overheating
............................... 7-13
E
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge
...............................................5-25
Exhaust Gas
........................................4-4
Exterior Care
....................................8-44
F
Flasher
Hazard warning
.........................5-41
Headlights
.................................5-36
Flat Tire
..............................................7-3
Changing
.....................................7-7
Spare tire and tool storage
...........7-3
Fluids
Classification
.............................10-4
Owner maintenance
.....................8-6
Fog Lights
........................................5-37
Foot Brake
..........................................5-4
Front Seats
..........................................2-2
Fuel
Filler lid and cap
.......................3-16
Gauge
........................................5-26
Requirements
..............................4-2
Tank capacity
............................10-5
Fuses
.................................................8-38
Panel description
.......................8-40
Replacement
..............................8-38
G
Gauges ..............................................5-23
Glove Box
........................................6-39
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Form No. 8Q94-EA-02G
P
Paint Damage ................................... 8-42
Parking Brake
..................................... 5-5
Parking in an Emergency
................... 7-2
Power Door Locks
............................. 3-8
Power Steering
................................. 5-18
Fluid
.......................................... 8-16
Power Windows
............................... 3-14
Push-Starting
.................................... 7-17
R
Rear Door Child Safety Locks ........... 3-8
Rear Seat
............................................ 2-5
Rear Window Defroster
................... 5-40
Rear Window Washer
...................... 5-40
Rear Window Wiper
........................ 5-40
Rearview Mirror
............................... 3-24
Recreational Towing
........................ 7-20
Rocking the Vehicle
........................... 4-7
Roof Rack
........................................ 3-21
S
Safety Defects, Reporting ................ 9-14
Seat Belt System
3-point type
............................... 2-14
Extender
.................................... 2-20
Pregnant women
....................... 2-12
Pretensioner and load limiting
.. 2-16
Rear-center lap/shoulder
........... 2-18
Seat belt precautions
................. 2-11
Warning beep
............................ 2-21
Warning light
............................ 2-21
Seats
Front seats
................................... 2-2
Rear seat
...................................... 2-5
Service Publications
......................... 9-14
Spare Tire and Tool Storage
.............. 7-3
S
Specifications ...................................10-4
Speedometer
.....................................5-24
SRS Air Bags
Air bag system description
........2-40
Supplemental restraint systems
precautions
................................2-36
Warning light
............................2-45
Starting the Engine
.............................5-3
Steering Wheel
.................................3-23
Horn
..........................................5-41
Storage Compartments
.....................6-39
Cargo securing loops
.................6-39
Center console
...........................6-39
Glove box
..................................6-39
Sunroof
.............................................3-19
Sunshade
...........................................3-20
Sunvisors
..........................................6-35
T
Tachometer .......................................5-25
Temporary Spare Tire
......................8-27
Tiedown
Hook
..........................................7-19
Tires
Flat tire
........................................7-3
Inflation pressure
.......................8-25
Replacement
..............................8-26
Rotation
.....................................8-26
Snow tires
....................................4-8
Spare tire and tool storage
...........7-3
Specifications
............................10-8
Tire chains
...................................4-9
Uniform tire quality grading
system (UTQGS)
.......................9-12
Tool
....................................................7-3
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T
Towing
Description
............................... 7-18
Emergency towing
.................... 7-18
Hook
......................................... 7-19
Recreational towing
.................. 7-20
Trailer towing
........................... 4-11
Trailer Towing
................................. 4-11
Trip Meter
........................................ 5-24
Trunk Lid
......................................... 3-11
Trunk Light
...................................... 3-12
Trunk Release Handle
...................... 3-12
Turn and Lane-Change Signals
....... 5-37
V
Vanity Mirrors ................................. 6-35
Vehicle Information Labels
............. 10-2
W
Warning Lights ................................ 5-27
Air bag system
.......................... 5-32
Anti-lock brake system
(ABS)
........................................ 5-32
Automatic transaxle
.................. 5-33
Brake system
............................ 5-29
Charging system
....................... 5-30
Check engine
............................ 5-31
Door-ajar
................................... 5-33
Engine oil pressure
................... 5-31
Front seat belt pretensioner
system
....................................... 5-32
Low fuel
.................................... 5-33
Low washer fluid level
............. 5-33
Seat belt
.................................... 5-33
Warranty
............................................ 9-8
Washer Fluid
.................................... 8-18
Weights
............................................ 10-6
W
Wheel Replacement ......................... 8-27
Windows
Power windows
......................... 3-14
Windshield Washer
.......................... 5-39
Windshield Wipers
........................... 5-39
Blades replacement
................... 8-20
Winter Driving
................................... 4-8
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