2010 Mazda 3 Owners Manual

DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
StartingtheEngine
CAUTION
Donottrythestarterformorethan
Withadvancedkey
Referto“Startingtheengine(page3-11)”
forinformationonhowtostarttheengine.
10
secondsatatime.Iftheengine
stallsorfailstostart,wait10seconds
beforetryingagain.Otherwise,you
maydamagethestarteranddrain
thebattery.
NOTE
Engine-startingiscontrolledbythespark
ignitionsystem.
ThissystemmeetsallCanadianInterference-
CausingEquipmentStandardrequirements
regulatingtheimpulseelectricalfieldstrength
ofradionoise.
6. Afterstartingtheengine,letitidlefor
about10seconds.
NOTE
Inextremelycoldweatherorafterthe
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1.
Occupantsshouldfastentheirseat
belts.
vehiclehasnotbeendriveninseveraldays,
lettheenginewarmupwithoutoperating
theaccelerator.
Whethertheengineiscoldorwarm,it
shouldbestartedwithoutuseofthe
accelerator.
2.
3.
4.
Makesuretheparkingbrakeison.
Depressthebrakepedal.
l
(Manualtransaxle)
Depresstheclutchpedalalltheway
andshiftintoneutral.
Keeptheclutchpedaldepressedwhile
crankingtheengine.
(Automatictransaxle)
Iftheenginedoesnotstartthefirsttime,
l
refertoStartingaFloodedEngineunder
EmergencyStarting.Iftheenginestilldoes
notstart,haveyourvehicleinspectedbyan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer(page7-17).
Putthevehicleinpark(P).Ifyoumust
restarttheenginewhilethevehicleis
moving,shiftintoneutral(N).
NOTE
(Manualtransaxle)
Thestarterwillnotoperateunlesstheclutchis
depressedsufficiently.
(Automatictransaxle)
Thestarterwillnotoperateiftheshiftleveris
notinPorN.
5.
TurntheignitionswitchtotheSTART
positionandhold(upto10secondsat
atime)untiltheenginestarts.
5-4
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CategoriesMazda 3 Manuals
Model Year2010
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