2010 Mazda 3 Owners Manual

DrivingYourMazda
SwitchesandControls
NOTE
CAUTION
Thelightmaynotturnoffimmediatelyeven
ifthesurroundingareabecomeswell-lit
becausethelightsensordeterminesthatit
isnighttimeifthesurroundingareais
continuouslydarkforseveralminutessuch
asinsidelongtunnels,trafficjamsinside
tunnels,orinindoorparkinglots.
Inthiscase,thelightturnsoffifthelight
switchisturnedtotheOFFposition.
WhentheheadlightswitchisintheAUTO
positionandtheignitionisswitchedto
ACCoroff(LOCK),theheadlights,other
exteriorlightsanddashboardillumination
willturnoff.
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ØDonotshadethelightsensorby
adheringastickeroralabelon
thewindshield.Otherwisethelight
sensorwillnotoperatecorrectly.
Light sensor
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Thetimingforturningontheheadlights,
otherexteriorlightsanddashboard
illuminationcanbedelayedbyadjusting
thesensitivityofthelightsensor.Consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealerregardingsensor
adjustment.
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ØThelightsensoralsoworksasa
rainsensorfortheauto-wiper
control.Keephandsandscrapers
clearofthewindshieldwhenthe
wiperleverisintheAUTOposition
andtheignitionisswitchedONas
fingerscouldbepinchedorthe
wipersandwiperbladesdamaged
whenthewipersactivate
automatically.Ifyouaregoingto
cleanthewindshield,besurethe
wipersareturnedoffcompletely-
thisisparticularlyimportantwhen
clearingiceandsnow-whenitis
particularlytemptingtoleavethe
enginerunning.
ThesensitivityoftheAUTOlightsmaybe
changed.RefertoPersonalizationFeatures
onpage10-9.
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Xenonfusionheadlightbulbsí
Thelow-beambulbsoftheheadlights
havexenonfusionbulbsthatproducea
brightwhitebeamoverawidearea.
WARNING
Donotreplacethexenonfusionbulbs
yourself:
Replacingthexenonfusionbulbs
yourselfisdangerous.Becausethe
xenonfusionbulbsrequirehigh
voltage,youcouldreceiveanelectric
shockifthebulbsarehandled
incorrectly.ConsultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerwhenthereplacement
isnecessary.
íSomemodels.
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CategoriesMazda 3 Manuals
Model Year2010
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