DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
ON
WARNING
Thisisthenormalrunningpositionafter
theengineisstarted.Thewarninglights
(exceptbrakes)shouldbeinspected
beforetheengineisstarted(page5-37).
Removethekeyonlywhenthevehicle
isparked:
Removingthekeyfromtheignition
switchwhilethevehicleismovingis
dangerous.Removingthekeyallows
thesteeringwheeltolock.Youwill
losesteeringcontrolandaserious
accidentcouldoccur.
NOTE
WhentheignitionswitchisturnedtotheON
position,thesoundofthefuelpumpmotor
operatingnearthefueltankcanbeheard.This
doesnotindicateanabnormality.
Beforeleavingthedriver'sseat,always
putthekeytoLOCKposition,setthe
parkingbrakeandmakesuretheshift
leverisinPwithanautomatic
transaxleorin1orRwithamanual
transaxle:
START
Theengineisstartedinthisposition.It
willcrankuntilyoureleasethekey;then
itreturnstotheONposition.Thebrake
warninglightcanbecheckedafterthe
engineisstarted(page5-37).
Intentionallyplacingthekeyinto
LOCKpositionismuchmore
importantwhereyouwillnotbe
removingthekeytoleavethevehicle
andbecauseleavingitinother
positionswilldisablesomeofthe
vehiclesecuritysystemsandrunthe
batterydown.
qIgnitionKeyReminder
IftheignitionswitchisintheLOCKor
ACCpositionwiththekeyinserted,a
continuousbeepsoundwillbeheard
whenthedriver'sdoorisopened.
Leavingthedriver'sseatwithout
puttingtheignitionswitchinLOCK
position,settingtheparkingbrake
andtheshiftleverisinPwithan
automatictransaxleorin1orRwith
amanualtransaxleisdangerous.
Unexpectedvehiclemovementcould
occur.Thiscouldcauseanaccident.
NOTE
Ifturningthekeyisdifficult,jigglethesteering
wheelfromsidetoside.
Leavingthekeyorstartknobinanyposition
butLOCKpositionalsodisablessomeofthe
securityfeaturesandmayrunthebattery
down.
ACC(Accessory)
Thesteeringwheelunlocksandsome
electricalaccessorieswilloperate.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2008 |
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Very good reference. Bought car used with no owners manual