DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
ON
WARNING
Thisisthenormalrunningpositionafter
theengineisstarted.Thewarninglights
(exceptbrakes)shouldbeinspected
beforetheengineisstarted(page5-38).
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:
Itisimportanttoplacethekeyinthe
LOCKpositionevenifyouarenot
removingthekeyfromtheignitionor
leavingthevehicle.Leavingthekey
inotherpositionswilldisablesomeof
thevehiclesecuritysystemsandrun
thebatterydown.
Leavingthedriver'sseatwithout
puttingtheignitionswitchinLOCK
position,settingtheparkingbrake
andshiftingtheshiftlevertoPwith
anautomatictransaxle,orto1orR
withamanualtransaxleis
START
Theengineisstartedinthisposition.It
willcrankuntilyoureleasethekey;then
itreturnstotheONposition.Thebrake
warninglightcanbecheckedafterthe
engineisstarted(page5-38).
qIgnitionKeyReminder
IftheignitionswitchisintheLOCKor
ACCpositionwiththekeyinserted,a
continuousbeepsoundwillbeheard
whenthedriver'sdoorisopened.
dangerous.Unexpectedvehicle
movementcouldoccur.Thiscould
causeanaccident.
NOTE
Ifturningthekeyisdifficult,jigglethesteering
wheelfromsidetoside.
LeavingthekeyinanypositionbutLOCK
positionalsodisablessomeofthesecurity
featuresandmayrunthebatterydown.
ACC(Accessory)
Thesteeringwheelunlocksandsome
electricalaccessorieswilloperate.
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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