Getting Started; Remote ; Tire Pressure Monitoring- Page 3

G E T T I N G   S T A R T E D

Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features 

Getting Started

MAZDA3 Quick Tips

®

are

designed to quickly familiarize
you with some important 
features of your MAZDA3 

The Driver’s View tab is your
index to the Quick Tips

®

, locate

the item you would like to
learn more about and then
turn to the listed tab

This Getting Started section
contains important operating
tips about your MAZDA3

Items identified in blue text
call out important information

Remote 
entry system*

Functions only 
with ignition key 
not inserted
To lock doors: Press

LOCK (

1

); pressing again within 5

seconds causes doors/liftgate to 
re-lock, horn to beep once and 
hazard warning lights to flash
once if doors/liftgate properly closed
To unlock: Press UNLOCK (

2

) for 

driver’s door, hazard warning
lights will flash twice, press again
within 5 seconds for all other doors
Panic alarm: Press (

3

); horn sounds,

parking lights flash; press any 
button on transmitter to stop
After unlocking with the transmitter,
all doors or the liftgate will auto-
matically lock if a door or the liftgate
is not opened within about 30 seconds

Instrument panel lighting

With headlights ON: 

To brighten/dim 
turn thumbwheel
up/down

Headlights/parking lights
ON, ignition key must
be ON: 

Illumination

changes brightness

when dimmer switch (

4

) is pressed

(if equipped with black-out meter)

With headlights OFF

†

, key ON:

Press instrument cluster dimmer
select button (

4

) to select 

between 5 brightness settings 
for instrument cluster

HID headlights leveling switch

Adjusts headlight angle
to compensate for
weight of passengers
and cargo, see 
Owner’s Manual

approximately 66 lb., front 
passenger air bag deactivation 
indicator light illuminates, 
air bag/pretensioner will not
deploy/activate in an accident
If the total seated weight 
is greater than approximately 
93 lb., light does not illuminate,
and the air bag/pretensioner will
deploy/activate in an appropriate
accident, see Owner’s Manual 
for additional information on this
feature and the air bag system

Passenger sensing 
operation

See Driver’s View
PAD indicator on dash will illuminate
when passenger side air bag is
deactivated, child-restraint seat
with child 66 lbs. or less will 
deactivate front passenger side 
air bag/pretensioner
See Owner’s Manual

Getting
Started

Getting
Started

Quick Tips

Mazda

MAZDA3

page 4
page 5

4

* If equipped 

† See Owner’s Manual

WARNINGS: Never place 
rear-facing infant-safety 
seat in front of any air bag, 
an infant is in serious danger
of being injured or killed
If you must install a forward-
facing child-safety seat in the
front seating position, move
vehicle seat as far back as possible

Tire Pressure Monitoring

System (TPMS)* 

Warning light illuminates for a
few seconds after ignition is on
If tire pressure is too high or too
low, or tire temperature is too
high warning light will illuminate
and beeper will sound

Fuel filler door

Located on 
passenger side

LOCK

UNLOCK

1
2

3

Tilt/telescopic
steering-
wheel lever

Pull lever (

5

) 

down to unlock 
column, position 
tilt angle and 
length of steering
column position

Tip: Telescopic function allows
steering wheel to be adjusted
closer or farther according to
driver’s reach
WARNING: Do not adjust 
steering-wheel while driving 

Passenger air bag deactivation
indicator light

Front air bag deactivation indicator
light provides current status of
front passenger air bag and 
pretensioner system
If total seated weight on front
passenger seat is less than 

5