Getting Started; Quick Tips; Tire Pressure Monitoring- Page 3

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

Getting Started

MAZDA3/MAZDASPEED3 
Quick Tips

®

are designed to

quickly familiarize you with
some important features of
your MAZDA3/MAZDASPEED3 

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/
MAZDASPEED3

Items identified in blue text
call out important information

MAZDASPEED3
Turbocharger tips

To get maximum performance
from your turbocharged engine,
take note of the following:
Use 91 octane or above premium
unleaded gasoline only, extra fuel
additives are NOT recommended
Change engine oil and filter 
every 7,500 miles, or sooner if
needed, see Owner’s Manual
Use engine oil with API SL or
ILSAC GF-3 service grade or 
higher, extra oil additives are 
NOT recommended
After driving at freeway speeds 
or up a long hill, idle engine 
at least 30 seconds to cool turbo,
avoid shutting engine off abruptly
after a hard or long drive, 
turbocharger damage may 
result otherwise

Do NOT race or over-rev ANY
engine when starting, particularly
a turbocharged engine
Do NOT add aftermarket devices
to alter the engine’s ignition, fuel
delivery, or turbo boost pressure,
this may lead to serious engine
damage and void your warranty

Tire Pressure Monitoring

System (TPMS) 

Warning light illuminates for 
a few seconds with ignition on
If tire pressure is low, warning
light illuminates with audible 
beep sound, adjust tire pressure 
to correct specifications, perform
tire pressure adjustment before
driving, a digital tire pressure
gauge is recommended
Flashing warning light may 
indicate malfunction, dealer 
inspection required

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
Passenger air bag deactivation
indicator on dash will illuminate
when passenger air bag is 
deactivated, child-restraint seat
with child that weighs a combined
total of 66 lbs. or less will deactivate
front passenger air bag/pretensioner
See Owner’s Manual

Getting
Started

Getting
Started

WARNINGS: Even with 
a deactivation system, 
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

Fuel filler door

Located on 
passenger side

Passenger air bag 
deactivation indicator light

Front air bag deactivation indicator
light (

1

) provides current status 

of front passenger air bag and 
pretensioner system
If total seated weight on front
passenger seat is less than 
approximately 66 lb., front 
passenger air bag deactivation 
indicator light illuminates, 
air bag/pretensioner will not
deploy/activate in an accident

*Denotes optional equipment

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