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 unique features.

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.

*Not available on MAZDA3i Sport 

produced prior to 9/1/07

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