Knowing Your Mazda; Inside Trunk Release Slide ; Doors and Locks- Page 63

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Knowing Your Mazda

Doors and Locks

Form No. 8R65-EA-03C

Your vehicle is equipped with an inside 
trunk release slide lever that provides a 
means of escape for children and adults in 
the event they become locked inside the 
trunk.

No matter how careful adults might be 
with keys and locking their cars, parents 
should be aware that children may be 
tempted to play around vehicles and use 
the trunk as a hiding place.

Adults are advised to familiarize 
themselves with the operation and 
location of the inside trunk release slide 
lever so that all children can be told about 
it in an appropriate way, keeping in mind 
that most vehicles don

’

t have such levers.

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Opening the Trunk Lid from the 
Inside

Slide the illuminated inside trunk release 
slide lever in the direction of the arrow. 
The lever is made of material that will 
glow for hours in the darkness of the trunk 
following a brief exposure to ambient 
light.

The inside trunk release slide lever is 
located on the inside of the trunk end trim.

Inside Trunk Release Slide 
Lever

Open Trunk Lid and Children:
Leaving the trunk lid open or leaving 
children in the vehicle with the keys is 
dangerous. Children could open the 
trunk lid and climb inside resulting in 
possible injury or death from heat 
exposure. Close the trunk lid and do 
not allow children to play inside the 
vehicle.

WARNING

Unattended Children and Pets:
Leaving children or animals 
unattended in a parked vehicle is 
dangerous. Babies left sleeping and 
kids who lock themselves in cars or 
trunks can die very quickly from heat 
prostration. Don

’

t leave your children 

or pets alone in a car at any time. 
Don

’

t leave the car or the trunk 

unlocked. Always keep the car from 
being a tempting place to play by 
locking doors and the trunk, and 
keeping the keys where children won

’

t 

play with them.

WARNING

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