Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Parking Brake
| CAUTION Driving with the parking brake on will cause excessive wear of the brake parts. |
NOTE For parking in snow, refer to Winter Driving regarding parking brake use.
Setting the parking brake
Depress the brake pedal and then firmly pull the parking brake lever fully upwards with sufficient force to hold the vehicle in a stationary position.
Releasing the parking brake
Depress the brake pedal and pull the parking brake lever upwards, then press the release button. While holding the button, lower the parking brake lever all the way down to the released position.
Foot Brake
This vehicle has power-assisted brakes
that adjust automatically through normal
use.
Should power-assist fail, you can stop by
applying greater force than normal to the
brake pedal. But the dis ...
Warning Light
The warning light turns on when the
system has a malfunction.
Refer to Warning Lights on .
Brake Pad Wear Indicator
When the disc brake pads become worn,
the built-in wear indicators contact th ...
Other materials:
Rear Wiper Motor Removal/Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the following parts:
a. Rear wiper arm and blade.
b. Liftgate upper trim.
c. Liftgate side trim.
d. Liftgate lower trim.
3. Disconnect the rear wiper motor connector.
4. Remove the bolts, then remove the rear wiper motor.
5. Re ...
Windshield Wipers
Turn the wipers on by pressing the lever
up or down.
With intermittent wiper
Variable-speed intermittent wipers
Set the lever to the intermittent position
and choose the interval timing by rotating
the ring.
With auto-wiper control
Auto-wiper control
When the wiper lever is ...
Accessory Sockets
Only use genuine Mazdaaccessories or the
equivalent requiring no greater than 120 W
(DC 12 V, 10 A).
Type A
The accessory sockets can be used
regardless of whether the ignition is on or
off.
Type B *
The ignition must be switched to ACC or
ON.
With CD Player
Without CD Player
...
