Mazda 3 hatchback 2020 User Manual

The Mazda 3 Hatchback is a small car that can be driven in a fast and stylish way. With the 2020 Mazda 3 Hatchback, the model got a new generation, which brought a number of changes and improvements.
The 2020 Mazda 3 Hatchback uses Mazda’s “Kodo” design language, which emphasises smooth lines, a bold front grille, and a feeling of motion. The hatchback body style makes the car look more active and sporty, and the rear door makes it easy to get to the cargo area.
Mazda’s Skyactiv-Vehicle Architecture is one of the changes that make the 2020 Mazda 3 Hatchback stand out. This new design makes the chassis stiffer and more rigid, which makes the car easier to drive, more stable, and quieter on the road. The suspension system was also changed to make the ride smoother and more comfortable. Most of the time, the 2020 Mazda 3 Hatchback has a choice of engines under the hood. The base engine is usually a 2.0-liter four-cylinder, but better trims may have a 2.5-liter four-cylinder that is more powerful. These engines are known for how well they work and how quickly they produce power. Most versions of the Mazda 3 Hatchback come with front-wheel drive, but some trims may offer all-wheel drive as an extra.

The 2020 Mazda 3 Hatchback has a well-made interior that is focused on the driver. High-quality materials and finishes give it a high-end feel. The seats are nice and have good backs, and the whole car is set up to make driving easier. Most of the time, the infotainment system is managed by a central display and a rotary dial controller. This makes for a simple and easy-to-use interface. The 2020 Mazda 3 Hatchback has a number of modern safety features and driver-assistance technologies to make it safer. Some of these features are adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, blind-spot tracking, and automatic emergency braking. Mazda puts safety first and has safety systems built into all of its cars.

Seat Belt Systems

Do not operate a vehicle with a damaged seat belt:
Using a damaged seat belt is dangerous. An accident could damage the belt webbing of the seat belt in use. A damaged seat belt cannot provide adequate protection in a collision. Have an Authorized Mazda Dealer inspect all seat belt systems in use during an accident before they are used again.

Have your seat belts changed immediately if the pretensioner or load limiter has been expended:
Always have an Authorized Mazda Dealer immediately inspect the seat belt pre-tensioners and airbags after any collision. Like the airbags, the seat belt pre-tensioners and load limiters will only function once and must be replaced after any collision that caused them to deploy. A seat belt with an expended pre-tensioner or load limiter is still better than wearing no seat belt at all; however, if the seat belt pre-tensioners and load limiters are not replaced, the risk of injury in a collision will increase.

Positioning the Shoulder Portion of the Seat Belt:
Improper positioning of the shoulder portion of the seat belt is dangerous. Always make sure the shoulder portion of the seat belt is positioned across your shoulder and near your neck, but never under your arm, on your neck, or on your upper arm.

Positioning the Lap Portion of the Seat Belt:
The lap portion of the seat belt worn too high is dangerous. In a collision, this would concentrate the impact force directly on the abdominal area, causing serious injury. Wear the lap portion of the belt snugly and as low as possible.

CAUTION:
Belt retraction may become difficult if the belts and rings are soiled, so try to keep them clean. For more details about cleaning the seat belts, refer to “Seat Belt Maintenance”.

Pregnant Women and Persons with Serious Medical Conditions
Pregnant women should always wear seat belts. Ask your doctor for specific recommendations.
The lap belt should be worn SNUGLY AND AS LOW AS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIPS. The shoulder belt should be worn across your shoulder properly, but never across the stomach area. Persons with serious medical conditions also should wear seat belts. Check with your doctor for any special instructions regarding specific medical conditions.

Emergency Locking Mode
When the seat belt is fastened, it will always be in the emergency locking mode.
In the emergency locking mode, the belt remains comfortable on the occupant and the retractor will lock in position during a collision. If the belt is locked and cannot be pulled out, retract the belt once, and then try pulling it out slowly. If this fails, pull the belt strongly 1 time and loosen it, then pull it out again slowly.(Seat Belt with Automatic Locking Mode) When the seat belt is fastened, it will always be in the emergency locking mode until it is switched to automatic locking mode by pulling it all the way out to its full length. If the belt feels tight and hinders comfortable movement while the vehicle is stopped or in motion, it may be in the automatic locking mode because the belt has been pulled too far out. To return the belt to the more comfortable emergency locking mode, wait until the vehicle has stopped in a safe, level area, retract the belt fully to convert it back to emergency locking mode and then extend it around you again.

Automatic Locking Mode (Except Mexico)
Always use the automatic locking mode to keep the child-restraint system from shifting to an unsafe position in the event of an accident. To enable seat belt automatic locking mode, pull it all the way out and connect it as instructed on the child-restraint system. It will retract down to the child-restraint system and stay locked on it. See the section on child restraint.

Unfastening the Seat Belt
Depress the button on the seat belt buckle. If the belt does not fully retract, pull it out and check for kinks or twists. Then make sure it remains untwisted as it retracts.

NOTE
If a belt does not fully retract, inspect it for kinks and twists. If it is still not retracting properly, have it inspected at an Authorized Mazda Dealer?

Front Shoulder Belt Adjuster
The front seat belts have a front shoulder belt adjuster. If the seat belt contacts your neck or it slips off the shoulder, adjust the seat belt height.

To raise
To heighten the seat belt, move the front shoulder belt adjuster upward.

To lower
To lower the seat belt, hold the front shoulder belt adjuster and lower the seat belt with the knob of the front shoulder belt adjuster pressed. After adjusting, press the front shoulder belt adjuster downward and make sure that it is securely locked.

Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems
For optimum protection, the driver and front passenger seat belts are equipped with pre-tensioner and load-limiting systems. For both these systems to work properly you must wear the seat belt properly.

Pretensioners:
When a collision is detected, the pretensions deploy simultaneously with the airbags.
For vehicles with the front passenger occupant classification system, the pretensioners deploy simultaneously with the airbags when a rollover is also detected.
For deployment details, refer to the SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria. The seat belt retractors remove slack quickly as the airbags are expanding. Any time the airbags and seat belt pretensioners have fired they must be replaced. A system malfunction or operation conditions are indicated by a warning. Refer to Air Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner System Warning Indication/Warning Light on the page.

(With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System)
In addition, the pretensioner system for the front passenger, like the front and side passenger air bag, is designed to only deploy in accordance with the total seated weight on the front passenger seat.
For details, refer to the front passenger seat weight sensors.

Load limiter:
The load limiting system releases belt webbing in a controlled manner to reduce belt force on the occupant’s chest. While the most severe load on a seat belt occurs in frontal collisions, the load limiter has an automatic mechanical function and can activate in any accident mode with sufficient occupant movement. Even if the pre tensioners have not fired, the load limiting function must be checked by an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

Reference Links

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