Knowing Your Mazda

Steering Wheel and Mirrors

Steering Wheel

WARNING

Never adjust the steering wheel while the vehicle is moving:

Adjusting the steering wheel while the vehicle is moving is dangerous. Moving it can very easily cause the driver to abruptly turn to the left or right. This can lead to loss of control or an accident.

qTilt Steering Wheel

To change the angle of the steering wheel, stop the vehicle, pull the tilt wheel release lever under the steering column down, adjust the wheel, then push the release lever up to lock the column.

Tilt wheel release lever

After adjusting, push the wheel up and down to be certain it's locked before driving.

Mirrors

qOutside Mirrors

Check the mirror angles before driving.

Mirror type

Flat type (driver's side)

Flat surface mirror.

Convex type (passenger side)

The mirror has single curvature on its surface.

WARNING

Be sure to look over your shoulder before changing lanes:

Changing lanes without taking into account the actual distance of the vehicle in the convex mirror is dangerous. You could have a serious accident. What you see in the convex mirror is closer than it appears.

Power mirror

The ignition must be switched to ACC or ON.

To adjust:

1.Press the left or right side of the selector switch to choose the left or right side mirror.

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Mazda Not a Manual manual QTilt Steering Wheel, QOutside Mirrors