Highly rigid body
The basic development concept for the body shell of the all-new Mazda 3 was to improve the overall balance of the body's rigidity and ensure it firmly absorbs the reaction force of the dampers. To this end, particular attention went to reinforcing the area around the front and rear suspension mounts and the joint sections in each corner, which are subject to greater stress. Structural adhesive was used to strengthen the joints for the front and rear suspension towers, and spot welding was added to reinforce the joints of the door openings. The result is a substantial improvement in rigidity and body hysteresis (the degree of car body deformation due to repeated applications of torsional load).
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Windshield Wipers and Washer
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position.
WARNING:
Use only windshield washer fluid or
plain water in the reservoir:
Using radiator antifreeze as washer
fluid is dangerous. If sprayed on t ...
Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions
The front and side supplemental restraint systems (SRS) include 6 air bags.
Please verify
the air bags equipped on your vehicle by locating the “SRS AIRBAG” location
indicators. These indicators ar ...
Monitoring and Maintenance
Constant Monitoring
The following components of the air bag systems are monitored by a diagnostic
system:
- SAS unit.
- Front air bag sensor.
- Air bag modules.
- Side crash sensors.
- Air bag ...


