Mazda B2500 2001 Owner's manual

Table of Contents

Your Vehicle at a Glance

Essential Safety Equipment

Knowing Your Mazda

Protecting Your Mazda

Including

Information on T

railer T

owing (page 4-18)

Driving Your Mazda

In Case of Emergency

Appearance Care

Maintenance

Customer Information

Including

Information on How to Report Safety Defects (page 9-1

1)

Specifications

Index

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

A W

ord to Mazda Owners

Thank you for choosing a Mazda.

We at Mazda provide and build

vehicles with complete customer

satisfaction

in mind.

To

h

el

p e

nsur

e e

njoyabl

e a

n

d t

rouble-

free operation of your Mazda, read

this manual carefully and follow its

recommendations.

An

Authorized Mazda Dealer

knows

your vehicle best. So when mainte-

nance or service is necessary, that’s

the

place to

go.

Our nationwide network of Mazda

professionals is dedicated to pro-

viding you with the best possible

service.

We assure you that all of us at

Mazda have an ongoing interest in

your motoring pleasure and in your

full satisfaction with your Mazda

product.

Mazda Motor Corporation

HIROSHIMA,

JAP

AN

A W

ord to Mazda Owners

Important

Notes About This Manual

Keep

this manual in the glove box as a handy reference for the safe and enjoyable use of your Mazda. Should you

resell

the vehicle, leave this manual with it for the next owner

.

Please be aware that this manual applies to all models, equipment and options. As a result, you may find some

explanations

for equipment not installed on your vehicle.

All specifications and descriptions are accurate

at the time of printing. Because improvement is a constant goal

at

Mazda, we reserve the right

to make changes in specifications at any time without notice and without obligation.

Air

Conditioning and the Envir

onment

Your Mazda’s genuine air conditioner is filled with R134a, a refrigerant that has been found not to damage the

earth’s

ozone layer

. If the air conditioner does not operate properly

, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer

.

How to Use This Manual

We want to help you get the most

driving pleasure from your vehicle.

Your owner’s manual, when read

from cover to cover, can do that in

many

ways.

Illustrations complement the words

of

the manual to best explain how to

enjoy your Mazda. By reading your

manual, you can find out about the

features, about important safety

information,

and about driving under

various

road conditions.

The above symbol in this manual

means

“Do not let this happen”.

Index: A good place to start is the

Index, an alphabetical listing of all

information

in your manual.

Sections: This manual has eleven

sections. Sections 1 through 10

begin with a brief list

of contents so

you can usually tell at a glance if

that

section has the information you

want.

How to Use This Manual

You’ll find several WARNINGs,

CAUTIONs, and NOTEs in the

manual.

WARNING

A WARNING indicates a situation

in which serious injury or death

could result if the warning is

ignored.

CAUTION

A CAUTION indicates a situation

in which injury or damage to your

vehicle, or both, could result if the

caution is ignored.

NOTE

A NOTE provides information and

sometimes suggests how to make

better use of your vehicle.

LIGHTS

TURN

SIGNALS

ENGINE COOLANT

TEMPERATURE

HEADLIGHT HIGH BEAM

HAZARD W

ARNING

FLASHER

ENGINE OIL

HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM

P

ARKING LIGHTS

ILLUMINATION

CONTROL

TRUNK RELEASE

FUEL

SEA

T BEL

TS

BRAKE SYSTEM

BATTER

Y CHARGING

SYSTEM

HOOD RELEASE

How to Use This Manual

Graphic

symbols:

Some of the following symbols are used to identify controls and displays on your vehicle.

VENTILATION

F

AN

FLOOR

LIGHTER

AIR RECIRCULA

TION

FLOOR DEFROSTING

HORN

FRESH AIR

VENT

WINDSHIELD

WIPER & W

ASHER

VENT-FLOOR

W

ASHER FLUID

DEFROSTING

REAR WINDOW

DEFROSTING

MALFUNCTION

INDICAT

OR LIGHT

How to Use This Manual

1

Your V

ehicle at a Glance

Your Mazda is a complex vehicle, but the design throughout considers your safety and comfort

paramount.

This r

equir

es many contr

ols, locks,

graphic symbols, mechanisms, and amenities that need

to be understood for proper operation.

Section 1 illustrates this information to familiarize you with what needs to be known to help make

your motoring safer and easier, and lots more fun.

Interior Overview 1-2

Dashboard Overview 1-3

Doors 1-4

Rear Compartment 1-5

Cargo Area 1-6

1-1

*Some models.

Your

V

ehicle at a Glance

1-2

Interior Overview

*Some models.

Your

V

ehicle at a Glance

1-3

Dashboard Overview

*Some models.

Your

V

ehicle at a Glance

1-4

Doors

*Some models.

Your

V

ehicle at a Glance

1-5

Rear Compartment

*Some models.

Your

V

ehicle at a Glance

1-6

Cargo Area

2

Essential Safety Equipment

Personal safety and comfort are what make driving your Mazda a pleasurable experience. Section 2

describes essential information for optimal safe driving including seats, seat belt systems, and the

supplemental restraint system.

Front Seats 2- 2

Rear Seats 2- 4

Seat Belt System 2- 5

Child Restraint 2-21

Supplemental Air Bag Restraint System 2-29

2-1

Essential Safety Equipment

2-2

Front Seats

J Seat

Adjustment

To move a front seat forward or back-

ward,

lift the handle up and slide the seat.

Release

the handle to latch the seat in its

new position.

Make sure the seat locks securely in

place.

*Some models.

WARNING

Driver’s Seat Adjustment:

Adjusting

the driver

’

s seat while the

vehicle is moving could cause the

driver

to

lose control of the vehicle.

Adjust

this seat only when the vehi-

cle is stopped.

WARNING

Luggage Behind Seatback:

Luggage or other

cargo should not

be piled higher than the seatbacks.

This

will help keep

items from being

thrown about and injuring people

in a collision or sudden stop.

J Seat

Recline*

To change the seatback angle, lean for-

ward slightly and raise the seat recline

lever.

Then, lean back to

the position you

want and release the lever.

Essential

Safety Equipment

2-3

Make

sure the lever returns to its original

position.

Lifting

this lever (when a seat is

unoccu

-

pied)

allows the seatback to fold forward

for access to the rear seat.

WARNING

Reclining:

Sitting in a reclined position in a

moving vehicle can be dangerous

because you don’t get the full pro-

tection

from seat belts. In a

collision

or

sudden stop, you can slide under

the

lap belt and suf

fer serious i

nter-

nal injuries. For maximum protec-

tion, sit well back and upright.

WARNING

Upright Seatbacks:

Rear seat passengers should not

lean

on the front

seatback while the

vehicle is in motion. A seatback

which is folded forward even a

small

degree may not lock properly

in the event of a sudden stop or

collision.

Do not allow packages

or

other objects to interfere with the

normal positions of the seatback

or the seat recline lever. This may

prevent the seatback from locking

in the event of a sudden stop or

collision and could cause personal

injury.

Essential Safety Equipment

2-4

Rear Seats

J Lumbar

Support Adjustment*

Turn the lumbar support control knob

counterclockwise to increase firmness.

Turn the lumbar support control knob

clockwise to increase softness.

The control knob is located on the out-

board side of the driver’s seat.

*Some models.

WARNING

Seatback Lock:

If

the driver

’s seatback is unlocked

while

the

vehicle is moving, it could

cause the driver to lose control. To

prevent

this, and to prevent injury to

a

passenger

, unlock a seatback

only

when the vehicle is stopped.

J Jump

Seats*

2-Door Cab Plus

To open, pull inboard and down on the

seat handle.

To

stow the seat, pull seat bottom back to

the fully upright position.

Essential

Safety Equipment

2-5

Seat Belt System

4-Door Cab Plus

To open, pull seat assembly down, then

raise seatback.

To

stow the seat,

fold seat back down and

raise seat assembly to the fully upright

position.

WARNING

Installing a Child Seat in the

Jump Seat:

Do

not install a child seat in a

cen-

ter facing jump seat. They are not

intended for this purpose.

Seat

belts help decrease the possibility or

severity of injury during accidents and

sudden stops. Mazda recommends that

the

driver and passengers wear seat belts

at all times.

J Energy

Management Featur

e

This vehicle has a seat belt system with

an energy management feature at the

front outboard seating positions to help

further reduce the risk of injury in the

event of a head-on collision.

This seat belt system has a retractor

assembly that is designed to pay out

webbing in a controlled manner. This

feature is designed to help reduce the

belt

force acting on the occupant’

s chest.

Essential

Safety Equipment

2-6

NOTE

After any vehicle collision, the seat

belt system at all outboard seating

positions (except driver, which has

no “automatic locking retractor”

feature)

must be checked by a quali

-

fied technician to verify the no

“automatic locking retractor” fea-

ture

for child seats is still functioning

properly in addition to other checks

for

proper seat

belt system function.

WARNING

Belt and retractor assembly must

be replaced if the seat belt system

“automatic locking retractor” fea-

ture or any other seat belt function

is not operating properly when

checked

according to procedures in

the workshop manual. Failure to

replace the belt and retractor

assembly could increase

the risk of

injury in collisions.

J Emergency

Locking Mode

The emergency locking mode is the

normal retractor mode, allowing free

shoulder belt length adjustment to your

movements and locking in response to

vehicle movement. For example, if the

driver brakes suddenly or turns a corner

sharply,

o

r t

h

e v

ehicl

e r

eceive

s a

n i

mpact

of

5 m

p

h (

8 k

m/h

) o

r

m

or

e t

h

e c

ombina-

tion seat belts will lock to help reduce

forward movement of the driver and

passengers.

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