Mazda 5 2006 Owner's Manual page 78

Knowing Your Mazda
Doors and Locks
Opening/closing from outside
Pull the outer door handle and slide the
door.
NOTE
The right sliding door cannot fully open
when the fuel-filler lid is open. Close
the fuel filler lid before opening the
sliding door.
NOTE
When closing the sliding door from the
fully-opened position and from outside
the vehicle, pull the outside door handle
outward to release the latch, and slide
the door toward the front.
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Some models.
qRear Door Child Safety Locks
These locks are intended to help prevent
children from accidentally opening the
sliding doors. Use them both whenever a
child rides in the vehicle.
If you slide the child safety lock to the
lock position before closing that door, the
door cannot be opened from the inside.
The door can be opened only by pulling
the outside handle.
Unlock
Lock
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qEasy Closure
The Easy Closure system automatically
closes the doors completely from the near-
shut position.
WARNING
Hands and Fingers Pinched in
Closing Sliding Doors:
Placing hands or fingers around a
sliding door is dangerous because the
door closes automatically from the
near-shut position, hands and fingers
could get pinched and injured. When
closing a sliding door, always keep
hands and fingers away from the door.