Mazda 2012 3 Owner's Manual page 207

Driving Your Mazda
Instrument Cluster and Indicators
For instance, trip meter A can record the
distance from the point of origin, and trip
meter B can record the distance from
where the fuel tank is filled.
When trip meter A is selected, pressing
the selector again within one second will
change to trip meter B mode.
When trip meter A is selected, TRIP A
will be displayed. When trip meter B is
selected, TRIP B will be displayed.
The trip meter records the total distance
the vehicle is driven until the meter is
again reset. Return it to 0.0 by holding
the selector depressed for 1 second or
more. Use this meter to measure trip
distances and to compute fuel
consumption.
NOTE
Only the trip meters record tenths of
l
kilometers (miles).
The trip record will be erased when:
l
The power supply is interrupted (blown
l
fuse or the battery is disconnected).
The vehicle is driven over 999.9 km
l
(mile).
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qTachometer
The tachometer shows engine speed in
thousands of revolutions per minute
(rpm).
Red zone
MZR 2.3 DISI Turbo
SKYACTIV-G 2.0, MZR 2.0
MZR 2.5
CAUTION
Do not run the engine with the
tachometer needle in the RED ZONE.
This may cause severe engine
damage.
qFuel Gauge
The fuel gauge shows approximately how
much fuel is remaining in the tank when
the ignition is switched ON.
We recommend keeping the tank over 1/4
full.
Full
1/4 Full