Knowing Your Mazda

Steering Wheel

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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.

Tilt Steering Wheel
To change the angle of the 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.

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

Test yourself

A quick Mazda MX-5 quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.