Security System
Modification and Add-On Equipment
Mazda cannot guarantee the immobilizer and the theft-deterrent systems' operation if the system has been modified or if any add-on equipment has been installed.
To avoid damage to the vehicle, do not modify the system or install any add-on equipment to the immobilizer and the theft-deterrent systems or the vehicle.
Theft-Deterrent System (Some Models)
If the theft-deterrent system detects an inappropriate entry into the vehicle, which could result in the vehicle or its contents being stolen, the alarm alerts the surrounding area of an abnormality by sounding the horn and flashing the hazard warning lights.
The system will not function unless it's properly armed. So when you leave the vehicle, follow the arming procedure correctly.
Operation
System triggering conditions
The horn sounds intermittently and the hazard warning lights flash for about 30 seconds when the system is triggered by any one of the following:
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Unlocking a door with the auxiliary key, door lock switch, or an inside door-lock knob.
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Forcing open a door, the hood or the liftgate.
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Opening the hood by operating the hood release handle.
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Switching the ignition ON without using the push button start.
If the system is triggered again, the lights and horn will activate until the driver's door or the liftgate is unlocked with the transmitter.
(With the advanced keyless function)
The lights and horn can also be deactivated by pressing the request switch on a door.
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The liftgate does not open while the theft-deterrent system is operating.
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For vehicles equipped with the power liftgate, the liftgate can be opened even while the theft-deterrent system is operating by pressing the power liftgate button on the transmitter or the electric liftgate opener switch while carrying the key.
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If the battery goes dead while the theft-deterrent system is armed, the horn will activate and the hazard warning lights will flash when the battery is charged or replaced.
To Turn Off an Armed System
An armed system can be turned off using any one of the following methods:
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Pressing the unlock button on the transmitter.
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Starting the engine with the push button start.
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(With the advanced keyless function)
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Pressing a request switch on the doors.
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The hazard warning lights will flash twice.
When the doors are unlocked by pressing the unlock button on the transmitter while the theft-deterrent system is turned off, the hazard warning lights will flash twice to indicate that the system is turned off.
