Security System
Security System
Mazda cannot guarantee the immobilizer and the theft-deterrent system's operation if the system has been modified or if any add-on equipment has been installed.
Warnings and Cautions for Using the Immobilizer System
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Radio equipment like this is governed by laws in the United States.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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To avoid damage to the key, do not:
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Drop the key.
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Get the key wet.
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Expose the key to any kind of magnetic field.
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Expose the key to high temperatures on places such as the dashboard, under direct sunlight.
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If the engine does not start with the correct key, and the security indicator light keeps illuminating or flashing, the system may have a malfunction. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
Theft-Deterrent System
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.
How to Use the Theft-Deterrent System
How to Arm the System
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Close the windows and the convertible top securely.
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Switch the vehicle power OFF.
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Make sure the hood, the doors, and the trunk lid are closed.
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Press the lock button on the transmitter. The hazard warning lights will flash once.
The following method will also arm the theft-deterrent system:
Press the door-lock switch
while any door is open and then close both doors.Press a request switch.
The security indicator light
in the instrument cluster flashes twice per second for 20 seconds. -
After 20 seconds, the system is fully armed.
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The theft-deterrent system can also be armed by activating the auto relock function with both the doors, the trunk lid and the hood closed.
Refer to How to Use the Key (Search).
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The system will disarm if one of the following operations takes place within 20 seconds after pressing the lock button:
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Unlocking any door.
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Opening any door.
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Opening the hood.
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Switching the vehicle power ON.
To rearm the system, do the arming procedure again.
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When the doors are locked by pressing the lock button on the key or using the auxiliary key the theft-deterrent system is armed, the hazard warning lights will flash once to indicate that the system is armed.
Operation
Horn 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 trunk lid.
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Opening the hood by operating the hood release handle.
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Switching the vehicle power 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 trunk lid is unlocked with the key.
The lights and horn can also be deactivated by pressing the request switch on a door.
The trunk lid does not open while the theft-deterrent system is operating.
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If the lead-acid battery goes dead while the theft-deterrent system is armed, the horn will activate and the hazard warning lights will flash when the lead-acid battery is charged or replaced.
To Stop the Alarm
A triggered alarm can be turned off using any one of the following methods:
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Pressing the unlock button or the trunk button on the key.
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Starting the engine with the push button start.
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Pressing a request switch.
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Pressing the electric trunk lid opener while the key is being carried.
The hazard warning lights will flash twice.
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 key.
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Starting the engine with the push button start.
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Pressing a request switch.
The hazard warning lights will flash twice.
When the doors are unlocked by pressing the unlock button on the key while the theft-deterrent system is turned off, the hazard warning lights will flash twice to indicate that the system is turned off.
