2016 MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR alarm

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MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2016 Owners Manual 3–7
Before Driving
Keys
Panic button
If you witness from a distance someone
attempting to break into or damage your
vehicle, press and hold the panic button to
activate the vehicle's alarm.
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MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2016 Owners Manual 3–42
Before Driving
Security System
*Some models.
Theft-Deterrent System*
If the theft deterrent system detects an
inappropriate entry into the vehicle,
which could result in the vehicle or its
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3–42
Before Driving
Security System
*Some models.
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.
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:
 Unlocking a door with the key, door
lock switch, or an inside door-lock knob. Forcing open a door, the hood or the
liftgate/trunk lid. Opening the hood by operating the hood
release handle. 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 is unlocked with the transmitter.
(With advanced key)
The lights and horn can also be
deactivated by pressing the request switch
on a door.
NOTE
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.
How to Arm the System
1. Close the windows and the moonroof*
securely.
2. Switch the ignition OFF .
3. Make sure the hood, the doors, and the
liftgate/trunk lid are closed.
4. Press the lock button on the transmitter
or lock the driver's door from the
outside with the auxiliary key.
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 all of
the doors.
(With the advanced keyless function)
Press a request switch.

The security indicator light in the
instrument panel flashes twice per
second for 20 seconds.
5. After 20 seconds, the system is fully
armed.
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MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2016 Owners Manual 3–43
Before Driving
Security System
NOTE
 The theft deterrent system can also be
armed by activating the auto relock
function with all the doors, the liftgate/
trunk lid and the hood closed.
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3–43
Before Driving
Security System
NOTE
 The theft deterrent system can also be
armed by activating the auto relock
function with all the doors, the liftgate/
trunk lid and the hood closed.
Refer to Transmitter on page 3-4. The system will disarm if one of the
following operations takes place within
20 seconds after pressing the lock
button:
 Unlocking any door . Opening any door or the liftgate/
trunk lid. Opening the hood. Switching the ignition ON. (With the advanced keyless
function)
Pressing the electric liftgate/trunk lid
opener while the key is being carried.
To rearm the system, do the arming
procedure again. When the doors are locked by pressing
the lock button on the transmitter
or using the auxiliary key while the
theft-deterrent system is armed, the
hazard warning lights will flash once to
indicate that the system is armed.
To Turn Off an Armed System
An armed system can be turned off using
any one of the following methods:
 Pressing the unlock button on the
transmitter. Switching the ignition ON. (With the advanced keyless function)
 Pressing a request switch on the doors.
The hazard warning lights will flash twice.
NOTE
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.
To Stop the Alarm
A triggered alarm can be turned off using
any one of the following methods:
 Pressing the unlock button on the
transmitter. Starting the engine with the push button
start. (With the advanced keyless function)
 Pressing a request switch on the doors. Pressing the electric liftgate/trunk lid
opener while the key is being carried.
The hazard warning lights will flash twice.
Theft-Deterrent Labels
A label indicating that your vehicle is
equipped with a Theft-Deterrent System is
in the glove compartment.
Mazda recommends that you affix it to the
lower rear corner of a front door window.
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MAZDA MODEL 3 4-DOOR 2016 Owners Manual 8–18
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Warranty
Add-On Non-Genuine Parts and Accessories
Non-genuine parts and accessories for Mazda vehicles can be found in stores.
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