2016 MAZDA MX5 MIATA Owners Manual

10–3
Index
Coming Home Light ...........................4-38
Console Box
......................................5-137
Convertible Top (Soft Top)
.................3-34
Cruise Control
.....................................4-89
Cruise control switch .....................4-89
Cruise main indicator light (amber)/
cruise set indicator light (green)
....4-90
Cruise Control Set Vehicle Speed
Display
................................................4-14
Cup Holder
........................................5-134
Customer Assistance
.............................8-2
D
Dashboard Illumination ......................4-13
Daytime Running Lights
.....................4-39
Defogger Mirror
............................................4-45
Rear window
.................................4-45
Dimensions
...........................................9-5
Door Locks
..........................................3-10
Drive Selection
....................................4-61
Driving In Flooded Area
.....................3-47
Driving Tips Automatic transmission
.................4-33
Break-in period .............................. 3-43
Driving in flooded area ..................3-47
Driving on uneven road
.................3-48
Floor mat
.......................................3-44
Hazardous driving
.........................3-44
Overloading
...................................3-47
Rocking the vehicle
.......................3-45
Saving fuel and protection of the
environment ................................... 3-43
Winter driving
...............................3-45
Driving on Uneven Road
....................3-48
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC)
.......4-57
DSC OFF indicator light
...............4-58
DSC OFF switch
...........................4-58
TCS/DSC indicator light
...............4-57
E
Emergency Starting Push-starting
..................................7-26
Starting a flooded engine
...............7-26
Emergency Towing Tiedown hooks
..............................7-31
Towing description
........................7-30
Emission Control System
....................3-23
Ending Screen Display
........................4-60
Engine Coolant
..........................................6-29
Engine compartment overview
.....6-26
Exhaust gas .................................... 3-24
Hood release
..................................6-24
Oil
..................................................6-27
Starting
............................................4-3
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge
...4-11
Essential Information
............................6-2
Event Data Recorder
...........................8-20
Exhaust Gas
........................................3-24
Exterior Care
.......................................6-59
Aluminum wheel maintenance
......6-64
Bright-metal maintenance
.............6-63
Convertible top maintenance .........6-64
Maintaining the finish
...................6-61
Plastic part maintenance
................6-66
F
Flasher Hazard warning
.............................4-46
Headlights
.....................................4-35
Flat Tire
.................................................7-3
Mounting the tire
...........................7-20
Removing a tire
.............................7-16
Floor Mat
............................................3-44
Fluid Brake/Clutch
.................................6-31
Washer
...........................................6-31
Fluids Classification
...................................9-4
Foot Brake
...........................................4-51
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10–4
Index
Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) .........4-84
Fuel Filler lid and cap ............................ 3-25
Gauge
............................................4-12
Requirements ................................. 3-22
Tank capacity
..................................9-5
Fuel Consumption Display
.................4-60
Fuel Economy Monitor
.......................4-59
Ending screen display
...................4-60
Fuel consumption display
.............4-60
Fuel-Filler Lid When fuel-filler lid cannot be
opened
...........................................7-29
Fuses
...................................................6-54
Panel description
...........................6-56
Replacement
..................................6-54
G
Gauges ...................................................4-9
H
Hazard Warning Flasher ......................4-46
Hazardous Driving
..............................3-44
Head Restraint
.......................................2-6
Headlights Coming home light
........................4-38
Control ........................................... 4-35
Flashing
.........................................4-38
High-low beam
..............................4-38
Leaving home light
.......................4-39
Leveling ......................................... 4-39
High Beam Control System (HBC)
....4-66
High Beam Control System (HBC)
indicator light (green)
....................4-68
Hill Launch Assist (HLA)
...................4-53
HomeLink Wireless Control System ...4-47
Hood Release
......................................6-24
Horn
....................................................4-46
I
i-ACTIVSENSE ..................................4-64
Adaptive Front Lighting System
(AFS)
.............................................4-65
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
......4-74
Camera and sensors
.......................4-64
Forward Sensing Camera (FSC)
...4-84
High Beam Control System
(HBC)
............................................4-66
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS)
.........................................4-69
Radar sensors (rear) .......................4-87
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) ...4-81
If a Warning Light Turns On or
Flashes................................................. 7-33
Ignition Switch
..............................................4-2
Ignition Not Switched Off (STOP)
Warning Beep
......................................7-46
Illuminated Entry System
.................5-132
Immobilizer System
............................3-39
Indicator Lights
...................................4-18
Low engine coolant temperature
...4-20
Wrench
..........................................4-20
Inside Trunk Release Lever
................3-20
Inspecting Brake/Clutch Fluid Level ...6-31
Inspecting Coolant Level
....................6-29
Inspecting Engine Oil Level
...............6-28
Inspecting Washer Fluid Level ............6-31
Instrument Cluster
.................................4-9
Interior Care
........................................6-66
Cleaning the floor mats
.................6-69
Cleaning the window interiors
......6-69
Instrument panel top maintenance ...6-68
Leather upholstery maintenance
...6-67
Panel maintenance
.........................6-68
Plastic part maintenance
................6-68
Seat belt maintenance
....................6-66
Upholstery maintenance
................6-67
Vinyl upholstery maintenance
.......6-67
Interior Lights Overhead light
.............................5-131
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10–5
Index
J
Jack .......................................................7-4
Jump-Starting
......................................7-23
K
Key Left-in-trunk Warning Beep (With the
advanced keyless function)
.................7-47
Key Left-in-vehicle Warning Beep (With
the advanced keyless function)
...........7-47
Key Removed from Vehicle Warning
Beep
....................................................7-47
Key Suspend Function
..........................3-7
Keyless Entry System
...........................3-3
Keys
......................................................3-2
Key suspend function
......................3-7
Transmitter
......................................3-4
L
Label Information .................................9-2
Lane-Change Signals
..........................4-40
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS)
...............................................4-69
LDWS switch
................................4-72
Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS)
Warning Sound
....................................7-48
Leaving Home Light
...........................4-39
Light Bulbs Replacement
..................................6-45
Specifications
..................................9-7
Lighting Control .................................. 4-35
Lights-on Reminder
............................7-45
Lubricant Quality
..................................9-4
M
Maintenance Information
......................................6-2
Scheduled
........................................6-4
Maintenance Monitor
..........................6-20 Manual Transmission Operation
.........4-21
Recommendations for shifting
......4-23
Message Indicated on Display
............7-43
Meters and Gauges
................................4-9
Mirror Defogger
..................................4-45
Mirrors Outside mirrors .............................. 3-28
Rearview mirror
............................3-29
O
Odometer and Trip Meter ....................4-10
Outside Mirrors
...................................3-28
Outside Temperature Display
..............4-13
Overhead Light
.................................5-131
Overheating
.........................................7-27
Overloading
.........................................3-47
Owner Maintenance Closing the hood
...........................6-25
Engine compartment overview
.....6-26
Key battery replacement
...............6-38
Opening the hood
..........................6-24
Owner maintenance precautions
...6-22
P
Parking Brake ......................................4-52
Personalization Features
.......................9-9
Power Steering
....................................4-63
Power Windows
..................................3-31
R
Radar Sensors (Rear) ..........................4-87
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
........4-81
Rear Window Defogger
......................4-45
Rearview Mirror
..................................3-29
Recommended Oil
..............................6-27
Recording of Vehicle Data
..................8-21
Recreational Towing
...........................3-49
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country
...............................................8-17
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10–6
Index
ReplacementFuse
...............................................6-54
Key battery
....................................6-38
Light bulbs
....................................6-45
Tires
...............................................6-43
Wheel
............................................6-43
Wiper
.............................................6-33
Request Switch Inoperable Warning Beep
(With the advanced keyless function)
...7-47
Rocking the Vehicle
............................3-45
S
SRS Air Bags How the SRS air bags work
..........2-31
Limitations to SRS air bag
............2-35
Monitoring ..................................... 2-42
Passenger occupant classification
system
............................................2-37
SRS air bag deployment criteria
...2-34
Supplemental restraint system
components
...................................2-29
Safety Defects, Reporting
...................8-13
Satellite Radio
.....................................5-46
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment
........................................3-43
Scheduled Maintenance
........................6-4
Seat
........................................................2-4
Seat Belt System
.................................2-10
3-point type
...................................2-10
Automatic locking
...........................2-9
Emergency locking
..........................2-9
Extender
........................................2-13
Pregnant women
..............................2-9
Seat belt precautions
.......................2-7
Seat Belt Warning Beep
......................7-46
Seat Side Box
....................................5-137
Seats Head restraint
..................................2-6
Seat warmer
.....................................2-5
Security System Immobilizer system
.......................3-39
Theft-deterrent system
..................3-41 Specifications
........................................9-4
Speedometer
........................................4-10
Starting the Engine
................................4-3
Steering Wheel
....................................3-27
Horn ............................................... 4-46
Storage Compartments
......................5-137
Back trim storage box
.................5-138
Console box
.................................5-137
Seat side box
...............................5-137
Sunvisors
...........................................5-131
T
Tachometer ..........................................4-11
Theft-Deterrent System
.......................3-41
Tiedown Hook
..............................................7-31
Tire Inflation Pressure Warning Beep ...7-47
Tire Information
..................................8-24
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
.......4-93
Tires
....................................................6-41
Flat tire
............................................7-3
Replacing a tire
.............................6-43
Replacing a wheel
.........................6-43
Snow tires
......................................3-46
Specifications
..................................9-8
Tire chains
.....................................3-46
Tire inflation pressure
....................6-41
Tire rotation
...................................6-42
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS)
.......................................8-22
Towing Recreational towing
......................3-49
Trailer towing
................................3-49
Towing Description
.............................7-30
Traction Control System (TCS)
..........4-56
TCS/DSC indicator light
...............4-56
Transmitter
............................................3-4
Trip Computer
.....................................4-14
Trip Meter
...........................................4-10
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10–7
Index
TroubleBattery runs out
.............................7-23
Emergency starting
........................7-26
Emergency towing
........................7-30
Flat tire
............................................7-3
Overheating
...................................7-27
Parking in an emergency
.................7-2
When fuel-filler lid cannot be
opened
...........................................7-29
When trunk lid cannot be opened ...7-49
Trunk Lid
............................................3-18
Inside trunk release lever
..............3-20
When trunk lid cannot be opened ...7-49
Turn Signals
........................................4-40
V
Vanity Mirrors ...................................5-131
Vehicle Information Labels
...................9-2
W
Warning Lights ....................................4-16
Warning Sound is Activated
................7-45
Air bag/seat belt pretensioner system
warning beep
.................................7-45
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) System
warning beep
.................................7-48
Ignition not switched off (STOP)
warning beep
.................................7-46
Key left-in-trunk warning beep (With
the advanced keyless function)
.....7-47
Key left-in-vehicle warning beep (With
the advanced keyless function)
.....7-47
Key removed from vehicle warning
beep
...............................................7-47
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) warning sound
................7-48
Lights-on reminder
........................7-45
Request switch inoperable warning
beep (With the advanced keyless
function)
........................................7-47
Seat belt warning beep
..................7-46
Tire inflation pressure warning
beep
...............................................7-47
Warranty
..............................................8-15
Weights .................................................. 9-6
Windblocker
......................................5-138
Windows Power windows
.............................3-31
Windshield Washer
.............................4-44
Windshield Wipers
..............................4-42
Winter Driving
....................................3-45
Wiper Replacing windshield wiper
blades ............................................. 6-33
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