
Operational Range
The system operates only when the driver
is in the vehicle or within operational
range while the key is being carried.
NOTE
When the battery power is low, or in
places where there are high-intensity radio
waves or noise, the operational range may
become narrower or the system may not
operate. For determining battery
replacement, Refer to Keyless Entry
System on page 3-3.
▼ Locking, Unlocking the Doors and
the Liftgate
Exterior aerial
Operational range 80cm (31in)
80cm (31in)
80cm (31in)Lock
Exterior aerial
Operational range
80cm (31in)
80cm (31in)Unlock
NOTE
•The system may not operate if you are
too close to the windows or door
handles, or liftgate.
•If the key is left in the following areas
and you leave the vehicle, the doors may
be locked depending on the radio wave
conditions even if the key is left in the
vehicle.
•Around the instrument panel
•In the storage compartments such as
the glove compartment or the centre
console
•Next to a communication device such
as a mobile phone
▼
Opening the Liftgate
Exterior aerial
80cm (31in)
Operational range
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(European models)
All doors and the liftgate will
automatically unlock if they are locked
using the power door locks with any
door open.
If all the doors are closed even though
the liftgate is open, all the doors will
lock.
(Except European models)
All doors and the liftgate will
automatically unlock if they are locked
using the power door locks with any
door or the liftgate open.
•(Door unlock (control) system with
collision detection)
*
This system automatically unlocks the
doors and the liftgate in the event the
vehicle is involved in an accident to
allow passengers to get out of the
vehicle immediately and prevent being
trapped inside. While the ignition is
switched ON and in the event the vehicle
receives an impact strong enough to
inflate the air bags, all the doors and the
liftgate are automatically unlocked after
about 6 seconds have elapsed from the
time of the accident.
The doors and the liftgate may not
unlock depending on how an impact is
applied, the force of the impact, and
other conditions of the accident.
If door-related systems or the battery is
malfunctioning, the doors and the
liftgate will not unlock.
▼ Locking, Unlocking with Request
Switch (With the advanced keyless
function)
All doors and the liftgate can be locked/
unlocked by pressing the request switch on
the front doors while the key is being
carried.
The request switch on the liftgate can only
be used to lock all d
oors and the liftgate.
Front doors
Request switch
Liftgate (Lock only)
Request switch
To l o c k
To lock the doors and the liftgate, press the
request switch and the hazard warning
lights will flash once.
(Except European models)
A beep sound will be heard once.
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Doors and Locks
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How to Deactivate the System
Unlock the driver's door or switch the
ignition ON.
NOTE
If the power supply is interrupted (fuse
blows or the battery is disconnected), the
system can only be deactivated by
unlocking a door with the auxiliary key.
▼Locking, Unlocking with Door-Lock
Knob
Operation from inside
(With door-lock switch)
To lock any door from the inside, press the
door-lock knob.
To unlock, pull it outward.
This does not operate the other door locks.
(Without door-lock switch)
All doors and the liftgate lock
automatically when th
e driver's door-lock
knob is pressed. They all unlock when the
driver's door-lock knob is pulled out.
Lock
Unlock
Unlocked: Red indicator
Operation from outside
To lock the rear and front passenger doors
with the door-lock knob from the outside,
press the door-lock knob to the lock
position and close the door (holding the
door handle in the open position is not
required).
This does not operate the other door locks.
Door-lock knob
NOTE
When locking the door this way:
•Be careful not to leave the key inside the
vehicle.
•The driver's door lock knob cannot be
used while the driver's door is open.
▼
Rear Door Child Safety Locks
These locks are intended to help prevent
children from accid
entally opening the
rear doors. Use them on both rear doors
whenever a child rides in the rear seat of
the vehicle.
If you slide the child safety lock to the
lock position be fore closing that door, the
door cannot be opened from the inside.
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•When the liftgate latch is released by
pressing the electric liftgate opener, the
liftgate raises slightly. If the liftgate is
not operated for a certain period of
time, the liftgate cannot be raised.
To o p e n
Press the electric liftgate opener again.
To c l o s e
To close the liftgate from its slightly
raised position, open it first by pressing
the electric liftgate opener, then close it
after waiting at least 1 second.
•If the liftgate is not fully closed, the
driver is notified by a warning indicated
in the instrument cluster.
•If the vehicle battery is dead or there is
a malfunction in the electrical system
and the liftgate cannot be unlocked, the
liftgate can be opened by performing the
emergency procedure.
Refer to When Liftgate Cannot be
Opened on page 7-70.
Closing the liftgate
Lower the liftgate slowly using the liftgate
grip recess, then push the liftgate closed
using both hands.
Do not slam it. Pull up on the liftgate to
make sure it is secure.
For the power liftgate operation, refer to
Power Liftgate on page 3-21.
Liftgate grip
recess
NOTE
Confirm that the liftgate is securely closed.
The liftgate, move it without pressing the
electric liftgate opener to verify that the
liftgate has not been left ajar.
▼ Power Liftgate*
The power liftgate opens/closes
electrically by operating the switches in
the vehicle or the but
tons on the keyless
entry system transmitter.
WA R N I N G
Be sure to watch the power liftgate as it
opens or closes, and make sure that it
closes completely:
Opening or closing the power liftgate while
not watching it move is dangerous.
Because of unseen obstacles and the
jam-safe feature, a liftgate may not close
completely and, if left unnoticed, could
result in serious injury or death if an
occupant were to fall out of the vehicle.
Always be sure that the area around the
liftgate is clear be fore activating it.
Always confirm the safety of the area
around the power liftgate before operating
it electrically.
Not checking the area around the liftgate
for people before operating it using the
power liftgate switch or the button on the
keyless entry system is dangerous. A person
could become caught between the liftgate
and an obstruction while it is opening
electrically or between the liftgate and
vehicle while it is closing electrically,
resulting in an accident and serious injury.
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Never allow children to operate the power
liftgate system:
Allowing children to operate the power
liftgate switch and the keyless entry system
is dangerous. Children are not aware of the
dangers of people getting fingers and
hands caught in a moving liftgate. If
someone's neck, head or hands get caught
in a closing door, it could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION
When closing the power liftgate, make
sure there are no foreign objects around
the striker. If foreign objects are
obstructing the striker, the liftgate may
not close properly.
Striker
Do not install accessories to the power
liftgate other than specified accessories.
Otherwise, it cannot be opened/closed
automatically and could result in a
malfunction.
Be careful when switching the power
liftgate from electrical to manual
operation. The power liftgate may open/
close unexpectedly depending on its
position which could result in injury.
NOTE
•Do not apply unnecessary force to the
power liftgate when it is opening/closing
electrically. Unnecessary force on the
liftgate may cause it to reverse direction
of movement automatically. Also, it
could result in a malfunction.
•The power liftgate may not open/close
electrically if the vehicle is parked on an
incline, or there is strong wind, or the
liftgate is laden with snow.
•If a power liftgate system fuse has
blown, the liftgate cannot be opened
using the power liftgate switch or the
electric liftgate opener. Use the
emergency lever to open the liftgate.
•Fully close the power liftgate before
disconnecting the vehicle battery. If the
battery is disconnected with the liftgate
open, it cannot be opened or closed
automatically after the battery is
reconnected. If this happens, fully close
the liftgate manually to restore the auto
full open/close function.
•If the system detects weight such as that
caused by a snow-laden liftgate when it
is opened electrically, after the beep
activates three times, the liftgate stops
after reversing.
•If the power liftgate is snow-laden,
remove the snow before operating the
liftgate.
Operation using the transmitter
Press the power liftgate button for one
second or more. The hazard warning lights
flash twice and the liftgate opens/closes
after the beep sounds.
Refer to Transmitter on page 3-4.
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The front passenger's side and rear windows can be opened/closed when the power window
lock switch on the driver's door is in the unlock position. Kee p this switch in the locked
position while children are in the vehicle.
Close
Close
Open
Open
Right rear window
Driver's
window
Power window
lock switch
Driver's side Front passenger's side/
Rear windows
Locked position
Unlocked position
Front passenger's
window
Left rear
window
NOTE
•A power window may no longer open/close if you continue to press the switch after fully
opening/closing the power window. If the po
wer window does not open/close, wait a
moment and then operate the switch again.
•The passenger windows may be opened or closed using the master control switches on the
driver's door.
•The power window can be operated for about 40 seconds after the ignition is switched
from ON to ACC or off with all doors closed. If any door is opened, the power window
will stop operating.
For engine-off operation of the power window, the switch must be held up firmly
throughout window closure because the aut o-closing function will be inoperable.
▼Auto-opening/Closing
To fully open the window automatically,
press the switch completely down, then
release. The window will fully open
automatically.
To fully close the window automatically,
pull the switch completely up, then
release. The window will fully close
automatically.
To stop the window p
artway, pull or press
the switch in the opposite direction and
then release it.
This function is equipped either on all of
the power windows or only on the driver's
power window.
NOTE
Power window system initialization
procedure
If the battery was disconnected during
vehicle maintenance, or for other reasons
(such as a switch continues to be operated
after the window is fully open/closed), the
window will not fully open and close
automatically.
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The system will be triggered again (up to
10 times) if one of the above conditions
remains.
•(With the intrusion sensor)
Disconnecting the battery terminal (the
hazard warning lights do not flash).
The system will be triggered about 10
times.
NOTE
•The liftgate does not open while the
theft-deterrent system is operating.
•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 switc h while carrying the
key.
•If the battery goes dead while the
theft-deterrent system is armed, the
siren/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 sunroof*
securely.
NOTE
(With the intrusion sensor)
Even with a window or the sunroof
*
open, the system can be armed,
however, leaving the windows and the
sunroof
* even partially open can invite
theft, and wind blowing into the
vehicle could trigger the alarm.
The intrusion sensor function can also
be cancelled.
Refer to Cancelling the Intrusion
Sensor (With Intrusion Sensor) on
page 3-51.
2. Switch the ignition OFF.
3. Make sure the bonnet, the doors, and the liftgate are closed.
4. Press the lock butto n on the transmitter
or lock the driver's door from the
outside with the auxiliary key.
The hazard warning lights will flash
once.
(With the advanced keyless function)
Press a request switch.
The security indicator light in the
instrument cluster flashes twice per
second for 20 seconds.
5. After 20 seconds, the system is fully armed.
NOTE
•The theft-deterrent system can also
be armed by activating the auto
relock function with all the doors,
the liftgate and the bonnet 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.
•Opening the bonnet.
•Switching the ignition ON.
To rearm the system, do the arming
procedure again.
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Rocking the Vehicle
WA R N I N G
Do not spin the wheels at high speed, and
do not allow anyone to stand behind a
wheel when pushing the vehicle:
When the vehicle is stuck, spinning the
wheels at high speed is dangerous. The
spinning tyre could overheat and explode.
This could cause serious injuries.
CAUTION
Too much rocking may cause engine
overheating, transaxle failure, and tyre
damage.
If you must rock the vehicle to free it from
snow, sand or mud, depress the accelerator
slightly and slowly move the shift lever/
selector lever from 1 (D) to R.
Winter Driving
Carry emergency gear, including tyre
chains, window scraper, flares, a small
shovel, jumper leads, and a small bag of
sand or salt.
Ask an expert repairer, we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer to check the
following:
•Have the proper ratio of antifreeze in the
radiator.
Refer to Engine Coolant on page 6-29.
•Inspect the ba ttery and its leads. Cold
reduces battery capacity.
•Use an engine oil appropriate for the
lowest ambient temperatures that the
vehicle will be driven in (page 6-25).
•Inspect the ignition system for damage
and loose connections.
•Use washer fluid made with
antifreeze―but do not use engine
coolant antifreeze for washer fluid (page
6-32).
NOTE
•Remove snow before driving. Snow left
on the windscreen is dangerous as it
could obstruct vision.
•Do not apply excessive force to a
window scraper when removing ice or
frozen snow on the mirror glass and
windscreen.
•Never use warm or hot water for
removing snow or ice from windows and
mirrors as it could result in the glass
cracking.
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Driving Tips
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