CAUTION
If the KEY warning light (red)
illuminates, or the push button start
indicator light (amber) flashes, this
could indicate a problem with the
engine starting system. This may
prevent the engine from starting or
from switching the ignition to ACC or
ON (for vehicles with a type A
instrument cluster (page 4-42),
messages are displayed in the
instrument cluster). Have your vehicle
inspected at an expert repairer, we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer as soon as possible.
NOTE
•Under the following conditions, the
KEY warning light (red) flashes after
the push button start is pressed. This
informs the driver that the push
button start will not switch to ACC,
even if it is pressed from off (for
vehicles with a type A instrument
cluster (page 4-42), messages are
displayed in the instrument cluster).
•The key battery is dead.
•The key is out of operational
range.
•The key is placed in areas where it
is difficult for the system to detect
the signal (page 3-6).
•A key from another manufacturer
similar to the key is in the
operational range.
•(Forced engine starting method)
If the KEY warning light (red)
illuminates, or the push button start
indicator light (amber) flashes, this
could indicate that the engine may
not start using the usual starting
method (for vehicles with a type A
instrument cluster (page 4-42),
messages are displayed in the
instrument cluster). Have your
vehicle inspected at an expert
repairer, we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer as soon
as possible. If this occurs, the engine
can be force-started. Press and hold
the push button start until the engine
starts. Other procedures necessary
for starting the engine, such as
having the key in the cabin, and
depressing the clutch pedal (manual
transaxle) or the brake pedal
(automatic transaxle) are required.
•When the engine is force-started, the
KEY warning light (red) (if
equipped) remains illuminated and
the push button start indicator light
(amber) remains flashing.
•(Automatic transaxle)
When the selector lever is in the
neutral (N) position, the KEY
indicator light (green) (if equipped)
and the push button start indicator
light (green) do not illuminate.
7. Press the push button start after both
the KEY indicator light (green) (if
equipped) in the ins trument cluster and
the push button start indicator light
(green) illuminate.
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NOTE
•After starting the engine, the push
button start indicator light (amber)
turns off and the ignition switches to
the ON position.
•(SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G
2.5)
After pressing the push button start
and before the engine starts, the
operation sound of the fuel pump
motor from near the fuel tank can be
heard, however, this does not
indicate a malfunction.
•(SKYACTIV-D 2.2)
•The starter does not rotate until
the glow indicator light turns off.
•If the ignition is left switched ON
for a long period of time without
the engine running after the glow
plugs are warmed up, the glow
plugs may warm up again which
will illuminate the glow indicator
light.
•When starting the engine, do not
release the clutch pedal (manual
transaxle) or the brake pedal
(automatic transaxle) until the
glow indicator light in the
instrument cluster turns off and
the engine starts, after pressing
the push button start.
•If the clutch pedal (manual
transaxle) or the brake pedal
(automatic transaxle) is released
before the engine starts, depress
the clutch pedal (manual
transaxle) or the brake pedal
(automatic transaxle) again and
press the push button start to start
the engine.
8. After starting the e ngine, let it idle for
about ten seconds (Prohibited in
Germany).
NOTE
•(Germany)
Drive immediately after starting the
engine. However do not use high
engine speeds until reaching the
operating temperature.
•(SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G
2.5)
•Whether the engine is cold or
warm, it should be started without
the use of the accelerator.
•If the engine does not start the first
time, refer to Starting a Flooded
Engine under Emergency Starting.
If the engine still does not start,
have your vehicle inspected by an
Authorised Mazda Repairer (page
7-35).
•(SKYACTIV-D 2.2)
If the ambient temperature is lower
than about
- 10 °C (14 °F), the
maximum engine speed may not be
attained for about three minutes
after the engine starts to protect the
engine.
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•(Manual transaxle vehicle with
i-stop function)
If the engine has stopped due to
stalling, it can be restarted by
depressing the clutch pedal within 3
seconds of the engine stopping.
The engine cannot be restarted even
if the clutch pedal is depressed under
the following conditions:
•The driver's door is open.
•The driver's seat belt is
unfastened.
•The clutch pedal is not released
completely after the engine stalled.
•The clutch pedal is depressed with
the engine not stopped completely.
▼Engine Start Function When Key
Battery is Dead
CAUTION
When starting the engine by holding the
transmitter over the push button start due
to a dead key battery or a malfunctioning
key, be careful not to allow the following,
otherwise the signal from the key will not
be received correctly and the engine may
not start.
Metal parts of other keys or metal objects
touch the key.
Spare keys or keys for other vehicles
equipped with an immobilizer system
touch or come near the key.
Devices for electronic purchases, or
security passage touch or come near the
key.
If the engine cannot be started due to a
dead key battery, the engine can be started
using the following procedure:
1. Continue to depress the brake pedal firmly until the engine has completely
started.
2. (Manual transaxle)
Continue to depress the clutch pedal
firmly until the engine has completely
started.
3. Verify that the push button start
indication light (green) flashes.
4. Touch the push button start using the
backside of the ke y (as shown) while
the push button start indicator light
(green) flashes.
Push button start
Indicator light
Key
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NOTE
When touching the push button start
using the backside of the key as shown
in the illustration, touch the push
button start with the lock switch side of
the key facing up.
5. Verify that the push button start
indicator light (green) turns on.
6. Press the push button start to start the engine.
NOTE
•The engine cannot be started unless
the clutch pedal is fully depressed
(manual transaxle) or the brake
pedal is fully depressed (automatic
transaxle).
•If there is a malfunction with the
push button start function, the push
button start indica tor light (amber)
flashes. In this ca se, the engine may
start, however, have the vehicle
checked at an expert repairer, we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer as soon as possible.
•If the push button start indicator
light (green) does not illuminate,
perform the operation from the
beginning again. If it does not
illuminate, have the vehicle checked
at an expert repairer, we recommend
an Authorised Mazda Repairer.
•To switch the ignition position
without starting the engine, perform
the following operations after the
push button start indicator light
(green) turns on.
1. Release the clutch pedal (manual transaxle) or brake pedal
(automatic transaxle).
2. Press the push button start to
switch the igniti on position. The
ignition switches in the order of
ACC, ON, and off each time the
push button start is pressed. To
switch the ignition position
again, perform the operation
from the beginning.
▼ Emergency Operation for Starting
the Engine
If the KEY warning ligh
t (red) illuminates,
or the push button start indicator light
(amber) flashes, this could indicate that
the engine may not s tart using the usual
starting method (for vehicles with a type A
instrument cluster (page 4-42), messages
are displayed in the instrument cluster).
Have your vehicle inspected at an expert
repairer, we recommend an Authorised
Mazda Repairer as soon as possible. If this
occurs, the engine can be force-started.
Press and hold the push button start until
the engine starts. Other procedures
necessary for starting the engine such as
having the key in the cabin, and
depressing the clutch pedal (manual
transaxle) or the bra ke pedal (automatic
transaxle) are required.
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Turning the Engine Off
WA R N I N G
Do not stop the engine while the vehicle is
moving:
Stopping the engine while the vehicle is
moving for any reason other than in an
emergency is dangerous. Stopping the
engine while the vehicle is moving will
result in reduced braking ability due to the
loss of power braking, which could cause
an accident and serious injury.
1. Stop the vehicle completely.
2.(Manual transaxle)
Shift into neutral and set the parking
brake.
(Automatic transaxle)
Shift the selector lever to the P
position and set the parking brake.
3. Press the push button start to turn off
the engine. The ignition position is off.
CAUTION
When leaving the vehicle, make sure the
push button start is off.
NOTE
•(SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5)
The cooling fan in the engine
compartment could turn on for a few
minutes after the ignition is switched
from ON to OFF, whether or not the A/C
is on or off, to cool the engine
compartment quickly.
•If the system detects that the remaining
battery power of the key is low when the
ignition is switched from ON to ACC or
OFF, the following is indicated.
Replace with a new battery before the
key becomes unusable.
Refer to Key Battery Replacement on
page 6-41.
(Vehicle equipped with Type A
instrument cluster)
A message is indicated in the display of
the instrument cluster.
(Vehicle equipped with Type B
instrument cluster)
The KEY indicator li ght (green) flashes
for approximately 30 seconds.
Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on
page 4-42.
•(Automatic transaxle)
If the engine is turned off while the
selector lever is in a position other than
P, the ignition switches to ACC.
▼Emergency Engine Stop
Continuously pressing the push button
start or quickly pressing it any number of
times while the engi
ne is running or the
vehicle is being driven will turn the engine
off immediately. The ignition switches to
ACC.
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i-stop*
The i-stop function automatically stops the engine when the vehicle is stopped at a traffic
light or stuck in traffic, and then restarts the engine automatically to resume driving. The
system provides improved fuel economy, reduced exhaust gas emis sions, and eliminates
idling noise while the engine is stopped.
Engine idle stopping and restarting
NOTE
•The i-stop indicator light (green) turn s on under the following conditions:
•When engine idling is stopped.
•Engine idling stop conditions are met while the vehicle is being driven.
•The i-stop indicator light (green) turns off when the engine is restarted.
Manual transaxle
(AUTOHOLD operation turned off)
1. Stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal and then the c lutch pedal.
2. While depressing the clutch pe dal, shift the shift lever to the neutral position. Engine
idling stops after the clutch pedal is released.
3. (SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5)
The engine restarts automatically when you depress the clutch p edal or start to release it.
NOTE
The engine restart timing varies depending on the brake pedal depression force.
(SKYACTIV-D 2.2)
The engine restarts automatically when the clutch pedal is depressed.
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(When the vehicle is stopped by the AUTOHOLD function)
1. Bring the vehicle to a complet e stop by depressing the brake pedal first and then the
clutch pedal.
2. While depressing the clutch ped al, shift the shift lever to neutral. After releasing your
foot from the clutch pedal, engi ne idling stops and continues to be stopped even if the
brake pedal is released.
3. The engine restarts automatically when the clutch pedal is de pressed.
Automatic transaxle
(AUTOHOLD operation turned off and When not using Mazda Radar C ruise Control
with Stop & Go function (MRCC with Stop & Go function))
1. Engine idling stops when the b rake pedal is depressed while the vehicle is driven (except
for driving in the R or M positi on second gear fixed mode) and the vehicle is stopped.
2. The engine restarts automatical ly when the brake pedal is released with the selector lever
in the D or M position (not in second gear fixed mode).
3. If the selector lever is in the N or P position, the engine does not restart when the brake
pedal is released. The engine restarts when the brake pedal is depressed again or the
selector lever is shifted to the D, M (not in second gear fixed mode) or the R position.
(For the purposes of safety, always keep the brake pedal depres sed when shifting the
selector lever while engine idling is stopped.)
(When the vehicle is s topped by the Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Stop & Go
function (MRCC with St op & Go function) stop hold control)
1. When the vehicle is stopped by the Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Stop & Go
function (MRCC with Stop & Go fun ction), engine idling stops and continues to be
stopped without depressing the brake pedal.
2. When the accelerator pedal is depressed or the RES switch is operated while the vehicle
is kept stopped by the Mazda Radar Cruise Control with Stop & G o function (MRCC
with Stop & Go function), the engine automatically restarts. Th e engine restarts
automatically when the accelerator pedal is depressed with the selector lever in the D/M
position (not in second gear fixed mode).
(When the vehicle is stopped by the AUTOHOLD function)
1. When the brake pedal is depressed while the vehicle is being driven (except for driving
in the R or M position second gear fixed mode) and the vehicle is brought to a stop, the
i-stop function will operate and i t continues to operate even if the brake is released.
2. The engine restarts automatically when the accelerator pedal is depressed with the
selector lever in the D/M position (not in second gear fixed mo de).
3. If the selector lever is in the N or P position, the engine does not restart when the brake pedal is released. The engine restarts when the brake pedal is depressed again or the
selector lever is shifted to the D, M (not in second gear fixed mode) or the R position.
(For the purposes of safety, always keep the brake pedal depres sed when shifting the
selector lever while engine idling is stopped.)
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Operation conditions
When the system is operable
Under the following conditions, engine idling stops and the i-stop indicator light (green)
turns on.
•(SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5)
The engine is warmed up.
•(SKYACTIV-D 2.2)
•The engine is not cold.
•The fuel injection amount learning, which is performed periodic ally and automatically,
is not being performed.
•The engine has been started and the vehicle is driven for a cer tain period.
•The engine is started with the bonnet closed.
•The battery is in good condition.
•All doors, liftgate, and bonnet are closed.
•The driver's seat belt is fastened.
•The air conditioner is not operating with the airflow mode dial in the position.
•(Automatic air-conditioning)
•The temperature setting dial of the air conditioner is in a position other than maximum
heating or maximum cooling (A/C ON) position.
•The vehicle's interior temperature and the set temperature for the air conditioner are
nearly the same.
•The i-stop warning light (ambe r) is not turned on/flashing.
•The keyless entry & push button start system functions are norm al.
•The brake vacuum is sufficiently high.
•The steering wheel is not being operated.
•(Manual transaxle)
•The vehicle speed is 3 km/h (1.8 mph) or less.
•The shift lever is in the neutral position.
•The clutch pedal is not depressed.
•(Automatic transaxle)
•The vehicle is stopped.
•The selector lever is in the D or M position (not in second gea r fixed mode).
•The automatic transaxle fluid has warmed up sufficiently.
•The automatic transaxle fluid temperature is not abnormally hig h.
•The steering wheel is almost in the straight-ahead position (idling may not stop even
with the steering wheel in the st raight-ahead position if force is applied to the steering
wheel. Release t he force applied to the steering wheel to stop engine idling).
•The vehicle is stopped by depressing the brake pedal.
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