2017 MAZDA MODEL MX-5 RF boot

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If Trouble Arises
When Boot Lid Cannot be Opened
When Boot Lid Cannot be
Opened
If the battery is dead, the boot cannot be
unlocked and opened.
In this case, the boot can be unlocked by
taking care of the dead battery situation.
Refer to Jump-Starting on page 7-20 .
If the boot cannot be unlocked even
if the dead battery situation has been
resolved, the electrical system may have a
malfunction.
Soft top model
1. Close the convertible top.
Refer to Raising the Convertible Top
on page 3-41 .
2. Remove the windblocker.
Windblocker
3. Remove the fasteners on the right side
of the vehicle.
4. Partially peel back the cover on the
right side of the vehicle.
5. Turn and loosen the cap screws until
the screws start to spin free.
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If Trouble Arises
When Boot Lid Cannot be Opened
6. Pull out the cap and open the boot lid.
After performing this emergency
measure, have the vehicle inspected at
an expert repairer, we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer as soon as
possible.
CAUTION
Do not pull the screw when pulling the
cap. Otherwise, the screw may fall off
and become lost.
Retractable fastback model
CAUTION
Do not touch the linkage and gears. If
sharp edges and gears are touched, it
could cause injury.
Roof operates electrically
1. Remove the aerial if it is installed.
Refer to Aerial on page 5-14 .
2. Start the engine.
3. Continue pressing the retractable
fastback switch in the open direction
until the rear roof is completely open.
Refer to Opening the Roof on page
3-51 .
Multi-information
display indication
NOTE
Stop operating the switch before
the front roof opens. If the switch is
continuously pressed, the front roof
opens and the following procedures
cannot be performed.
4. Switch the ignition OFF.
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If Trouble Arises
When Boot Lid Cannot be Opened
5. Remove the fasteners on the right side
of the vehicle.
6. Push the stopper rubber through the
cover on the right side of the vehicle
while slightly lifting the cover up.
Cover
Stopper Rubber
7. Lift up the cover from the outside of
the vehicle.
8. Insert your hand beneath the lifted
cover and loosen the cap screws until
they spin freely.
NOTE
At this point, do not pull out the cap. If
the cap is pulled out, the boot lock will
release but the rear roof will not operate
electrically.
9. Start the engine.
10. Continue pressing the retractable
fastback switch in the close direction
until the rear roof is completely closed.
Refer to Closing the Roof on page
3-52 .
Multi-information
display indication
11. Switch the ignition OFF.
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If Trouble Arises
When Boot Lid Cannot be Opened
12. Remove the windblocker.
Windblocker
13. Partially peel back the cover on the
right side from the middle of the
vehicle.
14. Pull out the cap and release the boot
lock.
After performing this emergency
measure, have the vehicle inspected at
an expert repairer, we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer as soon as
possible.
CAUTION
Do not pull the screw when pulling the
cap. Otherwise, the screw may fall off
and become lost.
Roof does not operate electrically
1. Remove the aerial if it is installed.
Refer to Aerial on page 5-14 .
2. Lift up the rear roof by hand.
Refer to When the Roof Cannot be
Closed on page 7-60 .
3. Remove the fasteners on the right side
of the vehicle.
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If Trouble Arises
When Boot Lid Cannot be Opened
4. Push the stopper rubber through the
cover on the right side of the vehicle
while slightly lifting the cover up.
Cover
Stopper Rubber
5. Lift up the cover from the outside of
the vehicle.
6. Insert your hand beneath the lifted
cover and loosen the cap screws until
they spin freely.
7. Pull out the cap and release the boot
lock.
CAUTION
At this point, do not open the boot. If
the boot is opened before the rear roof is
completely closed, the boot may contact
the rear roof and cause damage and
become scratched.
8. Close the rear roof by hand.
Refer to When the Roof Cannot be
Closed on page 7-60 .
9. Open the boot lid.
After performing this emergency
measure, have the vehicle inspected at
an expert repairer, we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer as soon as
possible.
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If Trouble Arises
When the Roof Cannot be Closed
14. Install the left and right link covers
from the vehicle interior.
Link cover
Closing the rear roof
CAUTION
  Slowly close the rear roof. If the
rear roof is closed suddenly, a hand
or other body part may be pinched,
leading to a serious injury.
  Do not attempt to forcefully push
the rear roof. Pushing the rear roof
forcefully may damage vehicle parts.
1. Fold the rope in half and hook it to the
link pin of the rear roof.
Rope
Link pin
2. Do the same procedure on the other
side.3. Close the rear roof uniformly on both
sides using two adults, one on each side
of the vehicle.
CAUTION
Close the rear roof with its left and right
positions as parallel as possible. If the
rear roof is closed with its left or right
height slanted, it could deform the link
mechanism.
4. Slowly close the rear roof while lightly
pulling the rope with one hand so that
the rope does not unhook.
Rope
NOTE
Route the rope rearward through the
clearance between the rear roof and
boot.
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If Trouble Arises
When the Roof Cannot be Closed
5. One person pushes the rear roof down
and the other person pulls the rope
strongly and straight back towards the
vehicle rear until a click sound is heard.
Rope
NOTE
  The rear roof is locked completely if
the position where the rope is hooked
is at the rear end of the bracket
groove in the direction of the vehicle
rear, as shown in the ¿ gure, when
viewed from the vehicle interior.
Rope
Link pin
 
 If the rear roof is not locked
completely, the boot will not open
even if the remote release button
(if equipped), the electric boot lid
opener, or the boot button on the
transmitter is operated.
6. Do the same procedure on the other
side.
7. Open the boot and tie the rope to the
boot hinge.
Hinge
Rope
8. Tie off the other side rope the same
way.
9. Close the boot lid.
After ¿ nishing the procedure
A f t e r ¿ nishing the procedure, have the
roof checked at an Authorised Mazda
Repairer as soon as possible.
WARNING
Drive the vehicle at a speed of 40 km/h
(24 mph) or lower before having the
roof checked at an Authorised Mazda
Repairer:
The front roof may open while the
vehicle is being driven and cause an
accident.
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Customer Information
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Aerial positions:
: left of boot lid
Frequency Band (MHz) Maximum output power (Wattage) Aerial Positions
50 — 54 50
68 — 87.5 50
142 — 176 50
380 — 470 50
806 — 940 10
1200 — 1300 10
1710 — 1885 10
1885 — 2025 10
2400 — 2500 0.01 *1 In a cabin *1
*1 Only for Bluetooth ®
NOTE
After the installation of RF transmitters, check for disturbances from and to all electrical
equipment in the vehicle, both in the standby and transmit modes.
Check all electrical equipment:
 
 with the ignition ON 
 with the engine running 
 during a road test at various speeds.
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