2017 MAZDA MODEL MX-5 RF oil reset

4–39
When Driving
Instrument Cluster and Display
*Some models.
Maintenance Monitor
The following maintenance period
noti¿ cations can be displayed by turning
the Maintenance Monitor on.
 


 Scheduled Maintenance



 Tyre Rotation



 Oil Change
For the setting method and indications
for the maintenance monitor, refer to the
Maintenance Monitor.
Refer to Maintenance Monitor on page
6-10 .
The maintenance monitor displays the
information when the ignition is switched
ON.
NOTE
This function is inoperable while the
vehicle is being driven.
Message display
When the remaining time or the distance
approaches 0, a message is displayed each
time the ignition is switched ON.
NOTE
  If any of the INFO switch is pressed
while a message is displayed, it will
no longer be displayed the next time
the ignition is switched ON.
  After the vehicle is serviced and the
remaining time/distance is reset, the
message for the next maintenance
period will be displayed when the
remaining distance or time to the
next maintenance period approaches
0 (displays when engine is started).
  If there are multiple messages, they
are displayed according to their
order.
  If OFF is set for Messages, messages
are not displayed.
Vehicle Speed Alarm *
In this mode, the current setting for the
vehicle speed alarm is displayed. You can
change the vehicle speed setting at which
the warning is triggered.
NOTE
The vehicle speed alarm display is
activated at the same time the beep
sound is heard. The set vehicle speed
À ashes several times.
The vehicle speed alarm can be set using
the centre display.
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6–4
Maintenance and Care
Scheduled Maintenance
Maintenance Interval Number of months or kilometres (miles), whichever comes ¿ rst.
Months 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108
×1000 km 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
×1000 miles 12.5 25 37.5 50 62.5 75 87.5 100
112.5
Driveshaft dust boots I I I I
Exhaust system and heat shields Inspect every 80,000 km (50,000 miles) or 5 years.
Bolts and nuts on chassis and body T T T T
Body condition (for rust, corrosion and
perforation) Inspect annually.
Tyres (including spare tyre) (with inÀ ation
pressure adjustment)
*10*11 I I I I I I I I I
Emergency À at tyre repair kit (if installed)
*12 Inspect annually.
Chart symbols:
I : Inspect: Inspect and clean, repair, adjust, ¿ ll up, or replace if necessary.
R : Replace
C : Clean
T : Tighten
D : Drain

Remarks:
*1 In the countries below, inspect the spark plugs at every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) or 12 months before replacing
them at the said interval.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania,
Serbia, Ukraine
*2 If the vehicle is operated in very dusty or sandy areas, clean and if necessary, replace the air ¿ lter more often
than the recommended intervals.
*3 Also inspect the air conditioner drive belts, if installed.
If the vehicle is operated primarily under any of the following conditions, inspect the drive belts at every
20,000 km (12,500 miles) or 12 months.
a) Driving in dusty conditions
b) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
c) Driving for long period in cold temperatures or driving regularly at short distance only
d) Driving in extremely hot conditions
e) Driving in mountainous conditions continually
*4 SKYACTIV-G 1.5 and SKYACTIV-G 2.0 vehicles can select À exible setting only some countries in Europe.
Consult an Authorised Mazda Repairer for details. Flexible setting can be set if the vehicle is operated mainly
where none of the following conditions apply.
a) Purpose of vehicle use is police car, taxi or driving school car.
b) Driving in dusty conditions
c) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
Once the À exible maintenance is selected, the vehicle calculates the remaining oil life based on engine
operating conditions and lets you know when an oil change is due by illuminating the wrench indicator light in
the instrument cluster.
Replace the engine oil and ¿ lter when message/wrench indicator light is ON. And they must be changed at least
once a year or within 20,000 km (12,500 miles) since last engine oil and ¿ lter change.
The system must be reset whenever replacing the engine oil regardless of the message/wrench indicator light
display.
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6–10
Maintenance and Care
Scheduled Maintenance
Maintenance Monitor
Maintenance Monitor (Type A audio)
“Oil Change” with À exible setting *1 is available. Consult an Authorised Mazda Repairer for
details*2 . When the engine oil À exible maintenance setting is selected, the wrench indicator
light in the instrument cluster will be illuminated when remaining oil life becomes less than
1,000 km (600 mile), or remaining days are less than 15 (Whichever comes ¿ rst).
Reset method
Press and hold the selector with the ignition switched off, then switch it on. Keep pressing
the selector for more than 5 seconds. The master warning light will À ash for a few seconds
when the reset is completed.
Selector
*1 The engine oil À exible maintenance setting is available (only some models). Based on
the engine operating conditions, the onboard computer in your vehicle calculates the
remaining oil life.
*2 When the engine oil À exible maintenance setting is selected, the system must be reset
whenever replacing the engine oil regardless of the wrench indicator light display.
Maintenance Monitor (Type B/Type C audio)
1. Select the icon on the home screen to display the “Applications” screen.
2. Select “Vehicle Status Monitor”.
3. Select “Maintenance” to display the maintenance list screen.
4. Switch the tab and select the setting item you want to change.
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6–11
Maintenance and Care
Scheduled Maintenance
You can customize settings in the setup display as follows:
Tab Item Explanation
Scheduled Setting Noti¿ cation can be switched on/off.
Time (months) Displays the time or distance until maintenance is due.
Select this item to set the maintenance period.
The wrench indication/indicator light in the instrument cluster will
be illuminated when the remaining distance is less than
1,000 km or 600 mile, or the remaining number of days is less than
15 (whichever comes ¿ rst). Distance (mile or km)
Reset Resets the time and distance to the initial values.
Once the system turns on, it needs to be reset whenever carrying
out maintenance.
Tyre Rotation Setting Noti¿ cation can be switched on/off.
Distance (mile or km) Displays the distance until tyre rotation is due.
Select this item to set the tyre rotation distance.
The wrench indication/indicator light in the instrument cluster will
be illuminated when the remaining distance is less than 1,000 km
or 600 mile.
Reset Resets the remaining distance to the initial value.
Once the system turns on, it needs to be reset whenever rotating
the tyres.
Oil Change Setting
*1 Noti¿ cation can be switched on/off.
Distance (mile or km) Displays the distance until the oil replacement is due.
Select this item to set the oil replacement distance.
The wrench indication/indicator light in the instrument cluster will
be illuminated when the remaining distance is less than 1,000 km
or 600 mile.
Reset Resets the remaining distance to the initial value.
Once the system turns on, it needs to be reset whenever replacing
the engine oil.
*1 The engine oil À exible maintenance setting is available (only some models). Consult an Authorised Mazda
Repairer for details.
When the engine oil À exible maintenance setting is selected, you will see the following items in the display. The
vehicle calculates the remaining oil life based on the engine operating conditions and lets you know when an oil
change is due by illuminating the wrench indicator light in the instrument cluster.
Tab Item Explanation
Oil Change Oil life (%) Displays the engine oil life until the oil replacement is due.
The wrench indication/indicator light in the instrument cluster
will be illuminated when remaining oil life distance is less
than 1,000 km (600 mile), or remaining days are less than 15
(whichever comes ¿ rst).
Reset Resets the remaining oil life to 100 %.
The system must be reset whenever replacing the engine oil.
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6–19
Maintenance and Care
Owner Maintenance
Vehicle Engine Control Unit Reset Procedure
NOTE
This procedure is intended for vehicles with the engine oil À exible maintenance setting
selected.
After replacing the engine oil, have a repair shop such as an Authorised Mazda Repairer
perform the initialization (engine oil data resetting) of the recorded value. If the value
recorded by the computer is not initialized, the wrench indicator light may not turn off or it
may turn on earlier than normal.
NOTE
The initialization (engine oil data resetting) of the recorded value can be performed using
the following procedure:
1. Switch the ignition OFF.
2. Switch the ignition ON with the selector pressed, and press and hold the selector for
about 5 seconds until the master warning light
À ashes. 
Selector
3. After the master warning light À ashes for several seconds, the initialization is
completed.
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