2020 MAZDA MODEL 6 horn

Interior Equipment (View B)
ƒDashboard illumination knob............................................................. page 4-20, 4-37, 4-54
„ Active driving display........................................................................................... page 4-63
… Instrument cluster.................................................................................................. page 4-13
† Push button start...................................................................................................... page 4-4
‡ Hazard warning flasher switch.............................................................................. page 4-89
ˆ Audio.......................................................... ........................................................... page 5-13
‰ Seat warmer switches........................................... ................................................. page 2-19
Š Glove compartment.............................................. ................................................. page 5-93
‹ Climate control system............................................................................................page 5-2
ΠRear window defogger switch.................................... ........................................... page 4-87
 Seat ventilation switches....................................................................................... page 2-20
Ž Heated steering wheel switch................................... ............................................. page 2-21
 Horn........................................................... ............................................................page 4-89
 Lock release lever................................................................................................... page 2-5
‘ Hood release handle............................................ .................................................. page 6-21
’ Remote fuel-filler lid release................................. ................................................ page 3-27
“ Trunk release button.............................................................................................. page 3-18
Pictorial Index
Interior Overview
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To confirm that all doors have been
locked, press the lock button again within
5 seconds. If they are closed and locked,
the horn will sound.
Ty p e A
Ty p e B
NOTE
The doors can be locked by pressing the
lock button while any other door or the
trunk lid is open. The hazard warning
lights will not flash.
When the lock button is pressed while
any door is open and then the door is
closed, all the doors are locked.
Confirm that all doors are locked
visually or audibly by use of the double
click.
Make sure all doors are locked after
pressing the button.
(With theft-deterrent system)
When the doors are locked by pressing
the lock button on the key while the
theft-deterrent system is armed, the
hazard warning lights will flash once to
indicate that the system is armed.
Unlock button
To unlock the driver's door, press the
unlock button and the hazard warning
lights will flash twice.
(With the advanced keyless function)
A beep sound will be heard twice.

To unlock all doors , press the unlock
button again within 3 seconds and two
more beep sounds will be heard.
Ty p e A
Ty p e B
NOTE
The system can be set to unlock all
doors by performing a single operation.
Refer to Other Equipment/Functions on
page 9-15.
(Auto re-lock function)
After unlocking with the key, all doors
will automatically lock if any of the
following operations are not performed
within about 60 seconds. If your vehicle
has a theft-deterrent system, the hazard
warning lights will flash for
confirmation.
The time required for the doors to lock
automatically can be changed.
Refer to Other Equipment/Functions on
page 9-15.
A door or the trunk lid is opened.
The ignition is switched to any
position other than off.
Before Driving
Keys
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(With theft-deterrent system)
When the doors are unlocked by
pressing the unlock button on the key
while the theft-deterrent system is turned
off, the hazard warning lights will flash
twice to indicate that the system is
turned off.
Trunk button
To open the trunk lid, press and hold the
trunk button until the trunk lid opens.
Ty p e A
Ty p e B
Panic button
If you witness from a distance someone
attempting to break into or damage your
vehicle, press and hold the panic button to
activate the vehicle's alarm. Call
emergency services if necessary.
Ty p e A
Ty p e B
NOTE
The panic button will work whether any
door or the trunk lid is open or closed.
(Turning on the alarm)
Pressing the panic but ton for 1 second or
longer will trigger the alarm for about 2
minutes and 30 seconds, and the following
will occur:
The horn sounds intermittently.
The hazard warning lights flash.
(Turning off the alarm)
The alarm stops by pressing any button on
the key.
Power saving function (Type B)
By turning on the transmitter power saving
function, the advanced keyless entry
*1 and
push button start system functions turn off
and the battery power consumption of the
transmitter is restricted.
The remote control function is operational
by operating the transmitter switch even
while the power saving function is turned
on. However, the operation indicator light
of the transmitter does not turn on/flash.
Turning on the power saving function
After you have turned on the power saving
function according to the following
procedure, the hazard warning lights and
sound operate
*1 one time.
1. Press the lock button on the transmitter 4 times within 3 seconds to turn on the
operation indicator light.
2. Press the lock button continuously for
1.5 seconds or longer while the
operation indicator light turns on (for 5
seconds).
Before Driving
Keys
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In the storage compartments such as
the glove compartment or the center
console
On the rear parcel shelf
Next to a communication device such
as a mobile phone
When the ignition is switched to ACC or
ON, the vehicle lock-out prevention
feature prevents you from locking
yourself out of the vehicle.
All doors and the trunk lid will
automatically unlock if they are locked
using the power door locks with any
door open.
The vehicle lock-out prevention feature
does not operate while the ignition is
switched off.
When all doors and the trunk lid are
locked using the power door lock with
any door or the trunk lid open, the
closed doors and the trunk lid are
locked. After that, when all doors and
the trunk lid are closed, all doors and
the trunk lid are locked. However, if the
key is inside the vehicle, all doors and
the trunk lid are auto matically unlocked.
(With the advanced keyless function)
The beep sound is heard for about 10
seconds to notify the driver that the key
has been left in the vehicle.
(Without the advanced keyless
function)
The horn sound is heard twice to notify
the driver that the key has been left in
the vehicle.
(Door unlock (control) system with
collision detection)
This system automatically unlocks the
doors and the trunk lid in the event the
vehicle is involved in an accident to
allow passengers to get out of the
vehicle immediatel y 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
trunk lid are automatically unlocked
after about 6 seconds have elapsed from
the time of the accident.
The doors and the trunk lid 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 trunk
lid will not unlock.
Before Driving
Doors and Locks
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Theft-Deterrent System*
If the theft-deterrent system detects an
inappropriate entry into the vehicle, which
could result in the vehicle or its contents
being stolen, the alarm alerts the
surrounding area of an abnormality by
sounding the horn and flashing the hazard
warning lights.

The system will not function unless it's
properly armed. So when you leave the
vehicle, follow the arming procedure
correctly.
▼ Operation
System triggering conditions
The horn sounds intermittently and the
hazard warning lights flash for about 30
seconds when the sys
tem is triggered by
any one of the following:
Unlocking a door with the auxiliary key,
door lock switch, or an inside door-lock
knob.
Forcing open a door, the hood or the
trunk lid.
Opening the hood by operating the hood
release handle.
Switching the ignition ON without using
the push button start.
If the system is triggered again, the lights
and horn will activate until the driver's
door or the trunk lid is unlocked with the
transmitter.
(With the advanced keyless function)
The lights and horn can also be
deactivated by pressing the request switch
on a door.
NOTE
If the battery goes dead while the
theft-deterrent system is armed, the horn
will activate and the hazard warning
lights will flash wh en the battery is
charged or replaced.
▼ How to Arm the System
1. Close the windows and the moonroof*
securely.
2. Switch the ignition OFF.
3. Make sure the hood, the doors, and the trunk lid 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.
The following method will also arm
the theft-deterrent system:
Press the door-lock switch “
” while
any door is open and then close all of
the doors.
(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 trunk lid
and the hood closed.
Refer to Transmitter on page 3-5.
Before Driving
Security System
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4When Driving
Information concerning safe driving and stopping.
Start/Stop Engine.............................. 4-4 Ignition Switch........ ..................... 4-4
Starting the Engine....................... 4-5
Turning the Engine Off............... 4-11
Cylinder Deactivation
*............... 4-12
Instrument Cluster and Display ............
........................................................... 4-13 Instrument Cluster and
Display........................................4-13
Instrument Cluster (Type A)....... 4-14
Instrument Cluster (Type B)....... 4-32
Instrument Cluster (Type C)....... 4-50
Active Driving Display
*............. 4-63
Manual Transaxle Operation......... 4-66 Manual Transaxle Shift
Pattern......................................... 4-66
Automatic Transaxle....................... 4-68 Automatic Transaxle
Controls...................................... 4-68
Shift-Lock System...................... 4-69
Transaxle Ranges........................4-69
Manual Shift Mode..................... 4-71
Direct Mode
*.............................. 4-76
Driving Tips................................4-76
Switches and Controls..................... 4-78
Lighting Control......................... 4-78
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals........................................ 4-83
Windshield Wipers and
Washer........................................ 4-84
Rear Window Defogg er.............. 4-87
Horn............................................ 4-89
Hazard Warning Flasher............. 4-89
HomeLink Wireless Control System
(Type A)
*.................................... 4-90
HomeLink Wireless Control System
(Type B)
*.................................... 4-93
Brake................................................ 4-98 Brake System.............................. 4-98
AUTOHOLD............................ 4-103
Hill Launch Assist (HLA)........ 4-107
ABS/TCS/DSC............................... 4-109 Antilock Brake System
(ABS)........................................4-109
Traction Control System
(TCS)........................................ 4-110
Dynamic Stability Control
(DSC)........................................ 4-111
Fuel Economy Monitor ................. 4-113
Fuel Economy Monito r.............4-113
Drive Selection............................... 4-116 Drive Selection
*........................4-116
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Horn
To sound the horn, press the mark on
the steering wheel.
Hazard Warning Flasher
The hazard warning lights should always
be used when you stop on or near a
roadway in an emergency.

The hazard warning lights warn other
drivers that your vehicle is a traffic hazard
and that they must take extreme caution
when near it.

Depress the hazard warning flasher and all
the turn signals will flash. The hazard
warning indicator lights in the instrument
cluster flash simultaneously.
NOTE
The turn signals do not work when the
hazard warning lights are on.
Check local regulations about the use of
hazard warning lights while the vehicle
is being towed to verify that it is not in
violation of the law.
When Driving
Switches and Controls
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Anything which generates ultrasound is near the vehicle, such as another vehicle's
horn, the engine sound of a motorcycle, the air brake sound of a large-sized vehicle, or
another vehicle's sensors.
The vehicle is driven in heavy rain or in road conditions causing water-splash.
A commercially-available fender pole or an antenna for a radio transmitter is installed
to the vehicle.
The vehicle is moving towards a tall or square curbstone.
An obstruction is too close to the sensor.
Obstructions under the bumper may not be detected. Obstructions that are lower than the
bumper or thin which may have been initially detected may no longer be detected as the
vehicle approaches more closely to the obstruction.
The following types of obstructions may not be detected:
Thin objects such as wire or rope
Things which absorb sonic waves easily such as cotton or snow
Angular shaped objects
Very tall objects, and those which are wide at the top
Small, short objects
Always have the system inspected at an Authorized Mazda Dealer if any shock is applied
to the bumpers, even in a minor accident. If the sensors are deviated, they cannot detect
obstructions.
The system may have a malfunction if the beep does not operate or the indicator light
does not illuminate when the park assist sensors switch is turned on. Consult an
Authorized Mazda Dealer.
The system may have a malfunction if the beep sound which indicates a system
malfunction is heard and the i ndicator light flashes. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
The beeper which indicates a system malf unction may not be heard if the ambient
temperature is extremely cold, or mud, ice, or snow adheres to the sensor area. Remove
any foreign material from the sensor area.
When Driving
Parking Sensor System
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