2020 MAZDA MODEL MX-5 light

Message Indicated on Display
If a message is displayed in the center display, take appropriate action (in a calm manner)
according to the displayed message.

(Display example)
▼Stop Vehicle in Safe Place Immediately
If the following messages are displayed in the center display , a vehicle system may be
malfunctioning. Stop the vehicle in a safe place and contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
Display Indicated Condition
Displays if the engine coolant temperature has increased excess ively.
Displays if the charging system has a malfunction.
If Trouble Arises
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds
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▼Verify Display Content
Displays in the following cases:
DisplayIndicated Condition/Action to be taken
The following message is displayed when the temperature around the
center display is high.
Lowering the temperature in the cabin or the temperature around the
center display by avoiding direct sunlight is recommended.
If Trouble Arises
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds
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Warning Sound isActivated
▼Lights-On Reminder
The lights-on reminder is operable when
the time setting
*1 of the auto headlight off
function is off.
If lights are on and the ignition is switched
to ACC or off, a continuous beep sound
will be heard when t he driver's door is
opened.
*1 If the light switch is left on, the auto headlight off function automatically
turns off the lights about 30 seconds
after switching the ignition off. The
time setting can be changed.
Refer to Personalization Features on
page 9-9.
NOTE
When the ignition is switched to ACC,
the “Ignition Not Switched Off (STOP)
Warning Beep” (page 7-49) overrides
the lights-on reminder.
A personalized function is available to
change the sound volume for the
lights-on reminder.
Refer to Personalization Features on
page 9-9.
▼Air Bag/Seat Belt Pretensioner
System Warning Beep
If there is a problem with the air bag/front
seat belt pretensioner systems and the
warning light illumination, a warning beep
sound will be heard for about 5 seconds
every minute.

The air bag and front seat belt pretensioner
system warning beep sound will continue
to be heard for approximately 35 minutes.
Have your vehicle inspected at an
Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as
possible.
WARNING
Do not drive the vehicle with the air bag/
front seat belt pretensioner system warning
beep sounding:
Driving the vehicle with the air bag/front
seat belt pretensioner system warning beep
sounding is dangerous. In a collision, the
air bags and the front seat belt
pretensioner system will not deploy and
this could result in death or serious injury.
Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer to
have the vehicle inspected as soon as
possible.
▼Seat Belt Warning Beep
Except Mexico
If the driver's seat belt is not fastened
when the ignition is switched ON, a beep
sound will be heard for about 6 seconds. If
the driver or the passenger's seat belt is not
fastened and the veh icle is driven at a
speed faster than about 20 km/h (12 mph),
a beep sound will be heard again for a
specified period of time.
Until a seat belt is fastened or a given
period of time has elapsed, the beep sound
will not stop even if the vehicle speed falls
below 20 km/h (12 mph).
If Trouble Arises
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds
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NOTE
To allow the passenger occupant
classification sensor to function
properly, do not place and sit on an
additional seat cushion on the
passenger's seat. The sensor may not
function properly because the additional
seat cushion could cause sensor
interference.
If a small child is seated on the
passenger's seat, the warning beep may
not operate.
Mexico
If the vehicle speed exceeds about 20
km/h (12 mph) with the driver or
passenger's seat belt unfastened, a warning
beep sounds continuously. If the seat belt
remains unfastened, the beep sound stops
once and then continues for about 90
seconds. The beep stops after the driver or
passenger's seat belt is fastened.
Until a seat belt is fastened or a given
period of time has elapsed, the beep sound
will not stop even if the vehicle speed falls
below 20 km/h (12 mph).
NOTE
Placing heavy items on the passenger's
seat may cause the passenger's seat belt
warning function to operate depending
on the weight of the item.
To allow the passenger seat weight
sensor to function properly, do not place
and sit on an additional seat cushion on
the passenger's seat. The sensor may not
function properly because the additional
seat cushion could cause sensor
interference.
If a small child is seated on the
passenger's seat, the warning beep may
not operate.
▼Retractable Hardtop Warning Beep*
When operating the retractable hardtop
switch, the warning beep is activated when
the retractable hardtop operation begins
and when it is completed.
If there is a problem with the retractable
hardtop, the warning beep is activated
continuously while operating the switch. If
the warning beep is activated continuously
while operating the switch, have the
vehicle inspected at an Authorized Mazda
Dealer.
▼Ignition Not Switched Off (STOP)
Warning Beep
If the driver's door is opened with the
ignition switched to ACC, a beep will be
heard continuously in the cabin to notify
the driver that the ignition has not been
switched OFF (STOP). Under this
condition, the keyles s entry system will
not operate, the vehicle cannot be locked,
and the battery voltage will be depleted.
▼Key Removed from Vehicle Warning
Beep
Vehicles with advanced keyless function
If the key is taken out of the vehicle while
the ignition is not switched OFF and all
the doors are closed, the beep which
sounds outside of the vehicle will be heard
6 times, the beep which sounds inside the
vehicle will be heard 6 times.
If Trouble Arises
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds
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Vehicles without advanced keyless
function
If the key is taken out of the vehicle while
the ignition is not switched OFF and all
the doors are closed, a beep will be heard
in the cabin 6 times.
NOTE
Because the key utilizes low-intensity
radio waves, the Key Removed From
Vehicle Warning may activate if the key is
carried together with a metal object or it
is placed in a poor signal reception area.
▼Request Switch Inoperable Warning
Beep (With the advanced keyless
function)
If the request switch is pressed with the
door open or ajar, or the ignition is not
switched OFF with a key being carried, a
beep will be heard outside for about 2
seconds to notify the driver that the door
or trunk lid cannot be locked.
▼Key Left-in-trunk Compartment
Warning Beep (With the advanced
keyless function)
If the key is left in the trunk with all the
doors locked and the trunk lid closed, a
beep will be heard outside for about 10
seconds to notify the driver that the key is
in the trunk. In this case, take out the key
by pressing the electric trunk lid opener
and opening the trunk lid. The key taken
out of the trunk may not operate because
its functions have been temporarily
stopped. To restore the key's functions,
perform the applicable procedure (page
3-10).
▼Key Left-in-vehicle Warning Beep
(With the advanced keyless
function)
If all the doors and trunk are locked using
another key while the key is left in the
cabin, the beep which sounds outside of
the vehicle will be heard for about 10
seconds to notify the driver that the key is
in the cabin. In this case, take out the key
by opening the door. A key taken out of
the vehicle using this method may not
operate because its functions have been
temporarily stopped. To restore the key's
functions, perform the applicable
procedure (page 3-10).
▼Power Steering Warning Buzzer
If the power steering system has a
malfunction, the power steering
malfunction indication/malfunction
indicator light turns on or flashes and the
buzzer operates at the same time.
Refer to Stop Vehicle in Safe Place
Immediately on page 7-33.
▼Tire Inflation Pressure Warning
Beep
The warning beep sound will be heard for
about 3 seconds if the tire pressures
decrease.
Refer to Tire Pressure Monitoring System
on page 4-116.
▼Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
Warning Beep
*
Driving forward
The warning beep operates when the turn
signal lever is operated to the side where
the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning
light is illuminated.
If Trouble Arises
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds
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NOTE
A personalized function is available to
change the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
warning beep sound volume.
Refer to Personalization Features on page
9-9.
Reversing
The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
warning sound is activated if there is a
possibility of collision with a vehicle
approaching from behind and from the
rear on the left and right sides of the
vehicle.
▼Lane Departure Warning Sound*
While the system is operating, if the
system determines that the vehicle may
depart from the lane, it sounds a warning
sound.
NOTE
The volume of the LDWS warning sound
can be changed.
Refer to Personalization Features on
page 9-9.
The type of the LDWS warning sound
can be changed.
Refer to Personalization Features on
page 9-9.
▼Excessive Speed Warning*
If the vehicle speed exceeds the speed
limit sign displayed on the
multi-information display, the warning
sound is activated and the area around the
speed limit sign displayed on the
multi-information disp lay flashes 3 times
in amber, and if the vehicle speed
continues to exceed the displayed speed
limit sign, the indication stops flashing
and remains on.
▼Collision warning*
If there is a possibility of a collision with a
vehicle ahead or an obs truction at the rear
of the vehicle, the warning light in the
instrument cluster flashes at the same time
as the warning indication is displayed in
the multi-information display, and a
warning sound is activated intermittently.
If Trouble Arises
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds
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4. Switch the ignition OFF.
5. Remove the fasteners on the right sideof the vehicle.

6. Push the stopper rubber through thecover 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 liftedcover and loosen the cap screws until
they spin freely.

NOTE
At this point, do not pull out the cap. If
the cap is pulled ou t, the trunk lock
will release but the rear roof will not
operate electrically.
9. Start the engine.
10. Continue pressing the retractable
hardtop switch in the close direction
until the rear roof is completely closed.
If Trouble Arises
When Trunk Lid Cannot be Opened
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3. Remove the fasteners on the right sideof the vehicle.

4. Push the stopper rubber through thecover on the right side of the vehicle
while slightly lifting the cover up.

Cover
Stopper Rubber
5. Lift up the cover from the outside ofthe vehicle.

6. Insert your hand beneath the liftedcover and loosen the cap screws until
they spin freely.

7. Pull out the cap and release the trunklock.

CAUTION
At this point, do not open the trunk. If
the trunk is opened before the rear roof
is completely closed, the trunk 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 7-57.
9. Open the trunk lid.
After performing this emergency
measure, have the vehicle inspected at
an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon
as possible.
If Trouble Arises
When Trunk Lid Cannot be Opened
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