2016-2026 Mazda Mx-5 SUV If Trouble Arises -> Warning Sound is Activated User Manual
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If Trouble Arises  
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds  
The air bag and front seat belt pretensioner  
Warning Sound is  
Activated  
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.  
Lights-On Reminder  
The lights-on reminder is operable when  
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the time setting of the auto headlight off  
WARNING  
function is off.  
If lights are on and the ignition is switched  
to ACC or off, a continuous beep sound  
will be heard when the driver's door is  
opened.  
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  
*
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.  
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.  
NOTE  
When the ignition is switched to ACC,  
Seat Belt Warning Beep  
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.  
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 vehicle 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).  
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.  
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If Trouble Arises  
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds  
NOTE  
If a small child is seated on the  
passenger's seat, the warning beep may  
not operate.  
To allow the passenger occupant  
classification sensor to function  
Retractable Hardtop Warning Beep*  
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.  
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.  
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).  
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 keyless entry system will  
not operate, the vehicle cannot be locked,  
and the battery voltage will be depleted.  
NOTE  
Key Removed from Vehicle Warning  
Beep  
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.  
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.  
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.  
*Some models.  
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If Trouble Arises  
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds  
Vehicles without advanced keyless  
function  
Key Left-in-vehicle Warning Beep  
(With the 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.  
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  
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)  
procedure (page 3-10).  
Power Steering Warning Buzzer  
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.  
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.  
Key Left-in-trunk Compartment  
Warning Beep (With the advanced  
keyless function)  
Tire Inflation Pressure Warning  
Beep  
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).  
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.  
*Some models.  
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If Trouble Arises  
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds  
Excessive Speed Warning*  
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.  
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 display 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.  
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.  
Collision warning*  
If there is a possibility of a collision with a  
vehicle ahead or an obstruction 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  
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.  
warning sound is activated intermittently.  
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.  
*Some models.  
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