Get When Driving -> Starting the Engine Guide for Mazda Mx-5 SUV Fourth Generation (2016-2026)

When Driving

Start/Stop Engine

Starting the Engine

This is the normal running position after

the engine is started. The indicator light

(amber) turns off. (The indicator light

(amber) illuminates when the ignition is

switched ON and the engine is not

running.)

Some indicator lights/warning lights

should be inspected before the engine is

started (page 4-27).

WARNING

Radio waves from the key may aꢀect

medical devices such as pacemakers:

Before using the key near people who use

medical devices, ask the medical device

manufacturer or your physician if radio

waves from the key will aꢀect the device.

NOTE

When the push button start is pressed to

ON, the sound of the fuel pump motor

operating near the fuel tank can be heard.

This does not indicate an abnormality.

NOTE



The key must be carried because the key

carries an immobilizer chip that must

communicate with the engine controls at

short range.



The engine can be started when the push

button start is pressed from off, ACC, or

ON.

The push button start system functions



(function which can start the engine by

only carrying the key) can be

deactivated to prevent any possible

adverse effect on a user wearing a

pacemaker or other medical device. If

the system is deactivated, you will be

unable to start the engine by carrying

the key. Consult an Authorized Mazda

Dealer for details. If the push button

start system functions have been

deactivated, you can start the engine by

following the procedure indicated when

the key battery goes dead.

Refer to Engine Start Function When

Key Battery is Dead on page 4-8.

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When Driving

Start/Stop Engine



NOTE

After starting a cold engine, the engine

(Manual transmission)

speed increases and a whining sound

from the engine compartment can be

heard.

This is for improved exhaust gas

purification and does not indicate any

parts defect.

The starter will not operate if the

clutch pedal is not depressed

sufficiently.

(Automatic transmission)

The starter will not operate if the

selector lever is not in P or N and the

brake pedal is not depressed

sufficiently.



Engine-starting is controlled by the

spark ignition system.

This system meets all Canadian

Interference-Causing Equipment

Standard requirements regulating the

impulse electrical field strength of radio

noise.

6. Verify that the KEY indicator light

(green) in the instrument cluster and

the push button start indicator light

(green) illuminate.

1. Make sure you are carrying the key.

2. Occupants should fasten their seat

belts.

3. Make sure the parking brake is on.

4. Continue to press the brake pedal

firmly until the engine has completely

started.

Indicator light

5. (Manual transmission)

Continue to press the clutch pedal

firmly until the engine has completely

started.

Push button start

(Automatic transmission)

Put the vehicle in park (P). If you must

restart the engine while the vehicle is

moving, shift into neutral (N).

KEY indicator light

(green)/ KEY

warning light (red)

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When Driving

Start/Stop Engine

NOTE



If the push button start indicator

Under the following conditions, the

KEY warning light (red) flashes after

the push button start is pressed. This

informs the driver that the push

button start will not switch to ACC

even if it is pressed from off (for

vehicles with a type A instrument

cluster (page 4-27), messages are

displayed in the instrument cluster).

light (green) flashes, make sure that

the key is being carried (for vehicles

with a type A instrument cluster

(page 4-27), messages are

displayed in the instrument cluster).

If the push button start indicator

light (green) flashes with the key

being carried, touch the key to the

push button start and start the

engine (for vehicles with a type A

instrument cluster (page 4-27),

messages are displayed in the

instrument cluster). Refer to Engine

Start Function When Key Battery is

Dead on page 4-8.



The key battery is dead.

The key is out of operational



range.



The key is placed in areas where it

is difficult for the system to detect

the signal (page 3-9).

A key from another manufacturer



similar to the key is in the

operational range.

CAUTION

If the KEY warning light (red)

illuminates, or the push button start

indicator light (amber) ꢁashes, this

could indicate a problem with the

engine starting system. This may

prevent the engine from starting or

from switching the ignition to ACC or

ON (for vehicles with a type A

instrument cluster (page 4-27),

messages are displayed in the

instrument cluster). Have your vehicle

inspected at an Authorized Mazda

Dealer as soon as possible.

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When Driving

Start/Stop Engine



NOTE

(Forced engine starting method)

If the KEY warning light (red)

illuminates, or the push button start

indicator light (amber) flashes, this

could indicate that the engine may

not start using the usual starting

method (for vehicles with a type A

instrument cluster (page 4-27),

messages are displayed in the

instrument cluster). Have your

vehicle inspected at an Authorized

Mazda Dealer as soon as possible. If

this occurs, the engine can be

force-started. Press and hold the

push button start until the engine

starts. Other procedures necessary

for starting the engine, such as

having the key in the cabin, and

depressing the clutch pedal (manual

transmission) or the brake pedal

(automatic transmission) are

required.



After starting the engine, the push

button start indicator light (amber)

turns off and the ignition switches to

the ON position.

After pressing the push button start

and before the engine starts, the

operation sound of the fuel pump

motor from near the fuel tank can be

heard, however, this does not

indicate a malfunction.



8. After starting the engine, let it idle for

about ten seconds.

NOTE



Whether the engine is cold or warm,

it should be started without the use

of the accelerator.



If the engine does not start the first

time, refer to Starting a Flooded

Engine under Emergency Starting. If

the engine still does not start, have

your vehicle inspected by an

Authorized Mazda Dealer (page

7-26).



When the engine is force-started, the

KEY warning light (red) remains

illuminated and the push button start

indicator light (amber) remains

flashing.

Engine Start Function When Key

Battery is Dead

▼



(Automatic transmission)

When the selector lever is in the

neutral (N) position, the KEY

indicator light (green) and the push

button start indicator light (green)

do not illuminate.

CAUTION

When starting the engine by holding the

transmitter over the push button start due

to a dead key battery or a malfunctioning

key, be careful not to allow the following,

otherwise the signal from the key will not

be received correctly and the engine may

not start.

7. Press the push button start after both

the KEY indicator light (green) in the

instrument cluster and the push button

start indicator light (green) illuminate.

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When Driving

Start/Stop Engine

Metal parts of other keys or metal objects

touch the key.

4. Type A

Touch the push button start using the

backside of the key (as shown) while

the push button start indicator light

(green) flashes.

Type A

Type B

Spare keys or keys for other vehicles

equipped with an immobilizer system

touch or come near the key.

Indicator light

Type A

Type B

Push

button

start

Key

NOTE

Devices for electronic purchases, or

security passage touch or come near the

key.

When touching the push button start

using the backside of the key as shown

in the illustration, touch the push

button start with the lock switch side of

the key facing up.

If the engine cannot be started due to a

dead key battery, the engine can be started

using the following procedure:

1. Continue to depress the brake pedal

firmly until the engine has completely

started.

Type B

Align the center area of the emblem on

the transmitter with the center area of

the push button start while the push

button start indicator light (green)

flashes.

2. (Manual transmission)

Continue to depress the clutch pedal

firmly until the engine has completely

started.

3. Make sure that the push button start

indication light (green) flashes.

Indicator light

Emblem

Push

button

start

Key

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When Driving

Start/Stop Engine

5. Make sure that the push button start

indicator light (green) turns on.

6. Press the push button start to start the

engine.

Emergency Operation for Starting

the Engine

▼

If the KEY warning light (red) illuminates,

or the push button start indicator light

(amber) flashes, this could indicate that

the engine may not start using the usual

starting method (for vehicles with a type A

instrument cluster (page 4-27), messages

are displayed in the instrument cluster).

Have your vehicle inspected at an

Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as

possible. If this occurs, the engine can be

force-started. Press and hold the push

button start until the engine starts. Other

procedures necessary for starting the

engine such as having the key in the cabin,

and depressing the clutch pedal (manual

transmission) or the brake pedal

NOTE



The engine cannot be started unless

the clutch pedal is fully depressed

(manual transmission) or the brake

pedal is fully depressed (automatic

transmission).



If there is a malfunction with the

push button start function, the push

button start indicator light (amber)

flashes. In this case, the engine may

start, however, have the vehicle

checked at an Authorized Mazda

Dealer as soon as possible.



If the push button start indicator

(automatic transmission) are required.

light (green) does not illuminate,

perform the operation from the

beginning again. If it does not

illuminate, have the vehicle checked

at an Authorized Mazda Dealer.



To switch the ignition position

without starting the engine, perform

the following operations after the

push button start indicator light

(green) turns on.

1. Release the clutch pedal (manual

transmission) or brake pedal

(automatic transmission).

2. Press the push button start to

switch the ignition position. The

ignition switches in the order of

ACC, ON, and off each time the

push button start is pressed. To

switch the ignition position

again, perform the operation

from the beginning.

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