When Driving- Page 148

2021 Mazda Mazda3 Sedan Owners Manual

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When Driving
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
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This is for improved exhaust gas

puri

fi

cation and does not indicate

any parts defect.

Engine-starting is controlled by the

spark ignition system.

This system meets all Canadian

Interference-Causing Equipment

Standard requirements regulating the

impulse electrical 

fi

eld strength of

radio noise.

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 depress the brake

pedal 

fi

rmly until the engine has

completely started.

5.

(Manual transmission)

Continue to depress the clutch

pedal 

fi

rmly until the engine has

completely started.

(Automatic transmission)

Put the vehicle in park (P). If you

must restart the engine while the

vehicle is moving, shift into neutral

(N).

NOTE

(Manual transmission)

The starter will not operate if the

clutch pedal is not depressed

su

ciently.

(Automatic transmission)

The starter will not operate if the

selector lever is not in P or N

position and the brake pedal is

not depressed su

ciently.

6. Make sure that the KEY indicator

light (green) in the instrument

cluster and push button start

indicator light (green) turns on.

1. Indicator light

2. Push button start

NOTE

If the push button start indicator

light (green) 

fl

ashes, make sure

that the key is being carried.

If the push button start indicator

light (green) 

fl

ashes with the key

being carried, touch the key to

the push button start and start

the engine.

Refer to Engine Start Function

When Key Battery is Dead on

page 4-8.

CAUTION

If the KEY warning indication (red)

is displayed, or the push button

start indicator light (amber) 

fl

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.

Refer to KEY Warning Indication/

Warning Light (Red) on page

7-33.

When Driving

Start/Stop Engine

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  • 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 depress the brake pedal fi rmly until the engine has completely started.
  • 5. (Manual transmission) Continue to depress the clutch pedal fi rmly until the engine has completely started.
  • 6. Make sure that the KEY indicator light (green) in the instrument cluster and push button start indicator light (green) turns on.
  • 1. Indicator light 2.
  • 8. CAUTION If the KEY warning indication (red) is displayed, or the push button start indicator light (amber) fl ashes, this could indicate a problem with the engine starting system.