Black plate (116,1)
Theft-Deterrent System
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The optional theft-deterrent system is
designed to prevent your vehicle or its
contents from being stolen when all doors,
hood, and trunk lid/liftgate/hatch are
locked.
If forcible entry is attempted, the system
sounds the horn and flashes the hazard
warning lights.
NOTE
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The theft-deterrent system operates
with the key or the keyless entry
system transmitter.
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The system will not function unless
it is properly armed. To properly
secure the vehicle, always make sure
all windows are completely closed
and all doors and the trunk lid/
liftgate/hatch are locked before
leaving the vehicle. Remember to
take your key and transmitter.
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Operation
System triggering conditions
The horn sounds intermittently and the
hazard warning lights flash for about 25
seconds when the system is triggered by
any one of the following:
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Forcing open a door, the hood or the
trunk lid/liftgate/hatch.
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Unlocking a door with the inside door-
lock knob.
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Unlocking a door with the door lock
switch.
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Opening a door by operating an inside
door-lock knob.
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Opening the hood by operating the
hood release handle.
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Opening the trunk lid by operating the
trunk lid release button.
If the system is triggered again, the lights
and horn will activate until a door is
unlocked or the trunk lid is opened with
the key or with the transmitter.
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How to Arm the System
1. Remove the key from the ignition
switch.
2. Make sure the hood is closed. Close
and lock all doors and the hatch/
liftgate/trunk lid from the outside using
the key or press the lock button on
your keyless entry system transmitter.
The hazard warning lights will flash
once to indicate that the system is
armed.
The following method will also arm the
theft-deterrent system:
Close the hood and the hatch/liftgate/
trunk lid . Press the area on the door-
lock switch marked
“
LOCK
”
once.
Close all doors.
NOTE
Locking the doors with the inside door-
lock knob will not arm the system.
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To Turn off an Armed System
An armed system can be turned off by any
one of the following methods:
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Unlock a door with the key.
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Press the unlock button on the keyless
entry system transmitter.
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Knowing Your Mazda
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Some models.
Security System
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