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Driving Your Mazda

Starting and Driving

Form No. 8S06-EA-03H

1. Occupants should fasten their seat 

belts.

2. Make sure the parking brake is on.

3. Depress the brake pedal.

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

restart the engine while the vehicle is 
moving, shift into neutral (N).

5. Turn the ignition switch to the START 

position and hold (up to 10 seconds at a 
time) until the engine starts.

6. After starting the engine, let it idle for 

about 10 seconds.

Starting the Engine

NOTE

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.

NOTE

The starter will not operate if the shift 
lever is 

not

 in P or N.

Don’t try the starter for more than 10 
seconds at a time. If the engine stalls or 
fails to start, wait 10 seconds before 
trying again. Otherwise, you may 
damage the starter and drain the 
battery.

CAUTION

NOTE

•

In extremely cold weather, below 
-18

°

C (0

°

F), or after the vehicle has 

stood idle several days, let the 
engine warm up without operating 
the accelerator.

•

Whether cold or warm, the engine 
should be started without use of the 
accelerator.

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