Knowing Your Mazda; Doors and Locks; Opening/Closing with Switches- Page 97

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Knowing Your Mazda

Doors and Locks

Form No. 8S06-EA-03H

Opening/Closing with Switches

1. Bring the vehicle to a complete stop.

2. Put the shift lever in park (P).

3. Set the parking brake.

4. Unlock the sliding doors.

5. Look to be sure that the area around the 

door is clear of people.

6. Press the power sliding doors main 

switch to the ON position.

If you attempt to operate the vehicle in 
any way other than the above conditions 
(except step 4) while the power sliding 
doors are opening/closing electrically, the 
beep sound will be heard. Moreover, a 
door that is sliding open will stop.
When the above conditions are satisfied, 
you can resume power sliding door open/
close operation with the switches.

Operation from the driver’s seat

Operate the left/right power sliding door 
switch to open/close the left/right door.

When either power sliding door switch is 
pressed for 1 second or more, the door 
controlled by that switch will open/close 
automatically after the beep sound is 
heard.

NOTE

•

The left power sliding door cannot 
fully open when the fuel-filler lid is 
open. To fully open the left power 
sliding door in this situation, carry 
out the following procedure:
1. Close the left power sliding door.
2. Close the fuel-filler lid.
3. Open the left power sliding door.

•

When the ABS warning light 
remains illuminated, the power 
sliding doors cannot be opened 
electrically (page 5-29).

NOTE

•

If a power sliding door switch is 
pressed again while the beep sound 
is being heard, the operation can be 
canceled.

•

Press a power sliding door switch to 
stop the power sliding doors while 
they are opening/closing.

Left and right power
sliding door switches

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