Mazda 2005 Mazda6 Sports Sedan, Owner'S Manual

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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 the
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 the 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 3
minutes 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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Opening a door, the hood or the trunk
lid by operating an inside door-lock
knob, the hood release handle or 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. Close the hood. Then close and lock all
doors and the trunk lid/liftgate/hatch
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 trunk lid/
liftgate/hatch . 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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Insert the key into the ignition switch
and turn it to the ON position.
The hazard warning lights will flash twice
to indicate that the system is turned off.
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Knowing Your Mazda
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