Theft-Deterrent System - Mazda 2006 MAZDA6 Owner's Manual

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Theft-Deterrent System

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
The theft-deterrent system operates
with the key or the keyless entry
system transmitter.
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.
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:
Forcing open a door, the hood or the
trunk lid/liftgate/hatch.
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.
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If the system is triggered again, the lights
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and horn will activate until a door is
unlocked or the trunk lid is opened with
the key or with the transmitter.
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.
To Turn off an Armed System
An armed system can be turned off by any
one of the following methods:
Unlock a door with the key.
Press the unlock button on the keyless
entry system transmitter.
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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