Mazda mx-5 2017 Owner's Manual page 122

When Driving
Start/Stop Engine
8. After starting the engine, let it idle for
about ten seconds.
NOTE
Whether the engine is cold or warm, it

should be started without the use of the
accelerator.
If the engine does not start the first

time, refer to Starting a Flooded Engine
under Emergency Starting. If the engine
still does not start, have your vehicle
inspected by an Authorized Mazda
Dealer (page 7-26).
Engine Start Function When Key
Battery is Dead
CAUTION
When starting the engine by holding
the transmitter over the push button
start due to a dead key battery or a
malfunctioning key, be careful not
to allow the following, otherwise the
signal from the key will not be received
correctly and the engine may not start.
Metal parts of other keys or metal

objects touch the key.
4–8
Spare keys or keys for other

vehicles equipped with an
immobilizer system touch or come
near the key.
Devices for electronic purchases,

or security passage touch or come
near the key.
If the engine cannot be started due to a
dead key battery, the engine can be started
using the following procedure:
1. Continue to depress the brake pedal
firmly until the engine has completely
started.
2. (Manual transmission)
Continue to depress the clutch pedal
firmly until the engine has completely
started.
3. Verify that the push button start
indication light (green) flashes.
4. Touch the push button start using the
backside of the key (as shown) while
the push button start indicator light
(green) flashes.
Transmitter