Mazda MX-5 2024 Owner's Manual page 108

Opening/closing
Security System
When the doors are locked by

pressing the lock button on the key
or using the auxiliary key the
theft-deterrent system is armed, the
hazard warning lights will flash once
to indicate that the system is armed.
Operation
Horn triggering conditions
The horn sounds intermittently and the
hazard warning lights flash for about
30 seconds when the system is
triggered by any one of the following:
Unlocking a door with the auxiliary

key, door lock switch, or an inside
door-lock knob.
Forcing open a door, the hood or the

trunk lid.
Opening the hood by operating the

hood release handle.
Switching the vehicle power ON

without using the push button start.
If the system is triggered again, the
lights and horn will activate until the
driver's door or the trunk lid is
unlocked with the key.
The lights and horn can also be
deactivated by pressing the request
switch on a door.
NOTE
The trunk lid does not open while the
theft-deterrent system is operating.
If the lead-acid battery goes dead

while the theft-deterrent system is
armed, the horn will activate and the
hazard warning lights will flash when
the lead-acid battery is charged or
replaced.
To Stop the Alarm
A triggered alarm can be turned off
using any one of the following
methods:
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Pressing the unlock button or the

trunk button on the key.
Starting the engine with the push

button start.
Pressing a request switch.

Pressing the electric trunk lid opener

while the key is being carried.
The hazard warning lights will flash
twice.
To Turn Off an Armed System
An armed system can be turned off
using any one of the following
methods:
Pressing the unlock button on the

key.
Starting the engine with the push

button start.
Pressing a request switch.

The hazard warning lights will flash
twice.
NOTE
When the doors are unlocked by
pressing the unlock button on the key
while the theft-deterrent system is
turned off, the hazard warning lights
will flash twice to indicate that the
system is turned off.
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