Mazda 3 Manual page 90

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Knowing Your Mazda
Advanced Keyless Entry and Start System
qStarting the Engine
Locked steering wheel
If the electronic steering lock warning
light is flashing and the beep sound is
heard, this indicates that the steering
wheel is not unlocked. To unlock the
steering wheel, move the steering wheel
left and right while pressing the push
button start.
Ignition positions
Each time the push button start is pressed,
the ignition switches in the order of off,
ACC, and ON. Pressing the push button
start again from ON switches the ignition
off.
Indicator
light (ACC)
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Indicator
light (ON)
Off
The power supply to electrical devices
turns off and the push button start
indicator lights (ACC and ON) also turn
off.
Indicator light
Black plate (90,1)
The order in which the ignition is switched
l
can be changed.
Refer to Personalization Features on page
10-12.
The engine starts by pressing the push
l
button start while depressing the clutch
pedal (manual transaxle) or the brake
pedal (automatic transaxle). To switch the
ignition position, press the push button start
without depressing the pedal.
Do not leave the ignition switched ON
l
while the engine is not running. Doing so
could result in the battery going dead. If the
ignition is left in ACC (For automatic
transaxle, the shift lever is in the P position,
and the ignition is in ACC), the ignition
switches off automatically after one hour.
The setting can be changed to not switch
the ignition off automatically.
Refer to Personalization Features on page
10-12.