ADVANCED KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM Advanced Key • T his system allows you to lock and unlock the doors, open the trunk lid and even start the engine without Lock ever taking your key out. Unlock • Y ou can also use the buttons on the Trunk advanced key to lock and unlock Panic Alarm the doors, open the trunk lid and open the power Auxiliary Key windows and moonroof. • A uxiliary key provided for emergencies. Advanced Key Features Driver’s Door Request Switch • D river’s Door Handle: To unlock only the driver’s door, gently grasp and pull the door handle after the beep is heard. The sensor on the back side of the door handle will...
STARTiNg THE ENgiNE wiTH THE ADVANCED KEY With the Advanced Key on you… • S tart the engine by pushing the Start button while pushing the clutch pedal (manual transmission) or the brake pedal (automatic transmission). Shut the engine OFF by pushing the Start button again. • T o activate Accessories (ACC), push the Start button once without pushing the clutch or brake pedal. • T he key indicator light will show gREEN when the advanced key is detected and the brake pedal is pushed. The engine is ready to start. The indicator flashes RED (for 3 seconds) when the key is not detected or if the advanced keyless transmitter battery is dead. If illuminated RED, the push button start may not start the engine, unless the auxiliary key is used (see “Emergency Vehicle Entry/Engine Start”). indicator Light NOTE: •...
Seats ELECTRONiCALLY OPERATED DRiVER SEAT w/MEMORY Slide/Tilt Switch Recline Switch Push forward or backward to slide seat Push forward or backward bottom. Seat can also be raised, lowered or to adjust seatback angle. tilted with this control. Lumbar Adjustment Rotate clockwise to increase support and counterclockwise to decrease support. Memory Seat Switch To Program the Driver’s Seat Position: 1 Park vehicle. 2 A djust seat to desired position using the Slide/Tilt and Recline switches. 3 W hile pushing the memory seat SET button, push one of the three programming buttons until beep is heard. Programming is now complete. Program the remaining two buttons as desired.
AUTO-DiMMiNg MiRRORS AND HOMELiNK ® HomeLink indicator Light Auto-Dimming On and Off ® Light Sensor Auto-Dimming Mirrors • A uto-Dimming automatically darkens your rear view mirror and both outside door mirrors to reduce headlight glare from the vehicles behind you. • A uto-Dimming is activated every time the vehicle is started. NOTE: • Both door mirrors will appear to have a halo, or ring around the outer edge of the mirror surface. This is actually the electrical circuitry that allows the mirrors to dim. This is normal operation of the mirrors. • In addition to the auto-dimming mirror’s front light sensor, there is also a rear light sensor (not shown). Do not place or hang any objects over the front or rear mirror light sensors, otherwise, the auto-dimming mirrors will not operate properly.
Instrument Cluster iNSTRUMENT FUEL gAUgE TACHOMETER AMBiENT CLUSTER DiMMER TEMPERATURE gLOSSARY OF wARNiNg AND iNDiCATOR LigHTS NOTE: See Owner’s Manual for more details and explanations. Low Fuel DSC OFF (Dynamic Stability Control) KEY warning Light (RED) Advanced key not detected Charging System or transmitter battery is dead. KEY indicator Light (gREEN) Tire Pressure Advanced key detected, Monitoring System engine is ready to start.
Feature Highlights LigHTiNg CONTROL/TURN SigNAL LEVER • R otate the outer knob up to the first position for AUTO. With the headlight switch in AUTO and the ignition ON, the light sensor determines the surrounding lightness or darkness and automatically turns the headlights, other exterior lights and dashboard illumination on or off. • R otate the outer knob up to the second position for tail, parking and dashboard lights. • R otate the outer knob up to the third position for tail, parking, dashboard, and headlights. • Rotate the inner ring up for fog lamps. • P ush the lever away from you to turn the high beams on. • Pull the lever all the way back and release to flash the high beams. Outer Knob Fog Lamps inner Ring PORTABLE AUDiO PLAYER iNTEgRATiON USiNg THE AUX JACK Your vehicle is equipped with an AUX or auxiliary jack that will allow you to play your portable audio player...
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wiNDSHiELD wiPER/wASHER CONTROL LEVER • M IST-Push lever up for a single swipe to clear mist. • A UTO-With the windshield wiper lever in the AUTO position, the rain sensor senses the amount of rainfall and turns the wiper on or off automatically. Rotate inner ring away from you (clockwise) for less sensitivity and toward you (counterclockwise) for more sensitivity. NOTE: Vehicles not equipped with AUTO wipers will have intermittent (INT) wipers. • LO-Push down to second position for low speed wiper operation. • HI-Push down to third position for high speed wiper operation. • P ulling lever toward you will dispense washer fluid and the wipers will make several passes across windshield. Less sensitive Outer Knob inner Ring More sensitive Fuel Door Release To open, pull up the remote fuel door release. NOTE: Fuel requirement 87 Octane.
Feature Highlights BLiND SPOT MONiTORiNg (BSM) SYSTEM The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system is designed to assist the driver by monitoring the blind spots to the rear of the vehicle on both sides. • I f your vehicle speed is 20 mph (32 km/h) or more, the BSM will warn you of vehicles in the detection area by illuminating the BSM warning lights located on the left and right door mirrors. • I f you operate a turn signal in the direction of an illuminated BSM warning light, the system will also warn you with a beep and warning light flash.
NOTE: Changing to manual mode can be done while driving the vehicle. To Shift Up To A Higher Gear: • T ap shift lever back (+) once. To Shift Down To A Lower Gear: • T ap shift lever forward (-) once. 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMiSSiON • P ush the clutch pedal down completely to start the engine and to shift gears. • T o place the transmission in Reverse, place shifter...
Manual Climate Control Temperature Fan Control Dial Mode Selector Dial Control Dial • R otate dial to • R otate dial to select • P ush to turn Air desired fan airflow mode. Conditioning system speed (1-4). ON and OFF. D ashboard Push to vents • R otate dial to recirculate cabin desired air D ashboard and air, reduce temperature.
Automatic Climate Control Driver side temperature setting Passenger side temperature setting Driver Temperature Fan Control Dial Passenger Control Dial Temperature • P ush to turn the Control Dial • P ush AUTO ON to climate control turn Automatic Air system OFF. • P ush and rotate Conditioning to activate. • R otate dial to system ON.
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Audio Controls Without Navigation TO LOAD/PLAY A CD (if equipped with 6-CD changer) 1. P ush the LOAD button. 2. After “IN” is displayed on the Information Display, insert the CD. Audio System ON Tuning • P ush POWER/VOLUME T he radio has the following to turn the radio on. tuning controls: • MANUAL Media Selection • TRACk/SEEk • A M, FM, CD, SAT...
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• T o hold a station, push previously set channels. Refer the SCAN button again to your Owner’s Manual for during this interval. complete details. Preset Channel Tuning The 6 preset channels can be used SETTiNg YOUR CLOCK to store 6 AM and 12 FM stations. (if equipped with Trip Computer) • T o set a channel first select AM, 1. Push the “CLOCK” button. FM1, or FM2. 2. Push and hold the H (hours) • Tune to the desired station. button to the correct hour. • P ush a channel preset button 3.
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Audio Controls With Navigation TO LOAD/PLAY A CD 1. P ush LOAD / 2. P ush the LOAD on-screen button lightly. 3. W ait for the screen to lower. 4. After “IN” is displayed on the Information Display, insert the CD. The CD will begin playing after the screen closes. Audio System ON cause the tuner to automatically seek a higher or lower • Push POWER/VOLUME on. frequency or track depending • P ush SOURCE button. on media selected.
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FM1, FM2, SAT1, SAT2 or SAT3. 4. U se the + hour and - hour Tune to the desired station. tabs to enter the correct hour. • Push the TUNE AUDIO dial. 5. U se the + min (minutes) • S elect any channel preset and - min to set the on-screen button for about 2 correct minutes. seconds until a beep is heard. 6. Exit by pushing the Ok tab. The selected preset channel number and station frequency NOTE: Minutes and seconds are will be displayed and is now adjusted by the gPS, however, it is held in memory. necessary to adjust hours under the following conditions: • R epeat to store other stations. • D riving across different...
• D isc B covers some of the Midwest and all of the Eastern states including Puerto Rico. • Both discs cover all of Canada. NOTE: If the state your address is in is not displayed when entering a destination, you may have the wrong disc in the navigation system. 1 Push LOAD / 2 W hen “Load/Eject” screen appears select “MAP”. Wait for navigation screen to tilt open. 3 I nsert the correct Map Disc with the printed side facing up, into the lower DVD MAP slot. 4 Read the Caution carefully and select the “AgREE” on-screen button. 5 T o remove the Map Disc, place the ignition in ACC or ON position. 6 Push and then “MAP”. LOAD / 189242_09c_Mazda6_SSG_112108.indd 20 11/21/08 3:22:55 PM...
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14 P ush “guide” or just start driving. SELECTiNg A POiNT OF iNTEREST (POi) NEAR YOUR CURRENT LOCATiON 1 Push the “Menu” button on the navigation face. 2 Select “Destination Entry”. 3 Select “Point of Interest”. 4 Select “Nearest”. 5 Select “Current Position”. 6 I n the QUICk POI screen, select the category of the point of interest you want to find. You can set multiple categories for searching up to five. 7 After selecting categories, push “List”. 8 S earch result shows up as a list in “LOCAL POIs” screen. Select the point of interest you want to set as the destination from the list. 9 Push “Destination”. 10 Push “guide” or just start driving.
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Navigation screen. “Setup, Pairing Options.” 3 Select Settings. 3 Say, “Pair.” 4 S elect Pair/Select Device. 4 S ay a four-digit code 5 S elect Add New. (i.e., “1, 2, 3, 4”). 6 S ystem will provide a 5 P lace phone in discovery four-digit code. mode; if necessary, consult 7 U se the four-digit code to your phone’s manual or go to begin the pairing procedure; www.mazdausa.com/bluetooth.
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Customer Delivery Checklist VEHiCLE PRESENTATiON: Refer to Smart Start Guide during presentation Keyless Entry ......... Fuel Door ........• key Fob • Fuel Door Release and Fuel Spec • S mart Entry Blind Spot Monitoring* ....(Advanced key*) • D oor Request Switch* Climate Control ......13-14 • T runk Request Switch* • Manual Mode • Power Door Locks • Auto Mode* Starting the Engine* ......
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