MAZDA MODEL MX-5 2016 Owners Manual (in English)

10–3
Index
Coming Home Light System ..............4-38
Console Box ......................................5-137
Convertible Top (Soft Top) .................3-34
Cruise Control .....................................4-89
Cruise control switch.....................4-89
Cruise main indicator light (amber)/
cruise set indicator light (green) ....4-90
Cruise Control Set Vehicle Speed
Display ................................................4-14
Cup Holder ........................................5-134
Customer Assistance .............................8-2
D
Dashboard Illumination ......................4-13
Daytime Running Lights .....................4-39
Defogger
Mirror ............................................4-45
Rear window .................................4-45
Dimensions ...........................................9-5
Door Locks ..........................................3-10
Drive Selection ....................................4-61
Driving In Flooded Area .....................3-47
Driving Tips
Automatic transmission .................4-33
Break-in period..............................3-43
Driving in flooded area..................3-47
Driving on uneven road .................3-48
Floor mat .......................................3-44
Hazardous driving .........................3-44
Overloading ...................................3-47
Rocking the vehicle .......................3-45
Saving fuel and protection of the
environment...................................3-43
Winter driving ...............................3-45
Driving on Uneven Road ....................3-48
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) .......4-57
DSC OFF indicator light ...............4-58
DSC OFF switch ...........................4-58
TCS/DSC indicator light ...............4-57
E
Emergency Starting
Push-starting ..................................7-26
Starting a flooded engine ...............7-26
Emergency Towing
Tiedown hooks ..............................7-31
Towing description ........................7-30
Emission Control System ....................3-23
Ending Screen Display ........................4-60
Engine
Coolant ..........................................6-29
Engine compartment overview .....6-26
Exhaust gas....................................3-24
Hood release ..................................6-24
Oil ..................................................6-27
Starting ............................................4-3
Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge ...4-11
Essential Information ............................6-2
Event Data Recorder ...........................8-20
Exhaust Gas ........................................3-24
Exterior Care .......................................6-57
Aluminum wheel maintenance ......6-62
Bright-metal maintenance .............6-61
Convertible top maintenance.........6-62
Maintaining the finish ...................6-59
Plastic part maintenance ................6-64
F
Flasher
Hazard warning .............................4-46
Headlights .....................................4-35
Flat Tire .................................................7-3
Mounting the tire ...........................7-20
Removing a tire .............................7-16
Floor Mat ............................................3-44
Fluid
Brake/Clutch .................................6-31
Washer ...........................................6-31
Fluids
Classification ...................................9-4
Foot Brake ...........................................4-51
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Index
Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) .........4-84
Fuel
Filler lid and cap............................3-25
Gauge ............................................4-12
Requirements.................................3-22
Tank capacity ..................................9-5
Fuel Consumption Display .................4-60
Fuel Economy Monitor .......................4-59
Ending screen display ...................4-60
Fuel consumption display .............4-60
Fuel-Filler Lid
When fuel-filler lid cannot be
opened ...........................................7-29
Fuses ...................................................6-52
Panel description ...........................6-54
Replacement ..................................6-52
G
Gauges ...................................................4-9
H
Hazard Warning Flasher ......................4-46
Hazardous Driving ..............................3-44
Head Restraint .......................................2-6
Headlights
Coming home light system............4-38
Control...........................................4-35
Flashing .........................................4-38
High-low beam ..............................4-38
Leaving home light system ...........4-39
Leveling.........................................4-39
High Beam Control System (HBC) ....4-66
High Beam Control System (HBC)
indicator light (green) ....................4-68
Hill Launch Assist (HLA) ...................4-53
HomeLink Wireless Control System ...4-47
Hood Release ......................................6-24
Horn ....................................................4-46
I
i-ACTIVSENSE ..................................4-64
Adaptive Front Lighting System
(AFS) .............................................4-65
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) ......4-74
Camera and sensors .......................4-64
Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) ...4-84
High Beam Control System
(HBC) ............................................4-66
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) .........................................4-69
Radar sensors (rear).......................4-87
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) ...4-81
If a Warning Light Turns On or
Flashes.................................................7-33
Ignition
Switch ..............................................4-2
Ignition Not Switched Off (STOP)
Warning Beep ......................................7-46
Illuminated Entry System .................5-132
Immobilizer System ............................3-39
Indicator Lights ...................................4-18
Low engine coolant temperature ...4-20
Wrench ..........................................4-20
Inside Trunk Release Lever ................3-20
Inspecting Brake/Clutch Fluid Level ...6-31
Inspecting Coolant Level ....................6-29
Inspecting Engine Oil Level ...............6-28
Inspecting Washer Fluid Level............6-31
Instrument Cluster .................................4-9
Interior Care ........................................6-64
Cleaning the lap/shoulder belt
webbing .........................................6-66
Cleaning the upholstery and interior
trim ................................................6-65
Cleaning the window interiors ......6-66
Dashboard precautions ..................6-64
Interior Lights
Overhead light .............................5-131
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Index
J
Jack .......................................................7-4
Jump-Starting ......................................7-23
K
Key Left-in-trunk Warning Beep (With the
advanced keyless function) .................7-47
Key Left-in-vehicle Warning Beep (With
the advanced keyless function) ...........7-47
Key Removed from Vehicle Warning
Beep ....................................................7-46
Key Suspend Function ..........................3-7
Keyless Entry System ...........................3-3
Keys ......................................................3-2
Key suspend function ......................3-7
Transmitter ......................................3-4
L
Label Information .................................9-2
Lane-Change Signals ..........................4-40
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) ...............................................4-69
LDWS switch ................................4-72
Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS)
Warning Sound ....................................7-47
Leaving Home Light System ..............4-39
Light Bulbs
Replacement ..................................6-45
Specifications ..................................9-7
Lighting Control..................................4-35
Lights-on Reminder ............................7-45
Lubricant Quality ..................................9-4
M
Maintenance
Information ......................................6-2
Scheduled ........................................6-4
Maintenance Monitor ..........................6-20
Manual Transmission Operation .........4-21
Recommendations for shifting ......4-22
Message Indicated on Display ............7-43
Meters and Gauges ................................4-9
Mirror Defogger ..................................4-45
Mirrors
Outside mirrors..............................3-28
Rearview mirror ............................3-29
O
Odometer and Trip Meter ....................4-10
Outside Mirrors ...................................3-28
Outside Temperature Display ..............4-13
Overhead Light .................................5-131
Overheating .........................................7-27
Overloading .........................................3-47
Owner Maintenance
Closing the hood ...........................6-25
Engine compartment overview .....6-26
Key battery replacement ...............6-38
Opening the hood ..........................6-24
Owner maintenance precautions ...6-22
P
Parking Brake ......................................4-52
Personalization Features .......................9-9
Power Steering ....................................4-63
Power Windows ..................................3-31
R
Radar Sensors (Rear) ..........................4-87
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) ........4-81
Rear Window Defogger ......................4-45
Rearview Mirror ..................................3-29
Recommended Oil ..............................6-27
Recording of Vehicle Data ..................8-21
Recreational Towing ...........................3-49
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ...............................................8-17
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Index
Replacement
Fuse ...............................................6-52
Key battery ....................................6-38
Light bulbs ....................................6-45
Tires ...............................................6-43
Wheel ............................................6-43
Wiper .............................................6-33
Request Switch Inoperable Warning Beep
(With the advanced keyless function) ...7-47
Rocking the Vehicle ............................3-45
S
SRS Air Bags
How the SRS air bags work ..........2-31
Limitations to SRS air bag ............2-35
Monitoring.....................................2-42
Passenger occupant classification
system ............................................2-37
SRS air bag deployment criteria ...2-34
Supplemental restraint system
components ...................................2-29
Safety Defects, Reporting ...................8-13
Satellite Radio .....................................5-46
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment ........................................3-43
Scheduled Maintenance ........................6-4
Seat ........................................................2-4
Seat Belt System .................................2-10
3-point type ...................................2-10
Automatic locking ...........................2-9
Emergency locking ..........................2-9
Extender ........................................2-13
Pregnant women ..............................2-9
Seat belt precautions .......................2-7
Seat Belt Warning Beep ......................7-46
Seat Side Box ....................................5-137
Seats
Head restraint ..................................2-6
Seat warmer .....................................2-5
Security System
Immobilizer system .......................3-39
Theft-deterrent system ..................3-41
Service Publications ............................8-49
Specifications ........................................9-4
Speedometer ........................................4-10
Starting the Engine ................................4-3
Steering Wheel ....................................3-27
Horn...............................................4-46
Storage Compartments ......................5-137
Back trim storage box .................5-138
Console box .................................5-137
Seat side box ...............................5-137
Sunvisors ...........................................5-131
T
Tachometer ..........................................4-11
Theft-Deterrent System .......................3-41
Tiedown
Hook ..............................................7-31
Tire Inflation Pressure Warning Beep ...7-47
Tire Information ..................................8-24
Tire Pressure Monitoring System .......4-93
Tires ....................................................6-41
Flat tire ............................................7-3
Replacing a tire .............................6-43
Replacing a wheel .........................6-43
Snow tires ......................................3-46
Specifications ..................................9-8
Tire chains .....................................3-46
Tire inflation pressure ....................6-41
Tire rotation ...................................6-42
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) .......................................8-22
Towing
Recreational towing ......................3-49
Trailer towing ................................3-49
Towing Description .............................7-30
Traction Control System (TCS) ..........4-56
TCS/DSC indicator light ...............4-56
Transmitter ............................................3-4
Trip Computer .....................................4-14
Trip Meter ...........................................4-10
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10–7
Index
Trouble
Battery runs out .............................7-23
Emergency starting ........................7-26
Emergency towing ........................7-30
Flat tire ............................................7-3
Overheating ...................................7-27
Parking in an emergency .................7-2
When fuel-filler lid cannot be
opened ...........................................7-29
When trunk lid cannot be opened ...7-49
Trunk Lid ............................................3-18
Inside trunk release lever ..............3-20
When trunk lid cannot be opened ...7-49
Turn Signals ........................................4-40
V
Vanity Mirrors ...................................5-131
Vehicle Information Labels ...................9-2
W
Warning Lights ....................................4-16
Warning Sound is Activated ................7-45
Air bag/seat belt pretensioner system
warning beep .................................7-45
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) System
warning beep .................................7-48
Ignition not switched off (STOP)
warning beep .................................7-46
Key left-in-trunk warning beep (With
the advanced keyless function) .....7-47
Key left-in-vehicle warning beep (With
the advanced keyless function) .....7-47
Key removed from vehicle warning
beep ...............................................7-46
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) warning sound ................7-47
Lights-on reminder ........................7-45
Request switch inoperable warning
beep (With the advanced keyless
function) ........................................7-47
Seat belt warning beep ..................7-46
Tire inflation pressure warning
beep ...............................................7-47
Warranty ..............................................8-15
Weights..................................................9-6
Windblocker ......................................5-138
Windows
Power windows .............................3-31
Windshield Washer .............................4-44
Windshield Wipers ..............................4-42
Winter Driving ....................................3-45
Wiper
Replacing windshield wiper
blades.............................................6-33
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