warning lights MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ 2001 Owners Manual (in English)

Knowins Your Mazda
V Unlock button
To unlock the driver's door, press the
UNLOCK button.
To unlock all the doors, press .he
UNLOCK butlon again within 5 seconds.
NOTtr
After unlocking with the transmitler.
all doors will automatically lock if
one is not opened wilhin about 30
V ! Panic button
You can use the ! bufton to rum on the
alarm. wbich allows you to signal for
attention in an emergency.
NOTE
The alarm will work whether any
door is open or closed.
Turning on the alarm
Pressing the ! button once will sound the
hom intermittendy and flash lhe
headlights and hazard warning lights for
abou12 minutes and 30 seconds.
Turning off the alarm
Press any button on the transmitter
NOTE
When all doors and the boot are
closed, push the LOCK buuon. The
hazard waming flasher will flash
one time to indicate thal the doors
and ibe boot are locked.
wlen ihe UNLOCK butun is
pressed. the hazard waming flasher
will flash twice to indicate rhat tbe
Il the LocK and uNLocK button
afe pressed sequentially, tbe tum
and lane chang€ indicalors and the
hazard waming flasher may not
flash correcily.
3-8

Driving Your Mazda
Ignition Switch Positions
I ACC (Accessory)
The steering wheel unlocks and some
electrical accessories will operate.
I LOCK
The steering wheel locks to pro@ct
against theft. only in this posidon can the
ON
ACC
toN
This is lhe normal runningposition after
rhe engine is statted. The waming lights
(except brakes) should be inspected
before the engine is started (page 5-26).
I START
The engine is started in this position. It
wiil crank until you release the key; then
it retums 1() the ON position. The brake
warning light can be checked aft€r lhe
engine is started (page 5-26).
{.t
V Manual transaxle
Wlen tuming the ignilion switch to the
LOCK position. push the key in at the
ACC position.

Drit ing Your Mazda
Warning LightVBeeps
I Warning Lights Inspection
Inspect lhe waming lights by turning the
ignilion switch !o the ON position with
th€ engine offand the parking brake on.
Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer
about any light thai doesn't come on.
If the brake system waming light is off
when dre ignition switch is in the START
position, have the system inspectedby an
Authorized Mazda Dealer
After starting the engine, make sure all
warning lights are off.Ifone stays on. it's
signaling for attenlion.
The brake syslem waming lighr sbould
go off when the parking brake is released.
I Brak€ System Wsming
Light
Low brake fluid level warning
You may notice that ihe pedal is harder to
push or tlat it may go closer to the floor.
Ineirher case, jt will take longer to stop
the vehicle.
l. With the engine stopped. check the
brake fluid level immediately and add
fluid as required (page 8 23).
2. After adding fluid, check the light
again.
Ifthe waming light remains on, or if
the brakes do not operate properly, do
not drive the vehicle. Have it towed to
an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
Even ifihe light goes off, have your
brake system inspected as soon as
possibte.
This waming lightcomes on when the
ignition switch is tumed to the ON
position. Wlen the parking brake is not
applied. itgoes out after about2 seconds.
This waming has the following functions:
V Parking brak€ warning
The light cones on when the parking
brake is applied with fte ignition switch
in the START orON position.Ilgoes off
when $e parking brake is fully released.
V Low brake fluid level
warning/Elect.onic b.ake force
distribution system warning
lf the light stays on after the parking
brake is fully released, you may have a
Drive to $e side of the road and park off
the right of way.
5-26

Driving Your Mazda
I Door-Aiar warnine Lieht a- I4+
This warning light comes on when any
door isn't securely closed.
I Antilock Brak€ Svstem f^ l
I ABsr warning iight L(q9/
The waming lighl slays on for a few
seconds when lhe ignition swilch is
turned io the ON position.
If the ABS warning light stays on while
you're driving. lhe ABS control unithas
detected a system malfunction. If this
occurs, your brakes will function
normally as jfthe vehicle had no ABS.
Should this happen. consult an
Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as
Possible.
NOTE
When the engine isjump slarled to
charge the battery, uneven rpm occurs
and the ABS waming lighl comes on.
This is due to a weak battery, not a
malfunction.
Recharge the barcry.
Awnnumc
ABS Warning Light and Bnke
Waning Light on at the Sane Tine:
Driring when the bruke tltten
wanins lisht and ABS u'amins lisht
ale on at the same time is dangerous.
When both lights are on, the rear
wheels couu bck nore quicktr in tn
emerge t! stop than under nornul
Don't dnve with both Aghb on, and
contact an Authoized Mazla Dealer
to hare the braket inspected as soon
5-30

Dri!ing Your Mazda
A wanlsnrc
S e lf-S en icing the S uarkacala!
ResttuintSrstem:
Seryaenicittg o. tatnpe.i g ||ith the
tupplemental restraint slstem is
da geftus.The ab bags could
accinentaltr acnvatu or becone
disabled. This could couse vious
Wunes. Nerer tanper with the
supplemental restraint srstem and
alwars have an Authoized Ma.la
Dealet peiom alt senicins and
I Supplemental Restraint
System Warning Light
I Ignition Key Reminder
If the ignition swnch is in the LOCK or
ACC position, a beep wiU sound when
I Lights-On Reminder
Iflights are on and the key is remov€d
from the ignition switch, a beep will
sound when any door is opened.
Iflhe supplementat restraint system is
OK, the warning light comes on when the
ignition switch is turned to the ON
position or after the engine is cranked.
Afler about 6 seconds it go€s out.
A system malfunction is indicated when
lbis light constantly flashes. stays on or
doesn'lcome on at ail.lfone of these
occur. consult an Authorized Mazda
Dealer as soon as possible. The slstem
may not work ln an accident.
5-31

In Case of an Em€rg€ncy
NOTE
The tum signals don't work when
the hazard waming lights are on.
Check local regulations about tbe
use of hazard waming lights while
ihe vehicle is being towed. They
may forbid it.
Hazard Warning Flasher
6.2
Overheating
If the temperature gauge indicates
overheating, you experience power loss,
or you hear a loud knocking or pinging
noise, the engine is probably too hot.
If this happens:
l Drive safely ro the side of the road and
park off the right-of-way.
2. Put a vehicle with an automatic
rransaxle in park G), a rnanual
transaxle in neutral.
Apply the parking brake.
3. Tum offthe air conditioner
The hazard warning lights wam other
drivers ihat your vebicle is a traffic
hazard and that they musl take extreme
caution when near il.
The hazard warnins ligbts should always
be used when you stop on or near a
Depress the hazard warning swirch and
all four tum signals willflash at once.