• Allows visual confirmation of immobilizer system operation.
• If any malfunction is detected in the immobilizer system, the malfunction location can be verified by the security light flashing pattern.
Caution
• Always use the Mazda Modular Diagnostic System (M-MDS) to verify DTCs even if the security light indicates a DTC. If the security light itself has a malfunction, a DTC may not be indicated properly.
Operation
• When the immobilizer system is operating, the security light flashes repeatedly
0.1 s every 2 s.
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• When the immobilizer system is released normally, the security light illuminates
for approx. 3 s and then goes off when the ignition switch is turned to the ON position.
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• If the immobilizer system is not released normally (malfunction detected by the malfunction diagnosis function), the security light displays a DTC. If this occurs, the security light flashes or illuminates
for 1 min and then displays the DTC when the ignition switch is turned to the ON position.
― DTC 11—16: Flashes
― DTC 21, 22, 23: Illuminated
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Note
• The security light flashes to display the DTC
10 times.
• If multiple DTCs that can be confirmed with the security light are detected, only the DTC with the lowest number of those detected will be displayed by the security light.
