Mazda 2013 MX-5 Miata User guide

Brand: Mazda

Model: 2013 MX-5 Miata

Category: Cars

Type: User guide

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Smart Start Guide

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Trunk Request Switch

Door Request Switch

Lock

Unlock

Trunk

Panic Alarm

Advanced Key

Key

ADVANCED KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM

 • Thissystemallowsyoutolock/unlock

thedoors,openthetrunklid,andeven

starttheenginewithoutevertakingthe

keyout.

While Carrying the Advanced Key…

 •  Unlock the driver’s doorbypushing

thedriver’sdoorrequestswitchonce.

 • Unlock both doorsbypushingthe

driver’sdoorrequestswitchtwice

ORbypushingthepassenger’sdoor

requestswitchonce.

 • Lock both doorsbypushingthe

driver’sdoororpassengerdoorrequest

switchonce.

 • Open the trunkbypushingthetrunk

requestswitchonce.

 • Open the front windowsbypushing

theunlockbuttonontheadvancedkey

andthenpushingagainandholding;

releasetostop.

KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM

Thissystemremotelylocksandunlocksthedoorsandthetrunk,andopens

thepowerwindows.

Release Button

• Pushtoextendkey.

• Push&holdtoretractkey.

Unlock

•

Pushoncetounlock

driver’sdoor.

• Pushtwice(withinthree

seconds)tounlock

bothdoors.

• Pushtwiceandholdto

openfrontwindows.

Lock

• Pushoncetolock

bothdoors.

• Pushtwice(withinve

seconds)forhornsound

vericationthatboth

doorsarelocked.

Panic Alarm

• Pushforonesecondor

moretoactivatealarm.

• Pushlock,unlock,or

  panicalarmtoturn

  alarmoff.

Trunk

• Pushandholdto

opentrunk.

Retractable Key

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Advanced Key (Rear)

STARTING THE ENGINE

While Carrying the Advanced Key…

 • Start the enginebypushingthestartknobinandturningit(likea

normalkey)whilepushingtheclutchpedal(manualtransmission)orthe

brakepedal(automatictransmission).

 • Shut the engine OFFbyturningthestartknobtotheACCposition

andthenpushinginandturningtotheLockposition.

NOTE:

TheKEY indicatorlightwillilluminateGREENwhenthe

advancedkeyisdetected.IftheKEYindicatorlightashesGREEN,

theadvancedkeytransmitterbatterypowerislow.

 • Iftheadvancedkeycannotbeusedduetoamalfunctionordead

advancedkeybattery,usetheauxiliarykeytolock/unlockthedoors

andtostarttheengine.

Key

Release

Auxiliary Key

(for opening the doors and

starting the engine)

NOTE: RED KeyIndicatorLightmayashifthekeyisplacedinthecup

holder.Thekeymaynotbedetectedinthecupholder.

With the Auxiliary Key…

1 Tostartengine,remove

thestartknobcover

bysqueezingboth

releasebuttonsand

pullingthecoveroff.

2 Pushthekeyreleaseto

removetheauxiliarykey.

3Inserttheauxiliarykeyinto

thekeycylinderandturn

ittostarttheengine.

Release Buttons

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Behind Seat Storage (Soft Top Only)

Moveseatbacksforwardtoaccessthe

seatbacktrimstorageboxes.

Seats

Seat Warmers

Thedriverandpassengerseatscanbe

warmedbyrotatingtheapplicableseat

warmerdialwhiletheignitionisON.

 • Seattemperatureincreasesasthe

numberonthedialincreases.

 • Whentheseatwarmersarenotneeded,rotatethedialsto0.

SEAT CONTROLS

Height Adjustment Lever

Raiseorlowerseatheightbyrepeatedly

pullinguporpushingdownonthelever.

Slide Release Lever

Pullleverupto

moveseatbackward

orforward.

Recline Lever

Pulluptoadjust

seatbackangle.

NOTE: Theseatheatersmaynotturnoniftheseatsarewarmerthanthethermostats

lowpoint(suchasifthetopisdownandtheseatsarewarmedbythesunonacold

sunnydayortheambienttemperatureishigh).

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FUEL DOOR RELEASE

Thefueldoorreleaseisintheseatsideboxlocatedbetweentheseats.

1 Pullhandletoopentheseatsidebox.

2 Toopenthefueldoor,pullthefueldoorrelease.

FUEL REQUIREMENTS

91-octanefuelisrecommended.If91-octanefuelisnotavailable,fuelas

lowas87-octanecanbeusedtemporarilyforemergencypurposes.Use

offuellowerthan91-octanecandecreaseperformance,causeknocking/

enginenoise,deteriorateshiftquality,andpossiblyincreasefuelconsumption.

Refuelingthevehiclewithcorrectoctanefuelacoupleoftimeswillrestore

vehicleperformanceandshiftquality.

FUEL DOOR

Toavoidscratchingthe

paintduringrefueling,

securethefuelllercap

tetheroverthehook

asshown.

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Fuel

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LIGHTING/

TURN SIGNALS

(P. 9 )

CRUISE

CONTROL

WIPER/

WASHER

(P. 10 )

BLUETOOTH

HANDS-FREE/

AUDIO

CONTROL

(P. 2 5)

TILT STEERING

WHEEL LEVER

Driver’s View

HOOD

RELEASE

DYNAMIC

STABILITY

CONTROL (DSC)

TRUNK

RELEASE

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WIPER/

WASHER

(P. 10 )

HAZARD

WARNING

PASSENGER

AIRBAG OFF

INDICATOR

AUDIO

(PP. 2 3-2 4)

ACCESSORY

SOCKET

CLIMATE

CONTROL

(PP. 21-2 2)

SEAT

WARMERS

(P. 3 )

AUX JACK

(P. 12)

POWER

RETRACTABLE

HARDTOP

(If equipped)

(P. 18)

Driver’s View

Thisindicatorlightilluminatestoremindyouthatthefrontpassenger’sfront/sideairbagsandseat

beltpretensionerwillnotdeployduringacollision.Thereasonforthisisthattheweightintheseat

islessthanapproximately66lb.Alwayswearyourseatbeltandifafrontfacingchildseatmustbe

used,youmustdeactivatethepassengerairbag.SeetheOwner’sManualforimportantinformation

onthissafetyfeature.

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Instrument Cluster

TACHOMETER

FUEL GAUGE

DASHBOARD

ILLUMINATION

ENGINE OIL

PRESSURE GAUGE

Low Fuel Level

OFF

Dynamic Stability Control

(DSC)/Traction Control

System (TCS) Off

Indicator Light

DSCOFFswitchpushedand

TCS/DSCturnedoff.

ABS (Antilock Brake

System) Malfunction

Check Engine Light

Charging System Malfunction

Traction Control System

(TCS)/Dynamic Stability

Control (DSC)

On:TCS/DSCmalfunction

Flashing:TCS/DSCoperating

Malfunction Warning Light

Shift Lever Position Indicator

Automatic Transmission

Malfunction

Turn Signals/Hazard

Warning Indicator Lights

Key Warning RED (p.2)

Advancedkeynotdetectedor

advancedkeybatteryisdead.

Key Detected (engine ready

to start) GREEN

(p.2)

On:Advancedkeydetected;engine

isreadytostart.

Flashing:Advancedkeybatteryislow.

Air Bag/Front Seat Belt

Pretensioner System

Malfunction

Headlight High Beams On (p.9)

Seat Belt

Unbuckled/Malfunction

Security Indicator Light

GLOSSARY OF WARNING AND INDICATOR LIGHTS

NOTE: SeeOwner’sManualformoredetailsandexplanations.

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INFO

BUTTON

ENGINE COOLANT

TEMPERATURE

GAUGE

SPEEDOMETER

ODOMETER/

TRIP METER

Whenexteriorlightsareon,rotatetheknobtoadjustthebrightnessoftheinstrumentclusterandother

 dashboardilluminations.

AMBIENT

TEMPERATURE

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Door Ajar

Brake Warning Light

Parkingbrakeon/lowbrake

uid/malfunction

Cruise Main Indicator

Light On (

AMBER)/

Cruise Set Indicator

Light On (

GREEN)

Tire Pressure

Monitoring System

(TPMS

) Warning Light*

On/WarningBeep:Lowtire

pressureinoneormoretires.

FLAT

Flat Tire

Flattire/malfunction

*TPMS NOTE: Lowambienttemperatureand/orhighaltitudecausestirepressuresto

dropandmayturntheTPMSwarninglighton.Ifthewarninglightcomeson,checkthe

tirepressureandllthetiresassoonaspossible,preferablybeforemovingthevehicle

andwarmingupthetires.Tirepressureshouldbecheckedwhenthetiresarecold.

INFO

PushINFObuttontodisplaythe

followingbelowtheodometer:

 • TripMeterA

 • TripMeterB

 • Averagefueleconomy

 • AmbientTemperatureDisplay

NOTE:

•Tocleartripandaveragefuel

economy,pushandholdINFO

buttonwhendisplayed.

•Tochangetheambient

temperaturedisplaybetween

°Fand°C,pushandholdINFO

buttonwhendisplayed.

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Lights

LIGHTING CONTROL/TURN SIGNAL LEVER

Pull

to Flash

High Beams

Push for

High Beams

: Turnsfoglightsononly

whenheadlightsareon.

: Turnstail,parking,dashboard,

andheadlightson.

: Turnstail,parking,and

dashboardlightson.

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WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER CONTROL LEVER

Pull to dispense

washer uid

INT

OFF

MIST

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Wipers

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Direct Mode

TomanuallyshiftgearswhileinDrive,thesteeringshiftswitchesmaybe

used.Aftermanuallyshifting,thetransmissionwillreturntonormaldrive

modeunderanyofthefollowingconditions:

 • 4secondsofsteadythrottle

 • Acceleratorpedalisfullydepressed(WideOpenThrottle)

 • Tachometerreachesredline

 • Vehicleisstoppedormovingataslowspeed

To Shift Up To A Higher Gear:

 • Tapshiftleverback(+)once.

 • PulltheUPsteering

shiftswitch.

To Shift Down To A Lower Gear:

 • Tapshiftleverforward(-)once.

 • PushtheDOWNsteering

  shiftswitch.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

(if equipped)

Sport A/T Manual Shift Mode

The Sport A/T Manual Shift Mode

gives you the feel of driving a manual

transmission by allowing you to manually

shift to control engine rpm and torque

when more control is desired.

To Use Manual Shift Mode:

 • ShiftleverfromDtoM.

NOTE:

•

Changingtomanualmodecanbedonewhiledrivingthevehicle.

•Thetransmissionwillnotupshiftautomaticallyinmanualmode,evenifthe

tachometerreachesredline.

Transmission

Higher

Gear

Lower

Gear

Down

Thetransmissionwillautomaticallyadjusthowandwhenitshiftsgears

basedonroadconditionsandyourdrivingstyle.Thetransmissionmaystay

inalowergearlongerthanusualwhengoingupordownhillsordriving

aroundcorners.Thisfeaturegivesyoubettercontrolandamoreconnected

drivingexperience.

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6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION

 • Pushtheclutchpedalcompletelydown

  tostarttheengineandtoshiftgears.

 • ToplacethetransmissioninReverse,

  placeshifterintheneutralposition,

  pushtheshifterdown,movetotheleft

  andpushforward.

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throughthe

vehicle’saudiosystem.Learnthesystem

whenparkedanddonotletitdistractyou

whiledriving.

NOTE:

Youwillneedanaudiocablewithan

1/8inch(3.5mm)ministereoplug(available

asaGenuineMazdaaccessory)toconnect

yourportableaudioplayerintotheauxjack.

RefertotheOwner’sManualfor

additionalinformation.

1 LocatetheAUXjackbelow

theclimatecontrols.

2 Plug1/8inchministereoplugintothe

  portableaudioplayerandintotheAUXjack.

  Turnportableaudioplayeron.

3 Turnthevehicleaudiosystemon.

4 PushtheAUXbuttonontheaudiofaceorthe

  MODEbuttononthesteeringwheelcontrols.

5 Usetheportableaudioplayercontrolstoplaymusic.

IMPORTANT:

Setthevolumelevelonyourportableaudioplayertothehighest

levelbeforedistortionstarts,thenadjustthevolumeontheaudiosystem.

Auxiliary

Jack

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AUX Jack

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Mirror

Auto-Dimming Mirror

 • Auto-Dimmingwillautomaticallydarkenyourrearviewmirrortoreduce

headlightglarefromvehiclesbehindyou.

 • Auto-Dimmingisactivatedeverytimethevehicleisstarted.

NOTE:

Inadditiontotheauto-dimmingmirror’srearlightsensor,thereisalsoa

front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.

HomeLink

 • Thisfeatureprovidesaconvenientwaytoreplaceuptothree

transmitterssuchasgaragedooropeners,homelightingremotes

andotherradiofrequencydevices.

 • RefertoyourOwner’sManualforcompleteprogrammingdetails.

AUTO-DIMMING MIRROR AND HOMELINK

Auto-Dimming

Indicator Light

Auto-Dimming

HomeLink

Rear

Light

Sensor

Auto-Dimming

Off

On Off

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INSTANT MOBILITY SYSTEM (IMS)

TheIMSemergencyattirerepairkit

(locatedinthetrunk)isforatemporary

repairofaslightlydamagedattire,

resultingfromrunningovernails,or

similarsharpobjectsontheroadsurface.

RefertoyourOwner’sManualfor

completedetails.

Youraluminumwheelshaveaprotective

coatingonthem.Onlyuseamildsoapor

neutraldetergentwithaspongeorsoftcloth

tocleanthem.

CAUTION: Usingawirebrush,polishing

compound,solvent,oranytypeofabrasive

cleanermaydamagetheprotectivecoating.

ALUMINUM WHEEL CARE

PERSONALIZE YOUR MX-5

WITH GENUINE MAZDA ACCESSORIES

Gotowww.MyMazda.com,thenselect“Accessories”belowtheMyMazdaHome

headerforacompletelistingofavailableaccessoriesforyourMazdaMX-5.

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Wheel

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MANUAL CONVERTIBLE TOP

Whenraisingorloweringthemanualconvertibletop,thevehiclemustbe

stoppedonlevelgroundwithparkingbrakeset,windowsloweredaminimum

of1inchandallitemsintheconvertibletopstoragearearemoved.

To Lower:

1 PushreleasebuttonAwhilepullinglatchBrearwardtodisengage.

2 Pullfrontoftoprearwardtoreleasefromwindshieldheader.

  • Ifopeningfromoutsidevehicle,

   graspsideoftop,near 

   windshieldheader.

  • Ifopeningfrominside

   vehicle,useeitherhandle.

Convertible Top

GOOD - OK

TO LOWER

SOFT TOP

CAUTION: DO

NOT LOWER

SOFT TOP!

CAUTION:Beforeloweringsofttop,pleasepay

closeattentiontothefoldingpointsoneachside

ofthesofttop,andmakesurenothingisstoredin

thewellotherwisedamagecouldoccur.

NOTE: Whenthelatchisreleased,theaudiovolumemaydroptozeroforonesecond.

Seetheowner’smanualforaudiosystemoperationdifferenceswithtopupanddown.

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3 Foldbacktopandpushrmlyonfrontoftoptosecurelylockin

openposition.

4 Raisewindblocker.

To Raise:

1 Lowerwindblocker.

2 Pullunlocklevertoreleasetop

fromopenposition.

NOTE: Ifmanualsofttopdoesnot

foldeasily,thenslowlyloweritwhile

pushingdownontheupperpartof

rearglasswithyourhand.

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3 Pullfrontoftopforwardtoclosedposition(againstthewindshieldheader).

NOTE: Manual Convertible

Top Maintenance:Remove

leavesorothermatterthatmay

accumulatearoundthearea

wherethesofttopmeetsthe

vehiclebodytopreventwater

drainageoutletsfrombecoming

clogged.Cloggedwaterdrainage

outletsmayresultinwater

intrusionintothepassenger

compartment.Fordetailed

maintenanceofthewaterdrains,

refertoMyMazda.comorconsult

anAuthorizedMazdaDealer.

  • Ifclosingfromoutsidevehicle,

   graspsideoftopnear 

   windshieldheader.

  • Ifclosingfrominsidevehicle, 

   graspeitherhandle.

4 Pushleverontoplatchforwarduntillockbuttonclicksandtoplatchis

securelylocked.

Convertible Top

WARNING: If red indicator is

visible on release button, top

is not securely latched.

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POWER RETRACTABLE HARDTOP

Whenraisingorloweringthepowerretractablehardtop,thevehiclemustbe

stoppedonlevelgroundwithparkingbrakesetandignitionon.Shiftmanual

transmissiontoneutralorshiftautomatictransmissiontoParkorNeutral.

To Lower:

1 PushreleasebuttonAwhilepullinglatchBrearwardtodisengage.The

indicatorlightwillilluminatewhenthelatchisdisengagedindicatingthe

topcanbeopened.

2 Pushandholdtheopenbutton.

Theindicatorlightwillash

duringtheopeningoperation.

  • Windowsautomaticallylower,

   deckraises,toplowers,and 

   thendeckcloses.

NOTE: Abeepsoundsandthe

indicatorlightturnsofftoconrm

operationiscomplete.

Indicator

light

Open button

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NOTE: Whenthelatchisreleased,theaudiovolumemaydroptozeroforonesecond.

Seetheowner’smanualforaudiosystemoperationdifferenceswithtopupanddown.

CAUTION:Beforeloweringtop,makesurenothingisstoredinthewell

otherwisedamagecouldoccur.

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3 Raisewindblocker.

  • Windowsautomaticallylower,

   deckraises,topraises,

   deckcloses.

2 Pushandholdtheclosebutton.

Theindicatorlightwillash

duringtheclosingoperation.

To Raise:

1 Lowerwindblocker.

NOTE: Abeepsoundsandthe

indicatorlightturnsofftoconrm

operationiscomplete,onlyafterthe

hardtopislockedinplace.

Convertible Top

Close button

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