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Push Button Start Inspection [With Advanced Keyless Entry And Push Button Start System]

  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
  2. Remove the following parts:
    1. Upper panel (See UPPER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    2. Decoration panel (See DECORATION PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    3. Shift knob (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    4. Shift panel (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    5. Center panel lower (See CENTER PANEL LOWER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
    6. Push button start (See PUSH BUTTON START REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [WITH ADVANCED KEYLESS ENTRY AND PUSH BUTTON START SYSTEM] .)
  3. Verify that the continuity is as indicated in the table.
    Fig 1: Push Button Start Circuit (With Advanced Keyless Entry And Push Button Start System)
    G08145040Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
    • If not as indicated in the table, replace the push button start.
      Fig 2: Push Button Start Terminals Continuity Chart (With Advanced Keyless Entry And Push Button Start System)
      G08145041Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  4. Apply battery positive voltage and connect the ground to the push button start terminals and verify that the LED illuminates.
    • If the LEDs does not illuminate, replace the push button start.
    Terminal Illumination positions
    B+ Ground
    C E ACC indicator light
    C G ON indicator light
    C H Indicator (Green)
    C F Indicator (Red)
    D J START/STOP/ENGINE
    Fig 3: Push Button Start Circuit
    G08145042Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.