How to disable the immobiliser Mazda Mx5 ?

Your Mazda Mx5 doesn’t want to start? Have you tried everything? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the issue originates from your immobiliser ? It is reasonably possible, in fact that it is in question if your vehicule doesn’t want to start anymore or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Mazda Mx5 ? You are on the good website, we have created this post to support you see more clearly and solve your problems linked to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Mazda Mx5, then the different methods to disable it.

How your immobiliser system works on Mazda Mx5

Before describing the different alternatives available to you, here is a short introduction to describe the purpose and functions of the immobilizer in your Mazda Mx5. This electronic element appeared 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Mazda Mx5. Actually, thanks to a transponder and an antenna (coil) integrated in the key, and, a immobilisation control box integrated in the ECU and a reception antenna on the neiman, your Mazda Mx5 will go each time you put the key in the ignition, it controls that the code emitted by your key is in fact the one expected by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will allow you to turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.

First procedure, your key no longer allows your Mazda Mx5 to start, you want to disable the immobiliser of your Mazda Mx5, but first of all you should try this technique to start it and take it to a mechanic examine that you can not accomplish a less important operation to reestablish the normal start of your automobile. Actually, with your automobile you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Mazda Mx5), but if you don’t have it you should at least have the “code card”, it includes the start code. Thanks to this code, you will still be able to start your automobile by entering it manually. To do this, turn on the ignition, use your centralized button to enter the digits, several quick presses (example: 2 for digit 2) then a stop of one and a half seconds to confirm the digit and resume, repeat the operation until you have entered the whole code. This should let you start your Mazda Mx5 without having to remove the immobiliser.

Repair your key at a key specialist or your dealer

If in spite of a battery change, different tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Mazda Mx5 still doesn’t want to start, it’s most likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser device from your Mazda Mx5. Actually, your transponder must have been injured or must have fallen off your key. To fix this issue, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your dealer who can repair your Mazda Mx5 key. Depending on who you go to the repair should cost you about 100 euros if you still have a copy or your “code card” and about 350 euros at your dealer if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Mazda Mx5.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be attracted to bypass the immobilizer from your Mazda Mx5, this is not advised at all for some reasons. First your Mazda Mx5 would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Actually, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to turn your car on. In addition to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it knows that the immobiliser on your Mazda Mx5 has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some internet pages still give the methodology, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.

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