Modern cars have an increasing number of options and despite the fact they bring us a lot of convenience, a lot of them are not all the time user friendly. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Mazda Mx5, depending on its options, it can be hard to know precisely how to start a Mazda Mx5? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem self evident to many of you, determined by the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. Today we will demonstrate the different methods to start a Mazda Mx5 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Mazda Mx5 with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Mazda Mx5 with key?

So we commence our content which is meant to learn you how to start a Mazda Mx5, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find listed below the various measures to be done to turn on the engine of your Mazda Mx5:

  • Identify the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is in most instances on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to read our content on the steering wheel blocked on Mazda Mx5 that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t think twice to read our content on orange lights on Mazda Mx5 to find out the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Mazda Mx5 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Mazda Mx5,

How to start a Mazda Mx5 with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Mazda Mx5 with key or will describe you how to do it for a Mazda Mx5 equipped with a key card and not a key. The method remains pretty much similar, so don’t think twice to return back to the previous part to get information on each of the steps to do. Learn below the guidelines to follow to start your Mazda Mx5 with a card:

  • According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, check on your dashboard if your Mazda Mx5 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Uncover the “start” button, which is in most cases based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases situated on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Mazda Mx5

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Mazda Mx5

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How do I start a Mazda Mx5 without a key?

And to conclude, we will discover, how to start a Mazda Mx5 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Mazda Mx5 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to turn on it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to follow:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Mazda Mx5).

There, you’ve discovered all the techniques to start a Mazda Mx5.

If perhaps you have any further questions about the Mazda Mx5, do not hesitate to consult our Mazda Mx5 category.