Beep Sounds

Air Bag/Front Seat Belt Pretensioner System Warning Beep

If a malfunction is detected in both the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system and the warning light, a warning beep sound will be heard for about 1 minute.

After that, the one-minute beep will be repeated every 30 minutes.

Have your vehicle inspected at an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

WARNING:
Do not drive the vehicle with the air bag/front seat belt pretensioner system warning beep sounding:
Driving the vehicle with the air bag/ front seat belt pretensioner system warning beep sounding is dangerous.

In a collision, the air bags and the front seat belt pretensioner system will not deploy and this could result in death or serious injury.

Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer to have the vehicle inspected as soon as possible.

Seat Belt Warning Beep

If the driver's seat belt is not fastened when the ignition switch is turned to the ON position, a beep sound will be heard for about 6 seconds.

If the driver's seat belt is not fastened and the vehicle is driven at a speed faster than about 20 km/h (12 mph), a beep sound will be heard again for a specified period of time.

Refer to Seat Belt Warning Light/Beep.

Ignition Key Reminder

If the ignition switch is in the LOCK or ACC position with the key inserted, a continuous beep sound will be heard when the driver's door is opened.

Lights-On Reminder

If lights are on and the key is removed from the ignition switch, a continuous beep sound will be heard when the driver's door is opened.

NOTE:
When the advanced keyless function is used and the start knob is in the ACC position, the Start Knob Not in Lock Warning Beep overrides the lights-on reminder.

Parking Brake Reminder

If the parking brake has not been completely released and the vehicle is driven at about 5 km/h (3 mph) or faster, a continuous beep sound will be heard to notify the driver that the parking brake has not been released.

Tire Inflation PressureWarning Beep

The warning beep sound will be heard for about 3 seconds when there is any abnormality in tire inflation pressures.

Advanced KeylessWarning

Warning indicators for the advanced key, such as “the advanced key removed from vehicle warning”, use a beep sound and warning/indicator lights in the instrument cluster.

Refer to Warning and Beep Sounds.

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