2004 Mazda RX-8 Owner's Manual - Page 74

J60E_8R65-EA-03C_Edition2.book Page 23 Saturday, April 26, 2003 1:48 PM Knowing Your Mazda Security System Theft-Deterrent System* The optional theft-deterrent system is designed to prevent your vehicle or its contents from being stolen when all the doors, hood, and trunk lid are locked. If forcible entry is attempted, the system sounds the horn and flashes the hazard warning lights. NOTE NOTE • The keys carry a unique electronic code. For this reason, and to assure your safety, replacement keys require some waiting time to obtain. They are only available through an Authorized Mazda Dealer. • Always keep a replacement key, in case one is lost. If a key is lost, contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible. • If you lose a key, an Authorized Mazda Dealer will reset the electronic codes of your remaining keys and immobilizer system. Starting the vehicle with a key that has not been reset is not possible. The theft-deterrent system operates with the key or the keyless entry system transmitter. The system won't function unless it's properly armed. So when you leave the vehicle, lock all the doors, close all the windows, take your key, your transmitter. M Modification and Add-On Equipment Mazda cannot guarantee the system's operation if the system has been modified or if any add-on equipment has been installed to it. M Operation What turns it on: • Forcing open a door, the hood or the trunk lid. • Opening a door, the hood or the trunk lid by operating an inside door-lock knob, the hood release handle or the trunk lid release button. What it does: • The horn sounds intermittently and the hazard warning lights flash. • The alarm continues for about 3 minutes, then stops. If the system is triggered again, the lights and horn will activate until a door is unlocked or the trunk lid is opened with the key or with the transmitter. CAUTION To avoid damage to your vehicle, do not modify the system or install any add-on equipment to it. *Some models. 3-23 Form No. 8R65-EA-03C