odysseya31
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I didn't notice during the test drive, but does the Mazda 3 have a blinking red LED for the car alarm? If so, where is it located?
wongpres said:On the Mazda3, its not a LED but rather a light (like the check engine light, but in red - the symbol is of a car with a key inside it). Located on the stack where the speedometer is also housed, this light flashes for a brief moment every 2 seconds.
Actually, I should have rephrased my original answer a bit. The blinking light is for the immobilizer (not the alarm). And all N. American-spec Mazda3 have immobilizers standard - thus all N. American-spec vehicles will have this light blinking. The alarm (only available on Canadian GT trims), does not have an indicator.Jpasta said:ok i have that thing blinking all the time
but i dont have an alarm
well i dont think i do
how do i tell if i do have one?
wongpres said:Actually, I should have rephrased my original answer a bit. The blinking light is for the immobilizer (not the alarm). And all N. American-spec Mazda3 have immobilizers standard - thus all N. American-spec vehicles will have this light blinking. The alarm (only available on Canadian GT trims), does not have an indicator.
wongpres said:Actually, I should have rephrased my original answer a bit. The blinking light is for the immobilizer (not the alarm). And all N. American-spec Mazda3 have immobilizers standard - thus all N. American-spec vehicles will have this light blinking. The alarm (only available on Canadian GT trims), does not have an indicator.
The key has a chip inside it (that's why the black plastic portion of the key is so large & thick). Everytime you start the car, a signal is bounced off the key to ensure it's a valid key. This makes it very difficult (if not impossible) to hot-wire a car.Jpasta said:ok what is the immobilizer do?
PeteyBoy3K said:what, so no american 3s can be thwacked particularly viciously by a tipsy butterfly and wake up the neighborhood?
*raises eyes to mazda sign*
Thank you... *tear*
wongpres said:Actually, I should have rephrased my original answer a bit. The blinking light is for the immobilizer (not the alarm). And all N. American-spec Mazda3 have immobilizers standard - thus all N. American-spec vehicles will have this light blinking. The alarm (only available on Canadian GT trims), does not have an indicator.
bvmazda3 said:Hehe...
I think the alarm system doesn't include a shock sensor... just an open-door/trunk/hood sensor. In theory, some badass butterfly could bust yer windows and fly away with all your s***... as long as it didn't open yer door.
US-spec Mazda3 do not come with an alarm from the factory (I'm 100% sure on that). The alarm's pretty basic anyways - just door/trunk/hood sensors (no shock sensor). So it wouldn't go off if someone jacked up the car and moved it (which further proves my points that it's a basic alarm).Crzyone01 said:I would tend to disagree with this statement about the alarm only being on teh canadian spec. This is somewhat of a crpapy story but anyways I was at the local track and we had all parked in the same area since it was our local clubs sponsored event at the track. It was an open day so we went and watched the drag cars until the we could get out there with the street class and during that time we all heard an alamr going off we didnt think anythign of it. Later we all get back to our cars and mine had been moved, turns out some stupid redneck hillbilly pieces of s*** jacked up my car and had moved it and it was my horn/alarm going off earlier. So Iknow we have more than an immobilizer here in the US.
- Phil Rogers
Actually, I should have rephrased my original answer a bit. The blinking light is for the immobilizer (not the alarm). And all N. American-spec Mazda3 have immobilizers standard - thus all N. American-spec vehicles will have this light blinking. The alarm (only available on Canadian GT trims), does not have an indicator.
Then what do you make of this?US-spec Mazda3 do not come with an alarm from the factory (I'm 100% sure on that).
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Do You know if the immobilizer light is blinking also when engie is on?
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Originally Posted by wongpres View Post
US-spec Mazda3 do not come with an alarm from the factory (I'm 100% sure on that).
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Then what do you make of this?
(source: www.mazdausa.com)
Oops, I realize now that the columns aren't labeled. The left is the Sport, right is the Grand Touring.
So the security system is N/A for the Sport only, but standard on the GT.
I hate that this is turning into "yes it does"/"no it doesn't" but I've been able to show 2 written examples where Mazda says the (US) GT has a security system (in addition to the Immobilizer).
Also, looking briefly at the brochure and the mazdausa website; it doesn't appear that there is an alarm upgrade or option available.
Crzyone01's car must have started beeping and honking for some reason.