How to Program Smart Key on 2014 Mazda 3

[Praveen2710]

I recently had a scare where I though I lost one of my mazda 3 smart key . The dealer quoted me 350 for it. This is the one where we have push button ignition.

I searched online and found the key costs only $70 however I have not been able to find a tutorial to program the key anywhere.

Does someone know how to program one of those smart keys where we can't insert key into ignition.

 

[concept]

Be careful who you buy the smart key from.
The guy who owned my MX5 before I did, bought a new key fob on Ebay and took it to the dealership for programming. They told him they could not program it but if he did buy a "genuine" Mazda key fob, they would charge $100 to program it to the car. The OEM one he gave me (when I bought the car) no longer stays together, since its locking tab broke off. I taped the upper and lower halves together (for now) but will be faced with your dilemma, eventually.