Push Button Start Inspection [With Advanced Keyless Entry And Push Button Start System]

Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Remove the following parts:
1. Front scuff plate (Driver-side) (See FRONT SCUFF PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
2. Front side trim (Driver-side) (See FRONT SIDE TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
3. Upper panel (See UPPER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
4. Shift knob (MTX) (See MANUAL TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
5. Selector lever knob (ATX) (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT MECHANISM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
6. Shift panel (See SHIFT PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
7. Side wall (See SIDE WALL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
8. Console (See CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Set the hood release lever out of the way. (See HOOD LATCH AND RELEASE LEVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Partially peel back the seaming welt.
Remove the lower panel. (See LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the push button start. (See PUSH BUTTON START REMOVAL/INSTALLATION [WITH ADVANCED KEYLESS ENTRY AND PUSH BUTTON START SYSTEM] .)
Verify that the continuity is as indicated in the table.
- If not as indicated in the table, replace the push button start.
  
  Fig 1: Push Button Start Terminals Continuity Chart
  Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  
  Fig 2: Inspecting Push Button Start Terminals Continuity
  Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.

Apply battery positive voltage and connect the ground to the push button start terminals and verify that the LED illuminates.

If the LEDs does not illuminate, replace the push button start.

TERMINAL ILLUMINATION POSITIONS CHART

Fig 3: Connecting Ground To Push Button Start Terminals

Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.