Mazda 6 Service Manual: Foreword
- When the customer reports a vehicle malfunction, check the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL), HOLD indicator light flashing, and PCM memory for diagnostic trouble code (DTC), then diagnose the malfunction according to following flowchart.
- If the DTC exists, diagnose the applicable DTC. (See DTC TABLE.)
- If the DTC does not exist, MIL does not illuminate, and HOLD indicator light flashes, diagnose the applicable symptom troubleshooting. (See SYMPTOM TROUBLESHOOTING ITEM TABLE.)
* :Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL), HOLD indicator light
Automatic transaxle on-board diagnostic function
DTC Reading Procedure
(See ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC TEST.) ...
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Mazda 6 Service Manual: Event Data Recorder
Event Data Recorder (U.S.A. and Canada)
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose
of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as
an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding
how a v ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: No. 1 one or more on-board diagnostic functions inoperative
When performing an asterisked (*) troubleshooting inspection, shake the
wiring harness and connectors while doing the inspection to discover whether
poor contact points are the cause of any intermittent malfunctions. If there
is a problem, check to make sure connectors, terminals and wir ...