Sorry, the push to start button starts the car IF I hold the key fob up to the button. If I get in the car and put my foot on the brake, the start button flashes green, and the key in the top left flashes red instead of lighting up solid green.
The rubber door buttons cause the vehicle to ‘wake up’ in the sense that if I don’t press them, the car doesn’t respond to pressing the unlock button on the key fob.
In order to get into the car and use it, the process is:
1) Press the rubber button on the door, causing the parking brake light to illuminate, which also allows the unlock button on the key fob to unlock the car. When I unlock the car, the high pitched beep from the proximity sensor does not go off. If I don’t press the rubber button on the door, no matter how many times I press the unlock button on the key fob, the car will not respond whatsoever.
2) Once I’m in the car, if I put my foot on the brake, the push to start button flashes orange. If I touch it with my finger, it does nothing. I need to hold the keyfob up to the button in order to start the car.
3) Despite the walk away lock being enabled in the infotainment settings, I need to either press the lock button on the door OR on the keyfob to lock the doors. It will also auto lock after a minute, but the walk away lock function does not work.
It seems like there’s an issue with the communication between the keyless entry system and the keyfob. It never makes any sounds anymore, and the walk away lock functionality doesn’t work anymore. If there’s any more information I can provide, I am happy to do so. My nearest Mazda dealer is over 150 miles away, so I would prefer to keep things local if possible… but if this issue is that complex, maybe dedicating a weekend to getting it fixed is the best solution.
