Looks like car (small) problem: visor lights

[bmninada]

Both my visor lights do not go off when I close the visor. Assumption here is I have left the slider open. I think the lights ought to switch off automatically and switch back on when I pull visors down again? Asking since my wife left the visor slider open and pushed up the visor. In the morning realized the light to be still on. I think I saw in owner manual it should switch off.

 

[wlong01]

Both my visor lights do not go off when I close them. Assumption here is I have left the slider open. I think the lights ought to switch off automatically and switch back on when I pull them down again? Asking since my wife left the visor slider open and pushed up the visor. In the morning realized the light to be still on. I think I saw in owner manual it should switch off.

It doesn't. Mine stayed on for hours until I set the slide to the proper position. The idea is the lights should work when the engine is off so how would it know that you didn't want the lights to stay on. I guess they could incorporate some timer circuit but why bother.

You do seem to have an inordinate high number of complaints/problems with your new car.

 

[dergibog]

Yeah. All the complaints are growing old. You need to have a sit down chat with your dealer. Perhaps Mazda isn't a good fit for you. Trade it?

 

[bmninada]

It doesn't. Mine stayed on for hours until I set the slide to the proper position.That was my question: the slider was NOT put in correct position, accidentally The idea is the lights should work when the engine is off so how would it know that you didn't want the lights to stay on. Correct. It should stay on. I am taking of the case when the visor itself is pushed back into the hook with the slider still in open position. I guess they could incorporate some timer circuit but why bother.

You do seem to have an inordinate high number of complaints/problems with your new car.

If you're giving advice, check to see if it's correct. You're simply put: WRONG

 

[bmninada]

I confirmed with calling Mazda USA. Next, at work my friend has the exact same car - model & year. Both confirmed, sun visor lights go off as soon as the visor is pushed back in place, even if the slider's open - accidentally.
Mazda confirmed its covered under warranty so I'll be taking it to the dealer....

 

[wlong01]

My mistake. I thought you were talking about the two small lights near the sunroof controls.

Have never heard them referred to a visor lights. Around here they're called "lighted vanity mirrors".

 

[bmninada]

My mistake. I thought you were talking about the two small lights near the sunroof controls.

Have never heard them referred to a visor lights. Around here they're called "lighted vanity mirrors".

No issues. I don't know if the dealer is pulling a fast one over me, but told me those have complex mechanism, something like an electronic gyroscope which detects change of XXX and accordingly shuts down the light!!

 

[bmninada]

THank you all. Dealer fixed the issue today. Here's the surprising fact: He confirmed this is the 9th. 2016 CX-5 they are fixing for vanity lights (thank you W_Long for correct verbiage) which either don't switch off when visor is placed back into position OR if the slider's closed.
Overall took 30 min. Personally, I think the visor itself is new....

BTW: I never noticed it - there's another slider which comes out from the side. I guess it's for blocking the sun from the side but what's the use if the rear view mirror is anyways coming in the way and blocking the sun?

 

[JbCalg]

it covers the area that the mirror doesn't, especially from opposite side (ie driver's side is fine, but light leaks over to passenger side)

 

[yrwei52]

THank you all. Dealer fixed the issue today. Here's the surprising fact: He confirmed this is the 9th. 2016 CX-5 they are fixing for vanity lights (thank you W_Long for correct verbiage) which either don't switch off when visor is placed back into position OR if the slider's closed.
Overall took 30 min. Personally, I think the visor itself is new....
BTW: I never noticed it - there's another slider which comes out from the side. I guess it's for blocking the sun from the side but what's the use if the rear view mirror is anyways coming in the way and blocking the sun?

So did the dealer replace both with whole new sun visors for you?

And the build-in slider of the sun visor serves as the extension when you turn your sun visor to the side to cover longer area on side window.

 

[bmninada]

Looks like it, both visors look brand new to me. My car's just 3+ weeks so difficult to say but my wife also confirmed to me - its new. It's a bit stiffer to pull down and there's strap on the back which had a small pencil mark before, not there anymore, blah-blah. Checked - passenger side slider's good, covers everything and sideways. Thank you