Recent content by rennlistuser3

Holding the TCS down for 5 seconds does work, I just checked. It is pretty confusing though. Basically if you press it, the orange TCS light comes on. If you keep on holding it, the TCS light turns off and that's your indicator that both TCS and DSC are off !! If you press the TCS button after...

Wow thanks for the video, I didn't know the Mazda advantage was that big. I am very impressed that an SUV can be induced to oversteer and I fully understand (as I have experienced myself) that taller cars are much more of a handful when they oversteer. However, I still maintain, that I want to...

Just a question about Traction control.. So I read ab out Mazda TCS and DSC. They can both be switched off by pressing and hold the TCS button for 5 seconds. But even in this situation, the DSC will still kick in when you push it. I never went off roading in sand with my CX-5 but I am worries...

Hi guys, Got my 2016 CX-5 2.5 AWD auto with 18,000 km (11,000 miles) and so far loving it. Last night while I was driving home, I noticed a weird clicking sound coming from what seemed to be the transmission. It's the loudest when I'm going about 80 km/h (50 mph) when I lift off the gas peddle...

I guess it's 95 RON. I was unfamiliar with this before yrwei52 brought it up.

Are you speaking from experience when you say that there is no worthy MPG or acceleration impact? It'd be nice if it were the case. I don't plan to change the OEM wheels. They look really nice and I get tons of compliments for them. I was just thinking of going a little bit wider that would...

My main concern is the compressor being turned on while the car is being turned on and this would cause drag that damages it. But if modern cars only turn on the compressor after the engine is on, than I wouldn't worry about just long term usage of the compressor. Yes I think you're right...

Actually, just to be frank, as much as I absolutely love my CX-5, I had a Subaru prior to it and I so miss the rumble of that boxer engine. The CX-5 has a good sounding engine but it is more of a quite commuter. Engine sound is not its strong point.

Yeah, I thought it would be false because I know that modern German cars always have their climate control on by default and you have to shut them off yourself if you don't want them to be on all the time. My friend's car is from 2003 and plus I think his car doesn't have auto climate control...

hmmm, so as I expected, wider tires will hit your MPG. I probably wouldn't go for that. I don't have CEL. It's really not that bad. It's so faint and happens so rarely that I bet the vast majority of people wouldn't even notice it. I still have a lot of warranty left so I think I'll just...

Thank you! To be frank, I'm looking to use wider tires just because I think the current ones look dinky being so thin. Plus, as far as I know, wide tires are better for off-road in sand which is where I'll be if I go off-read. I went for 95 octane because I thought it would boos performance...

I just bought a red 2016 CX-5 and so far love it a lot. I have a few questions for you more experienced users if you please: Q1: Someone told me that if I leave climate control on auto all the time and never shut it off before turning off the car, that this will eventually damage air...