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    Real World MPG, and what is a good lease deal.

    real usage for me on the 3S GT with Tech package (so with the i-eloop capacitor): most of the time 28MPG. That's a mix of really short city trips (less than 2 miles), and some mix city/highway, with usually some time in traffic jam. Without the highway miles I would be in 22-24MPG I think. Pure...
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    Transmission Lurches When Downshifting

    A little old doc from Mazda, but explains the transmission (and engines, frame...) extremely well. http://altairenlighten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Mazda-Skyactive-lightweight.pdf Read it, it's cool. (Transmission starts around page 41)
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    A2DP problems?

    iPhone 5 (CDMS/Sprint version) with iOS 7.04. No skipping problems.
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    Just bought my '14 Mazda s GT with Tech Package

    No display, I confirm.
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    Infotainment System Bugs

    Email: I've 727 contacts. I had maybe 30-40 suggested contacts: I deleted them. But I have plenty of email accounts on my phone (gmail, hotmail, yahoo, a second exchange server). I'll see if there's an option to sync only some, but so far no luck. So total I might be over 1000, but I doubt I...
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    Infotainment System Bugs

    I've the same issue. Changing mph to km/h back and forth doesn't seem to fix it. It's somewhat annoying to see the graph with the past so many minutes averages being meaningless. (the conversion is not something most of us will do in their mind).
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    Replacement tires for 2.5L/18 inch wheels

    The #2 seems cool. Takes care of the main problem with ABS-detection
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    Infotainment System Bugs

    I was wondering how to adjust as it didn't get the proper daylight saving :-)
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    Replacement tires for 2.5L/18 inch wheels

    I cannot find the source I used for the TPM system using ABS, but that was some Mazda doc somewhere describing the system. (maybe in the instruction manual). It will mention somewhere that with snow chains, one needs to recalibrate the system. Only ABS-based TPM will need that, as they are based...
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    interchangable part?

    From the description of the i-Active design and manufacturing philosophy, the same design is used in wider/shorter, longer/shorter cars/suv. The cost reduction comes mostly from having one design, kind of one platform, but one they can scale based on the vehicle they make. That's interesting...
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    SMS Text feature problems

    iPhone 5: no luck so far for SMS. I'll try the suggestion on the BT screen and report.
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    Anyone knows how to update the music database or the system SW?

    Music DB: There is a mention of using a USB stick for that, but I wonder if anyone did it? http://infotainment.mazdahandsfree.com/howto-manageupdates kind of related to it with these steps http://infotainment.mazdahandsfree.com/files/Mazda_GracenoteUpdateProcess.pdf but the problems I have...
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    Replacement tires for 2.5L/18 inch wheels

    So what will be the dimensions of the tires to keep the wheels the same diameter? (else the odometer will be off: showing more miles than you really drive if the diameter is smaller). I'm a little surprised as usually folks go for -1 diameter +1 size thickness. Going -2 is size, are you not...
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    Shark Fin Antenna for 2014 Mazda3 Sedan

    Why adding a fake one? Is the look worth the money for the fake antenna + the extra drag you will get? (i.e. lower mileage).
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