Can't answer your question per-se, but a family member had a similar problem with a UK 2006 Ford Focus (weren't Ford & Mazda good buddies around then?). The dash lights were intermittently flashing and the dash displayed an EAC arror (electronic accelerator control IIRC). An auto electrician...
Dashmount make a holder for the RHD CX-5 dash, not sure if they could do one for LHD...
http://www.dashmount.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=ilvm_fly_showroom_mall.tpl&product_id=2368&category_id=190&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=55
I don't own one but had a loaner for a couple of days. It's a small car - it's based on the floorpan of the Mazda 2 (not the 3 as the name would imply). For example the shoulder room (roughly measured between the front seat belt mounts) is 1360mm against 1452mm in the Mazda 3 - that's approx 4...
I can't help with your problem per-se, but if you have the NB1 stereo, here's a link to a site which describes how to enter the hidden menu - one item on the menu is a speaker test...
http://mr-fix.info/mazda-nb1-hidden-menu-tomtom-navigation/
Mine is the pre-facelift model with the older style NB1 stereo with the volume button on it rather that down at the commander. There's no iStop light lit during normal driving, but it lights up yellow/orange if you disable the iStop for a journey. I pretty much always have mine disabled, but...
Not on my late 2014 CX-5 170bhp diesel, nor my previous 2015 Mazda 6 170bhp diesel, nor my neighbour's 2016 Mazda 6 150bhp diesel, nor his previous 2015 and 2014 Mazda 6 170bhp diesels.
The only warning you get is the current (and average) mpg plummeting for a good few mins. Also I get an...
My 2014 CX-5 is the same, as is my OH's 2015 Mazda 3, and a formerly owned 2015 Mazda 6.
I've switched mine off and use the standard variable intermittent settings now.
If you switch off the engine without shifting to park, the radio etc stays on.
Or, if you don't put your foot on the brake when you press the start button (from switched off) it scrolls through off>accessories>full ignition on (but not engine starting).
My oil level was 2-3mm above the high mark (not the X mark) when I bought the car, and it stayed approx the same level during my 4 months (4.5k miles) of ownership when the oil light problem arose. I agree about oil dilution potentially being worse than a dipstick can tell you - was my lack of...
I see a few posts where people are offsetting the higher purchase cost of the diesel model against the slight fuel savings, thus taking 10 years to re-coup the extra cash - and you're probably correct if you intend to keep the car for that long. However, if you only intend to own the car for a...
Mine got fixed by Mazda fitting a new bluetooth controller under warranty. Apparently it also controls the USB. It seems quite a known/documented problem.
I can't help with your problem per-se, but mine won't lock using the remote fob when the engine is running. However, it will lock using the key in the drivers door, but the key must also be used to unlock again (ie not the fob). My previously owned 2015 Mazda 6 was the same, so I assume it's...