CX5 rolls when stop engine is pressed in drive mode

[V8toilet]

I bet you that's false, or you're going to get carjacked pretty easily.

Try it, engage the parking brake, shut the car off with the transmission in gear and leave it, then try and lock the doors after you leave the vehicle. Get back to me and let me know what you discovered.

 

[Seminole]

Try it, engage the parking brake, shut the car off with the transmission in gear and leave it, then try and lock the doors after you leave the vehicle. Get back to me and let me know what you discovered.

That's pretty obvious why it won't.... It won't let you lock the car because it's not properly set in park. Who would turn their automatic equipped car off, with the transmission still in drive, and try to lock the car anyways?

You had originally just said it won't let you lock the doors in drive, which it will do all day long as long as the car is on. Mine even auto locks the doors as soon as I shift out of park.

 

[V8toilet]

That's pretty obvious why it won't.... It won't let you lock the car because it's not properly set in park. Who would turn their automatic equipped car off, with the transmission still in drive, and try to lock the car anyways?

Someone who thinks the car should put itself in park and then is surprised when the car starts rolling.

You had originally just said it won't let you lock the doors in drive, which it will do all day long as long as the car is on. Mine even auto locks the doors as soon as I shift out of park.

You got me on that one. I should have made myself more clear about the engine being off in drive but that was what I meant.

 

[petes_deli]

My previous Lexus hs had the same feature. When you top and hit the power button the car shut off and put the car into park. Just one less button to press I guess.

 

[jginnane]

So the power button is, when you're driving, a "kill engine" switch. The car stays in its current driving gear.

I think this MAKES SENSE. Let's say the car's a few years old, and stalls when you're driving on the highway. You don't want it shifting into park (or any other gear), blowing up the transmission. You just want/need to be able to guide it to the side of the road. Without power, engine braking (coupled with the hand brake) is the best you have. Don't know if power steering might be able to continue with a stalled engine, but doubt it... depends to some extent on whether it's all-electric or belt-driven.

You won't be able to attempt to re-start the engine in drive (assuming an auto transmission, which is for 90+% of the owners here.) And you're not going to tow/push the car in drive, either. This is a particular emergency situation, and I think Mazda handled it right.

 

[Texas Mazda Fan]

When I shut the car off while in drive, the radio stays on. I consider it a feature.

 

[deepfriedsushi]

When I shut the car off while in drive, the radio stays on. I consider it a feature.

It works the same when put in Neutral, which is probably a bit better for the transmission when shutting the engine off.

 

[craigo]

When I shut the car off while in drive, the radio stays on. I consider it a feature.

This is noted in the manual. If in drive or neutral, the car will go to ACC mode when the button is pushed once. Wipers, lights, windows etc will continue to work. This can come in handy if you need to shut the engine down while on the road.