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- '16.5 Mazda CX-5 Touring
BTW, iStop causes many failures on Mazda6.
It makes the starter fail prematurely. The money you save from fuel probably won't be enough to pay for a new starter 3-4 years down the road.
Not to mention that it is annoying to some people.
I have seen many people posted pics of their iStop failure warnings on the dash.
I am happy that Mazda did not bring iStop to USA.
Mazda USA knew better.
How does it cause the starter to fail? Mazda's i-STOP does not use the starter...
Here is a description of how it works from Mazda, an excerpt is below, the link follows...
"While conventional idling stop systems rely on a starter motor to restart the engine, Mazda's i-stop restarts the engine through combustion; fuel is directly injected into a cylinder while the engine is stopped and ignited to generate downward piston force. The result is a quick and quiet engine re-start compared to other systems and a significant saving in fuel.
http://www.mazda.com/en/innovation/technology/env/i-stop/
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