Gear shift in Drive and engine shut off

[deep]

Hi Folks,

I have observed that on the CX5 when my gear shift is in Drive, I can press the enigne start/stop button and the engine shuts off.

Is this the default case with all the CX5?? , as per my understanding I had a Mazda 3 car and when the gear shift was in Drive, the key could not be shut off.

Regards,
Deep

 

[joepro]

Yup, happens to me once every other week and I don't like the sound it makes. I guess I'm still used to driving a standard and leaving it in gear when turning it off.

 

[nizzy1115]

All cars can be shut off in drive. Its a safety feature. Remember hearing about all the stuck gas pedal cars?

 

[EricF]

It would shut off if you had a regular key and turned it off, while in drive, whats the difference? If you don't want it to turn off, don't press the "stop" button.

 

[Gio26NJ]

As per the manual the engine can only be stopped by holding the button for a few seconds. Like nizzy mentioned it is a safety feature but it should never shut off with a simple push of the button.

 

[bcooper]

It happened to me today. Interesting was that, I was trying to lock the door and it didn't worked. Thus, when I checked, I found that I turned the engine off with the gear shift in Drive. Glad to see that has this security feature. After putting the gear shift in Park, then I was able to lock the doors.

Hi Folks,

I have observed that on the CX5 when my gear shift is in Drive, I can press the enigne start/stop button and the engine shuts off.

Is this the default case with all the CX5?? , as per my understanding I had a Mazda 3 car and when the gear shift was in Drive, the key could not be shut off.

Regards,
Deep

 

[Triton46]

Is it bad? It sounds like when you have a manual in gear and let off the clutch (no gas). A bit of shudder and it shuts off.

 

[CC58]

You need some way to turn it off in an emergency. Its also a feature. When you turn off engine in neutral/drive the radio continues to play. Nice when you park the car, but want to continue listening to radio a few minutes.