Sport Mode with Engine / Transmission Swap (2016 CX-5)

[Twisterman]

Technical question here that Mazda can’t seem to answer.

I have a 2016 CX5 GS and just put in a 2015 Transmission and 2017 Engine.

When I use the Sport Mode button it just flashes Sport 3x on the dash. I assume this may be because 2015 models didn’t have Sport?

It isn’t a big deal as I never used it anyway but just wanted to confirm my Sport Mode switch will be dead forever.

 

[Kedis82ZE8]

In North American market for model years.. sport mode would have arrived with the '16s

 

[yrwei52]

Technical question here that Mazda can’t seem to answer.

I have a 2016 CX5 GS and just put in a 2015 Transmission and 2017 Engine.

When I use the Sport Mode button it just flashes Sport 3x on the dash. I assume this may be because 2015 models didn’t have Sport?

It isn’t a big deal as I never used it anyway but just wanted to confirm my Sport Mode switch will be dead forever.

Yes, the 2015 auto transmission doesn’t support “Sport Mode”. Although I believe the Sport Mode should be controlled by the TCM software, there may have some incompatibilities between the 2016 software and the 2015 hardware. And I believe your “Sport” switch will be useless unless you have a 2016 transmission.

 

[Twisterman]

Yes, the 2015 auto transmission doesn’t support “Sport Mode”. Although I believe the Sport Mode should be controlled by the TCM software, there may have some incompatibilities between the 2016 software and the 2015 hardware. And I believe your “Sport” switch will be useless unless you have a 2016 transmission.

Ok follow up. Since the button is useless now can it be programmed to do another function?

 

[yrwei52]

Ok follow up. Since the button is useless now can it be programmed to do another function?

Such as?

 

[N7turbo]

Ok follow up. Since the button is useless now can it be programmed to do another function?

A tuner can have it do other things, for example, switch performance profiles.