Stuck!

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2020 CX-5 Signature Azul Metalico
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The other day I slid into a ditch on passenger side as I was trying to maneuver around a branch in the the road. As a result I was good and stuck. Fortunately some campesinos came to help as well as I guy with a Landcruiser. However when I checked the toolkit I didn't find a screwdriver to pop open the panel over the eye bolt receptacle. Luckily one of the guys had a machete and poped it open with the tip which was thinner and pointier than a screwdriver. The passenger side was just inches from the embankment and at one point there was a small tree so the front fender was pushed in as I was pulled past it. Anyway the point of the post is to complain about the panel covering the tow bolt openings. I wish they were better designed for easy opening and also attached by a small cable or something as mine got lost in the extraction effort.
 
Ope! Bummer about the unplanned off road excursion!

Mazda tells us that the threaded port on the front and rear bumper is to attach hold down eyelets for transport on the ships and is not designed for use in vehicle recovery.

Will it work for recovery? Maybe. Could. Might. Words that convey " don't blame us if your car gets messed up using the eyelets for recovery "
 
I didn't know that. Odd. How else is the car supposed to be pulled out of a ditch? There are no other attachment points for a tow cable that I can find. Also why are the eye bolts included in the tool kit if not for extraction?
 
Ope! Bummer about the unplanned off road excursion!

Mazda tells us that the threaded port on the front and rear bumper is to attach hold down eyelets for transport on the ships and is not designed for use in vehicle recovery.

Will it work for recovery? Maybe. Could. Might. Words that convey " don't blame us if your car gets messed up using the eyelets for recovery "
I believe you're wrong; see https://owners-manual.mazda.com/gen...nts/08060200.html?kw=TOW EYELET&hw=TOW EYELET
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Only problem with that is at least in my case there was no possibility of pulling my car straight back. The vehicle pulling me out couldn't have been positioned directly behind me instead it was to one side however the eye bolt didn't bend nor the receptacle so far as I can tell.
 
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