wanna ask, roughtly how much would it cost to spray our 18" rims?

istop only works when car fully stop with seat belt on, full press on break pedal.
but blimey, you dont need istop. better off the function to prolong battery life.

Spray or plastidip?

normal spray

if plastidip need how many bottle for 4 rims?

3-4 cans

OR, u can just shift to N and it will be activated.

the max that i can get out of iStop is just 1 min 59 seconds, im looking for a way to permanently off it without having to do it manually every time i start my car

if normal spray how much would it cost?

There are 3 ways :

The known way :
Get a new fresh battery and plug it in (actually, any other car battery other than the current one whether new or old). The ECU/PCM will recognise that and will show up as a "fault code" with the orange istop indicator constantly on. There's a process of setting for the ECU/PCM required everytime there's a change of battery.

See their official manual here : https://euroesi.mazda.co.jp/esicont/eu_eng/...17h5800900.html

The unsure way :
Unplug the battery terminal and wait for 15 minutes or more. Maybe everything will reset and the possible issue i stated above may happen.

The "maybe" way :
Go to Mazda and ask the technician whether they know how to disable using their Mazdaedit software.

Not sure, at least if plastidip can remove by peeling it without any stain...

But will Plastidip very easy peel off within month ( maybe ) due to stone/sand bounce on the rim on the road..

I knew a driver that placed a small bracket at the side of the button. It triggers to deactivate the istop when starting the car. Kind of like you holding it down to deactivate the istop function.

This one I also not sure cause I didn't do it on my rims. Maybe other owners can comment on this.

Hi, anyone tried using a USB car charger in a Mazda 3 Skyactive?

I'm a bit worried about not being able to close the armrest after plugging it in since the socket is located quite near the top, but I hope I'm just being paranoid. Thank you

I'm considering these two:



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I'm currently using this. It fits but I think I'm gonna damage the cable soon cos the armrest cover presses down on it when closed.

edit: the samsung will be too long. xiaomi would fit no problem.



This post has been edited by tbcheese: Apr 7 2016, 08:35 PM

My friend is getting Mazda 3 high spec and considering is there any special offer for hari raya. Any agent can pm or intro ?

Can try lucifal

not sure if any1 notices...there's actually a small gap for the cable to come out from the armrest so it doesnt press down on it and closes naturally.

Oh no I don't mean the sides clipping the cable. In fact, even without the notch, the gap is large enough the cable can fit out the sides with room to spare.

It's the USB cables that extends upwards (especially the more rigid cables or those with longer heads) into the recessed area in the cover. When you close the cover, it will push the cable back down and it bends near the connector.

Bro... Pm me the detail....

Since we're talking about USB chargers for the 12V socket, do you face the situation when you plug in to charge your phone, the static/interference noise on the radio increases significantly?

Mine have this situation and most of the time I mute the radio when I plug the USB charger into the 12V socket to charge my phone. For the record, I'm using Belkin brand.