Dear Mazda 3 owners, could you fill in a simple survey on OEM cruise control in Mazda 3 CBU, GL and Hatchback. Thank you for your time.
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f=20&t=3895293&st=

Mazda 3 Skyactiv GL, CBU, Hatchback OEM cruise control activation service now available!

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?act=ST&f...0#entry79168251





This post has been edited by RicoT: Mar 19 2016, 04:13 PM

There is a possibility to enable the ACC, but equipment cost will be expensive. For ECU side too is a complicated process. It is not something simple as directly go in and enable a particular function (some BCM function yes, such as OEM drive off auto lock function, but without the proper hardware installed, it won't function, still under investigation how to enable it). To enable cruise control has something to do with mathematical programming.

Yes, hardware you can source yourself or you can ask the shops whether they have any cheaper solution for hardware, the installation RM80 are the workshops I went asking around in KL. Pay directly to your supplier/workshop.

RM350 is ECU software activation will be done by me with an appointment and payment to me.

Yes, Bluetooth OBD with Torque Pro phone app.

RM350 ECU Activation Fee
+
(Estimate) RM444.05 Cruise Control Panel + Wire from Service Centre Pricing
+
(Estimate) RM80~100 for Cruise Panel Installation Fee at the workshops mentioned above

You can get some savings by sourcing the panels from Taobao, eBay, or AliExpress, meanwhile you can also get the paddle shifters and install together. GLS Auto and Angsana Max Automart in KL and Danny Chan in JB knows how to do installation for cruise control panel and paddle shifters, as far as I know of.

I believe RM850 for OEM cruise control solution is quite reasonable already. Aftermarkets cruise control such as Pivot (JP), Rostra (USA), Autostrada (AUS), etc. already cost more than RM1k just for hardware alone.

Pivot (JP) 3 Drive α (AC + Throttle Response Controller)
http://pivotjp.com/product/3da/3da-e.html

Pivot (JP) 3 Drive AC
http://pivotjp.com/product/tha/tha-e.html

This post has been edited by RicoT: Mar 21 2016, 12:17 PM

Mazda 2 "Facelift" is not a proper facelift, it is just adding back the LED headlamp, which is an original aesthetic feature, and it is supposed to be there since day 1. In another words, Mazda 3 GL halogen headlamp vs. Mazda 3 CKD High Spec bi-xenon headlamp.

The discount for current Mazda 3 is worth more than the three known FL new items to date, IMHO. Let Bermaz reveal more things first.

There are showrooms to walk in, or make a call to the many Mazda salesman here.

May I know what type of battery Mazda 3 is using? Q-85? If it is the same as Mazda 2, I managed to find a company which sell Q-85 battery at half the price quoted by SC. Need to check whether it is maintenance free or not. My SC tells me stock battery is under the 3 years / 100,000km warranty and can change only once throughout. Anyone can reconfirm this statement?

Reply from then said company Millennium Battery Sdn Bhd:

Good morning. Thank you for the email. Yes, we are selling a similer spec as per ABXAGM, it is called KOBA UHPB (Ultra High Performance Battery). If you need detailed information, you can call us.
The details:
Code: 95D23L
Brand: KOBA UHPB
Unit Price: RM350.00
Please contact us at 03 – 9221 1281 / 1285 if you have further inquiries.
Thank you.
Regards,
MeiWan

*Edit: I am sorry everyone, someone enlightened me, Q-85 is supposed to be battery designed for idle-stop or start stop vehicles, not your normal UHPB 95D23L. Most probably, it is Enhanced Flooded Battery (EFB) design. A common way to identify it is it will indicate it is intended for idle-stop or start stop vehicles.



This post has been edited by RicoT: Mar 27 2016, 08:53 PM

According to Google, KOBA is Korean brand battery, made in China? Not sure though. Does AC Delco has 90D23L battery? I know 55D23L and 75D23L are widely available in Malaysia, but 90D23L and above are not widely available (these are for Start/Stop vehicles, and they usually will have a sticker saying it is intended for these kind of vehicles).

[EDIT!] 80D23L by Yuasa ECO-R (MF) <- Not Q-85 standard!! Q-85 = 90D23L EFB type and above.
http://carbattery.com.my/index.asp?p=/static/Mazda.html

http://carbattery.com.my/webshaper/store/v...ProductItem=496

This post has been edited by RicoT: Mar 27 2016, 08:43 PM

*Edit: I am sorry everyone, someone enlightened me, Q-85 is supposed to be battery designed for idle-stop or start stop vehicles, not your normal UHPB 95D23L. Most probably, it is Enhanced Flooded Battery (EFB) design. A common way to identify it is it will indicate it is intended for idle-stop or start stop vehicles.



This post has been edited by RicoT: Mar 27 2016, 08:54 PM

Please check your battery if you had it changed at outside workshop. The battery will mention it is for idle-stop or start stop battery (Q-85). Original Mazda SC battery is okay. Else you will risk battery explode.

For some battery, the i-stop will still work, until sometime later, it may explode later on. Just some heads up for owners who changed battery outside of SC, they may give non-Q-55/Q-85 battery.