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 get that too with ASX (when it was still quite new) years ago and my new Mazda 3 when I push the car. The smell reminds me of a hair salon

The HUD in my m3 makes a squeaky sound when it's cold (e.g. during the night). Tried applying slight pressure on it by pulling it towards me and the sound stopped. It's a very small issue lah, just wondering if anyone has it too and if you have a solution.

It seems to do this when I stop my car and it's letting you know that istop is about to be initiated. I try to make it a point to turn off istop every time I drive because it only stops for a few seconds during the day - macam no point

Eh, sorry, not the HUD then, I meant the infotainment LCD screen.

It's a little squeaky sound of the back of the unit rubbing against the dashboard material that happens when the car is moving. My temporary DIY approach is to stuff name cards between the back of the screen and the dashboard and it works. For some reason, it only happens when the car's interior is cold - my wild guess is that for some reason certain parts shrink and become loose.

Hey guys, I know that the i-stop light will blink before it initiates, but recently it blinks (orange) and the warning sign is on from the moment I start the car until I stop the engine - to work and back 30 mins per trip. Anyone faced the same issue?

This post has been edited by minglibing: Jun 6 2016, 02:21 PM


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Infotainment shows nothing different. Ok, I guess I'll be calling Mazda for an appointment then, I hope it isn't because of my fast-charging usb ports that we regularly use for 2 phones...

This post has been edited by minglibing: Jun 6 2016, 02:33 PM

I always turn off i-Stop the moment I start my car. Well, if it is weak, then I guess I hope Mazda will replace it for me FOC, although I doubt it since it's the battery...

I think I might have identified the source of the problem - my USB car charger. It really does fast charging, even with an iPhone 6 plus and note 4 at the same time.

But I think it malfunctioned either because it got too hot or because of a faulty iPhone cable (known for their low quality original cables, but I digress), because I remember smelling a slight hint of plastic burning in the car last week but couldn't identify where it came from. Immediately after that I realized that the iPhone cable was no longer working. Then we could hear a very soft but high pitched buzzing sound, which stopped when the car charger was removed. The next day onwards, I continued to use the car charger with no problems, and a couple of days later the iStop sign kept blinking and the warning sign was lit.

I've not plugged in the car charger since yesterday afternoon, and the iStop sign has since stopped blinking and warning sign no longer comes on


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So I went to Mazda @ Glenmarie, and it was indeed the battery problem. My car is 1 year old and 28k mileage, and I was told that the iStop blinking+warning sign lighting up was an indication of a weak battery.

According to them, turning off iStop will extend the life of the battery. First battery replacement is free (took 2 hours).

On a side note, I highly recommend the main centre in Glenmarie, because service is very friendly and good, and there is a lot of comfortable places to wait and work with laptop. They even walked to the cafeteria where I was sitting to inform me that my car was ready.

My experience with other service centres are as follows:

PJ branch: Very crowded and uncomfortable waiting area and takes ages to service car. But staff very friendly and helpful - I wanted to top up cash for fully synthetic but they told me that fully synthetic not so suitable for m3.
Bangsar branch: Very laid back, feels like a small town outlet, and somewhat dishonest (refuse to return excess oil from service even when I asked for it). Also my mileage was 21k+ when I sent in for service and they wrote 30k for next service. Tried to sell me fully synthetic for m3. Not friendly at all. But took only 45 mins to service car. So I don't know if I should listen to Bangsar or PJ
Glenmarie (the second centre further down from the main one): Some staff very malas. Some ok. Again, villager-level urgency. Car ready also don't inform - saw my car outside and asked them about it only say oh your car is ready. And they honestly were not that busy during that time. But of course when their superior come out suddenly very friendly and efficient la.

This post has been edited by minglibing: Jun 10 2016, 12:06 PM

This is the one that I really like going to.

On google street view:
https://goo.gl/DR86OG


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This is the other one that has some lazy front desk staff.


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Ah ok, thanks