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by st3v3cx-3
Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:06 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Key fob battery
Replies: 10
Views: 11672

Re: Key fob battery

The cost of a new key fob battery and fitting it when a car is booked in for an annual service could easily be buried in the usual miscellaneous consumables add-on and by adding 0.1 labour hours to the book time for carrying out the service.
by st3v3cx-3
Wed Jul 26, 2023 7:10 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Mazda recalls over 220,000 cars, including CX-3 and Mazda3, for rear-view camera issue
Replies: 1
Views: 3514

Re: Mazda recalls over 220,000 cars, including CX-3 and Mazda3, for rear-view camera issue

I'm sure it wouldn't warrant a safety recall in the UK. After all, there are still door mirrors and an inside mirror to aid with reversing, as happened for many millions - even billions - of drivers for decades pre rear view camera installation!
by st3v3cx-3
Wed Jul 26, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: Main Mazda CX3 chat
Topic: Door mirror cover replacement - DIY isn't always the cheapest method!
Replies: 0
Views: 8548

Door mirror cover replacement - DIY isn't always the cheapest method!

A couple of years ago I reversed out of my garage and clumsily managed to break the passenger door mirror cover into 2 pieces by catching it on the brick door surround. Oops :oops: :evil: As a “temporary” fix I taped the broken cover back in place and it lasted a couple of years like that. DIY chang...
by st3v3cx-3
Wed Jul 26, 2023 6:00 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Key fob battery
Replies: 10
Views: 11672

Re: Key fob battery

I've had Mazda dealers recommend when my car was in for a service that the key fob battery is low and needs replacing. They said they'd replace it for £20 or £15 charge! I declined and did it myself. Would have thought for the cost of an annual service it could include a free battery replacement. Re...
by st3v3cx-3
Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:09 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Sat nav settings fuel prices.
Replies: 2
Views: 2567

Re: Sat nav settings fuel prices.

I use the free Petrol Prices app on my iPhone - probably on Android as well. It isn't bang up to date as it relies on motorists updating the information. Be interesting to see if the Government's plans for fuel stations to provide current pricing information is supplied to apps such as Petrol Prices...
by st3v3cx-3
Fri Jun 30, 2023 10:37 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Service advice and costs
Replies: 7
Views: 2502

Re: Service advice and costs

Sounds a good plan. Might want to consider adding a brake fluid change if it wasn't done last year. A cabin filter - the one installed behind the glovebox - is also due every 2 years but it is easy enough to do yourself as the glovebox is simple to remove by pressing in the side. The major service w...
by st3v3cx-3
Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:21 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Service advice and costs
Replies: 7
Views: 2502

Re: Service advice and costs

Most interesting the differences in cost between a “major” and “minor” service. I’m finding that independent garages just offer either of these as a norm for all makes.They don’t seem to know about the £500+ Mazda one-but I can easily understand the plugs cost. My mileage is 21000 by the way I am a...
by st3v3cx-3
Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:09 pm
Forum: Main Mazda CX3 chat
Topic: Beam deflectors
Replies: 3
Views: 1032

Re: Beam deflectors

Many thanks. It's a pity this information is not in the manual! I hadn't found anything in my manual which is dated mid 2015. Seems they did finally add something to the manual by mid 2018, as I found this in an July 2018 electronic version - see the attached extract Mazda CX-3 Headlights Optical A...
by st3v3cx-3
Tue Jun 27, 2023 3:10 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical
Topic: Stuck parking brake?
Replies: 1
Views: 935

Re: Stuck parking brake?

Tafia wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:35 am Hi, does the CX3 have an emergency release feature in case the parking brake fails to release?

It happened to a friend of mine at a traffic light stop, though she wasn't driving a Mazda.

Thanks

See my reply to your exact same question in your post on 22nd June
by st3v3cx-3
Mon Jun 26, 2023 10:28 pm
Forum: Main Mazda CX3 chat
Topic: Beam deflectors
Replies: 3
Views: 1032

Re: Beam deflectors

Are beam deflectors required for EU travel? - CX-3 (2017) As there aren't any guiding lines on the glass, are deflectors required. I can't find anything to help on the internet. Mazda did issue a Technical Service Bulletin back in September 2015 that applied to all their European range of vehicles,...