Mazda CX-3 iStop - problem or no problem?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 12:39 pm
First of all...
HELLO EVERYBODY
Second...
Please accept my apologies if such topic has already been made somewhere
To the point...
On friday I have bought my Mazda CX-3 (2016, 2.0 AWD) in Soul Red color and I am loving it! I have made with the car almost 550km and everything is working fine but for... iStop The "function" has never (even once) worked in my car. The battery is fully charged, the density of the fluid in the battery is around 1.23 and everything else is working fine. When the car (engine) is turned off, I check the fuel consumption menu via the multimedia system where iStop system is and... it says, iSTOP READY. When I turn on the engine, the iSTOP gets into state NOT READY. I drive the car for about 30minutes, get the engine warm, gently use the AC and I can see that the "bricks" on the screen are charging. When I stop on the traffic lights... nothing happens, iSTOP does not work - I mean it does not turn off the engine. I have called my dealer and the told me that I should relax, drive some more and the iSTOP will start working...... honestly? I think it is bull$hit and they are simply pushing me back. Before I bought my CX-3 I drove the test/demo car from Mazda and iSTOP worked almost every damn time! The car had 2300km on the "counter" and it was also a 2.0 AWD version.
Now... can anybody explain to me what the hell is wrong with my iSTOP? Jesus, I had (still have it) for 8 years the RX-8 with the Rotary engine inside it and everything was working fine - even though people are telling $hit about the rotaries heh Now I wanted to have some "Star-Trek car" with high-end future technology inside it and the iSTOP is killing me..
I know that I have to close the doors, fasten my seatbelt, use the AC gently, dont have a high voltage consumption for the iSTOP to work but... jesussssss f... christ... really? Will the system work?!
Does anybody of you know any explanation to this? Any advice? Some help? I can add that no iSTOP light is illuminating or anything. Only for a few seconds when I am starting the car and the computer is checking if the car is "OK".
I will appreciate any answer that may ease my stress or find a solution.
Sorry for my language and grammar mistakes, am not a native English speaker.
Thank you in advance,
Yakuu
HELLO EVERYBODY
Second...
Please accept my apologies if such topic has already been made somewhere
To the point...
On friday I have bought my Mazda CX-3 (2016, 2.0 AWD) in Soul Red color and I am loving it! I have made with the car almost 550km and everything is working fine but for... iStop The "function" has never (even once) worked in my car. The battery is fully charged, the density of the fluid in the battery is around 1.23 and everything else is working fine. When the car (engine) is turned off, I check the fuel consumption menu via the multimedia system where iStop system is and... it says, iSTOP READY. When I turn on the engine, the iSTOP gets into state NOT READY. I drive the car for about 30minutes, get the engine warm, gently use the AC and I can see that the "bricks" on the screen are charging. When I stop on the traffic lights... nothing happens, iSTOP does not work - I mean it does not turn off the engine. I have called my dealer and the told me that I should relax, drive some more and the iSTOP will start working...... honestly? I think it is bull$hit and they are simply pushing me back. Before I bought my CX-3 I drove the test/demo car from Mazda and iSTOP worked almost every damn time! The car had 2300km on the "counter" and it was also a 2.0 AWD version.
Now... can anybody explain to me what the hell is wrong with my iSTOP? Jesus, I had (still have it) for 8 years the RX-8 with the Rotary engine inside it and everything was working fine - even though people are telling $hit about the rotaries heh Now I wanted to have some "Star-Trek car" with high-end future technology inside it and the iSTOP is killing me..
I know that I have to close the doors, fasten my seatbelt, use the AC gently, dont have a high voltage consumption for the iSTOP to work but... jesussssss f... christ... really? Will the system work?!
Does anybody of you know any explanation to this? Any advice? Some help? I can add that no iSTOP light is illuminating or anything. Only for a few seconds when I am starting the car and the computer is checking if the car is "OK".
I will appreciate any answer that may ease my stress or find a solution.
Sorry for my language and grammar mistakes, am not a native English speaker.
Thank you in advance,
Yakuu