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    7500 mile service

    I assume you're referring to the previous transmission issue and not the TPMS reset. They offered a loaner but we have a third vehicle available so I advised them that we wouldn't need a loaner unless the tranny issue dragged on. They resolved it in a couple of days so there was no need for a...
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    Check Engine Light - Knock Sensor

    CX5_GC - Are you having the vehicle serviced at MedCenter Mazda? If so, I expect that they will treat you right and eventually resolve the issue. We have dealt with them for years (including a transmission problem on our new CX-5, addressed in another thread in this forum) and though it took a...
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    7500 mile service

    Yes - Had it done at our favorite Mazda dealer. However, I purchased Mobil 0w20 synthetic oil and the filter separately (oil at Wal-Mart, the filter from the same dealer at a discount) and then provided them with the supplies. The labor was $15, which was much less than my time and aggravation...
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    What brand of oil do you use?

    Had the first (7500 mile) oil & filter change completed yesterday. Purchased the 5-quart jug of Mobil1 Advanced Fuel Economy 0w-20 at Wally World for about $27 and the filter at the local Mazda dealer for about $6.50. Mazda dealer charged $15 for labor, so total cost was about $48.50. Normal...
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    ALERT: Transmission Malfunction - Hopefully an Isolated Incident

    cx5broke - I can report that since I began this thread, we've put another 3,000 miles on our CX-5 without further incident (knock wood). Aside from yours, there has been one other poster on this forum who had their transmission replaced, just a few hundred miles after getting the car. Hard to...
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    Back seat covers?

    I have used a Kurgo Wander Hammock for several years. We have two large dogs (65 and 85 lbs.) and it does a great job of protecting the seats. Plus, because it's a hammock, it straddles the footwells (by attaching to the front headrests) so the dogs cannot fall onto the floor. The only down...
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    ALERT: Transmission Malfunction - Hopefully an Isolated Incident

    Last Saturday while my wife was driving the vehicle, it suddenly made a sound and the transmission malfunctioned. Although the car was in drive, when she pressed the accelerator it revved as if in neutral. She coasted to the side of the road, turned the vehicle off and restarted it. The...
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    Making use of in-dash button placeholders

    Well, nizzy1115, you're in luck: I-stop is already available in the U.S. on a handful of 2012 and 2013 vehicles. Check out this Detroit Free Press review from last week of the 2012 BMW 528i: http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/AUTO-BMW528I-REVIEW_7861998/AUTO-BMW528I-REVIEW_7861998/.
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    Leg Rest For Tall Drivers

    $25 for an 8" x 2" x 1/2" piece of foam with velcro? Man, I wish I had thought of this. Instead, you could order the kneeling cushion found here for $10, cut it, add velcro for a few bucks more and make 3 or 4 cushions for less than the cost of this single item...
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    Bluetooth only importing 1/3 my contacts (Galaxy s2)

    Glad to hear it, DaveNZ. The real thanks goes to the AT&T customer service rep who suggested this solution when we had the problem. Hope the rest of your Bluetooth experience goes smoothly.
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    Bluetooth only importing 1/3 my contacts (Galaxy s2)

    Went to setup the bluetooth and paired up phone, no problems. Allowed the phone to load the contacts into the car, and it said it had done them all without a problem. HOWEVER, there's only about a third of them there, and I don't have heaps of them in the first place! De-paired the phone and...
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    Turn off voice prompts?

    Alternatively, press the voice command button (the one with the profile of a talking face on it) and once the prompts begin, just press the same button again. The prompts will end and you can say your command ("Call home," "Dial Number" or whatever).
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    Weathertech Digital Fit Floor Liner - Now Available for CX-5

    Flicitations. Je sais que vous ne le regretterez pas!
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    Weathertech Digital Fit Floor Liner - Now Available for CX-5

    No. There are no button "holes." They are really more like one-piece "nipples" that are attached to the carpet and pop into holes on the mats. So, if water managed to get through the small gap between the nipples and the mat holes, it would just go on top of the carpet, not under the carpet...
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    Stereo Compact Disc reader

    Buona sera, Cesare! You can connect your android phone and play music either by Bluetooth (streaming) or using a cable with a mini-stereo jack on the auxiliary setting. You also can save music on a USB drive and play it that way. (Potete collegare il vostro telefono cellulare e riprodurre...
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    Interior Protection

    Armor All used to make a low-gloss protectant but not sure if they do anymore. I use Ice Total Interior Protection by Turtle Wax. It cleans and protects well, doesn't create a glossy surface and can be used on all of the plastic and leather interior parts. It has a pleasant smell that doesn't...
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    Floor mats (sorry if double post)

    LOL. I thought the same thing - and they want $80+ for these things? The cardboard box that they sell them in is probably thicker. Even if I hadn't gotten the WeatherTech liners, I would have replaced these in a heartbeat because it won't take long before the driver's heel wears through one...
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    TomTom Safety Lock

    I haven't experienced any major issues with the voice commands but admit that I haven't used it extensively. Still, it's been better than my Genesis nav, which requires you to say individual numbers, each of which the robo-voice has to confirm before proceeding. By the time you finish entering...
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    Floor mats (sorry if double post)

    I noticed the same thing when replacing the OEM mats with the Weathertech liners. It may be that the carpet doesn't have any strong attachment points near the mat buttons, which perhaps your VW (and other vehicles) do, and not that the buttons themselves are attached to the floor. Either way...
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    TomTom Safety Lock

    Unlike the portable TomTom units, there is no option in the "Safety" settings to disable this feature, most likely because the driver or a passenger can always use voice commands to enter an address, which is very distracting for the driver to do by having to make multiple touchscreen presses...
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