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    End of my CX9

    I've been a very happy CX-9 GT owner for five years (well, except for the gas mileage) however my car was totalled while parked last month. An inattentive driver ?texting ?distracted by kids just plain ran into the left rear wheel and quarter panel at about 30mph. Totalled his Camry and while...
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    Has anyone updated the navigation CD?

    I have a 2010 GT with nav. Works fine but I am wondering about updating the now five or more year old map CD. Does Mazda have a program to do this? Has anyone done it? Cost??
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    Why isn't Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) offered on US models?

    In UK and presumably the rest of Europe and Japan (?Down Under too), there is a standard feature on all CX5 models called Smart City Brake Support, similar to the Mercedes collision mitigation system, that uses lasers to monitor distance to the vehicle in front and automatically applies brakes...
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    CX9 brakes are too good

    So, I was rush hour traffic at about 30mph and accelerating when the lady in a Corolla in front of me slams on the brakes. I stood on mine and came to a halt about two feet from her bumper and was about to breath when....wham, I got nailed from behind by a GMC Sierra and pushed right into the...
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    Anyone else find backing up difficult?

    When I first got my CX9 there were a number of "features" I needed to get used to. Now six months later most things like the nav and locking system etc are pretty second nature. However, I have never found backing up to be as comfortable as with other similar sized vehicles (ML320, Jeep GC...
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    Viper SmartStart remote system for iPhone

    I just had a Viper remote system installed with SmartStart. Allows you to start, stop, lock, unlock and open/close rear hatch from your iPhone using a free Viper app anywhere you and the car have phone service. Works fine. Costs about $300 on top of a basic remote start and has a $99/three...
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    New consumer reports reliablility data for 2010 CX9

    I was browsing Consumer Reports and saw that the 2010 CX9 is now included in the reliability section. Straight A's on everything (full red circles) except for one B (half red circle) for the audio system and a blank circle (average) on "power equipment". That is pretty impressive and similar...
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    Yakima Skybox 18 does not fit CX9 with factory rack and crossbars

    Despite the Yakima website indicating that this combination does work, it doesn't. Nice box but the front factory crossbar does not move forward enough to allow the Skybox 18 in max forward position to clear the rear hatch. There are no warnings on the Yakima website and they actually indicate...
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    Phone volume issue

    I have a 2010 CX9 GT and have paired an iPhone 3GS. The pairing works but there is one very annoying "feature" that my dealer tells me is just the way it is: If I set the car system volume so that the ringing sound and voice prompts are a reasonable level, I cannot hear the phone call at all...
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    When will the 2011 CX9 be available?

    I'm still circling and expecting to buy a CX9 shortly but am wondering when the model year change over is for Mazda. I would have thought after Labor Day but just saw that Honda is already selling 2011 Pilots. Anyone know what Mazda's general pattern for incentives is for current year vehicles...
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