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I purchased a dealer service loaner, Mazda certified, 2020 CX-5 Touring AWD with zero options last week with 4k miles. This model has the advanced keyless fob and manual liftgate. The door locks have been driving me crazy until this morning when I discovered a feature not described in the manual at 3.12 or in the customization features at 9-11.
In testing the door locking system, no matter which method I use (driver door button, passenger door button, inside driver door switch, inside passenger door switch, key fob or the rear hatch button), the four driver and passenger doors lock but not the liftgate when I walk around the back staying in range with fob, contrary to anything stated in the manual.
After walking out of range with the fob, thinking some hidden walk-away function might lock it (this vehilcle does not have the theft deterrent system with walk-away), then waiting a bit, then returning with the fob, the hatch is still unlocked. At that point I was wondering how the heck I will ever lock the liftgate!
Then I discovered if I walk away with the four side doors locked and the liftgate unlocked, wait a bit, then return without the key fob, the liftgate is locked! So, I've come to the conclusion that the liftgate locks and unlocks automatically, never by any of the buttons and switches, and only by proximity of the fob, with no beeps or warning flashes to indicate what it is doing. That's a nice feature, but undocumented. There is a footnote on 3-17 saying other settings are available at the dealer. Maybe this is one of them. Some expert clarity would be welcome.
Now for something squirrelly. All of the doors in this vehicle require a little more effort in snapping them closed than I've been accustomed to in a string of Toyotas and and a Honda. This is my first Mazda. I'm getting used to this after leaving doors ajar a couple of times. With the next oil change I'll ask for a door hinge lube to see if that makes a difference. Anyway, with the door locking systems functioning as described above I discovered this oddity:
Whether the four side doors are locked or unlocked, whether the key fob is near or far, if the liftgate is closed slightly ajar then it locks! There's no warning beep or flash, while the dash door ajar indicator is lit up and the interior light on the liftgate stays on. I suppose any door ajar can run down a battery with interior lights staying on if you wait long enough, but it seems bizarre that it locks under this circumstance.
In testing the door locking system, no matter which method I use (driver door button, passenger door button, inside driver door switch, inside passenger door switch, key fob or the rear hatch button), the four driver and passenger doors lock but not the liftgate when I walk around the back staying in range with fob, contrary to anything stated in the manual.
After walking out of range with the fob, thinking some hidden walk-away function might lock it (this vehilcle does not have the theft deterrent system with walk-away), then waiting a bit, then returning with the fob, the hatch is still unlocked. At that point I was wondering how the heck I will ever lock the liftgate!
Then I discovered if I walk away with the four side doors locked and the liftgate unlocked, wait a bit, then return without the key fob, the liftgate is locked! So, I've come to the conclusion that the liftgate locks and unlocks automatically, never by any of the buttons and switches, and only by proximity of the fob, with no beeps or warning flashes to indicate what it is doing. That's a nice feature, but undocumented. There is a footnote on 3-17 saying other settings are available at the dealer. Maybe this is one of them. Some expert clarity would be welcome.
Now for something squirrelly. All of the doors in this vehicle require a little more effort in snapping them closed than I've been accustomed to in a string of Toyotas and and a Honda. This is my first Mazda. I'm getting used to this after leaving doors ajar a couple of times. With the next oil change I'll ask for a door hinge lube to see if that makes a difference. Anyway, with the door locking systems functioning as described above I discovered this oddity:
Whether the four side doors are locked or unlocked, whether the key fob is near or far, if the liftgate is closed slightly ajar then it locks! There's no warning beep or flash, while the dash door ajar indicator is lit up and the interior light on the liftgate stays on. I suppose any door ajar can run down a battery with interior lights staying on if you wait long enough, but it seems bizarre that it locks under this circumstance.
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