CX-5 Aftermarket Pads and Rotors

[RedBaron]

The only hiccups were around getting the electronic parking brake into maintainence mode and getting the pads fitted into the carrier. The service manual process for maintainence mode (for 2018, I have 2020, maybe it's changed) just didn't work for me or perhaps I misinterpreted it. I found a video on youtube and followed that with no problem.

What was different between the methods? Or maybe post a link to the video?

 

[stickerbush]

What was different between the methods? Or maybe post a link to the video?

Here's what the service manual says:

1.Switch the ignition ON (engine off).
2.Release the electric parking brake.
3.Switch the ignition off, and then switch the ignition ON (engine off) within 5 s while maintaining the following conditions.
• Press the electric parking brake switch.
• Depress the accelerator pedal fully.

What the video showed and what worked was to turn the ignition ON, press and hold the electric parking brake switch and press and hold the accelerator pedal fully and then press the Start switch 3 times.

 

[N7turbo]

The factory pads, like I think most all cars these days are full ceramic and they dust very little compared to full semi's which dirty wheels noticeably.

My '23 CX-5 Turbo gets a lot of brown-colored dust, very noticeable on the black wheels. I'm pretty sure they aren't ceramic and thought they were an organic type.