Can I check the odometer without starting the car on a new Mazda?
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With the fab in your pocket you simply push the start button ,(DO NOT TOUCH BRAKE PEDAL) you will then activate the dash indicators.
On some cars, turning on the light switch with the engine off will illuminate the odometer.
Just turn the car to the on position without starting, one or two presses of the start button without foot on the brake.
my old Mazda does this; however it needs to be fairly recent, like 2hrs, otherwise its just the illumination
It is a MAZDA CX30 so I guess we all would need to have the year to be accurate. But I think that are all the same at least from 2015 to present for dash indicator activation.
Thanks guys...it's a 2021 (the CX-30 came out in MY 2020). As far as starting the car to check the odometer...I try to avoid doing that especially on a GDI vehicle where 'short trips' can cause IVDs.
I would consider it a step backwards if the car needed to be started just to look at the odometer.
wpod: It has a fob rather than an 'ignition switch'....the first car we've had with this....not sure I like it.
I would consider it a step backwards if the car needed to be started just to look at the odometer.
wpod: It has a fob rather than an 'ignition switch'....the first car we've had with this....not sure I like it.
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Pushing the start button twice with your foot off the brake should light up the dash, then push the start button once to urn it off.
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Just curious...... Has any of the above methods worked??
Just curious...... Has any of the above methods worked??
If its like my 2012 Mazda 3 just turning on the parking lights illuminates the odometer.
I couldn't find anything related to my original question....but then again today's owners manuals, which often have 60 or 70 pages on how to operate the 'infotainment system', can be like looking for a needle in a haystack....
Just push the button but stay off the brake. Push the button again twice to go back to off.
Or, just check it the next time she starts it up to go somewhere.
There is also the online manual.
Or, just check it the next time she starts it up to go somewhere.
There is also the online manual.
According to the owners manual, page 4-14 the multi-info display is on when the door is open. You may need to push the info button on the wheel to change what is displayed. But apparently, it's supposed to display when the door is open.
How did I find it in the owner's manual. I went to the index and looked for instrument cluster. Found it in a matter of seconds.
Hope you find this works for you.
Yes. I was able to see the odo when I pressed start without having my foot on the brake....I thank those who pointed this out to me. I have since found a section in the OM that mentioned 'Acc' by doing that but as I alluded to earlier...many of today's OM's are like reading 'War and Peace'....
