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#4 of 77 Housekeeping by pf_flyer HOST Jul 10, 2007 (8:59 am)
Going to rename this discussion to make it a more useful one for dash and instrumentation issues.
#5 of 77 Re: Similar issue on some '06 models [missyc1] by missyc1 Jul 10, 2007 (9:17 am)
Replying to: missyc1 (Jul 10, 2007 5:28 am) YEP! it just happened again when I went to lunch. Jumped ahead 20 minutes! Calling dealership now!
#6 of 77 How to get rid of the red by irismg Jul 24, 2007 (5:05 pm)
Is there a way to change the red lighting around the stereo and dash to another color? Does someone offer an aftermarket kit that someone could be paid to install in order to change it? Replies to this message: chickenlips (Oct 16, 2007 5:17 pm) missyc1 (Nov 20, 2007 9:04 am)
#7 of 77 Help me ZOOM ZOOM professional!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by marmarita Oct 04, 2007 (5:36 am)
Hello guys....please help me....fuel tank had a hit from a big stone and the the last plastic part of fuel pump have broken...I changed it..and I fixed the tank because it is plastic and I checked it from inside and outside many times.but the fuel gauge is not working correctly...I changed it too from used parts....and the same problem stills. Fuel gauge sometimes be on the middle and by surprise starts to go higher degrees..then it comes back to the right degree.this is its problem..soooo what's the problem??? is there something in the car's computer should be solved ? (Is it related way that the car sense the declined roads)
#8 of 77 Re: How to get rid of the red [irismg] by chickenlips Oct 16, 2007 (5:17 pm)
Replying to: irismg (Jul 24, 2007 5:05 pm) I'm not aware of any way to change the instrument lighting color. It looks cool, but is nearly impossible to read with sunglasses on, even with the lights as bright as they go.   And I find I'm messing with the contrast, even without sunglasses. At dusk when I turn my lights on, it's still too light out to see the dash, so I turn up the brightness. Then I turn it down again when it's completely dark outside.   One last thing, and I'm done complaining (I really do like my car) - sure wish I could turn the fog lights on without the headlights. I'd like to use them as daytime running lights. Replies to this message: missyc1 (Nov 20, 2007 9:04 am)
#9 of 77 Re: How to get rid of the red [chickenlips] by missyc1 Nov 20, 2007 (9:04 am)
Replying to: chickenlips (Oct 16, 2007 5:17 pm) I don't know if anyone answered you or not put if you push the dim switch for the dash lights in, it will switch from blue to all bright red.
#10 of 77 This isn't exactly a dash issue...Please help! by missyc1 Nov 20, 2007 (9:18 am)
I have an 07' Mazda3 S Touring. A motorcycle ripped the front bumper off of my car. (thank GOD thats the only damage it did!) Ever since I have noticed that when my daughter who is 82 lbs.sits in the front seat, the AIR BAG IS OFF light comes on. I never noticed that ever coming on before the accident. Also, the back right passenger airbag cover was coming off. My question is this...Is there a sensor that gauges weight or height for a front seat passenger? Could it have something to do with that cover not being secured? The dealership said that yes, it has a sensor, but the light should not come on.   Can someone answer my concerns and explain to me about how the airbag system works in a Mazda3 sedan?     Replies to this message: pf_flyer (Nov 20, 2007 9:29 am) missyc1 (Nov 20, 2007 9:55 am) m3fan3 (Dec 15, 2007 7:55 pm) and 1 more... roadburner (Nov 20, 2007 12:17 pm)
#11 of 77 Re: This isn't exactly a dash issue...Please help! [missyc1] by pf_flyer HOST Nov 20, 2007 (9:29 am)
Replying to: missyc1 (Nov 20, 2007 9:18 am) I don't think the bumper is related to the airbag light at all. I don't own a 3, but I sometimes see the airbag off light come on in my Versa with my daughter who weighs about 140 if she fidgets around on the seat and sits kind of slouched down. A gallon of milk placed on the seat will also trigger the light, since I assume the seats thinks there's a very light person there and so it turns off the airbag.   Even my wife has made the airbag off light come on by shifting in the seat on a long trip or reclining the seat fully to take a rest while I drive. The sensor in the seat seems fairly sensitive to changes in weight.   Keep an eye on it and I bet you'll find that you're seeing something similar. Replies to this message: missyc1 (Nov 20, 2007 9:55 am) m3fan3 (Dec 15, 2007 7:55 pm) m3fan3 (Dec 16, 2007 11:37 am)
#12 of 77 Re: This isn't exactly a dash issue...Please help! [pf_flyer] by missyc1 Nov 20, 2007 (9:55 am)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Nov 20, 2007 9:29 am) Well, we played around a bit to see what this thing is doing. She sits in it, the light comes on, she gets out the light goes off. I had nothing in the seat at all and the buckeled the seat belt and the light came on. Someone said its a safety feature and it just may be too sensitive. So I am assuming that it sensing her weight not being heavy enough to sit in the front seat with an airbag that could hurt her even more if we were to be involved in a collision? Replies to this message: m3fan3 (Dec 15, 2007 7:55 pm) m3fan3 (Dec 16, 2007 11:37 am)
#13 of 77 Re: This isn't exactly a dash issue...Please help! [missyc1] by roadburner Nov 20, 2007 (12:17 pm)
Replying to: missyc1 (Nov 20, 2007 9:18 am) We had a similar problem with my wife's BMW X3. In that case the problem was a defective occupant sensor mat, which is located in the bottom seat cushion. Your Mazda dealer should have an SRS diagnostic tool which will be able to pinpoint the problem.

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