Calvin your a GENIOUS.... I just followed your instructions and no more i-stop.. !!!!. If I knew where you lived I would buy you a 6 pack. Cheers. Max.
Thanks for the Tutorial. I called Mazda to confirm, that the switch does not effect any other systems. They proofed, that it is only for maintanace reason to prevent the motor from activating iStop. BUT if you've installed a Alarmsystem, it will also be disabled by removing the switch!
They are bringing the iStop to the 2024 non turbo CX-5's in the states. Hopefully this will work on it, as my wife is waiting for hers to come in. Thank you for this video!! Best wishes.
This feature was introduced to get a better EPA test result, but in real world driving for most it doesn't actually save you any fuel, just destroys the starter motor. I went down the path of automating the switching off of I-stop after each restart. This can be done with about $40 dollars in hardware. 2 x Sumitomo plugs to piggy back into wiring loom, a DPDT relay, 85 ohm resistor, fuse tap & an air bag light timer relay. This is easily configured to switch off I-stop a few seconds after starting car + can be removed without trace.
Dude, my Mazda 2 has 115,000 km and 100 hours of stop time. The Mazda is using combustion to start up, and not the starter engine! Car is 5 years now and in great health, it’s doing at least 50 + mpg on highway and normal driving
@@paviaaPS3 Interesting. When it was time to renew the battery on my Subaru XV the starter battery was twice as much for start/stop. It is the same for Mazda 2 cars in Sweden. Is your car petrol or diesel?
@@gummansgubbe6225 petrol, i dont Think its bigger, but keep in mind you always need a bigger battery in order for the car to operate with engine off. Also many new cars use regenerative braking, meaning that all lost kinetic energy is stored on the battery to furthers cut down emissions on cars. Take for instance Mazda 2 with I-eloop, it has a small battery compared to the normal Mazda 2 also with start stop, but the I loop system stores kinetic energy much faster on a capacitor, and this car also uses start stop. I think the battery size it has is 55 A with 560 cca much smaller than the standard 65 A battery
Did this on my Mazda 6 2016. So far , no warning lights and no overall driving issues. Had the Battery Management System Malfunction and the I-eloop warning display on the instrument cluster upon start ups intermittently. Probably from the limited usage of the car. I have the proper battery installed and tested the battery to be good. Did several resets and still the warning lights would appear. I wanted to avoid the "Replace the Capacitor" route as others would suggest since I pretty much wanted to get rid of this I-stop feature. Hope this "hack" holds up
Hai i have question, since u had experience on this issue i-eloop malfunction..your car still can drive? I have been using mazda 6 skyactiv since 2015 so far no issue..but im worried about i-eloop capacitor in the future..i asked agent about new capacitor they said it will cost around $5k..if i follow this video hack, i can drive the car as normal? Any advice?
Yes, your fix did work on my CX5 - THANKS - the (expletive) i-stop had been annoying me for years and Mazda just said you can't turn it off so learn to live with it... BTW, the switch is a warning device that activates when the bonnet/hood is not fully closed, the master warning light will stay on and the -stop light will flash. The manual just says take the car to your Mazda Service Centre to locate and "fix" the problem. It took a bit of Googleing to find out what the problem might be, not the most important warning device that car can have, a warning "BEEP" to say the car didn't lock would have saved me the loss of a few items when I thought the car had locked while I was walking away from it, my previous car would go loudly nuts if it didn't lock on command...
Love these solutions. I read a forum where people had written to Mazda (and others) to change the stop/start system so that you can opt in, as opposed to having to opt out each time you drive it. They said "no". Apparently this is driven by Euro Greenie policies, where in some countries it's mandatory. If you're the sort of person that gets a new vehicle every 5 minutes (like a lot of people seem to) it doesn't matter - but as someone who keeps vehicles for 10+ years, this stuff effects longevity and adds to running costs. I have actually seen a Golf Diesel with stop/start FFS.
Unfortunately green policies seem to get stricter every single year. It might produce better readings on a test in a lab, but in the real world over 10 years of driving it's just costing more in fuel and resources to maintain these vehicles. As you said this might only suit people replacing their car every 5 minutes. But overall these vehicles don't last as long and need to be replaced sooner, leading to the consumption of more resources. This whole green thing, like everything else in the world, is really just about the money. Under the guise of saving the planet so they can reach into people's wallets. At least we have these small workarounds for now.
@@calvinlester3070 You sound like one of those conspiracy theorists. Yes, I agree that many improvements are ineffective but whenever you try new things, mistakes are ALWAYS going to occur. People are going to get greedy and abuse things. But, on the whole, that's how progress occurs. Conservatives are the reason we are in the mess to begin with. Your implication is to do nothing and we let the temperature go up by 20 degrees.
@@showwhite7320 LOL the temp go up!!! show me where sea levels have risen then if you believe the global warming scam. sydney harbour is 1mm lower now than it was in the 1920s. 20 degrees!! im still laughing, there has been no warming since the 90s, the temp goes up and down all the time, and most of the fear mongering they use, only shows the last 200 years, they dont show ice core drilling samples that show the earths temp has fluctuated up and down many times for thousands of years. Turn off your tv, before they convince you to take an untested vaccine for a virus with a 99% survival rate, that affected less than 1% of the Australian population.
@@showwhite7320 I believe this stop/start crap is a lame way car makers are trying to meet government mandated mileage requirements by having the consumer pay for a marginally effective and potentially dangerous system which people who have it say it was next to useless for saving fuel and most likely leads to increased wear and tear on the starter, battery, and alternator which the consumer would ultimately have to pay to get fixed/replaced. Consider how many extra resources are required to manufacture, install, maintain, and repair/replace these systems which negates any "green" advantages they might offer in the first place. Perhaps you have not been in a situation where you had to move quickly to avoid a collision but your car decides to shut itself off! The aim is not to do nothing but to do something right. This is not it!!
Thanks champ, I knew it would be something simple. 👍 Living in Nth Qld Australia this function is a joke unless you enjoy a sauna while driving! It's like heated seats but no cooling here also!? When is the Aussie market going to get with the times fmd... Edit: why wouldn't the wife's CX-5 (2.5l turbo) have an alarm system... It throws a tanny on the dash! I'll try using ForScan to see if I can disable it.
beautiful! i don't have a mazda (yet) but i'm thinking about one. i wonder is it will be a problem with the inspection required yearly in my state (texas). liked and subscribed.
Great video mate. Cheers. Just to check does this also disable the ieloop function. Mine has been advised to replace by Mazda but have also heard from Mazda 6 owners that the replacement is really not required
why? i use it every day when sitting at lights in traffic for ages. why waste fuel? what about drive through when you sit there for ten minutes? why waste fuel?
@@davidhusband5022 If you regularly stop at lights for long periods it might be ok. For me, I go to my first set of lights each day, the car hasnt warmed up yet, and the lights are only red for 2 minutes, so it is a pain for me (or was a pain until I removed the hood sensor). Mazda i-stop, no thanks.
Someone suggested if you put something on the off button in the dash to hold it permanently in then each time you start the car it will default to off instead of on.
This looks like a good solution. I just hope this doesn't change anything else such as airbags working ect as the car thinks its in a service mode state 😕
I highly doubt it would affect anything like that. Airbags are a critical safety function that can't rely on so many little things like a bonnet switch functioning. If that little switch was faulty or somebody didn't latch their bonnet fully the airbags must still function. Also somebody in the comments said they called mazda to confirm nothing else is affected.
@@calvinlester3070 yeah that's true my common sense did think that. I guess I was thinking down the line of the airbag being disabled for the service being provided so the mechanic is not at risk. Or, specifically the bonnet pedestrian feature not working as designed? Istop is not on cars sold in the USA apparently, so would be interested to know if the switch is there for those cars as this might help determine if its ONLY there as part of the Istop system
Greetings, I have a MaDa Demio 2014, the i stop worked normally and out of nowhere one day it stopped working and in the millero I get the i stop indicator blinking orange and when I turn off the car a warning comes out saying i stop 0% and more below it says x49 help please
@@ErikS308 That’s a great point. I also noticed later on that it disables the remote start/stop feature in the MyMazda app. As someone in Pennsylvania, it wasn’t worth losing that remote start functionality in the winter time. Seems for now like the only way to permanently disable it while maintaining all features is some sort of ECU flash
I've heard a lot of people do go for smaller regular batteries after disabling iStop. I'm personally not ready to start recommending batteries as it can be different based on engine size, temperatures in your country etc. However if I needed to change my battery I'd happily go for something smaller and cheaper.
Seems to work fine on my Mazda 6 GtSp my 2023, but I’m going to reconnect the switch because I’m concerned it might interfere with the active bonnet function. The owners handbook warns the bonnet must be closed for the system to work, so maybe the switch informs it.
Then again, it might be a good thing if it does deactivate the active bonnet feature. It sounds like another pointless bit of tech nobody ever asked for.
hi , I have a 2014 Mazda 6 and get the IEloop warning " IELOOP Inspection Required " and confirmed is a Capacitor problem and requires replacement . Since is very costly part to have it replace. I decided to bypass the IEloop function and took out the microswitch as per what you showed. However , the same Warning still display on the dashboard once I start the engine, pressing the IELOOP switch to OFF also does not work before this . Any idea how to off this Warning display ?
Thank you Calvin You made a great video. I’ve just disabled the I stop on my Mazda 3 2014 and it’s the best thing ever. Can anyone tell me if this will affect the airbag operation ???
Thank you for sharing your simple solution. My question would be this: Currently, my i-stop is flashing and it is annoying. Along with it is the triangluar warning light...Will doing this solution remove the errors? please share the forum links... thanks
Will this work on my 2010 mazda3 that has the 2 batteries? Had them replaced about 4 years ago which they are not cheap and now istop doesn't work and istop light keeps flashing orange. And will it stop istop from flashing? Thanks
I'm not 100% sure as the earliest car I've done this to is a 2013. I've seen a lot of verification comments up to about 2022. If your car has iStop it's worth seeing if the switch is there and then you can try it if you like. It's easily reversible as you can see from the video.
On my mazda 2 istop on mzd connect is ready with engine blue, battery blue, ac blue too, and on cluster flashing green icon, but when i hit red lights i try to hit the brake suddenly cluster not flashing green again (not flashing amber too) it just dissapear, and on mzd connect it say not ready but 3 icon of engine, battery and ac still in color blue but it says not ready... This will never go ready and flashing green again on cluster...but if i turn off engine and start again it will go ready again but not working like before (status ready but not stop when i on red light and it become not ready again with blue light on engine battery and ac) Anybody can help? I want to make sure my vehicle on normal state thanks buddy
The Istop in Diesel cars stops the engine from getting warm enough in short drives, my wife did 15 minute drives every working day, this killed the engine, luckily it was replaced by Mazda free of charge, I don’t want this to happen again, so hopefully this will help. My daughter has the car now and she doesn’t drive it like an old lady but still I don’t trust Mazda CX-5 anymore. If anyone has any suggestions on the cx5 Diesel engine issue a comment would be appreciated.
Mine is 2016 and the screw is so tiny and won’t turn it’s a nightmare but because I can’t get the screw out I’ll never know . Hope it works for you warren Mine is skyactive fastback
Hello. Is it possible to disable/disconnect the ieloop technology altogether? My mazda 6 is the 2014 model and recently, the car gave a warning that says "ieloop inspection required". I brought it to my agent and they say that i need to replace the capacitor which cost more than USD1,000 including servicing. As i rarely use the technology, is it possible to just disable/disconnect it? and will the car run normally after that?
Not as far as I know. I've never played around with the iEloop system. I don't know if removing and not replacing the capacitor will clear the error, but I'd also be cautious fiddling with capacitors as they can hold very dangerous amounts of electrical charge. Hopefully you can get an answer somewhere. That's a lot of money to replace something that saves minimal amounts of fuel.
My car is only front wheel drive, but I don't see how this would affect awd. It's apparently something put there to prevent istop kicking in when mechanics are doing tests. So even if you close the bonnet, until you turn the car off again istop won't activate. If it affected the awd system that would be very bad and I can't imagine mazda would do something like that.
With my 2012/2013 CX-5 you don't need an offset screwdriver, just a straight one from behind, may be on the slightest angle but easy to get good strong bite on the screw. Thank God no more retched faulty amber I-Stop function warning symbol carry on 😅😅
I disable istop when I start the car, and will enable when I anticipate longer wait time (usually more than 10 seconds) at the red stop. I am the 2nd owner of my Mazda 6 GT. It has a total of 110hours of Istop time. So I think I might have saved money.
This is definitely not a fix for everybody. I personally don't tend to drive in enough traffic for iStop to be worth it. I, and many people like me, just want it disabled once and for all without the need to disable it every time.
@@fallout1116 the real reason manufacturers install this auto/start stop is to pass emission rating standard. Nothing much on saving the customers money. Infact theres. More. Money to be made in spare parts, batteries, starters, engine mounting etc.
Does anyone know if the car will pass the "EU" annual test (road safety test?) after this? I have lived with pressing the button on a Subaru XV, but on the Mazda 3 it is located a little bit more behind the steering wheel and I need press it for much longer. Thank you so much for this video!
🤠Found the same video 1 year later. Putting it back on now for the testung from eu. I also found that for my XV the battery for the non auto stop costs half of the ato stop one. A giant waste of resources.
Yes, but it turns itself back on every time you start the car. So by default you need to disable it every time you drive. This method keeps it off permanently.
That's strange as this has worked on so many makes, models and years. If the light is flashing that might indicate a different issue is present. Was the light already flashing before you tried this trick? A quick google search suggests it could be something else affecting iStop like your battery not charging properly. Maybe have a look at the battery or charging before you get stuck?
@@gobikrishnan9827 yeah unfortunately there is probably a battery issue present. Maybe have it looked at to see if it's the battery or alternator and go from there. Definitely don't want to get stuck with a dead battery.
⚠️ Disabling the start/stop function by bypassing the open hood sensor disables other functions as well. When the sensors signal that the hood is open, the car goes into a kind of safe mode to allow the mechanic to do his work and also to prevent injuries. So in addition to disabling start/stop, the turn signals will not flash when locking the doors and the hood will not jump up in case of a pedestrian accident, and maybe some other functions will be disabled.
So far the 3 different Mazdas I've done this to (2013 M6, 2019 CX3, 2017 CX5) have all seen no other noticeable effects. I check carefully with each one. Eg alarms, signals blinking on lock/unlock etc. I've checked them all and they all remain functional. I'd love to know about the bonnet jumping up in event of an accident, but I struggle to see why an important safety function could be disabled by accidentally not shutting the bonnet properly.
My wife has recently got a gen 3 2017 mazda 3 and the istop light is flashing orange on the dash. If i do this process will the light go away all together?
I'm not sure as I've personally never seen this issue. A quick google search suggests this could be a battery warning so iStop won't enable. I'd suggest you check to see if any other lights come on as well and try to find the source of the issue first.
If its a 17 it's probable on its original battery ( jap writing on it is a clue) they last 6 -7 years. If your istop is on all the time your stop start probably isn't working. Reset stop start ( RUclips it piece of piss) or get a battery test done.
As I refitted this switch I noticed the engine didnt stop. Pressed the istop button a long time, got some beeps and it started stopping again. So I opened the bonnet(with the switch fitted), started the engine and closed it. The stop function is off now and it survives restarts of the engine.🎉
Nope. Reset during the night. If it is similar to the Individual setting (eco, comfort, sport,sport+,individual) it resets after around 4 hours with the engine off.
Each to their own. I personally don't want a piece of paper wedged in the button. It just looks tacky to me. Also then you're still left with the orange istop light permanently on your dash. Not an issue to some but I personally can't stand excess lights on the dash.
@@calvinlester3070 in my case (mazda 3 2019) I have only few blinks of i-start icon after engine start and then it disappear... i have there small black paper with thick maybe 1,5 mm...
Edit: Nevermind. It was the alternator belt that coincidentally snapped. It works 😁 I just did this on my Mazda 3 2014. After a while I got "Charging System Warning" and "pull over to a safe spot" 😕
The deep cycle battery is double the price of a normal battery. So, the extra $250 you pay on the cost of a battery every 3 years, is equal to or more than the cost of the fuel saving, depending on how much driving you do & the type of driving you do, city or country.
Calvin your a GENIOUS.... I just followed your instructions and no more i-stop.. !!!!. If I knew where you lived I would buy you a 6 pack. Cheers. Max.
Thanks for the Tutorial. I called Mazda to confirm, that the switch does not effect any other systems. They proofed, that it is only for maintanace reason to prevent the motor from activating iStop. BUT if you've installed a Alarmsystem, it will also be disabled by removing the switch!
That's good to know. Thanks
Good to know. Thanks
Yet to do mine 😮 many thanks
Thank you!! This have been driving me crazy the stop start, now no more works on Cx3. 👍
Worked perfect for my 2014 Mazda 3 Neo (right hand drive), thank you!
Worked for 2018 2.5T CX9 in NZ. Fantastic thank you!
You are a legend. Just did mine Mazda CX 5 by watching your video. It makes life so much easier without istop bloody thing.
Thanks mate. Just did this to a Mazda 3 sedan. Works a treat. 😊
Worked great no dash warning lamps on test thanks.
Thank Calvin, you're legend mate. Just did it to my wife mazda demio. She loved it.
Perfect! Took 5 minutes to do. I-stop “feature” is a joke. Thanks mate!
They are bringing the iStop to the 2024 non turbo CX-5's in the states. Hopefully this will work on it, as my wife is waiting for hers to come in. Thank you for this video!! Best wishes.
This feature was introduced to get a better EPA test result, but in real world driving for most it doesn't actually save you any fuel, just destroys the starter motor. I went down the path of automating the switching off of I-stop after each restart. This can be done with about $40 dollars in hardware. 2 x Sumitomo plugs to piggy back into wiring loom, a DPDT relay, 85 ohm resistor, fuse tap & an air bag light timer relay. This is easily configured to switch off I-stop a few seconds after starting car + can be removed without trace.
Interesting solution. Is there any chance you can share how its done in detail?
Dude, my Mazda 2 has 115,000 km and 100 hours of stop time. The Mazda is using combustion to start up, and not the starter engine!
Car is 5 years now and in great health, it’s doing at least 50 + mpg on highway and normal driving
@@paviaaPS3 Interesting. When it was time to renew the battery on my Subaru XV the starter battery was twice as much for start/stop. It is the same for Mazda 2 cars in Sweden. Is your car petrol or diesel?
@@gummansgubbe6225 petrol, i dont Think its bigger, but keep in mind you always need a bigger battery in order for the car to operate with engine off. Also many new cars use regenerative braking, meaning that all lost kinetic energy is stored on the battery to furthers cut down emissions on cars. Take for instance Mazda 2 with I-eloop, it has a small battery compared to the normal Mazda 2 also with start stop, but the I loop system stores kinetic energy much faster on a capacitor, and this car also uses start stop. I think the battery size it has is 55 A with 560 cca much smaller than the standard 65 A battery
mazda dosnt use the starter, it fires and injector, then a spark.
Did this on my Mazda 6 2016. So far , no warning lights and no overall driving issues. Had the Battery Management System Malfunction and the I-eloop warning display on the instrument cluster upon start ups intermittently. Probably from the limited usage of the car. I have the proper battery installed and tested the battery to be good. Did several resets and still the warning lights would appear. I wanted to avoid the "Replace the Capacitor" route as others would suggest since I pretty much wanted to get rid of this I-stop feature. Hope this "hack" holds up
Hai i have question, since u had experience on this issue i-eloop malfunction..your car still can drive? I have been using mazda 6 skyactiv since 2015 so far no issue..but im worried about i-eloop capacitor in the future..i asked agent about new capacitor they said it will cost around $5k..if i follow this video hack, i can drive the car as normal? Any advice?
@@asyrafrosly256 Yes, disconnecting this switch does not have any adverse effect on the running of the engine.
Yes, your fix did work on my CX5 - THANKS - the (expletive) i-stop had been annoying me for years and Mazda just said you can't turn it off so learn to live with it... BTW, the switch is a warning device that activates when the bonnet/hood is not fully closed, the master warning light will stay on and the -stop light will flash. The manual just says take the car to your Mazda Service Centre to locate and "fix" the problem. It took a bit of Googleing to find out what the problem might be, not the most important warning device that car can have, a warning "BEEP" to say the car didn't lock would have saved me the loss of a few items when I thought the car had locked while I was walking away from it, my previous car would go loudly nuts if it didn't lock on command...
Just done my 2018 Mazda 3. Cheers 👍
Love these solutions. I read a forum where people had written to Mazda (and others) to change the stop/start system so that you can opt in, as opposed to having to opt out each time you drive it. They said "no".
Apparently this is driven by Euro Greenie policies, where in some countries it's mandatory.
If you're the sort of person that gets a new vehicle every 5 minutes (like a lot of people seem to) it doesn't matter - but as someone who keeps vehicles for 10+ years, this stuff effects longevity and adds to running costs. I have actually seen a Golf Diesel with stop/start FFS.
Start-stop system is a usless trash =(
Unfortunately green policies seem to get stricter every single year. It might produce better readings on a test in a lab, but in the real world over 10 years of driving it's just costing more in fuel and resources to maintain these vehicles.
As you said this might only suit people replacing their car every 5 minutes. But overall these vehicles don't last as long and need to be replaced sooner, leading to the consumption of more resources.
This whole green thing, like everything else in the world, is really just about the money. Under the guise of saving the planet so they can reach into people's wallets.
At least we have these small workarounds for now.
@@calvinlester3070 You sound like one of those conspiracy theorists. Yes, I agree that many improvements are ineffective but whenever you try new things, mistakes are ALWAYS going to occur. People are going to get greedy and abuse things. But, on the whole, that's how progress occurs. Conservatives are the reason we are in the mess to begin with. Your implication is to do nothing and we let the temperature go up by 20 degrees.
@@showwhite7320 LOL the temp go up!!! show me where sea levels have risen then if you believe the global warming scam. sydney harbour is 1mm lower now than it was in the 1920s. 20 degrees!! im still laughing, there has been no warming since the 90s, the temp goes up and down all the time, and most of the fear mongering they use, only shows the last 200 years, they dont show ice core drilling samples that show the earths temp has fluctuated up and down many times for thousands of years. Turn off your tv, before they convince you to take an untested vaccine for a virus with a 99% survival rate, that affected less than 1% of the Australian population.
@@showwhite7320 I believe this stop/start crap is a lame way car makers are trying to meet government mandated mileage requirements by having the consumer pay for a marginally effective and potentially dangerous system which people who have it say it was next to useless for saving fuel and most likely leads to increased wear and tear on the starter, battery, and alternator which the consumer would ultimately have to pay to get fixed/replaced. Consider how many extra resources are required to manufacture, install, maintain, and repair/replace these systems which negates any "green" advantages they might offer in the first place. Perhaps you have not been in a situation where you had to move quickly to avoid a collision but your car decides to shut itself off! The aim is not to do nothing but to do something right. This is not it!!
Thanks champ, I knew it would be something simple. 👍
Living in Nth Qld Australia this function is a joke unless you enjoy a sauna while driving! It's like heated seats but no cooling here also!? When is the Aussie market going to get with the times fmd...
Edit: why wouldn't the wife's CX-5 (2.5l turbo) have an alarm system... It throws a tanny on the dash!
I'll try using ForScan to see if I can disable it.
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you!
beautiful! i don't have a mazda (yet) but i'm thinking about one. i wonder is it will be a problem with the
inspection required yearly in my state (texas). liked and subscribed.
Thank you! It’s working
Absolutely Amazing
Finally! Good job!
Thank you very much Calvin.
Worked a charm on 2013 mazda 6 2.2 .
This works perfectly on my 2016 CX-5
Great video mate. Cheers. Just to check does this also disable the ieloop function. Mine has been advised to replace by Mazda but have also heard from Mazda 6 owners that the replacement is really not required
Mec, tu es un génie!!!
Nice and easy. Thank you.
Works like a charm
Hi Calvin.great video .thanks = ) . Did u try how to disable i-eloop as well ? = )
I haven't tried that as it's not a system I personally want to disable.
Brilliant. Mazda istop is the biggest pain in the A## ever invented. Thanks !!
why? i use it every day when sitting at lights in traffic for ages. why waste fuel? what about drive through when you sit there for ten minutes? why waste fuel?
@@davidhusband5022 If you regularly stop at lights for long periods it might be ok. For me, I go to my first set of lights each day, the car hasnt warmed up yet, and the lights are only red for 2 minutes, so it is a pain for me (or was a pain until I removed the hood sensor). Mazda i-stop, no thanks.
What's the size of the tool I need to remove this? :/ thought I had it but I don't
Thsnk you very much.
I just did this to my mazda 3 and seems to work great,i hate the istop feature!
Hi , will the alarm work ?
Someone suggested if you put something on the off button in the dash to hold it permanently in then each time you start the car it will default to off instead of on.
😂
This looks like a good solution. I just hope this doesn't change anything else such as airbags working ect as the car thinks its in a service mode state 😕
I highly doubt it would affect anything like that. Airbags are a critical safety function that can't rely on so many little things like a bonnet switch functioning. If that little switch was faulty or somebody didn't latch their bonnet fully the airbags must still function. Also somebody in the comments said they called mazda to confirm nothing else is affected.
@@calvinlester3070 yeah that's true my common sense did think that. I guess I was thinking down the line of the airbag being disabled for the service being provided so the mechanic is not at risk. Or, specifically the bonnet pedestrian feature not working as designed?
Istop is not on cars sold in the USA apparently, so would be interested to know if the switch is there for those cars as this might help determine if its ONLY there as part of the Istop system
Greetings, I have a MaDa Demio 2014, the i stop worked normally and out of nowhere one day it stopped working and in the millero I get the i stop indicator blinking orange and when I turn off the car a warning comes out saying i stop 0% and more below it says x49 help please
Can confirm that this works in the CX-50 as well. The plug is on the passenger side now (for left-hand drivers), but it doesn't require any tools
It throws an open hood icon on the dash. I don't want that either.
@@ErikS308 That’s a great point. I also noticed later on that it disables the remote start/stop feature in the MyMazda app. As someone in Pennsylvania, it wasn’t worth losing that remote start functionality in the winter time. Seems for now like the only way to permanently disable it while maintaining all features is some sort of ECU flash
After disabling istop, can i use a cheaper regular NON q85 Battery? If yes which one do u guys recommend?
Thanks
I've heard a lot of people do go for smaller regular batteries after disabling iStop. I'm personally not ready to start recommending batteries as it can be different based on engine size, temperatures in your country etc.
However if I needed to change my battery I'd happily go for something smaller and cheaper.
Seems to work fine on my Mazda 6 GtSp my 2023, but I’m going to reconnect the switch because I’m concerned it might interfere with the active bonnet function. The owners handbook warns the bonnet must be closed for the system to work, so maybe the switch informs it.
Fair enough. I'd never heard of that function before, I just looked up what it does. Seems very new.
Then again, it might be a good thing if it does deactivate the active bonnet feature. It sounds like another pointless bit of tech nobody ever asked for.
hi mate, do you think it will work on a 2016 mazda 3 hatch? thanks for this!
I believe that it should. Have a read through some of the comments, a lot of people have stated which year and models they've done this on too.
On my CX50 if you disconnect the switch or bypass it, an open bonnet icon shows on the dash and it dings at you.
That's a shame. This must be on the new cars as they've never had that before.
hi , I have a 2014 Mazda 6 and get the IEloop warning " IELOOP Inspection Required " and confirmed is a Capacitor problem and requires replacement . Since is very costly part to have it replace. I decided to bypass the IEloop function and took out the microswitch as per what you showed. However , the same Warning still display on the dashboard once I start the engine, pressing the IELOOP switch to OFF also does not work before this . Any idea how to off this Warning display ?
How did you bypass the capacitor though?
Hi . How you off the i eloop indicator?
How much cost to sole tgis problem sir?
After ieloop pop up can still drive or not?
Thank you Calvin
You made a great video. I’ve just disabled the I stop on my Mazda 3 2014 and it’s the best thing ever.
Can anyone tell me if this will affect the airbag operation ???
Hi, this will definitely not affect airbag operation.
In a previous comment somebody actually called Mazda and confirmed this has no other effects.
Thank you Calvin , you are a true legend…✅✅✅
Thank you for sharing your simple solution. My question would be this: Currently, my i-stop is flashing and it is annoying. Along with it is the triangluar warning light...Will doing this solution remove the errors?
please share the forum links... thanks
battery is dying. happened to me yesterday.
It fixed it for me 👍
Did it stop the istop light flashing for you please? I have the same problem...
Will this work on my 2010 mazda3 that has the 2 batteries? Had them replaced about 4 years ago which they are not cheap and now istop doesn't work and istop light keeps flashing orange. And will it stop istop from flashing? Thanks
I'm not 100% sure as the earliest car I've done this to is a 2013. I've seen a lot of verification comments up to about 2022.
If your car has iStop it's worth seeing if the switch is there and then you can try it if you like. It's easily reversible as you can see from the video.
Perfect.2024 mazda cx 30 .
I only remove the plug a littel .no more i stop ,all ok 😊
On my mazda 2 istop on mzd connect is ready with engine blue, battery blue, ac blue too, and on cluster flashing green icon, but when i hit red lights i try to hit the brake suddenly cluster not flashing green again (not flashing amber too) it just dissapear, and on mzd connect it say not ready but 3 icon of engine, battery and ac still in color blue but it says not ready... This will never go ready and flashing green again on cluster...but if i turn off engine and start again it will go ready again but not working like before (status ready but not stop when i on red light and it become not ready again with blue light on engine battery and ac)
Anybody can help? I want to make sure my vehicle on normal state thanks buddy
The Istop in Diesel cars stops the engine from getting warm enough in short drives, my wife did 15 minute drives every working day, this killed the engine, luckily it was replaced by Mazda free of charge, I don’t want this to happen again, so hopefully this will help. My daughter has the car now and she doesn’t drive it like an old lady but still I don’t trust Mazda CX-5 anymore. If anyone has any suggestions on the cx5 Diesel engine issue a comment would be appreciated.
Let's all give thanks to the Euro-Greenies !!
My screw is so tiny I can’t get a hold on it plus it’s pretty rusty, I can’t put heat on it 😢
Does this apply to 2012 Mazda demio skyactive?I can't seem to find the thing to pluck it off.
I assumed all SkyActiv models would be close enough. I may be wrong. The earliest I've done this on is my 2013.
Mine is 2016 and the screw is so tiny and won’t turn it’s a nightmare but because I can’t get the screw out I’ll never know . Hope it works for you warren
Mine is skyactive fastback
Hi.. how nowadays your car anything happened on i stop function or i eloop function?
Hi. Since uploading the video there have not been any issues from doing this on the two cars I've done it to.
Hello. Is it possible to disable/disconnect the ieloop technology altogether? My mazda 6 is the 2014 model and recently, the car gave a warning that says "ieloop inspection required". I brought it to my agent and they say that i need to replace the capacitor which cost more than USD1,000 including servicing. As i rarely use the technology, is it possible to just disable/disconnect it? and will the car run normally after that?
Not as far as I know. I've never played around with the iEloop system.
I don't know if removing and not replacing the capacitor will clear the error, but I'd also be cautious fiddling with capacitors as they can hold very dangerous amounts of electrical charge.
Hopefully you can get an answer somewhere. That's a lot of money to replace something that saves minimal amounts of fuel.
Does it affect the awd?
My car is only front wheel drive, but I don't see how this would affect awd. It's apparently something put there to prevent istop kicking in when mechanics are doing tests. So even if you close the bonnet, until you turn the car off again istop won't activate. If it affected the awd system that would be very bad and I can't imagine mazda would do something like that.
The stop sells cars by stuffing them... stopping and starting all the time cracking spark plugs..etc etc
Doe not work on 2024 cx-5 it shows the truck is oped in the cluster
With my 2012/2013 CX-5 you don't need an offset screwdriver, just a straight one from behind, may be on the slightest angle but easy to get good strong bite on the screw. Thank God no more retched faulty amber I-Stop function warning symbol carry on 😅😅
What is the benefit of doing this?
It saves the starter from the frequent starts after the engine goes off in a jam
Can just isolate the plate with shrink tubing?
It's a microswitch mate so no you would have to stop the metal arm moving altogether.
How did you actually manage that
I disable istop when I start the car, and will enable when I anticipate longer wait time (usually more than 10 seconds) at the red stop. I am the 2nd owner of my Mazda 6 GT. It has a total of 110hours of Istop time. So I think I might have saved money.
This is definitely not a fix for everybody. I personally don't tend to drive in enough traffic for iStop to be worth it. I, and many people like me, just want it disabled once and for all without the need to disable it every time.
A study by Popular Mechanics in 2015 found that stop-start technology made less than 3% difference in terms of overall fuel efficiency.
@@fallout1116 but delivers a massive cost in terms of starter wear and tear on the diesel
@@fallout1116 the real reason manufacturers install this auto/start stop is to pass emission rating standard. Nothing much on saving the customers money. Infact theres. More. Money to be made in spare parts, batteries, starters, engine mounting etc.
Does anyone know if the car will pass the "EU" annual test (road safety test?) after this?
I have lived with pressing the button on a Subaru XV, but on the Mazda 3 it is located a little bit more behind the steering wheel and I need press it for much longer.
Thank you so much for this video!
🤠Found the same video 1 year later. Putting it back on now for the testung from eu. I also found that for my XV the battery for the non auto stop costs half of the ato stop one. A giant waste of resources.
Tried it, and realized one small problem: Light dont flash after you lock the door, other else is fine.
Okay thanks. That's good feedback. What year and model? This isn't the case on mine.
@@calvinlester3070 2019 cx5 kf model
@@looilinchen Interesting. I don't think this is the case on the 2019 CX3 I did this to. Good to know though.
@@calvinlester3070 hmm.. I just did this small mod. Let me check with the lights tomorrow. 2020 KF CX5
Yep, Confirmed. Lights don't flash when locking. It inly double flash when unlocking. Small matter
What's the benefit of doing this? Isn't i-stop has "off button" instead? Thanks.
Yes, but it turns itself back on every time you start the car. So by default you need to disable it every time you drive. This method keeps it off permanently.
Or, you can wrap the metal connector in a non conductive material and remove nothing
The switch doesn't work using conduction, but rather the tab is physically pressed activating a switch.
Hallelujah! Good riddance cursed iStop.
It disables the alarm system. Tried it.
Hi. It doesn’t work in my mazda 6 2014 🙁. Still that i stop light blinking. Any other ways to solve this issue. Tq
That's strange as this has worked on so many makes, models and years.
If the light is flashing that might indicate a different issue is present. Was the light already flashing before you tried this trick?
A quick google search suggests it could be something else affecting iStop like your battery not charging properly. Maybe have a look at the battery or charging before you get stuck?
@@calvinlester3070 yes. Before i tried this the light already flashing.
@@gobikrishnan9827 yeah unfortunately there is probably a battery issue present. Maybe have it looked at to see if it's the battery or alternator and go from there. Definitely don't want to get stuck with a dead battery.
@@calvinlester3070 yes
⚠️ Disabling the start/stop function by bypassing the open hood sensor disables other functions as well. When the sensors signal that the hood is open, the car goes into a kind of safe mode to allow the mechanic to do his work and also to prevent injuries. So in addition to disabling start/stop, the turn signals will not flash when locking the doors and the hood will not jump up in case of a pedestrian accident, and maybe some other functions will be disabled.
So far the 3 different Mazdas I've done this to (2013 M6, 2019 CX3, 2017 CX5) have all seen no other noticeable effects. I check carefully with each one. Eg alarms, signals blinking on lock/unlock etc. I've checked them all and they all remain functional.
I'd love to know about the bonnet jumping up in event of an accident, but I struggle to see why an important safety function could be disabled by accidentally not shutting the bonnet properly.
Not working. Still blinking istop
Does not work on a 2018 Mazda 6
I did that, and I still get the error message on my dash.
This is why people have trouble resetting istop after changing their battery.
Istop not will not work with hood opened
I keep my battery charged even when no in use and I the I stop still flashes amber .
Just fixed the i eloop light by cleaning the battery terminals
My terminals looks fine. The car has been sitting for about two months. Could that be the cause of i-Eloop message?
Thanks
HI Calvin ..2014 mazda 3 sp25 .. did all above in video but istop still flashing orange .. any idea's ..?
My wife has recently got a gen 3 2017 mazda 3 and the istop light is flashing orange on the dash.
If i do this process will the light go away all together?
I'm not sure as I've personally never seen this issue. A quick google search suggests this could be a battery warning so iStop won't enable. I'd suggest you check to see if any other lights come on as well and try to find the source of the issue first.
Nah your battery's f ucked. Get it tested.
If its a 17 it's probable on its original battery ( jap writing on it is a clue) they last 6 -7 years. If your istop is on all the time your stop start probably isn't working. Reset stop start ( RUclips it piece of piss) or get a battery test done.
I have done it, but i-stop is still flashing yelow :(. Mazda 5 (2015)
Me too
@@andress2471 I connected it to diagnostics , removed faults. Issue fixed.
@@wondro with the hidden menu?
Yip same issue with my CX-5 2014. Engine warning light stays on and says inspect engine. I don’t have the tools to remove the warning.
Didn’t work for me either 2014 mazda 3
I tried this and it didn't work on my Mazda 3.
Oh that's disappointing. What year is it?
@@calvinlester3070 2016 Mazda 3 bn
As I refitted this switch I noticed the engine didnt stop. Pressed the istop button a long time, got some beeps and it started stopping again.
So I opened the bonnet(with the switch fitted), started the engine and closed it. The stop function is off now and it survives restarts of the engine.🎉
Nope. Reset during the night. If it is similar to the Individual setting (eco, comfort, sport,sport+,individual) it resets after around 4 hours with the engine off.
it is better to use small piece of paper pushed between start/stop button and edge of the frame. Just like that... :)
Each to their own. I personally don't want a piece of paper wedged in the button. It just looks tacky to me.
Also then you're still left with the orange istop light permanently on your dash. Not an issue to some but I personally can't stand excess lights on the dash.
@@calvinlester3070 in my case (mazda 3 2019) I have only few blinks of i-start icon after engine start and then it disappear... i have there small black paper with thick maybe 1,5 mm...
@Maxrob pop fair enough. In my 2013 mazda 6 the light stays on orange if you turn off via the button.
And now your airbags will also be disabled.
That would not be the case. In a front impact that switch would get damaged so the system would not be designed to cancel airbag activation.
wrong, nothing to do with airbags, you are fake news. do you work for CNN?
USE THE PROPER TOOLS 🛠
just a money making feature for mazda
Replace battre
It’s not that simple it’s expensive and folks are having code errors which is affecting other components 😮
Edit: Nevermind. It was the alternator belt that coincidentally snapped. It works 😁
I just did this on my Mazda 3 2014. After a while I got "Charging System Warning" and "pull over to a safe spot" 😕
why even include something like this lol most of the people i know that have mazdas with istop do this.....
I think the istop is brilliant, why anyone would want to disable it is beyond me
The deep cycle battery is double the price of a normal battery. So, the extra $250 you pay on the cost of a battery every 3 years, is equal to or more than the cost of the fuel saving, depending on how much driving you do & the type of driving you do, city or country.
also fuks up ya starter and ring gear 10 times quicker which are big bucks.
U live in a f uckin aviary??
Great tutorial ❤❤❤❤ Thanks😊