2022 mazda cx-5 tips and tricks

Fuel prices have increased over the past several months due to the fuel shortage affecting many parts of the world. With fuel prices going up to highs of $6 per gallon in California, you may have to make certain budget adjustments to cope with these changes. You’ve probably had to make lifestyle changes such as only partially filling your fuel tank. Or perhaps you use your car less often to deal with the pain at the pump. 

With the country’s gasoline inventories being at a low level, the fuel crisis may worsen, triggering price increases that call for further fuel mitigation efforts on the consumer’s end. Whether you own a large or mid-size vehicle, you can use a few tips to weather this fuel crisis. Our experts at Capistrano Mazda, California, compiled a list of tips that may help you save fuel.

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Mazda Connected Services: Automatic Climate Control

Here in San Juan Capistrano, CA, air conditioning is a must. When temperatures get above 100° F, sitting in traffic without A/C is just awful. Luckily, here at Capo Mazda, almost all of our new Mazda vehicles come standard with automatic climate control. Many of them also have Mazda Connected Services capability.

Can you turn on the automatic climate control in your Mazda from your smartphone? Yes! Here’s how.

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Car Care: Leather Upholstery Tips & Tricks

If you’ve never owned leather seats or never learned about leather care, then you’ve come to the right place! Numerous Mazda vehicles come with leather seats or even Nappa leather seats. Let us here at Capistrano Mazda in San Juan Capistrano, CA, show you how to make sure your leather seats last!

Here’s how to care for the leather seats in your Mazda, as well as some things to avoid.

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Toggling the Auto-Fold Function for Mazda Vehicle’s Outside Mirrors

Not every Mazda model comes with auto-folding mirrors, but some of them do. It’s an underappreciated feature. It thins the profile of your vehicle, which not only makes parking in tight spaces easier, but lessens the chance of vehicle damage when parked. But what if your vehicle has the feature and it’s not working? Chances are that it’s simply not turned on.

Here’s how to toggle Mazda auto-folding mirrors on and off.

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Programming Your Mazda CX-5 or CX-9 Power Liftgate Height

Many trims of the newer CX-5 and CX-9 models have a power liftgate, maybe even a hands-free powerlift gate. If you have one of the former, however, then you’ll need to be able to reach the button to use the power closing feature. If the liftgate extends too high, then this process makes a convenience feature inconvenient. But did you know that you can change the height to which your CX-5 or CX-9 liftgate opens?

Here’s how to set a custom height for the power liftgate on your Mazda CX-5 or CX-9.

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Cleaning and Disinfect Leather Upholstery Properly

Cleaning your vehicle’s leather upholstery is a time-consuming process. So let’s no waste any time.

Here’s how to disinfect your car’s leather seats without hurts them.

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Customizing Your Mazda Heads-Up Display

If you have one of the higher trim Mazda vehicles, then chances are that it has an Active Driving Display, also known as a heads-up display. This feature is great for showing you important vehicle information without you having to take your eyes off the road. It has many settings that can be adjusted.

So, how do you customize a Mazda heads-up display?

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Getting COVID-19 Out of Your Car

It’s natural to be concerned about keeping your living spaces clean from coronavirus. While you may not be driving your vehicle as much as you usually would, chances are you use it at least once a week to get groceries or the like. As such, keeping your car spick and span is a pretty good idea. Or is it? Does it really help?

Should I clean my car for coronavirus?

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All-New 2020 Mazda CX-30 is a Completely Connected Car

Vehicles and technology are becoming more and more integrated. For instance, many auto manufacturers have been adding smartphone integration over the past few years. At first it was through features like Bluetooth. Then came Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Now there’s apps for controlling your vehicle. One of those apps is MyMazda. It is fully integrated into the 2020 Mazda CX-30. Today we’ll answer…

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Step-by-Step Guide for Adding Your Mazda to the MyMazda App

With modern day society’s reliance on smartphones, automakers have started to develop and create convenience features that always keep you connected to your vehicles. Like so many other things we do from our smartphones, most of these vehicle features are controlled via an app. Mazda is no exception. They have the MyMazda app, which lets you do things like check the diagnostics of you Mazda vehicle(s), schedule maintenance at a certified shop, or start your car. Which is all great, but if you can’t get your vehicle to show up on the app, then you’re out of luck.

Let us help.

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