CX-3 Battery replacement

[yapoy86]

Thanks everyone. Will definitely look into the trickle charger.

I'm thinking about the Panasonic EFB battery. How much does it usually cost? If the Yuasa EFB directly from Mazda will cost 14,500, how much would the Panasonic be? However, I'm also thinking about using Motolite's battery as a temporary measure, since most shops are still closed. Their website recommended the Excel 1SM (the green one), but I'm guessing this isn't an EFB, correct?

I'm really just thinking of the worst case scenario since I need to be mobile in the event of an emergency. Any recommendations on where to get the Panasonic battery? Model number?

Here are my observations for the i-stop system..

I believe regular battery will also work.. charging systems are the same.

Setting the temp to 18 deg will make i -stop "not ready" given how hot our climate is.. also i observed that even if you set the temp to 18 deg.. the aircon compressor still cycles On and Off.. so dont worry setting it at 18 deg..its not like the regular toyota that controls cabin temp by turning off the compressor if it reaches the setting.. climate control mix hot and cold air to achieve desired temp! So if you feel that setting it to around 20 deg will save you fuel.. youre wrong coz the compressor still run to maintain cold air mixed with hot air


EFB requirement coz the system can trigger even if the battery is not yet fully charged which will make regular battery suffer. But if you set you aircon temp to 18 deg. I-stop trigger will take longer (at night it took more than 30 mins before i-stop lit green and during the day.. almost impossible) and your battery will have the chance to get full charge. Without aircon i-stop can be ready within 10 mins or less of driving

As observed.. i stop only triggers around 5 secs and the system restarts the engine.