Hi,

I have a 2019 CX5 & a 16 wk old Golden Retriever puppy.

I live in the PNW, and weather is usually mild. When it’s safe (not too hot or cold), I would like to crack a window & leave the puppy in the car while I go into places for errands for up to 20 mins.

She has a comfortable place in the back seat with toys & she loves it there.

I am worried about the motion sensor going off however & couldn’t find instructions on how to make sure it doesn’t. Can someone let me know? (I want to keep the car locked)

Thanks!

 

No answer for you, but just wanted to say what a cozy little nest you've created for that doggie.

Frank

 

Don't know for certain, with the CX-5, but it ought be easy to determine. Get in the car, yourself, in the back seat area, then have someone outside the car hit the key fob to lock it and set the alarm. Then, root around a bit to see if you can get the alarm to trip. If you can do this from either the front or back seat areas, then it should be fine.

With my own 2016.5 CX-5, I have been on the inside and hit the key fob to arm on a couple of occasions, then sat quietly reading for awhile, including occasionally reaching over for s sip from my bottled drink. That didn't trip the alarm. But then, that's with the fob inside as opposed to outside the alarm "bubble." But I've yet to try it with me inside and someone else outside hitting the fob to lock+arm. Perhaps the interior motion detection is smart enough to know the fob's inside or out; it sure seems to bark at me if I've left the fob inside, so it wouldn't surprise me it could make this distinction during the arming of the alarm.

Cute pup, there. Cozy quarters.

 

The 2016.5 does not have an alarm, it has an immobilizer.

GA, where you able to set the alarm off at all while sitting in the car?

Motion detector? That's the first I heard of these cars having this. You sure it has one?


As for the dog in the car. What a cutie!

In my opinion if you're going to have to leave the dog for any period of time alone in the car, leave the pup at home. What if something happened to you and you couldn't return to the car in a timely manor? What if the car was stolen? I know that dogs love to ride, mine does, but they don't have to go every time do they?

 

Don't know what to tell you, but the 2016.5 Mazda CX-5 GT that I have has an alarm system (aka, "theft-deterrent" system, and it's described in the owner's manual). Can't tell whether it's got an immobilizer, but I'm assuming so. A number of things going on, today, so I have yet to test my own yet to determine if it's got a motion-detection sensor, though I wouldn't be surprised if a "basic" factory-installed alarm system didn't.

Wasn't certain any of the CX-5's have a motion detector as part of the theft-deterrence features. Was simply suggesting a process by which the OP could determine if any interior movement by someone (or a dog) could set off the alarm.

 

Most basic "theft deterrent" systems provided by the automakers provide:
1. immobilizer
2. horn triggered if the door is opened without properly unlocking
Nothing usually sets it off based on motion or impact unless you have added an aftermarket system or alarm.

 

Any sunny days or even mildly warm we leave our retriever in car with it locked and a/c running. No remote start just park up, set aircon, wind down driver window, hop out and shut door, reach in window and flick door lock on drivers door to lock all doors, flick drivers window auto up and walk away. Car is running, locked, with aircon on. To open you need to use your key in the key fob. We only do that when we are popping into shops for tops 20mins, car temps get pretty hot for a retriever pretty quick even on a mild day

 

^^^This! I am an ER veterinarian. Even on "mild" days the interior of a car gets really hot quickly. It isn't worth it to leave a dog in the car. I see too many heat exhaustion cases as it is. Take your dog when they can go inside with you at the places you drive. If not, just leave the dog at home.