You would have needed to look more in depth into the complete information. many of those were diverted to other country for sales. Now how many good luck with Mazda supping that information. Dealership go on a scale of how financially the owners are and who their lender is as well and more importantly with most auto manufactures what their sales history is. Dealerships are
independent business and as such if they don't make high volume sales, they won't get the funding or what is called "flooring" in order to purchase product from the auto manufacture they are in contract with. Mabe you have seen a dealership getting routine and regular inventory surprise audits from the lon institution and sometimes the auto manufacture?

I really love all the speculation and second and third hand information at times generated on a forum.... Makes for fun reading.

 

i'm guessing they don't remove it, just give this "feature" button memory (which is fine) so you don't have to always turn it off every time you start the car...this way if it gets rescinded all they will have to do is remove the memory function...i assume the current non-memory function of this button is a requirement for the manufacturer to acquire the credits cause i'm not aware of any cars that have this feature where the button has memory from the factory

 

I won't quote really poor information .... it's not about removing the "memmory function"?
Maybe the better definition would be a BCM or ECU update that changes how it functions? That would have been at least even if that simplified what would really need to be done.
I should add that it may not be as simple as only that and there may be a retrofit switch or blocking plate in other words a "kit: instead of only a simply computer flash update.

 

All I know is there will be some happy people if they make a path to disabling iStop in a way that is easier than remembering to turn it off via button every time we start the engine. For the others, ignorance is bliss.

 

stated speculation, not information...and adding memory, not removing...so if you turn the feature off it remembers and doesn't turn on every time you start the car

 

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just correcting a poorly worded response...must have been a long week

 

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I'm very surprised that hackers haven't worked out how to turn it off (there's some very smart guys out there) but maybe it's the ECU checksum that will change and would show up as a modification if checked by authorities.

 

Hackers are not as thought to be when it comes to venturing in an ECU program . They get more credit than actual abilities. We have seen this since around 1995 when “chips” were numerous and the claims what they did or the ones still around do. It just not as simple as going into an ECU and doing a single step to turn it off. Even turning off the radiator fan control takes going into a few areas and adjusting known PIDs. An istop is totally different because it effects 1/2 dozen or more power train operations.
Like I said when a known vendor offers a full ECU abscess program then an experienced Calabrator can take the time and knowledge to know where to adjust all needed areas to turn it completely off.

As for showing up then you have not read what I said about how to clean any ability to ever see the ECU had programing calibration done .

When I do a first time calibration for myself or my customers (my business not the shop I work for) I first create a complete backup of the ECU as it is the day I plan to do any calibrations . Then if there is a need to return back to the original ECU program exactly as it was in every aspect I upload the original back up programing file . There is not trace anything was ever done to the ECU.

And yes to some that know the calibration count limits theory , and it’s never actually been tested and proven . Besides that an easy one to get around if it were true .