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    Default Changing odometer and trip meters

    Is it possible to change the odometer and trip meters to display from Miles to KMs?
    My friend was able to do it in his Impala.

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    Default Re: Changing odometer and trip meters

    you would probably have to buy an american guage cluster found here and have to get it coded at a mazda dealer because as far as i know if you swap out clusters the dealer has to change it for you otherwise the car wont start
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    Default Re: Changing odometer and trip meters

    Quote Originally Posted by my_mazda3
    you would probably have to buy an american guage cluster found here and have to get it coded at a mazda dealer because as far as i know if you swap out clusters the dealer has to change it for you otherwise the car wont start
    SBMonkey is from Texas so no need to buy an American gauge cluster.
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    Default Re: Changing odometer and trip meters

    What namtnulb said.

    And I'd only want to do this to simplify my MPG calculations and for importing purposes later on.

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    Default Re: Changing odometer and trip meters

    Quote Originally Posted by namtnulb
    Quote Originally Posted by my_mazda3
    you would probably have to buy an american guage cluster found here and have to get it coded at a mazda dealer because as far as i know if you swap out clusters the dealer has to change it for you otherwise the car wont start
    SBMonkey is from Texas so no need to buy an American gauge cluster.* **
    woops i didnt check out his profile sorry

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    Default Re: Changing odometer and trip meters

    Quote Originally Posted by sbmonkey
    What namtnulb said.

    And I'd only want to do this to simplify my MPG calculations and for importing purposes later on.
    You may want to PM FlipDaddy or TheBiz, they work at a dealership, maybe they have some insight into this.

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    Default Re: Changing odometer and trip meters

    to change from Celsius to Fahrenheit, you hold the power/vol button and Media button for 5ish secs.

    I'm guessing the mpg change could be a similar key combo

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    Default Re: Changing odometer and trip meters

    Quote Originally Posted by DRAli View Post
    to change from Celsius to Fahrenheit, you hold the power/vol button and Media button for 5ish secs.

    I'm guessing the mpg change could be a similar key combo
    I'm willing to bet it isn't so simple. Most cars with digital odometers need to be re-flashed the dealer's computer to do this. I know that the GM cars have to be done at GM with their Tech-II computers. I'm guessing this is the same with Mazdas.
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