I want to buy a 2023ish CX-5 but I can’t find where the TCU is located exactly (“telematics” isn’t even found in the digital car manual) and whether the car still runs and the odometer works correctly if I physically remove it.
I want to buy a 2023ish CX-5 but I can’t find where the TCU is located exactly (“telematics” isn’t even found in the digital car manual) and whether the car still runs and the odometer works correctly if I physically remove it.
You can call and they’ll disable the data collection. They use the phrase “deactivate the TCU”, so whether they mean it is off completely or just doesn’t send the data to them OTA (but is still readable, say, at the dealer) I don’t know.
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