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Request Switch Removal/Installation: Liftgate

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Mazda CX-3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. (Refer to NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
  2. Remove the service hole cover.
    Fig 1: Removing Service Hole Cover
    G10914428Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  3. While pressing the request switch tab in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the figure, move the request switch in the direction of arrow (2), and detach the request switch tab from the liftgate.
    Fig 2: Pressing Request Switch Tab
    G10914429Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  4. Disconnect the connector and remove the request switch.
    Fig 3: Removing Request Switch
    G10914430Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.
  5. Install in the reverse order of removal.