Take the panel and align the lower edge of the window just above where the panel would normally sit.
Mazda 5 door handle broke off.
At some point your door handle will break and you will have to replace it.
2007 mazda5 broken sliding door handle findings.
How to replace the exterior door handles on a 2004 mazda mpv.
Hi i broke the handle off my passenger side sliding door of my 2006 mazda 5 when the door had frozen shut.
However the two screws i need to access are inside the door panel.
Make sure the connector and cable that goes to the power window is fed out the hole where the door handle connects before starting to reinstall the panel.
If you own one of these vehicles specifically the first generation from 2004 2010 or so depending on the model you will have to deal with this problem at one point or another.
Mazda built the doors of all of these cars in a similar way.