Mazda Module Apple CarPlay/Android Auto Demio/2 Axela/3 Atenza/6 CX3 CX5 CX8 CX9 MX5

This product converts and changes the factory-original  Mazda Connect car audio unit from the original Japanese language to English and additonally adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto via a wired connection.

Please note this only works on the above-listed Mazda vehicles fitted new with the Mazda Factory Connect system. If your car has been fitted with a non-Mazda Connect system, you will need another solution.

How? We do this via a software upgrade for the audio system, and we supply and fit a small module. This hardware upgrade is completely unobtrusive, and quality, qualified technicians perform the fitment.

Installation is at our Christchurch workshop only. Call us to book.

Benefits:

• Keep the look of your factory original car audio but add Apple CarPlay/Android Auto to it
• User interface is in the English language

Enjoy all the features of Apple CarPlay/Android Auto:

What is Apple CarPlay?

Apple CarPlay is software in-built into modern iPhones. The user interface (the phone’s screen with all the icons you’ll instantly recognise) is displayed on the screen of the car audio unit. This enables the driver to access useful apps using ‘Siri’, Apple’s Virtual Assistant. Motorists can use the software to get turn-by-turn directions, make calls, send and receive text messages, and listen to music or podcasts. To get directions, for example “Hey Siri, find coffee near me”. Active cellular data plan required.

What is Android Auto?

Android Auto takes the features you love about your Android-powered smartphone and puts them directly in your car’s car audio unit. It displays information on a familiar, easy-to-use, legible menus, using large icons. Android Auto is built-in to modern Samsung phones, but can be downloaded from Google Play for the older Samsung smartphones. When the wake words “Hey Google” are spoken, the voice-based personal assistant ‘Google Assistant’ responds and you can get help. To create a text message, for example, say “Hey Google, send text message”. Google’s help page on Android Auto states that you need a device with Android 6 Marshmallow or higher to use it, along with an active cellular data plan.

Please note if you have an NZ New Mazda with outdated Navigation, our system does not update the Factory Navigation.

To learn more: https://oemaudio.co.nz/understanding-apple-carplay-android-auto/