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APP VIEW (“HOME SCREEN”)

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Much like your iPhone’s home screen, you can also rearrange and customize the apps displayed on the Apple CarPlay home 
screen. On your iPhone, open 

Settings, then tap General. In General settings, tap CarPlay. Then, tap Mazda. Use the Apple 

CarPlay home screen displayed on your iPhone to rearrange or hide apps.

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APPS
Ten app tiles are displayed on the App View screen. 
Rotate the Commander control to highlight an app 
in blue. Press down to launch.  

SETTINGS
Access personalization settings that include: 

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Do Not Disturb While Driving (pauses all notifications) 

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Appearance – “Automatic” (light/dark) or “Always 
use Dark Mode”

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Siri Suggestions (On/Off) 

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Show album art (On/Off) 

RECENTLY USED APPS
Displayed on the left side of the App View screen.  

Note: The recently used apps sidebar is not selectable when on the 
App View screen.

RETURN TO MAZDA CONNECT™
Select the Mazda icon to return to the Mazda Connect 
home screen. You can also 

press and HOLD the Home 

button on the Commander control to toggle between 
Apple CarPlay and Mazda Connect interfaces.

DASHBOARD VIEW/APP VIEW 

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Short press – Switches to Dashboard View 

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Long press – Activates Siri®

ADDITIONAL PAGES
Dots at the bottom of the screen indicate that there 
are more available apps. Rotate the Commander 
control to the right to view more apps.

CALENDAR APP
Displays upcoming appointments from your 
Calendar app. If a destination is attached to an 
appointment, you can launch Apple Maps for 
directions straight from the Calendar app.

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Similar to your iPhone®'s home screen, Apple CarPlay's familiar App View provides a list of all available apps.

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