COMMANDER SWITCH (if equipped); The commander is the primary means for operating Mazda Connect. ; It allows you to keep your head up and eyes on the road.- Page 11

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COMMANDER SWITCH (if equipped)

The commander is the primary means for operating Mazda Connect.  
It allows you to keep your head up and eyes on the road.

The control places five buttons naturally beneath the five fingers and shows 
five matching icons on the home screen for touch-only operation. Select a 
button around the commander knob to operate the desired system.

Commander/Voice Control

ENTER

Select an item on the screen by:

1

Moving the knob up or down, left or right, and/or 

turn the dial to move the cursor to the desired on-

screen location (and get a description of the icon).

2

   Pushing the knob down (ENTER) to select your  

choice on the screen.

AUDIO

BACK

(to previous 

screen)

HOME
NAVIGATION

MUTE 

(push down)

/

VOLUME 

(turn dial)

FAVORITES

The following can be stored 

in Favorites:
  •   50 stations total for AM, 

FM, and XM.

  •   50 contacts in the 

system phonebook.

  •   50 points of interest in 

navigation. (To edit or 

delete HOME, select 

HOME and push and 

hold the commander 

knob until the Edit/

Delete HOME screen 

appears.)

SOME COMMON VOICE COMMANDS ARE:

•   Help

•   Cancel

•  Go Back or Previous

•  Next or Skip

•   Tutorial

•  Scroll/Page Down

•  Scroll/Page Up

•  Turn Display/Screen Off

•  Select <line number> 

(ex: “Select Four” or 

“Select Line Four”

•  Display Clock

Go to (and one of the following):

•   Home

•   Entertainment

•   Navigation

•   Communication

•   Settings

•   Messages

•   Contacts

•   Email

•   Phone

•  Call History

•   Text

•   AM/FM

•   XM

•   CD

•   Bluetooth

•   AUX

•   USB

•   Pandora

•   Aha

•   Stitcher

Play (and one of the following):

•   AM/FM

•   XM

•   CD

•   Bluetooth

•   AUX

•   USB

•   Pandora

•   Aha

•   Stitcher

•   Song

•   Playlist

•   Artist

•   Album

•   Genre

•   Folder

VOICE CONTROL (if equipped)

Voice control is activated by pressing the TALK button 

on the steering wheel and speaking a command. Voice 

commands usually contain a verb (action word) followed 

by a noun. Common verbs are “Go to” and “Play”.