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MAZDA CONNECT ™ HOME SCREEN 

CO M M U N I CAT I O N   &   N OT I F I CAT I O N S

Connect your mobile device via Bluetooth® to make hands-free calls via Mazda Connect™. Use the Communication menu to 
access your favorites, call history, contacts and more.

To access the 
COMMUNICATION menu:

•

Start on the Mazda
Connect Home screen

•

Rotate the Commander
control to highlight
“Communication”

•

Press down to select

M A K I N G   CA L L S

Making calls is possible using any of the following 
six methods:

•

Favorites

•

Call History

•

Contacts – Downloaded from a Bluetooth® device
(voice commands can be used)

•

Dial Pad – Dialing a phone number (voice commands
can be used)

•

“Redial”– Voice recognition command for making a call
to the latest outgoing call

R E C E I V I N G   T E X T   M E S SAG E S

When “Message Sync” setting is turned on, text messages are 
automatically downloaded when a Bluetooth device  
is connected.

•

When a text message is received, a notification is
displayed on the Mazda Connect screen

•

Select “Read” and the message will be read aloud

•

Select “Ignore” to ignore the message notification

CA L L   U S I N G   VO I C E   CO M M A N D S

To make a call from the contact list:

1. Press the steering wheel 

TALK button.

2. Say, “Call [Contact Name] at [Home/Work/Etc.].”
3. Follow the voice guidance to make a call.

CA L L   U S I N G   CO M M A N D E R   CO N T RO L

To make a call using the Commander control:

1. On the Mazda Connect home screen,

select 

“Communication.”

2. Select 

“Contacts.”

3. Select the desired contact from the list.
4. Select the phone number to make the call.

I N CO M I N G   CA L L S

To answer or decline an incoming call:

1. Press the 

TALK button on the steering wheel to answer.

Press the 

HANG-UP button to decline.

2. Or, use the Commander control to select “Answer” or

“Decline” on the screen.

N OT I F I CAT I O N S

Slide the Commander control to the left 
when on the Mazda Connect home screen to 
access recent notifications.

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Last Updated: March 2020