WARNING TO ALL MAZDA DRIVERS! DO NOT MESS WITH FIRMWARE 

I took your advice and got my 5 year old to upgrade mine. Went without a hitch.

Bud, your laughing at the name "fat32"? Its File Allocation Table (FAT) and its 32 bits. The fact that you don't even know what this is tells me you should not even been screwing around with your system. You can unbrick the system if you do some research and educate your self with low level Linux stuff!!!

Did this recently and mine needed two updates. Everything went smooth as long as you take your time and follow the most recently updated instructions word for word. (2 year update: still working perfectly 😂)

I followed the instructions in their entirety and had no issues. A year later and love having carplay. It needed two update packs, so be sure to check your version number and doc before just putting a flash drive in

"I know what im doing" apparently not lol. You can try serial connection behind the screen no soldering required into the unit just plugging in 4 pins and a ground

So point of the story is DON'T TURN OFF THE CAR!! before the upgrade is complete.

I've updated this on my 3 and my wife's with no issues. Mine needed three updates since I was significantly behind. Hers only needed the most recent firmware update. If you follow the instructions, you'll have no issues.

This guy works for Mazda for sure

Hi Anthony, I had the same problem as you. I went full panic then finally realized that the problem was that I forgot to plug in the cable on the top right. It got pushed back after I put my infotainment screen back in place and I just forgot. I made a stupid mistake and I had the same stress as you. Fortunately, I figured out my problem. Since then, I have updated my firmware and installed Android Auto / Apple Car Play. For anyone reading this, just triple check that you have reconnected all of the cables.

So moral of the story is that you should set the radio to your favorite channel before you start the process, just in case ?

Well, you might be able to save the 150 bucks if you just fess up and tell them what you did. Saves them time in troubleshooting.

It's completely safe... Follow the instructions exactly (like you should follow any instructions). Also check the hash values of the file before using it to insure it's not corrupt. Just did mine yesterday and it works great! How he explained it he didn't follow the instructions at all? Of course it won't work!

You must follow the OFFICIAL instructions EXACTLY and it works. This includes steps like opening and closing the driver's door, pressing the brake pedal etc.

100% skill issue, I have 0 experience with cars but just carefully followed the official printed instructions and video from that dude with the glasses who did this to his Miata and it went perfect. This is like not following a recipe and then calling the recipe crap just because you didn’t follow it correctly lmao

I did my 2015 Mazda3 this week and it worked perfectly. Followed the manufacturer instructions to the dealer.

The whole "you can't format a 64gig usb using fat32". "I know what I'm doing guy" had me dying! 🤣 I'm sorry for your misfortune but you do not have any idea what your doing. Hence why your unit was bricked.

Try doing this “Press and hold the Back button, the Nav button, and the Mute button for at least 10 seconds.” It might help

Nope. Did both firmware updates on my 2016 Mazda 6 today and it went smooth as butter. No unexpected issues, no system hangs. I took my time and followed the instructions to the T. After about an hour, my car is fully updated and working perfectly fine.

Messing with firmware when you dont know what you're doing is a recipe for that sinking feeling.

"I know what im doing" 🤣 🤣Thats gold mate 👍 Why is it bricked then 🤪

Last Resort: If you have a non responsive Mazda/MZD.. RESTORE ALL FACTORY SETTINGS - BLACK TOUCH-SCREEN : Use this option if something goes wrong during Firmware Updating and or you have an unresponsive black or blank touch-screen, this will NOT work if you already had any Hacks or non OEM Tweaks previously installed. Put car into Amber 'ACC' Light ON (Accessory Mode)Do Not Start Engine. Wait 30 seconds for Connect to settle as you can not see the touch-screen as it is blank or black. Perform these setting inputs *below precisely as you are flying blind.. IF you make an input error you must turn off ACC system and power down car See 5.4 below and do #1 to #3, and then repeat setting input process * again. *PRESS "Home Button" above Commander Knob ONCE. *TURN Silver Command Wheel 2 clicks to the Right. *PRESS Down on Commander Black Knob ONCE. *SLIDE-PUSH move Commander Knob 6 times to the Right. *TURN Silver Command Wheel 5 clicks to the Right. *PRESS Down on Commander Black Knob ONCE. *TURN Silver Command Wheel 1 click to the Right. *PRESS Down on Commander Black Knob ONCE. After awhile the loading of screen and MAZDA logo should occur. If Black Touch-Screen continues you will need your CMU hardware replaced. A normal system boots up automatically by itself when car is on ACC or started. The above Factory Reset can also be done via Touch-Screen if it is working OK (not black). Also recommend this Factory Reset IF you have Tweaks installed Before you install updated Version 59 or higher Firmware

I just did this today and it worked perfectly. I had to actually do 3 different installs because I was on an older version. Everything worked fine, but I followed everything to the T. Probably should have told them what happened. They most likely would have just rolled it back to a previous install or factory reset it.

Yeah, sometimes firmware updates can go wrong and cause a mess of problems. Don’t call it bricked, there is always a pretty complicated process to do a “flashback” and reset with the original firmware.

Glad I saw this, was on the fence to do it myself on my wife's 2016 CX-9. I will pay the dealer to do the Carplay upgrade

well, you do need a few grey cells between the ears to read the instructions and then follow them.. :-)

Ok.. I'm just gonna thank you now. Was planning on maybe tackling this... but fek it. $200 at the dealer.. hardly worth the risk.

Jeez $1000, still wouldn’t you buy a head unit from a dealer / wreckers? The functionality of the camera and sensors are most likely fine, they just can’t communicate with the infotainment system anymore. Would of worked out cheaper?

A word to the wise, young man: If you become discombobulated, try looking in your owners manual, because there, it would have guided you to a solution, one mentioned by others here already: restoration to original factory settings! Easy as pie, when you know where to look!

If the screen is black and you can hear music just do a reset, mine was like that and could only go through pre-saved stations, found a guide on how to reset, did it and screen came back to life

Glad I tuned in for this lecture. I've owned a second gen cx9 since new and will not get that android or apple crap. I barely drive it but still would look nice with the apps. Your the second person that said a similar story! Thanks Man

You can use windows disk manager to partition a bit of your drive to be able to format at FAT32

That worked on mine. It's not break, screen is just turned off. Go find out how to do a factory reset and it will come back on. I felt the same way to. It's on RU-vid for the fix. Good luck!

I have the same experience. They want to charge me 1400$ for the repair . Bullshit experience !

$45-50 for the software update? In Australia its over $400 australian. For a software update. Thats more than $200 US. Just to get a

IF you do the install correctly it works perfect!

May be that was the issue that you enforced FAT32 on a 64 GB drive! I have never seen this in any CarPlay upgrade discussions on mazda247 on any other Mazda forum. The only thing unique you did was enforced FAT32 on your large drive. Would you mind telling the public how much you ended up paying to Mazda dealership to get this fixed (of course 5 years ago)?

I did it no issue. Follow the steps exactly

I just updated my Mazda to the latest. I downloaded the file and left my car running and it downloaded successfully. I got it from a Mazda technician that sold me the file

I'm so sorry, I hope you have already fix that. Have you already reset the headunit? Try to shut down the car battery for 5 minutes.

You clearly didn't follow the instructions. If you follow them exactly it's so incredibly easy. I did mine in my 16 CX5 a month ago and had zero issues.

I hope you hit 3 ,enter and clear and 2 enter and clear then hit exit leave car for 3 minutes before you did 99 to install update. I’ve fixed plenty of bricked items before, it’s not impossible, there is always away. You just just have to find it.

I followed the instructions and had no problems

Lol sounds like you had the 59 FW and didn't install the IDW70 package. Mazda updated to the 59 FW because they were afraid of people making changes like you did. You can do a workaround on 59 FW but you need to hook a serial connection up in the back of the CMU and install an exploitation FIRST, then you can do what you want. 59 FW locked up the original 57 FW loopholes. I did the entire carplay conversion on my wife's Fiat Abarth 124 and it was fine when following the directions. No Mazda logos, nav works, carplay and Android auto work.

It happened to me. You can fix it . If you had made a full copy of your system then reset the internal memory by wiping it manually then loaded that bitch up with the copied content. Lol

You didn't know what you were doing.

Just put the flash drive back in there and wait like 10 minutes it shoulf w9rk

Just upgraded my japanese CX5 to a EU new firmware! All went perfect😅

You did it wrong... You need to follow some steps prior to the 99 menu option and also close doors and get at least 5 meters away from the car... You did it wrong buddy!!!

i did few time with no issue..only thing you need to set in car and keep presing the badel to keep it on, and this take about 1 houre.

You gotta follow instructions to a T. I've done it twice no issues.

clearly you screwed the pooch here buddy, thousands have done this had no issues at all

Did u try to unplug it then plug it back in. That should work u don't know how tech works obviously never had issues with wifi

Mazda wanted $190 to update my firmware. I just did it myself without issue.

Sigh, Im sorry....Im not trying to be mean....but this is so stupid the fact that hes so slow....I made a mistake with the instructions and I just reset it....BAM!!

OMG.... thanks for the advice.... this killed my guts for good

"I know what I'm doing" Nope.

Given that you said that you know or confident on what you are doing, it should have worked. However, its not working as you probably missed a step or two that totally corrupted your system.

Follow the instructions and you’ll be okay

Worked fine for me.. just think before you do things🤯

Can buy a new cmu if you want for cheaper if you replace it yourself. It is important to read the instructions properly so you dont brick it.

I had zero issues updating my 2017 Mazda CX-5 which I just got twice, just check the MD5 Hash of the update files you get and make sure they match precisely, ensure you use a Windows computer to flash format a 32GB flash drive from a reliable brand to FAT32 (Not NTFS), then hash check both the file you download and the file you copy to your USB to make sure it is precisely the same and has integrity. Then follow the instructions precisely on the official leaked installation manual for it. I was able to go from 59.0 or something like that (original firmware which is very old) to 70.0.x.x. to now 74.x.x the newest firmware and even install the CarPlay module. EDIT if you are on really old firmware I think 30-40 something you must update to 50 something first, I cant recall off the top of my head

Can't you just replace the infotainment unit?

Thanks man I feel the same way!!!!

I dunno how you fucked this You can literally start the update and leave it run from 15 minutes 😅 I’ve never seen the firmware update brick it unless you somehow completely fucked up the absolute most basic task.

Almost positive if you disconnect your battery for 30 minutes and try it would work but yanno

I call Bullshit on the price because Mazda wants to charge me 169.00 and tax to update the firmware on my 2018 CX5 and that's a freaking ripoff

Thank you, you saved me a headache from trying to upgrade myself.

This is laughable. Follow the instructions. I just updated to 74. never done this before and worked perfectly.

I has that problem, I manage to fix it, it's a little bit complicated but I fix it

"everything went perfectly until I turned my car off top early". Bro to early is to early, doesn't matter if it's just a wee bit, it still got shit to do and you abrupted it. Firmware is literally the operating systems most fundamental instructions on how it should run, messing up the installation will ofc fuck it up.

I have the 2018 mazda3. I want to get android auto but I don't want to swap out the infotainment

bruh even 8 year olds can follow that instructions, I've done this update twice.

Can new firmware version for 2016 cx5 solve the ALH headlights malfunction?

i tried to update mine but something happened and i have broke mine. Now screen is black and i just hear radio, that I can't tune. The car is starting ok, but infotainment ia gone

It works if you follow the instructions. If it didn’t work, you didn’t follow the instructions, sorry.

yeah i own a 2017 cx5 thanks for telling me

Hey dude. I just updated my Mazda 3 2014 BM from 59 to 70 with no issue. You probably failed at some step. I saw a workaround how to initiate reinstall with blank screen.

just don't be cheap and pay to get it done right.

Did you find the solution though ??????

Where can i get it done for $60 at a dealership? The going price for Apple car play update is over $300 in Miami, Fl.

Turn the car up while you’re holding the master knob down and let go of it and turn the car back on

I've been having some issues with my Mazda Demio [Mazda 2 in US]. The stearing wheel's bottons stop working, the bluetooth sound stopped working [you can listen radio stations but can't listen sounds throught bluetooth [music, calls..] and my reverse camera stopped working too. Do you think updating my system would help me?? HELPPPP!!!

You are lying in this video, so obviously avoiding to mention what blatant mistake you did to get to this point. This video was made with the purpose of you feeling better about yourself, trying to convince others that the process is difficult. Its not. Thousands of people have done FW updates to their Mazdas successfully. (Me inluded. Currently running the 74.00.324 with latest bug fixes, AA and Carplay, fastest boot times etc.) The difference? We followed the instructions.

Did you try putting it on accessory and then taking the knob control knob and holding it in for 30 seconds I guess then turn the car off and See if that works and get you back your system

If you have a bricked CMU. There is hope to get it back. I've done it easy

So, to recap: DO NOT MOD YOUR MAZDA... unless you're slightly more patient than an ADHD squirrel.

Lesson learned. Pay the money and get Mazda dealership to do it.😂😂

Have you try to disconnect the battery and refresh? Just an idea

good tip i downloaded the tweak to my car on a flash drive and i don't think i'm going to plug it in to my car because i' have the newest 70. firmware update. not worth messing up my 2018 car which is still covered for another 100k just to get android auto. i will keep using my phone for waze and google maps or the map that comes with car

Can someone send me the link to update my 2016 mazda 6 , im currently on OS 51.00.351

You are very bias in your commenting. What if you do not live in the United States? or this is only for you guys? We all take risks everyday and we appreciate what happened to you, but when you do not have a dealership near you and it would cost 3 times that amount to send my car to the US, I am quite willing to try it.

What was the outcome dude? How much did it cost in the end to fix?

i took it to the dealer for a oil change( free) and they updated it for free lol

Can anyone provide a link to the file for Australia/Newzealand version. Much appreciated.

I have the same experience…

Rework... lmao . Partition

So I have a black screen now. How can I get it back to functioning? I was on 55

Bruh you didn’t fallow directions

Just come to the point..so much dramas

Svp, J'ai besoin du nom de site internet pour télécharger la dernière version.