2016 CX5 GT - auxiliary jack
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cigarette jack
you can not power your 12v accessories through the "aux" jack. Its only for a sound input to the audio system, for example, from an earphone out jack on a cell phone plugged into the aux allows the music to play through the car speakers.
you have to use the cigarette lighter. Just run the wire down and tuck it up under the side of the center console and unplug it everytime you turn the ign. off as its Hot at all times and could potentially drain your battery if left on. Oversight by mazda, they should have put another one in front by the usb inputs
you have to use the cigarette lighter. Just run the wire down and tuck it up under the side of the center console and unplug it everytime you turn the ign. off as its Hot at all times and could potentially drain your battery if left on. Oversight by mazda, they should have put another one in front by the usb inputs
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I've kept my radar detector plugged into the center console to charge it and also into the outlet in the rear. I've never had a problem with the battery dying.
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And also your battery dieing if you do forget is highly unlikely. Most accessories power themselves off and even if they dont it would take a long time to weaken your batt to the point of car not starting.
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Go to Ebay or a auto parts store and get a inline cigarette lighter jack and a plug in piggy back fuse holder. Connect the positive wire from your in line jack to the pigtail of the piggy back fuse holder. Remove the cover from the fuse panel down by the drivers left foot. Using a meter or a test light find a fuse that is hot only with the ignition on. remove that fuse and put it in the other slot on the piggy back fuse holder.
Look around in there and you will see a 10 mm nut on a threaded stud with a bunch of ground wires going to it. Loosen the nut, add your negative wire to the bunch and tighten the nut. Now you can run a wire from the lower right corner of the windshield down the edge of the door opening and tuck it into the seal from there go along the carpet under the dash near the door and into your new jack.
Look around in there and you will see a 10 mm nut on a threaded stud with a bunch of ground wires going to it. Loosen the nut, add your negative wire to the bunch and tighten the nut. Now you can run a wire from the lower right corner of the windshield down the edge of the door opening and tuck it into the seal from there go along the carpet under the dash near the door and into your new jack.
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2016.5 Aux Jack location
I know I'm late to this party, but on the 2016.5 CX-5, there are 2 Aux jacks. One is next to the doubl USB's under the dash, and the other is in the compartment in between the 2 front seats.
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Really, that tiny hole to the right of the 2 USB ports on the touring model is an auxiliary jack to power radar detector etc. Now all I have to do is find a cord with that type of plug on one end and a splitter into two "cigarette lighter" type female ends so as to run both radar detector and GPS at the same time. Any thoughts on where to find one of those?
Um, no. That's not a power outlet. Audio input ONLY.
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Note: I own a 2016.0 CX-5 and there is no power outlet next to the double usb ports....check it out. There is a non switched power outlet in the compartment between the seats....very inconvenient!
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Really, that tiny hole to the right of the 2 USB ports on the touring model is an auxiliary jack to power radar detector etc. Now all I have to do is find a cord with that type of plug on one end and a splitter into two "cigarette lighter" type female ends so as to run both radar detector and GPS at the same time. Any thoughts on where to find one of those?
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