Infotainment system
 

I just bought a '19 CX 5. How do you turn off the infotainment system?

You can go to Settings. Then to Display. And then Turn Off Display.

Explained also in this video:


You can also mute the radio and it will be in mute mode even if you restart the car.

You can only mute, or turn down the volume.

Grim Reaper is right, I can only turn off the display. The radio is still on. There is nothing in the owners book about shutting off the radio. This is my only complaint about the car.

It only turns off the screen, the radio is still on.

This is the case with many newer vehicles which control significant functions of the vehicle through the infotainment system. Volume control or mute are the only options in them. Volume control is usually better as the mute will probably be cancelled when the vehicle is restarted.

Besides turning off the screen, you can also mute the radio and it will be in mute mode even if you restart the car.

pretty much everything you can ask about this is in the owner manual . at least it was for me ..

I agree with the concern about not being able to turn off the radio. Mute is not the same. When I am listing to an audio book, hit traffic and need to focus, I would like to be able to stop the audio. The only way is to go into the menu and pause the book which is more than I want to do at the time. It would be great if the Mute actually turned off the system, and therefore, pausing the audio.


The two options mentioned in this thread are valid but do not accomplish the desired result. You can turn off the display and mute the audio neither accomplish the desired result of turning off the radio.

I wonder if there is advanced programming that can reprogram the mute button. Is anyone doing advanced programming to their infotainment system?

The biggest problem I have with the radio/entertainment system is the dreadful amount of time it takes to load, after you start the car.
Th cx5 is a great vehicle. the entertainment system is the only flaw, imo.
Mazda really needs to address this.

I agree with the concern about loading the infotainment system. My frustration WAS that you couldn't enter an address in the GPS while driving and yet you couldn't enter it before you start driving since it takes too long to get the system set-up. I live in a small town without a traffic light. I am on the highway before I have to stop.

I solved the problem by disabling the speed limiter on the touchscreen. I can now enter addresses (and do everything else) after I get on the road. Don't tell anyone I did this.

Can't you enter the address while driving using voice commands? That works on my 2014, though it is a bit strained compared to my Grand Cherokee's system.

You are correct. I have the same system in my 2015. Entering an address was possible, but difficult using voice commands. I think the bigger barrier was entering a location by name.

You'll have to tell me how you did that!! I'd love to be able to enter addresses like that.

How do you do that? Cannot find any documentation about that.
JBPK

There is advanced programming available in the Mazda infotainment system that I found on YouTube. It worked on my 2015 Mazda 3 but it doesn't seem to work on other years and possibly other models. I suspect it's easy to accomplish on any recent Mazda but the trick is finding the right sequence of buttons to make it happen.