![]() ![]() The 102Mb file takes only a few minutes to download, depending of course on the speed of your internet connection.Īfter that it’s simply a matter of firing it up, ticking the boxes for the changes you want to make, plugging the USB stick into your car and the magic happens.Īlthough the Mazda community has been happily hacking their cars since early 2014, the company has more or less turned a blind eye to the practice. Using Trezdog’s code you can modify or tweak the MZD Connect system to change colours, boot animation, screen background images, remove startup message,create wi-fi hotspot, allow system to be used on the move, cast videos from your phone to the screen and install Android Auto functionality – all without paying for it. He’s a California software developer who operates the website Mazda Tweaks. The software in question was developed by Trevor Martin who goes by the online tag Trezdog44. Pretty much any late model Mazda with MZD Connect is vulnerable to the exploit – Mazda2, Mazda3 and Mazda6, as well as the MX-5, CX-3, CX-5 and CX-9. If you’re not, then you’d probably better not try – because it will most certainly void your warranty.Īccess to the system is achieved with freely available software that is placed on a USB stick and allows the more tech savvy to get into the infotainment system and make changes. Dealers don't have enough skin in the game to ruin customer relationships by yanking SD cards from customer vehicles.If you’re a geek like me then you probably already know you can hack the infotainment system in a Mazda. I suppose they could supply the VIN to dealership and have them deal with it, but that would be too heavy handed. I don't believe they have a viable way to actually stop the card from working as long as I don't use the Mazda toolbox again. ![]() If I received a warning of piracy as soon as Mazda Toolbox was paired with the card, then it would be a different story. They should have been more prudent to secure their intellectual property. I'm well past the return window for the card, and they want me to go pay full price for a replacement card, and I have to give them info that they want? It's not a fair exchange at all. I bought the card for the sole purpose of turning on the traffic sign recognition system, which IMHO shouldn't be tied to having factory navigation. Will I be cooperating with Naviextras (not Mazda)? No. After it paired with the car after x miles driven, I was able to do a map update with Mazda Toolbox. An image of the front and back of the cardįurthermore, we recommend contacting an authorized Mazda Dealership and purchasing a legal version of Mazda Navigation SD Card.Ĭontinuing to use the fraudulent SD Card may expose your vehicle to damage and cyber security risks, therefore we recommend that you return the card to the original seller and report the fraud to the appropriate marketplace.Ĭlick to expand.The card worked perfectly.NNG is committed to stop all illegal activities, therefore we would like to kindly ask you to help us identify the source of these fraudulent cards by sending the following information to The name and address/website of the seller where you obtained your SD card We would like to ask for your help! A recent audit has shown that the Mazda Navigation SD card you have registered in NNG’s Naviextras system is involved in a large-scale piracy operation. I'm not super worried about it, but I probably won't be doing any more updates with this SD card and Mazda Toolbox. Figured it wouldn't hurt to do an update on the card with Mazda Toolbox. Purchased a "cheap" navi SD card on eBay for my 2021 CX-5 to enable the road sign recognition feature. ![]()
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