Touch Allow on your iPhone when prompted.

Accept terms and conditions, if any appear.

Connect your Apple iPhone to your Mazda CX-9 USB port using an Apple-approved Lightning-to-USB cable.

Watch this video to see how to connect wireless Apple CarPlay in Mazda CX-9.

A message “Connecting iPhone” will appear and then CarPlay will launch on the CX-9’s infotainment system.

CarPlay may collect and use some vehicle data”.

A popup message will appear on the vehicle’s display: “Avoid distractions and use Apple CarPlay responsibly.

After a few seconds a prompt will automatically appear on your iPhone: “Use CarPlay with SYNC 4?”.

Then touch Allow on Allow Contacts and Favorites Sync prompt on your iPhone if you want to access your phone contacts via Apple CarPlay in CX-9.

Make sure it matches the code displayed on your CX-9’s infotainment screen (for safety reasons) and then touch Yes on the prompt.

A Bluetooth Pairing Request pop-up will appear on your iPhone with a pin-code.

Select your vehicle name (which usually is “Mazda”) on your iPhone’s Bluetooth discovery list.

Then on your iPhone, go to Settings and then Bluetooth.

Select Applications from the main menu in Mazda CX-9.

Enable WiFi and Bluetooth on your iPhone.If you can’t see CarPlay or Siri & Search under your iPhone settings, then go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps, and make sure both CarPlay and Siri & Search are enabled.

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