- Visit the Mazda Connect update website
- Click the Download Mazda Toolbox menu link
- Click the Download for Windows button *1
- While the download is running click the Register link from the top menu to create a new Mazda Toolkit user account
- Open the confirmation e-mail and hit the link to verify your user account
- Open the installer once it has completed downloading (~20MB) and run it
- Retrieve the SD-card installed in your Mazda 3 from the center console, above the USB ports; it is protected by a rubber holder
- Insert the SD-card into your computer and ensure it is detected as a hard drive
- Open Mazda Toolbox from your computer
- Click Login from the opening screen using the user details entered above
- Click Available Updates to check for new map updates
- Click Install if a new map update is available
- Click Backup to save a backup of the existing map files on the SD-card
- Click Updates to load the latest map files onto the SD-card, be patient, this can take awhile…
- When the download and transfer is complete hit Exit to close Mazda Toolkit
- Remove the SD-card from your computer and re-insert it in the SD-card port of your Mazda 3
- Press the Start engine button once to initialize the infotainment system
That’s it! 🙂
*1 If you’re using a Mac then hit the Download for OS X button
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- Select your native language for Mazda Toolkit then click OK
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- Run the Mazda Toolkit installer
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- Click Finish to open Mazda Toolkit
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- If an update to Mazda Toolkit is detected you will be prompted to update
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- Insert the SD-card from your Mazda 3 when prompted
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- Mazda Toolkit will confirm the presence of the SD-card from your Mazda 3
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- If you already have a Mazda Toolkit account by signing up from the website hit Login otherwise click Register to create a new Mazda Toolkit account
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- Login using your confirmed Mazda Toolkit login details
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- If you’re registering a new Mazda Toolkit account enter your e-mail address
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- Confirm your Mazda Tookit login password
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- Link your Mazda Toolkit user account to your preferred region
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- Click Agree to proceed past the Mazda Toolkit T&C
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- If you want to receive newsletters from Mazda Toolkit here’s your chance
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- Hit Continue to return to the opening Mazda Toolkit screen, check your e-mail for that confirmation
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- Click Available Updates to check for new map updates
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- Fingers crossed you get free map updates otherwise head over to the Mazda Toolkit shop to purchase a new map update license
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- You will be prompted to backup the contents of your Mazda 3’s SD-card before the latest map update is written to the SD-card
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- The download and installation process takes awhile, be patient
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- That’s it, your Mazda 3’s SD-card can be re-inserted in your car
