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October 31, 2014 Service bulletin

Some vehicles may experience the symptoms mentioned below, which CAN be fixed with the latest software...

Mazda technical service bulletin 09-020-14-2913B for 2013 Mazda MAZDA3, 2013-2015 Mazda CX-5 and 2014-2015 Mazda MAZDA6 and others.

Bulletin number
09-020-14-2913B
Component
Electrical system: software
Summary
Some vehicles may experience the symptoms mentioned below, which can be fixed with the latest software update (version 10.854 or later).•navigation system freezes.•message “waiting for valid GPS signal” is shown in the menu bar of navigation display for several minutes.•vehicle symbol is off road while driving / wrong position of vehicle on map.•map is rotating when vehicle is parked or while driving.•navigation screen don’t appear after depressing navigation button. Then it does not recover by operating acc off to on position.•unexpected “stopping voice control” message, usually when starting the vehicle.•current car position (ccp) turning 180 degrees when driving in reverse.•the message “waiting for a valid GPS signal” appears.•red screen with message "problem with map".•yellow screen with message "insert sd card".•no map found error and sd card contains a map.•screen temporarily gets stuck at tomtom logo (splash screen) for 2 minutes during startup. Afterwards, the navigation will not start until the ignition is cycled.•screen gets stuck at tomtom logo (splash screen) during startup.•screen locks up to a "black screen”.•vehicle icon jumps around or vibrates.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 287 complaints in the electrical category.

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