Yes. I added dongles I got off Amazon for both my wife and my daughter's 2019's. They are cheap, often less than $20, and small and just plug into the USB port under the armrest.
Examples: Amazon.com : CarPlay & Android Auto Adapter
Interesting... there's a TSB out for the CX-50's for this same type of issue (though the cause may be different)...
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2025/MC-11014796-0001.pdf
Do not spray the silicone directly on the rubber seals. The propellant can attack the rubber. Instead, spray it onto a rag and let the propellant flash off, then wipe the seals with the rag.
For a little while, but the silicone gets absorbed into the rubber quite quickly.
Note: I use the...
Mine is a 2014 NA car (for comparison), but it doesn't have that connector. I *DO* have the homelink/dimming mirror though, and that is wired separately, so I doubt your connector is that.
Data point: I took my (CX-50) turbo into the dealer for oil change/service this morning and asked the Service Advisor the syn/conventional question... he said their 5W30 oil was conventional and that's what they use (and were told to use) for the turbos. We all (there were a couple of other...
It sounds like you are talking about iStop, rather than Cylinder Deactivation. iStop has a button to disable and activates (stops the engine) when you come to a stop and press the brake firmly enough.
I went through the schematics for my CX-50 and tracked what every fuse powered. Obviously, this will not be the same for the CX-5, but just to give you an idea, the room fuse covers the following for the CX-50. Yep, a lot of dissociated things :) :
15ARoom lightActive driving display (B+)...
Our 2019 was in a hailstorm and both front and rear windows were smashed. They were replaced by Safelite, but for the front they said we'd have to take into their shop to get it replaced and to have the recalibration done. After that, it was perfect, no issues for the several years since.
The...