2017~2025: CX-5 Sat Nav Speed Camera Alerts?

[CAone]

I have recently purchased a new Mazda CX 5 Exclusive Line in England.
When setting up the sat nav I have ticked the appropriate boxes for audio and visual alert warnings for speed cameras.
Unfortunately I do not get any visual or audio alerts on the sat nav or on the heads up display.
I have been back to the dealer and they say it is hit and miss and I should use the Waze App
and now the Mazda Technician says you don't get audiable alerts. Anyone else had this problem.

 

[RedBaron]

(in USA, but...) Our 2019 provides voice alerts for cameras, but I understand that changed with the later MY updated radio systems (10" screen). My 2023 CX-50 does not provide the alerts. I usually use Google nav (via Android Auto) and that gives alerts, but only a soft ping, and only when navigation is active

 

[CAone]

Thanks for the info.
You'd think a Japanese car company could do better

 

[cz5gt]

Do you see an icon in the navigation map at all?
bear in mind mazda maps are behind and I think at least in US its red light cameras not speed traps. What you refer to must be a feature specific to Europe.

Likely your software needs updating or a fix.

my 2018 never speaks about the red light cameras but if I am on the nav screen I do see the red camera icon on some intersections.
My 2022 with gen7 infotainment does not have the red light cams at all as option.

Best option to me is get a proper radar detector or use waze. Wouldnt rely on nav maps for that.

You could also ask the folks in the uk forum.

 

[RedBaron]

mazda maps are behind and I think at least in US its red light cameras not speed traps. What you refer to must be a feature specific to Europe.

Our 2019 provides voice alerts for cameras

As I said, our car does provide spoken speed camera AND red light camera alerts. "Speed camera ahead, reduce your speed" or "Red light camera ahead, reduce your speed". Often the message is repeated as you approach, though not always.

 

[cz5gt]

Very interesting

 

[Lakeside]

I also have the same problem. The speed and red camera alerts are very intermittent. The mapping software released in December 2023 was updated (5 hours at the dealership updating for the whole time - the dealership had to download the latest version of Mazda toolbox) and the problem still exists. Sometimes it will fail to notify the existence of cameras that it has previously given a warning. I also get intermittent warnings of 'congestion charge zone' ahead when in the middle of nowhere, eg travelling down the M1 motorway. My car is a Mazda CX5 Exclusive line model registered September 2023. My infortainment software version is 10012. I am trying to find out if there is a later version. It has been suggested on a forum thread that there is a version 10016 but my dealership insists that the first one is the current one. I would be interested to know if anyone had had a resolution to this as it only appears to affect 2023 model cars with the Mazda Connect 2 system.
I am wondering if the fault lies in relationship to the infortainment system rather than the mapping itself.

 

[cz5gt]

What is a congestion charging zone?

 

[Lakeside]

Your guess is as good as mine! Apparently I am not the only one to experience this after reading posts on another forum.

 

[Lakeside]

Don't know why I am getting this as it mainly applies in large cities to discourage vehicular access.

 

[Geluk]

Yes I too miss these audible warnings on my 2025MY model; worked fine on my 2019 model which had different mapping supplier.

 

[hsdejong]

In both of my CX-3s with the "previous" version of the infotainment system, I would always get a proper warning for all speed cameras that were marked on the map. In my 2023 CX-5, which has the latest infotainment system, the navigation software and maps are different. These new maps hardly show any red light or speed cameras, so you don't get any warnings either. The software does support it, because it occasionally gives a warning when there is a camera shown on the map.
I’ve complained about this to Mazda Netherlands, but they say there’s nothing they can do about it.

 

[Geluk]

I haven't found a way of editing location favourites names either, as was possible
on older system.

 

[hsdejong]

I have no problems renaming my personal navigation favourites in the newer infotainment system...

 

[Geluk]

Haven't stumbled on EDIT favourites setting in Navigation Settings as yet, despite hunting
Perhaps it's located somewhere else; can't find in SETTINGS either.

 

[hsdejong]

It's in the right hand side menu when you have clicked the favourites button on the console.

 

[Geluk]

It's in the right hand side menu when you have clicked the favourites button on the console.

I remember now there was a dedicated FAVORITES button near the gearstick; on my last CX-5. It was a bit unresponsive; not on new model.