#FIX AUX PORT IN 2010 MAZDA 3 DRIVERS#
#FIX AUX PORT IN 2010 MAZDA 3 SOFTWARE#

Traction control and stability control became available. Anti-lock brakes with electronic brake force distribution and brake assist were made standard for all s-models and optional for the i-model. Suspension damping was re-tuned to quicken steering response and reduce understeer. Reinforcements to the body shell improved overall chassis rigidity. Launched as a 2004 model, the Mazda3 was extensively updated and upgraded for 2007, with a revised appearance inside and out. There's a high-performance version called Mazdaspeed3, motivated by 263 turbocharged horsepower.

#FIX AUX PORT IN 2010 MAZDA 3 DRIVERS#

The Mazda3 is a good choice for drivers who have friends or lots of stuff: The sedan and hatchback excel at back-seat roominess when compared with the Honda Civic and other competition, and the hatchback excels at cargo space. The five-door hatchback is like the high-fashion station wagons from European manufacturers, offering the practicality of the five-door configuration with an emphasis on a premium driving experience. The sedan has the traditional appearance of a four-door, five-passenger car. Sedan and hatchback versions look quite different. The seats are supportive and comfortable, good for long drives. There's nothing austere, basic or cheap about it. This is a premium automobile, exciting to drive, styled adventurously, and fully equipped with luxury features. The result is a car that could change the way people think about compact cars. And Mazda engineered the four-cylinder engines and then tuned the complete car at its test track in Japan. Ford itself contributed the suspension design and sophisticated electronics. The Mazda 3, or Mazda3, was developed on three continents, by various international subsidiaries of the Ford Motor Company, which owns 33.4 percent of Mazda Motor Corporation.

And like an American car, it's available with a surprising list of comfort and luxury features. It's practical and economical like a Japanese car. It's space-efficient and exciting to drive like a European car. Thanks to all before who posted on the core issue of the jack being bad.The Mazda3 is a true world car. I just removed the circuit board from the LDPE mounting housing and permanently soldered/shorted the sense pin to ground right on the circuit board. The jack is soldered onto a larger assembly circuit board containing the interface plug back to the stereo system. The core issue was indeed that the little 3.5mm input jack's 'plug detection' conductor was internally broken. Again, don't ask me why they would have taken this effort to disallow this choice w/o a physical plug inserted into the AUX input jack.

#FIX AUX PORT IN 2010 MAZDA 3 SOFTWARE#

The stereo software will not allow the user to select the 'AUX'/(media) input unless there is a plug inserted. GND, LEFT audio analog IN, RIGHT audio analog IN, and this plug-SENSE IN (grounded = plug inserted). This 3.5mm socket (and the circuit going back to the stereo) has 4 conductors. When a 3.5mm plug is inserted into this jack it is supposed to 'ground' its 'sense' pin and this is used to electronically detect the presence of the inserted plug. For some (I think ODD) reason the engineers used a 'sensing'-style 3.5mm input jack. It was the internals of the little 3.5mm stereo input jack. The posts here helped me solve the problem. I have the '08 Mazda 5 and was experiencing the same issue with the'Media' button on the radio console, as well as the 'Mode' button on the steering wheel stereo controls not ever selecting the 'Aux' mini stereo input jack next to the accessory power socket. I know this is a Mazda CX-9 forum but luckily a Google search landed me here.

Fix aux port in 2010 mazda 3