Hi all,

Hope someone can help.

I have just purchased a used 2015 W205 and it has the Audio 20 system.

I can connect my iPhone via USB and play music via the Media section.

I can manually switch to Spotify and this plays nicely.

However, every time I switch to Media (from Radio, or from the other USB for instance) it defaults to playing my first playlist set up in Apples Music app which I no longer use.

Is there any way to make it default to playing Spotify?

I have read various posts on here about retro-fitting Apple CarPlay but I'm not sure exactly what my options are there.

My car has 522 AUDIO 20 RADIO NAVIGATION CAPABLE NTG5 but not 154 or 14U or 15U (confusing between posts!)

TIA

doowruc

 

Hi, this is an iOS issue, not a Merc issue. There are some workarounds (none of which are perfect) - https://osxdaily.com/2017/07/29/stop...car-bluetooth/

 

Thanks Matt.

I figured it was but thought I'd ask in case others here had found a way around it.

Yeah, none of those are great

I have just found a retrofit CarPlay system for £475 so I may just get that

 

No worries, its annoying I agree !
Which carplay kit are you looking at ?

 

This is the one: https://unique-ad.co.uk/product/merc...tion-retrofit/

 

There is a good thread here already you may want to read through (when you have an hour or two free) - https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...play-w205.html

 

I have skimmed it earlier that's how I know about needing 522 & 154 codes for the ODBC upgrade...

I only have 522 hence I think I need the retrofit kit

 

Ah ok ! I have the right parts but no-one can confirm if the ODB option will work for my vehicle.

 

the bane of modern cars! I miss being able to rip out the factory head unit, replace it with a nice aftermarket one with the functions I want. Can't do that with all the vehicle functions now integrated with the "infotainment"