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Old Dec 14, 2019 | 03:18 PM
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c63s 2018 NGT5/5.5 carplay retro fit

recently purchased a c63s, absolutely love it, only one bug, it doesn't have carplay... even my previous a45 (older) had carplay.

so I checked my data card it shows the following:

531 COMAND APS NTG5/NTG5.5

seen lots of activation tools and info for NTG5.1 and 5.2, but couldn't find much on this version.

dees anyone know if its possible to activate carplay on this model?

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Old Dec 14, 2019 | 03:24 PM
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There are at least two other threads on this subject. Check this most recent one for answers. https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-c63s-...-standard.html
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Old Dec 14, 2019 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by superswiss
There are at least two other threads on this subject. Check this most recent one for answers. https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-c63s-...-standard.html
thanks, but couldnt see a solution or mention of ntg5.5 specifically

e.g. i've found some that work with SA154 data code, but not mine, SA531...
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So, I'm not sure why it says NTG 5.5 in your version, but you have NTG 5.0 essentially. Maybe the 2018 has some pieces of NTG 5.5, but not the full NTG 5.5. 2019+ have NTG 5.5 and have CarPlay and Android Auto standard. Essentially there isn't a solution unless you go aftermarket. The Smartphone Interface option that added CarPlay and Android Auto to the 2018 C63S and can technically be retrofitted does not work in conjunction with the COMAND system. It only works on cars w/o the Multimedia system. It was mutually exclusive. You either had to add the Smartphone Interface or the Multimedia package, but not both at the time of ordering the car.
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ohhh, interesting, thanks for the info! So essentially i can't do the simple activation like 5.1 or 5.2 and have to get something much more complex like below?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-...wAAOSw1kpd6~bL

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carlinkit...-/392574984429
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ohhh, interesting, thanks for the info! So essentially i can't do the simple activation like 5.1 or 5.2 and have to get something much more complex like below?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-Ntg-5-0-5-1-5-2-Carplay-Android-Auto-USB-Media-Camera/232891764782?hash=item36396e502e:ghwAAOSw1kpd6~b L

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carlinkit...-/392574984429
Yep. The versions are somewhat confusing. On this wiki page they are laid out and according to this the C Class supposedly has 5.2, but it doesn't have the ability to have CarPlay and Android Auto activated. That was only possible for the A, B, CLA, CLS, E, GLA, GLE, GLS class. NTG 5.5 was first fitted to the W213 E class and what this page is missing is that it was then also fitted to the facelift C class (2019+). It was somewhat disappointing that the facelifted C class didn't get MBUX (NTG 6.0) and MB at the time said the C class's electrical architecture is not compatible with it. There's something weird about the C class electrical architecture. The aforementioned Smartphone Interface package only became an option for 2018 and has this strange incompatibility with the COMAND system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comand_APS
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Originally Posted by superswiss
Yep. The versions are somewhat confusing. On this wiki page they are laid out and according to this the C Class supposedly has 5.2, but it doesn't have the ability to have CarPlay and Android Auto activated. That was only possible for the A, B, CLA, CLS, E, GLA, GLE, GLS class. NTG 5.5 was first fitted to the W213 E class and what this page is missing is that it was then also fitted to the facelift C class (2019+). It was somewhat disappointing that the facelifted C class didn't get MBUX (NTG 6.0) and MB at the time said the C class's electrical architecture is not compatible with it. There's something weird about the C class electrical architecture. The aforementioned Smartphone Interface package only became an option for 2018 and has this strange incompatibility with the COMAND system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comand_APS
many thanks for your help! much appreciated.
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