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Old Oct 8, 2022 | 07:24 PM
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MBUX with no Mercedes Me! Help need CarPlay!!

Hello everyone!

I hope everyone is doing well today.

I am writing on this forum because I am perplexed at my current car situation. I bought a used 2021 VClass with MBUX here in Japan. All things and even the dealer pointed that MBUX is compatible with CarPlay.

However all signs point that I need to have Mercedes me to download the CarPlay app…

My car doesn’t have Mercedes me support… not sure why but anyway the point is I can’t get the app through me.

MBUX itself is an android based UX system and strictly speaking from a software and hardware perspective is indifferent to one on a different Grade car….so it should be able to run CarPlay, it just need the software… is there any way to jailbreak and add CarPlay to the mbux?

This is driving me nuts because I could have also purchased a vehicle with Command that did support CarPlay!!!

help!!!
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Old Oct 8, 2022 | 09:59 PM
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Hello and welcome to the community. Let me start with correcting your understanding. MBUX is not based on Android. Now as far as CarPlay is concerned, you need a separate package for that called the Smartphone Integration package. In some markets like here in the USA it comes standard with the car, but in many other markets it's optional and has to be ordered explicitly with the car. Sounds like this car wasn't ordered with it. It can be purchased retroactively via the Mercedes me connect Store where available, but sounds like Mercedes me is not available in Japan, so you are out of luck. There are some aftermarket companies that offer retrofitting and remote coding services such as RJ Automotive, so you can try them and see if they can activate it on your system, or if your dealership offers it then you might be able to buy the package from them and they'll activate it through their system.
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