Mason.Safari

A Car audio shop just Upgrade my 2017 S500 to Apple Car Play ...I decided to go ahead with the unit design and built by Australian company so can have warranty...it works but for sound I need to connect my phone to Car Bluetooth...so the device just has the display ...so if connect wireless then need to connect to the device and at the same time to my car ( as before) through Bluetooth so in this way I can listen to Tidal or similar in Apple carplay ...
but in the setting of the device itself there is section for Audio adjustments which make me suspicious the shop didn't connect the Audio but they said it's supposed to be like this and the device bring only Display not Audio...can anyone upgrade similar advise if all devices are like this ?

Carlinklife

The device you are talking about should be similar to the carplay interface upgrade kit we provide.
The current price is $299, with an exclusive discount for MB Forum members, and a 365-day warranty.
Our device can output audio via Bluetooth and also directly through the carplay module (no need to connect to the original car Bluetooth).


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https://carlinkitlife.com/wireless-carplay-android-auto-for-mercedes-....-box-support-reverse-camera

Mason.Safari

wish to know sooner ... so if connect the Iphone through USB and my iphone Bluetooth is off and I still can get the audio through the device?

BenzNinja

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all facelift W222 with HU5.5 don't need any kits and its OEM
just coding to get carplay for just $155
additionally you can get all restrictions with car moving removed apart from video in motion
update maps, and other comfort options added

https://benzninja.com/special-tunes/

Mason.Safari

oh, mine is not facelift and the screen is not touch but has 9speed transmission … is there anyway I can make sure I have this potential of coding or not ?

bradgrubbs

Has anyone purchased this item from Carlink?? Experience?? The price looks good, but how is their service and shipping reliability?? Thanks for your input. BradleyG W222, 2015, S550

badq45t

wondering that myself, I had a quote to install another unit from a local place in Bay Area for $1200 which was crazy, totally not worth that much to me! Thoughts on this unit, i know install isn't totally crazy but I would need to find an installer I am not going to try to tackle this job.

BenzNinja

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for what reason? why you need a headunit?

badq45t

If you can get Android Auto to work on my 2016 pre-facelift with no equipment let's do it, you have my Whatsapp!

Lou B

GM has just announced that for safety reasons it will no longer offer Apple Play.

Carlinklife

We are constantly developing new carplay products to adapt to original car screens, such as the latest Lincoln and Ford cars，About $200-300

BenzNinja

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no need for hardware in many cases
Just coding does the job to enable CarPlay

SW20S

GM is full of it. They just don't want to pay Apple and Google licensing fees and want customers to use their own built in systems so they can monetize them,

S_W222

Actually the main reason is that they are developed their new infotainment system now with google. It is costing them more to partner with google than just using CarPlay or Android Auto but obviously google is forcing them to let go CarPlay. Actually the google infotainment systems are great (at least on some cars released this year). I’d still prefer CarPlay but google systems aren’t that bad (certainly better than the majority of manufacturers infotainment systems).

Lou B

Seems like a valid business decision to me.

BenzNinja

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You need NTG5.5 or NTG5.1 to get Carplay activated by coding

SW20S

It will depend on how consumers respond. I like CarPlay, personally. I like just having the same system in every car I drive, rental cars etc too, so not having CarPlay would definitely go into whether or not I would buy a GM product.

What I find distasteful is they pretend the reason is because CarPlay isn't safe. Just be real.