Mercedes-Benz Shares Full Lineup of 2016 U.S. CarPlay Vehicles

Friday December 11, 2015 5:31 am PST by Joe Rossignol
Mercedes-Benz has issued an internal announcement to U.S. dealers (via C450 AMG) that confirms CarPlay will be supported in a number of 2016 model year vehicles starting with December 1, 2015 or January 8, 2016 production or later.

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CarPlay can be controlled using the central controller or touchpad, if equipped, on supported Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Siri voice commands can be activated by pressing the voice control button on the steering wheel.

CarPlay works with compatible iPhones plugged into a specific USB port on supported Mercedes-Benz vehicles, labeled "2" below on the right.
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Apple CarPlay® will be a completely different interface than the customary Mercedes-Benz infotainment. The customer will not be able to use the Mercedes-Benz headunit functions at the same time as CarPlay®. For example, use of the Spotify app cannot be done simultaneously with COMAND Navigation.
CarPlay is available in 2016 CLA, GLA and B-Class vehicles with December 1, 2015 production or later as a standalone $350 package or "Multimedia Package with Smartphone Integration" upgrade.

Apple's in-dash software is also available in the 2016 E400 Coupe, E550 Coupe, E400 Cabriolet, E550 Cabriolet and CLS400 Coupe with December 1, 2015 production or later with the "Premium 1" or "Premium 2" equipment package ($3,650-$4,080).

CarPlay is included standard with COMAND Navigation in 2016 CLS550 Coupe and CLS63 S Coupe models with December 1, 2015 production or later, and 2016 GLE400, GLE450 Coupe, GLE63 and GLE63 S models with January 8, 2016 production or later.

Mercedes-Benz 2016 U.S. CarPlay Vehicles


December 1, 2015 or Later

- 2016 B-Class
- 2016 CLA
- 2016 CLS400
- 2016 CLS550
- 2016 CLS63 S
- 2016 E400 Coupe
- 2016 E550 Coupe
- 2016 E400 Cabriolet
- 2016 E550 Cabriolet
- 2016 GLA
January 8, 2016 or Later

- 2016 GLE300d
- 2016 GLE350
- 2016 GLE400
- 2016 GLE450
- 2016 GLE63
- 2016 GLE63 S

CarPlay provides hands-free or eyes-free access to Maps, Phone, Messages, Music, Podcasts and other third-party apps including Spotify, Rdio, iHeartRadio, CBS Radio and MLB At Bat. The platform also uses Siri voice control and interfaces with your vehicle's knobs, dials and buttons for safer access to common iPhone features.

CarPlay is or will soon be available in a wide range of 2016 U.S. vehicles from Audi, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Ferrari, GMC, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volvo. Apple lists over a dozen other committed CarPlay partners on its website.

CarPlay is compatible with the iPhone 5 or later running iOS 8 or newer.

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Tag: Mercedes-Benz
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bryanck
54 months ago
I just bought a VW with CarPlay. It works really well, better than I expected! Glad I waited for a car with it. It will future proof the infotainment to some extent.
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Red Oak
54 months ago
This tangled mess of option bundles is great example of the sorry state of the auto industry

$350 for the pleasure of plugging in my iPhone
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b1wils1
54 months ago
Why are we still plugging stuff in?
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tbobmccoy
54 months ago
So nice of them to exclude the low end models like the C class. I used to own an SLK, also excluded. Thanks, Mercedes, for being out to touch with the youth and forward progress. ::eyeroll::
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NachoGrande
54 months ago
dang that screen is ugly? Is that some kind of mock up..
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McTaste
54 months ago
BMW is so far ahead of every other manufacturer in terms of infotainment technology / software. That LCD in the MB looks like garbage, as does the interior.

Replacing the MB system with carplay is probably the right move. Hope carplay includes maps!
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nebo1ss
54 months ago

dang that screen is ugly? Is that some kind of mock up..

Looks like an afterthought or perhaps a bolt on iPad.
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lowendlinux
54 months ago

Looks like an afterthought or perhaps a bolt on iPad.


No that's what they look like even without car play. I've always wondered what drove them to the tablet on the dash look it's not appealing in any way.
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Crzyrio
54 months ago

Not sure how. There was never any problem taking a CD from one stereo in car A to a completely different brand of stereo in car B. Same with phones - bluetooth audio seems pretty universal.
Whilst it’s a good start, something tells me that down the road we’ll get, ‘Only works on iPhoneX or above running iOSX or above'.


Well what exactly do you expect then? A magical processor that evolves over time to becomes faster so you never have to upgrade?

It is future proofed because without it he would not receive any updates for his infotainment system and would be very limited. Carplay is the ultimate future proof because it is dependent on his phone and not the car, that means the possiblity of continul updates for the life of the car.
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Robert.Walter
54 months ago
"CarPlay is available...as a standalone $350 package or "Multimedia Package with Smartphone Integration" upgrade.

Apple's in-dash software is also available ...with the "Premium 1" or "Premium 2" equipment package ($3,650-$4,080)."

Ha:Ha! Mercedes raping its customers for the pleasure of integrating a decent feature into their crap infotainment systems...
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