Mercedes-Benz C-Class CarPlay installation, generation by generation.

2018 to 2021 W205 facelift cars with NTG5.5 can usually have CarPlay and Android Auto activated by coding when the option was not ordered, no parts. 2014 to 2018 W205 cars on NTG5 and 2011 to 2014 W204 cars on NTG4.5 get the wireless box behind the original screen. The W206 has it from the factory. Send the reg and we check which head unit you have.

Yes, with a C-Class-specific Android screen in the double-DIN slot rather than a box: the small Audio 20 display is not worth feeding. You get wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, DAB, Bluetooth and a camera input, with the steering-wheel buttons kept. This is the job we have done on several C180 and C200 cars from 2005 to 2011.

It depends on the generation. W203 (2000–2007): from €650; W204 (2007–2014): from €450; W205 (2014–2021): from €150; W206 (2021 on): from €150. Fitting is done at our Dublin 11 workshop — send the reg and we confirm the exact price before you book.

W203, built 2000–2007 (Audio 10 or Audio 20 radio, Audio 50 APS navigation; COMAND APS on a few cars): Android screen with a C-Class fascia in the double-DIN slot, wireless CarPlay and Android Auto — the route on every C180 and C200 of this shape we see. W204, built 2007–2014 (Audio 20 or COMAND on NTG4 to 2011; the 2011 facelift brought NTG4.5 with Audio 20 CD or COMAND Online and the 5.8 or 7-inch screen): Wireless CarPlay box behind the original NTG4.5 screen on 2011–2014 cars, COMAND knob kept; 2007–2011 cars with the small Audio 20 display usually go for the Android screen instead. W205, built 2014–2021 (Audio 20 or COMAND Online on NTG5 with the 7 or 8.4-inch screen; CarPlay optional on some cars from 2016; the 2018 facelift brought NTG5.5 with the 10.25-inch display): Coding activation on 2018–2021 facelift cars with NTG5.5 where the option was not ordered; a wireless box behind the original NTG5 screen on 2014–2018 cars. W206, built 2021 on (MBUX (NTG7) with the 11.9-inch portrait touchscreen; CarPlay and Android Auto from the factory): Factory CarPlay and Android Auto on every car; we set up wireless CarPlay and sort maps and region on imported cars.

W203: two to three hours; W204: two to four hours; W205: under an hour; W206: about an hour. You can wait at the workshop or drop the C-Class in the morning and collect it the same day.

W203: the display is replaced, but the steering-wheel buttons, the factory amplifier and the climate controls are kept. W204: the Audio 20 or COMAND on NTG4 to 2011; the 2011 facelift brought NTG4.5 with Audio 20 CD or COMAND Online and the 5.8 or 7-inch screen and its controls stay; the box sits behind the trim and is switched from the factory buttons. W205: nothing physical changes — the Audio 20 or COMAND Online on NTG5 with the 7 or 8.4-inch screen; CarPlay optional on some cars from 2016; the 2018 facelift brought NTG5.5 with the 10.25-inch display stays and the CarPlay tile simply appears. W206: CarPlay is factory-fitted, so we only add to it.

Yes — send the reg or the year and generation (W203, W204, W205 and W206) on WhatsApp or the form below, and we confirm the route, the price and the next free slot. The work carries a one-year warranty, and the workshop is in Rosemount Business Park, Dublin 11, Monday to Saturday.