Carplay installation tutorial on Mercedes A-Class

We will see here in pictures how we install Apple Carplay on a Mercedes A-Class.

Required hardware: a torx T20 screwdriver and a curved tool (a hanger for example).

Installation time: 30-40 minutes

Inventory: Carplay module and wiring.
This includes the module, a wifi antenna, 2 LVDS (video) cables, the power cable, the auxiliary cable, and a USB cable (no need to plug it in if using the wireless device).

STEP 1: REMOVING THE CAR RADIO

The removal of the car radio is done by first removing the ventilation grilles.

Push in a curved tool to pull on the ventilation grilles.

Pull towards you, it's very well fixed so you have to pull frankly.

It is also necessary to remove the left one.

The middle ventilation grid must not be removed.

You can see that the car radio is held by a torx screw behind the ventilation grid.

It comes out on its own.

Carefully remove it by unplugging the connector(s) if any.

STEP 2: CONNECTION

Connect the Quadlock (station power outlet) with the By-Pass 

Plug the by-pass into the original quadlock slot.

Next, pull out the original LVDS (video jack) from the set (gray).

Plug it into the socket provided.

And plug in the kit's pink video jack instead of the original LVDS jack.

Just like this.

STEP 3: TEST

Press the RETURN button on your pad for 3 seconds.

The menu appears, select what you want to use : Apple Carplay, Android Auto or Mirror Screen.

We chose Apple Carplay which will launch by default (without the previous menu), to choose Android Auto for example, go to the MERCEDES application.

Order our Apple Carplay module for MERCEDES Class A : HERE