Introduction
Mercedes-Benz is a premium brand and it is known for superiority and sturdiness. This technology-packed car Mercedes Benz makes your driving very comfortable and easy. Besides all the features of the car, Mercedes allows you to connect your Android Phone with the vehicle while using the Android Auto App. Here we will tell you about the set-up functions and navigation of Mercedes Benz.
How to Start Mercedes Android Auto
Mercedes-Benz proposes a multipurpose range of cars. To name a few is consumer-passenger, light, and weighty commercial equipment. They are made in various countries across the world.
Up until 1994, the categorization of Mercedes-Benz was based on the alpha-numeric. This was made in a number order which was approx. equal to engine movement in liters. Tailed with a suffix that has an alphabet representing the type of body and engine it has.
Founded by Mercedes-Benz, a safe system was introduced to notice any forthcoming crash. Hence the car’s safety schemes were made optimally. It estimates the force of the optimal brake. Enough force evades any accident in a dire situation.
The passengers are also informed about wearing the seal belt and to close the window. If there is a sunroof in the car that also has to be closed and move the seat to the optimal spot. Pre-tensioners of seat belts were also introduced by Mercedes Benz.
Mercedes was the first one to introduce this feature in S – Class in 1981. From a safety point of view if there is any accident the belt is tightened so that the passenger or driver will not jerk in a crash.
If you have a new Mercedes or maybe of 2015 make, you will still be able to enable the feature of Android Auto yourself even if you do not have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. It is an easy method, just plug into the OBD2 port available on your Mercedes – Benz that activates CarPlay and Android Auto.
You don’t need any additional coding or any special program. All you need is an activation tool that will unlock automatically both the CarPlay and Android Auto. This process can be done by your car dealer as well.
They should have all the required tools to activate this feature. You can check with your dealer and ask for a quotation. If you find the quote to be on a higher side then you might as well do it all by yourself. You can decide which one is easier for you. Keep this in mind, whichever way you choose to go, your car warranty may get canceled.
Set Up Android Auto
If your car is not well-matched do not perform these steps as you may damage the car.
- To begin with, download the Android App, which is available for free at the app store. You will have to download it from the same store.
- Don’t start the car or step on the brakes.
- Start the console which is centrally located and look for the USB port. Next to it, there will be a phone symbol. When you can locate this, you will be able to activate Android Auto. Through this port using the USB cable to connect the device.
- Navigate to your phone using your car’s controller which is central control. Hover through till you come to the Android Auto option.
- Go through the message that will be displayed on your car screen and click on the Accept button to start the device.
- When the activation is complete, press continue. When you select to continue the central display will show the option to provide access to android auto automatically.
- When you are done with the entire process and is completed successfully you will be able to gain the benefit of Android Auto.
Using Android Auto
There are many features you can have access to once your car is connected to Android Auto. You can see this on your Mercedes Benz display screen.
To check the Android Auto features, there are 2 ways to it:
- The first one is the Central Controller. You can use this to direct to hotkeys. Use this to access things like music, maps, and more.
- The second one is Google Voice. The voice button is placed on the steering wheel. You can use the voice button that is placed on the steering wheel or select the icon placed on the screen to use the voice command.
Conclusion
In the time of 2015 and 2016, the initial audio 20 are the same as the new NTG Audi. These models have Carplay Android already. What makes them different is the software. The software available in the earlier unit does not have the CarPlay and Android Auto installed. The dealers of Mercedes Benz cars can do the upgrade and empower CarPlay and Android Auto both. This process usually takes around an hour or two.
