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Pixelated Apple CarPlay screen on iPhone 17 Pro Max with Mercedes BClass W246

Here we go again….Upgraded to iPhone 17Pro Max and apple carplay seems to have an issue. This seems to be a recurring issue when the new iPhone and new IOS comes out. When i connect directly with the cable in my Mercedes BClass W246 the screen blurs and pixelates like the picture below. I have tried removing the device from the car and car play and yet the issue persists. This makes apple car play unusable with without constantly exiting the app and going back in, to which the screen refreshes and works for less that a minute. The apple side bar continues to be blurred. This happened when the apple 16 came out and 13. My previous iPhone 16pro did the same until and update from apple. Same as the iphone 13pro previously. Any assistance would be greatly received…

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Original Title: Apple Carplay Issue..Again (2025)

iPhone 17 Pro Max, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 27, 2025 1:22 AM

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TheJock67

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62 points

Posted on Nov 16, 2025 5:16 AM

Hi,

Ive tried quite a few wireless adapters with no luck, they just remove the need for a wire…..it’s still the same connection. However the Ottocast play2video ultra and the getpairr go 2.0 do fix the issue, (getpairr is £40 on Ali express), these have a whole new android UI so it completely updates the software system of the car.

It is not the display that’s the problem, it’s the software/hardware in the Mercedes.

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mrdmiles

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18 points

Dec 1, 2025 1:41 AM in response to olgun65

I have the same issue of a pixelated maps screen. Gla 250 2018 when using a IPhone 17 air. It doesn’t matter if the connection is wire or wireless the problem is the same.

IPhone 14, 12 and X all work fine, the problem only relates to the air.

Apple do I really need to use my old X to navigate…Please confirm when you will do the update to fix the issue.

Dec 4, 2025 12:36 PM in response to TheJock67

I had no idea about a remote. I will look into that app you mentioned instead.

EDIT: Looking and I'm not seeing that in the App Store. Could it be another name? Also I have looked for the remote and it's not available on Amazon.

Grfxman

Level 1

15 points

Dec 4, 2025 7:56 PM in response to olgun65

Same thing here. Many CarPlay issues. Screen breaking up. I disconnect and reconnect - sometimes it’s fine and sometimes it’s distorted. Other issues - music sometimes resumes, Siri decides when to work and when not to work, Bluetooth devices don’t swap between phone and other Mac products like my iPhone 13 Pro Max and buds pro… text messages are read sometimes and others not. Basically my old phone was 10 times more reliable than the new one.

when you own an expensive car and an expensive phone… you kinda expect them to work - I love some aspects of the new phone, but mostly it seems full of issues. Hopefully an update comes soon. Otherwise I may have to just return this and go back a generation. Seems like those of you on 16 have had none of these issues.

11Gray11

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44 points

Sep 29, 2025 12:23 PM in response to olgun65

We re having a similar issue with an A Class W176. Both 17 Pro Max and Air not working correctly with the pixelation.

Oct 17, 2025 4:03 PM in response to olgun65

Same as me, Mercedes A Class.

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Sep 30, 2025 5:33 AM in response to olgun65

I have the same problem here. Mercedes GLC. It works great with iPhone 15 Pro Max running iOS 26.

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Sep 30, 2025 5:55 AM in response to 11Gray11

So did I!! Same issue with the wireless too…

what are Apple going to do about this

Oct 3, 2025 3:23 AM in response to olgun65

Same issue with C-Class W205 NTG 5.2

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DQ_13

Level 1

20 points

Oct 6, 2025 1:49 AM in response to olgun65

I have the same problem with my GLC. Was using the iPhone 14 Pro Max and I had no issue at all. The pixelation appears after I've upgraded to 17 Pro Max. **** disappointed and frustrated.

AEK151

Level 1

8 points

Oct 9, 2025 1:41 AM in response to olgun65

I have the same problem. I had no problems with my iphone 13 pro and ios26 and upgraded to 17 pro and now it is happening, I don't know how to fix it

Oct 10, 2025 9:22 PM in response to olgun65

My new iPhone 17 pro ios26.0.1 has same issue with A200 W176, the CarPlay was working very well with the old iPhone 13 upgraded to iOS26.0.1, so sad. Hope Apple takes action on the issue soon.