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

Level 1

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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erikebab

Level 1

8 points

Nov 24, 2025 2:15 PM in response to olgun65

I have the same issue on W205 C class 2018. iPhone 13 with latest update works fine. Tried all of the previous recommendations, with iPhone 17 picture still gets pixelated.

Nov 24, 2025 4:55 AM in response to olgun65

I have exactly the same issue iPhone 17 pro on 2017 A Class. Wish I had read this earlier, just bought a new USB cable, disconnected, reconnected, resets, forget device, everything mentioned and it doesn’t work.

Waiting for IOS update like everyone else.

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