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Apple CarPlay not working on Citroen C4 Cactus

I own a 2017 Citroen C4 Cactus. and am struggling to pair my iPhone with the infotainment system using CarPlay.

I can pair my phone for making and receiving telephone calls but am confused as to whether I can mirror all the functions such as Google Maps, and Spotify. The car has an integral USB.

Secondly, can you tell me if it's possible to add a reversing camera or parking sensors to this car?

Asked on 2 September 2022 by Eric

Answered by Lawrence Allan
We're pretty sure your 2017 Cactus is a pre-facelift model, which means the car does not support Apple CarPlay in its standard form. It can be upgraded in the aftermarket to support Apple CarPlay, but this is an expensive hardware upgrade at over £500. Similarly, we don't know if it's possible to add the original hardware for parking sensors or a camera, it would be simpler to have an aftermarket upgrade which starts from around £250 for sensors.
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