How to use Apple CarPlay on Opel Astra

Opel offers Carplay as part of the infotainment system Navi 900 IntelliLink in the Opel Astra.

Apple CarPlay on Vauxhall Astra – (photo by MJA plc)

Under the menu item “Projection”, the user can find both CarPlay and Android Auto on the IntelliLink start screen (8 inch touchscreen).


The connection between the iPhone and the infotainment system is via the Lightning cable. Wireless CarPlay is therefore not available in the Opel.

Carplay works in the Opel Astra as it should and as we are used to from other manufacturers. The driver can hit the large icons for the CarPlay apps relatively reliably with his finger.

Opel has integrated the steering wheel buttons well into the CarPlay controls. A longer press on the steering wheel button for voice control starts Apple’s voice assistant Siri, while a short press starts the voice control from Opel. This distinction also corresponds to the solution used by competing automobile manufacturers.

In addition, the driver can use the steering wheel buttons to conveniently fast-forward and rewind songs, as well as turn the sound louder and quieter. The “quieter” and “louder” buttons and the fast-forward and rewind buttons below the screen in the Opel do their work just as easily.

Author: Nabeel K
Email: nabeel@wheelsjoint.com



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