Android Auto update

Hello - My wife recently got a new C3 and is very happy with it. I have seen that Android Auto should be supported during 2017, and have seen others mention in this forum that they have it. Our C3 came from a dealer who has had the car since the end of 2016, and I believe the touch display firmware isn't up to date - these are the installed version details:

System Information: 12FDI

HMI version: 20.522.45.4.0
iMX version: x0011046_161020_15.7A133.5
V850 version: W2.0_16.1C26.1

I emailed Citroen, and they said take it to the dealer... Have other owners been able to download/install updates to the display?

My phone does support MirrorLink, but my wife's does not. In any case, I don't want to pay £60+ for an "approved" navigation app like Sygic that is (in my opinion) inferior to Google Maps, hence the interest in Android Auto...

Thanks in advance/Paul

paulf wrote:I emailed Citroen, and they said take it to the dealer... Have other owners been able to download/install updates to the display?

The dealer would be your best bet. You will need the firmware and a very-up-to-date lexia to do anything like this yourself.

OK - thanks, Arfur, for reply/confirmation.

There was a recall to do a free update to the software as there were a couple of bugs in the early release. This also introduced Android to go with Apple CarPlay. I would check with your dealer to see if has been done. It has to be done by a dealer, but it comes under warranty so you should get a loan car for the day while they do it. Only problem is that your phone has to be plugged into the audio to work as a sat nav, however it is very effective with Car Play and Siri voice commands work well. I don't have an Android phone but see no reason why it should not be as good.

I second that. Speak to the dealer. However my dealer did not know what Android Auto was so I just asked for the latest software to be installed (as I was also losing radio presets anyway). Once the car was returned (it did take nearly 6 hours, I think they also updated engine management software, etc). Android Auto was installed!

Having Google Maps (with traffic highlights) and Spotify/Google Play Music in the car is fantastic! I did get fed up plugging in my phone however.

I decided to dust off my old phone (Moto G 2014) and put a £3.99 a month SIM in it from The People's Operator with 1GB data.

Android Auto doesn't use huge amounts of data (you can make available offline your local maps and music, etc)

citroen-c3-tips/how-to-update-software- ... t2622.html

I made a guide about how to update software by yourself. I think it's the most convenient way

Hi,

You can follow the manual of the previous post.
I already did the update through this method and it went well.