The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class is 'always on': Mercedes-Benz puts the iPhone® on wheels

Mercedes-Benz is making smartphones mobile and ensuring that such electronic assistants will be fully linked into the car's infotainment system in the future. Mercedes-Benz has now integrated the Apple iPhone comprehensively into the user experience concept of the new A-Class, as the first automotive manufacturer in the world to take this step. Thanks to a new Digital DriveStyle App, developed in-house, together with the Drive Kit Plus for the Apple iPhone, drivers can now access all the key content of their Apple iPhone through the in-vehicle display and still safely operate the device via the Controller on the center armrest. In a further world premiere, Mercedes-Benz will enable access to the voice-based intelligent companion Siri in the vehicle. This allows natural speech input, without the need for specific commands, to send messages, select music tracks and check the weather forecast or stock prices, as well as to make appointments. All the iPhone integration functions can be used even with the entry-level Audio 20 system.