u/Aggravating-Draw-302

Hey everyone,

I have a Golf Mk7 with a MIB2.5 retrofit and I’m trying to understand whether this CarPlay behavior is normal or if something is wrong with my setup.

With my old Android phone and Android Auto, the phone stayed connected to both:

• Android Auto
• Bluetooth

That meant:

• calls showed up properly in the cluster
• steering wheel buttons answered calls
• contacts/call list worked in the cluster
• media could still use Bluetooth separately

Now with my iPhone and CarPlay:

• the MIB completely takes over the phone connection
• Bluetooth to the car disconnects immediately
• telephone screen says “disconnect CarPlay to connect phone”
• cluster no longer shows contacts/call UI
• steering wheel answer button does nothing
• all phone/audio goes only through CarPlay

So my question is:

Is this simply how MIB2 handles CarPlay on MQB cars? Or is it just my setup?

Thanks!