Using your device with a car infotainment system
Connect your device to a MirrorLink™ certified car infotainment system using a USB cable to, for example, use a navigation app or play music from your device while driving. When connected, you can navigate the apps using the car infotainment system controls.
| Some applications may not be available during MirrorLink™ connection. Also, protected data, such as videos that are strictly protected under Digital Rights Management (DRM), is not made available via MirrorLink™. |
To connect your device to a car infotainment system
- Connect your device and the car infotainment system using a USB cable. The screen of your device appears on the screen of the infotainment system.
| You may need to start MirrorLink™ manually if the connection between your device and the infotainment system is not established automatically. |
To start MirrorLink™ manually
- Make sure that your device is connected to the car infotainment system using a USB cable.
- From your Homescreen, tap
. - Find and tap Settings > Xperia™ Connectivity > MirrorLink™.
- Tap Start MirrorLink™, then tap OK.
- If the connection still fails, tap Network address to change to another network address in case the same network address is being used by other services such as Bluetooth® and Wi-Fi , and then try again.
