Alexa Built-in Vehicle Commands List

[RedStallion]

Alexa is faster. It also does a lot more. You can ask it the weather, restaurant suggestions near your car. Music, questions, jokes, games, I use it with blink cameras and light switches. I can ask it to turn on lights as I am approaching my house. Just so many things I like it about it but I know there are lots of people who want nothing to do with it so I understand that just giving you some ideas of the things it can do and what I like about it.

- Alexa, quickly come up with an excuse why I was driving 20mph over the speed limit.
- Hold on, officer, I can explain it.

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[Logal727]

Weren't those voice commands always available? As far as I remember I was always setting the temperature that way.

With ford assistant yeah, but Alexa is way more responsive

 

[alexgorod]

I usually press the button on the steering wheel. Short press for Ford Assistant, which I never use and long press for Siri.

I did not initiate the option in the menu to say ‘Hey Ford’ or whatever it is as it did a number of false searches based on the radio station sound.

if I were to initiate Alexa, do I hit a button or do normal Alexa routine by saying, Alexa, without pressing any buttons?

If you set it to listen to word "Alexa", just say it. If not -

Press the speech button on the steering wheel, then say Alexa then what you want.

This works even if you've disabled the listen wake word.

 

[DYohn]

Alexa is faster. It also does a lot more. You can ask it the weather, restaurant suggestions near your car. Music, questions, jokes, games, I use it with blink cameras and light switches. I can ask it to turn on lights as I am approaching my house. Just so many things I like it about it but I know there are lots of people who want nothing to do with it so I understand that just giving you some ideas of the things it can do and what I like about it.

Thanks. Yea, I think it will remain just a blue circle on my screen.

 

[Woeo]

Thanks. Yea, I think it will remain just a blue circle on my screen.

I don’t recall Hello Ford setting the degrees, just warmer or colder.

 

[Ravensfan1996]

Anyone have a list of vehicle commands that Alexa built-in can control?

So far I've found:

Change the temperature to X
Set fan speed to X (Goes by number on the vertical scroll when you press fan)
Turn off A/C turns off the A/C
Turn on/off Air Recirculation ( have to say recirculation not recirc)
Switch to Radio station
Switch to XM station? (I sort of got this working but not sure of phrasing)

Im looking for a list car specific commands also. when i say tune to XM channel XXX it plays thru the Alexa app not my car xm radio. I wonder it i say switch to it might play thru the car instead. I have xm radio attatched to my Alexa in he house though.

 

[DYohn]

I don’t recall Hello Ford setting the degres, just warmer or colder.

Yea. It's just not important to me.

 

[Logal727]

Yea. It's just not important to me.

Thanks for chiming in

 

[DYohn]

Thanks for chiming in

You bet. I've been posting in this thread looking for a reason to let Amazon Alexa become part of my vehicle's OS and if setting degrees (which is pretty darn easy using one finger on the screen) is the best they got, then go away Jeff Bezos.

 

[Woeo]

You bet. I've been posting in this thread looking for a reason to let Amazon Alexa become part of my vehicle's OS and if setting degrees (which is pretty darn easy using one finger on the screen) is the best they got, then go away Jeff Bezos.

Actually you have been posting in this thread to say over and over that nothing would rise to a level to convince you.

Point made. You may go back to lurking.

 

[DYohn]

Actually you have been posting in this thread to say over and over that nothing would rise to a level to convince you.

Point made. You may go back to lurking.

Lurking? Sure. Don't know why you're coming at me but knock yourself out.

I never said "nothing." I said nothing that has been posted so far means a shit to me. To each his own.

 

[DadzBoyz]

Ummm.
Yeah.
I came here for a list of commands that this Alexa integration performs.
Simply interested. I saw a few in the first post, but thats it.
I have no plans to use or not use it.
Is this not that place?
Because all I seem to see are people interested in and talking about the subject AND some people that think we all want to know how much they don’t like it and will never use it.

Where might I find the list?

 

[Logal727]

Ummm.
Yeah.
I came here for a list of commands that this Alexa integration performs.
Simply interested. I saw a few in the first post, but thats
No plans to use or not use it.
Is this not that place?
Because all I seem to see are people interested in and talking about the subject AND some people that think we all want to know how much they don’t like it and will never use it.

Where might I find the list?

I’m compiling it in the first post, I keep adding the ones I find.

 

[DadzBoyz]

I’m compiling it in the first post, I keep adding the ones I find.

I figured you were.
I was just being a bit sarcastic in my comments about people being so self important in their urgency to be negative and complaining.

 

[Bratapfl]

Not having Alexa yet on my EU car, I wonder what it can actually do. Is it appearing as „Echo“ Device in the app e.g. for DropIn? Would be nice to quickly interact with the family through the Alexas at home.
Moreover can we embed it into a routine? I imagine saying „Alexa, ready for takeoff“ 5 minutes before leaving the house. Alexa could then turn off all lights of my apartment and meanwhile pre-heat the car.
Does it also show the images of a ring cam like an Echo Studio?

Imagine you create a routine that lets your car activate light and horn as soon as the sensors like ring camera etc detect a stranger in front of your house.

There is so much potential but I have no clue if it is actually useable right now.

If anyone can detail, that would be awesome!

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