CarPlay and Climate/Other Controls?

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Full disclosure, I'm an Apple super-fan. I was reading an article in Newsweek about "things you didn't know CarPlay could do," and I came across this gem:

Turn the car heater on
Drivers can also "change radio, climate control, and seat settings using Siri and the CarPlay system of their vehicles," Apple says. Siri can also activate and save a driver's settings as well as change the car's defroster settings.

Honk the horn
Siri can honk the horn of your car and activate hazard lights as well as lock or unlock your car. It can also check other car-related information, such as the current fuel or power level.

My current car, while I wait for my MME, is a 2019 Acura RDX which has CarPlay, but when I try to do these things, Siri responds in an interesting way. Siri basically says "I can't do that in YOUR car" (emphasis mine, exact quote something different). Could someone try using Siri voice commands to see if you can change the climate controls in your car? (I know the Ford voice assistant can do this, so this is more of a curiosity than anything.)

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Sorry, I can't operate signals in your car.
 

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I have two vehicles on my Ford Pass app, my GT500 and Mach-E. I have set up the GT500 with Siri shortcuts and the Ford Pass app to allow me to ask Siri to perform several functions and also get some information from the car. The below screenshot are the ones I set up about a year ago with help from a friend online. We also set up one to open the trunk and get the status of the vehicle. The only ones I really use are to start the car, open the trunk and how much range is left. I have not set any up for the Mach-E and not sure I am going to. It is more advanced than the 500 electronically and don't think there is a need for it.

I do use Siri a lot while in the car driving though. I can ask Siri to Play/Pause music, choose whatever music I want, read and reply to texts, make calls, find closest specific restaurants, Home Depot, etc, place my usual Starbucks order, open/close my garage doors, set heat-A/C in house to specific temp, lock/unlock front door, turn on/off specific lights. I can go on and on.

That said, while you are using CarPlay, you can still ask Sync to adjust the temp on the climate control, change fan speed and other things without interfering with CarPlay.

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If you’ve got instructions on how to set some of those up, I’d appreciate it.
 

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If you’ve got instructions on how to set some of those up, I’d appreciate it.
Here are some of the shortcuts. There are more and when I find them I will post it.
I used these exact instructions to get Siri to run these shortcuts on my GT500. They all work well. One note, the start shortcut will only work one time with Siri. In order to run that start shortcut again, you need to make sure you start your car with the kebob then it will work again. In other words, it only works once remotely with Siri until you do a normal start.

Required Shortcuts: Install these three in order and run each one as you go along to ensure you have your settings correctly filled out. The rest of the shortcuts build on top of these 3 so once they’re working, you should be good to go for the rest.

FordPass Settings (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/9bc1eb69fef84afebdf14c1e26db2166) - This sets up your account information as well as the VIN of the car you want to control. It also includes hardcoded values for clientId and applicationId which were pulled from the git repository.

Get FordPass Token (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/16b5984efea8462e9897c1e58a8d9560) - This uses your login credentials and returns an auth token.

Get Vehicle Status (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/75dfc5615d1f43e485866c12661b0e8d) - This returns a detailed JSON containing a large amount of information about your car and is used in many of the shortcuts below. I only built shortcuts that every vehicle should support but if you run this on it’s own, it outputs the JSON so you can look through what else is available.

Feature Shortcuts:

Start My Car (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/52e05449cdc24596959dca93ee6bf20c) - This will send a start command to your car. It typically takes 15-30 seconds before your car will actually start but you can check if it is running using the “Is My Car Running?” Shortcut below.

Stop My Car (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/4f8d3221632c4a8095cf8e9d66eeb6a5) - This will stop your cars remote start

Is My Car Running?(https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/99105621a5b2406f91ef49ce173c9661) - This will let you know whether or not your car is running due to a remote start command.

Lock My Car (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ba30bb2568f141a5b096a3b6ca377e76) - Locks your car

Unlock My Car (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ab6172c868094a84b6f7d6a982959d7e) - Unlocks your car

Is My Car Locked? (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ac1656d2cd9c411589cdbd413df67f17) - This will let you know if your car is locked or unlocked

What Is My Cars Range? (For ICE car only) (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/5c5bf7fc8cbd4e17893f5c36475cb437) - Range left in miles

How Many Miles Are On My Car?(https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/254d268ba9df4e84b93380894dfe5567) - Odometer reading in miles

What Is My Cars Oil Life ? (For ICE car only)(https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/c4eb2605a4fa4b8fb1fa8fd16541c965) - Oil life as a percentage

Where’s My Car? (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/cc151cb9229a49119814bd72b981be7b) - This opens Apple Maps with a pinned location of your car

What is the Range on My Car? (Mach-E only) (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/bcfd6f24e31e4a06a1ec1ffd2693ce4a) Range left in miles for the Mach-E

What is the battery level on My Car? (Mach-E only) (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/da0f53f31d4d46c48fc7b8bc5be4dd9d) This will let you know the battery level percentage of your Mach-E

What are the tire pressures on My Car?(https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/7c705c978ec548dc9fe9af09ec879039) This will tell you all four tire pressures.
 
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Here are some of the shortcuts. There are more and when I find them I will post it.
I used these exact instructions to get Siri to run these shortcuts on my GT500. They all work well. One note, the start shortcut will only work one time with Siri. In order to run that start shortcut again, you need to make sure you start your car with the kebob then it will work again. In other words, it only works once remotely with Siri until you do a normal start.

Required Shortcuts: Install these three in order and run each one as you go along to ensure you have your settings correctly filled out. The rest of the shortcuts build on top of these 3 so once they’re working, you should be good to go for the rest.

FordPass Settings (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/9bc1eb69fef84afebdf14c1e26db2166) - This sets up your account information as well as the VIN of the car you want to control. It also includes hardcoded values for clientId and applicationId which were pulled from the git repository.

Get FordPass Token (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/16b5984efea8462e9897c1e58a8d9560) - This uses your login credentials and returns an auth token.

Get Vehicle Status (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/75dfc5615d1f43e485866c12661b0e8d) - This returns a detailed JSON containing a large amount of information about your car and is used in many of the shortcuts below. I only built shortcuts that every vehicle should support but if you run this on it’s own, it outputs the JSON so you can look through what else is available.

Feature Shortcuts:

Start My Car (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/52e05449cdc24596959dca93ee6bf20c) - This will send a start command to your car. It typically takes 15-30 seconds before your car will actually start but you can check if it is running using the “Is My Car Running?” Shortcut below.

Stop My Car (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/4f8d3221632c4a8095cf8e9d66eeb6a5) - This will stop your cars remote start

Is My Car Running?(https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/99105621a5b2406f91ef49ce173c9661) - This will let you know whether or not your car is running due to a remote start command.

Lock My Car (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ba30bb2568f141a5b096a3b6ca377e76) - Locks your car

Unlock My Car (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ab6172c868094a84b6f7d6a982959d7e) - Unlocks your car

Is My Car Locked? (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/ac1656d2cd9c411589cdbd413df67f17) - This will let you know if your car is locked or unlocked

What Is My Cars Range? (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/5c5bf7fc8cbd4e17893f5c36475cb437) - Range left in miles

How Many Miles Are On My Car?(https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/254d268ba9df4e84b93380894dfe5567) - Odometer reading in miles

What Is My Cars Oil Life? (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/c4eb2605a4fa4b8fb1fa8fd16541c965) - Oil life as a percentage

Where’s My Car? (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/cc151cb9229a49119814bd72b981be7b) - This opens Apple Maps with a pinned location of your car
I have all those. Those are all commands you would use outside the car. Have you tried any of them from inside the car, while connected to CarPlay and driving? For example, while driving, say “hey Siri, unlock my car”.
 

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I have all those. Those are all commands you would use outside the car. Have you tried any of them from inside the car, while connected to CarPlay and driving? For example, while driving, say “hey Siri, unlock my car”.
Those above Siri Shortcuts I posted are for my GT500, not the Mach-E. The GT500 has Sync 3 so not sure it would be the same in the Mach-E with Sync 4. I would not normally need to use any of those Siri Shortcuts inside the car since I am already in the car driving so don't need to start or stop the car, I know what my milage is, oil life, range and where the car is. Also I can unlock and lock the car with a button so no need to use Siri. That being said, I drove the car today and tried all of the shortcuts while in the car. The only ones that worked were the lock and unlock. The others Siri said she could not get maintenance information while I was driving.
 

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Those above Siri Shortcuts I posted are for my GT500, not the Mach-E. The GT500 has Sync 3 so not sure it would be the same in the Mach-E with Sync 4. I would not normally need to use any of those Siri Shortcuts inside the car since I am already in the car driving so don't need to start or stop the car, I know what my milage is, oil life, range and where the car is. Also I can unlock and lock the car with a button so no need to use Siri. That being said, I drove the car today and tried all of the shortcuts while in the car. The only ones that worked were the lock and unlock. The others Siri said she could not get maintenance information while I was driving.
Thanks. So you confirmed that two Siri Shortcuts worked while your phone was connected to Sync 3 CarPlay?
 

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The shortcuts work for the mach e except for range. Start, stop, location, lock, unlock all work.
 

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The shortcuts work for the mach e except for range. Start, stop, location, lock, unlock all work.
My shortcuts used to work, but no longer. I get a 404 error when the "get vehicle status" shortcut is executed... Hrmph.
 

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Thanks. So you confirmed that two Siri Shortcuts worked while your phone was connected to Sync 3 CarPlay?
Yes both the lock and unlock work. When I ask Siri to run those shortcuts she reply’s “command sent” and the doors lock or unlock.
 

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The shortcuts work for the mach e except for range. Start, stop, location, lock, unlock all work.
Thanks! While connected to CarPlay and driving?
 

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I think I’ve figured it out. Shortcuts work - except those shortcuts that open a URL. Those seem to be the ones that cause Siri to want you to continue on your phone, and not while driving. And this makes sense since there’s no web browser in CarPlay. Oh well, if I’m correct then my way of “tuning SiriusXM” won’t work.
 

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The shortcuts work for the mach e except for range. Start, stop, location, lock, unlock all work.
Sam, the shortcuts I listed were for my GT500. They will all work on the Mach -E except the Range shortcut and of course, the Oil Life one. I had to adjust the parameters for the Range shortcut to work on the Mach-E (because it is an electric car). I also added one for checking all four tire pressures and created a shortcut that will give you the battery level.

Not only do these all work with Siri but if you have an Apple Watch, all of the shortcuts are on there too (or just ask Siri on your watch to execute them). A lot easier than taking out your phone and using the Ford Pass App. I have two sets of shortcuts, ones for the GT500 and ones for the Mach-E. When I have some time, want to make one that will open the rear lift gate and one for the frunk.

Let me know if you have any issues with them.

What is the Range on My Car? (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/bcfd6f24e31e4a06a1ec1ffd2693ce4a) Range left in miles for the Mach-E

What is the battery level on My Car?(https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/da0f53f31d4d46c48fc7b8bc5be4dd9d) This will let you know the battery level percentage of your Mach-E

What are the tire pressures on My Car?(https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/7c705c978ec548dc9fe9af09ec879039) This will tell you all four tire pressures.
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