FordPass also works with Alexa (voice commands)

[zBernie]

I searched the forums for the word "Alexa" and only found one post that I myself made. In case you were not aware, FordPass works with Alexa. This will be awesome! So on those cold winter mornings when I'm getting ready to take my kid to school I can ask Alexa to start my car. Or if you can't remember if you locked your doors ask Alexa to lock them. There are a lot of other commands you can use too. See the link below for the full list.


Amazon.com: FordPass : Alexa Skills

Start Engine
“Alexa, ask FordPass to start my car with PIN 1234.”

Stop Engine
“Alexa, tell FordPass to stop the engine.”

Lock Vehicle
“Alexa, ask FordPass to lock my vehicle.”

Unlock Vehicle
“Alexa, tell FordPass to unlock my car.”

Last Command Status (used after lock/unlock and start/stop commands)
“Alexa, what is the status of my last command using FordPass?”

Vehicle Mileage
“Alexa, ask FordPass the odometer reading.”

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[mav_can]

I searched the forums for the word "Alexa" and only found one post that I myself made. In case you were not aware, FordPass works with Alexa. This will be awesome! So on those cold winter mornings when I'm getting ready to take my kid to school I can ask Alexa to start my car. Or if you can't remember if you locked your doors ask Alexa to lock them. There are a lot of other commands you can use too. See the link below for the full list.


Amazon.com: FordPass : Alexa Skills

Start Engine
“Alexa, ask FordPass to start my car with PIN 1234.”

Stop Engine
“Alexa, tell FordPass to stop the engine.”

Lock Vehicle
“Alexa, ask FordPass to lock my vehicle.”

Unlock Vehicle
“Alexa, tell FordPass to unlock my car.”

Last Command Status (used after lock/unlock and start/stop commands)
“Alexa, what is the status of my last command using FordPass?”

Vehicle Mileage
“Alexa, ask FordPass the odometer reading.”

Do you know if there's a way to do it without the PIN? I'm 100% sure I'm the only one using my Alexa or I can just use it on my phone. Plus what's the point of saying it out loud for others to hear.

 

[zBernie]

Do you know if there's a way to do it without the PIN? I'm 100% sure I'm the only one using my Alexa or I can just use it on my phone. Plus what's the point of saying it out loud for others to hear.

Well, hopefully you can trust your family! I'm not sure about using it without the PIN, I don't have a Ford yet. But I hope to have a Maverick come spring.

 

[JASmith]

I can picture me watching a Youtube tutorial video about this without pressing the mute button on every Echo in the house only to see my vehicle in the driveway making various noises and flashing lights in the distance.

 

[zBernie]

I can picture me watching a Youtube tutorial video about this without pressing the mute button on every Echo in the house only to see my vehicle in the driveway making various noises and flashing lights in the distance.

That can't happen. You have to say "Tell FordPass" for the commands to be sent to your vehicle.

 

[CoryDallas8123]

We’ve become such a lazy society. Hahahaha. I don’t know which step # we’re on but it’s getting closer to Wall-E by each passing day.

 

[TheShark]

Son of a gun, I enabled the skill and I'll be darned if Alexa didn't lock and unlock the car. I can see my wife using this cause she is always forgetting if she locked the car or not.

 

[zBernie]

Son of a gun, I enabled the skill and I'll be darned if Alexa didn't lock and unlock the car. I can see my wife using this cause she is always forgetting if she locked the car or not.

Very cool! And I thought having a remote start on the key fob was convenient!

 

[TheShark]

Very cool! And I thought having a remote start on the key fob was convenient!

This of course was on my Bronco Sport.

 

[zBernie]

We’ve become such a lazy society. Hahahaha. I don’t know which step # we’re on but it’s getting closer to Wall-E by each passing day.

Well, if you feel lazy you can always press the remote start button on your key fob. Now that's hard work!

 

[CoryDallas8123]

Well, if you feel lazy you can always press the remote start button on your key fob. Now that's hard work!

Pressing a button makes me use my fingers. More work required than having a robot do it for me.

 

[vezpa]

In no way shape of form will there ever be an Alexa or other similar listening device in my home.

I had one at work and it gives very strange answers to questions. Google it.


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[Chris_G]

I searched the forums for the word "Alexa" and only found one post that I myself made. In case you were not aware, FordPass works with Alexa. This will be awesome! So on those cold winter mornings when I'm getting ready to take my kid to school I can ask Alexa to start my car. Or if you can't remember if you locked your doors ask Alexa to lock them. There are a lot of other commands you can use too. See the link below for the full list.


Amazon.com: FordPass : Alexa Skills

Start Engine
“Alexa, ask FordPass to start my car with PIN 1234.”

Stop Engine
“Alexa, tell FordPass to stop the engine.”

Lock Vehicle
“Alexa, ask FordPass to lock my vehicle.”

Unlock Vehicle
“Alexa, tell FordPass to unlock my car.”

Last Command Status (used after lock/unlock and start/stop commands)
“Alexa, what is the status of my last command using FordPass?”

Vehicle Mileage
“Alexa, ask FordPass the odometer reading.”

I noticed that Amazon sells an Alexa mobile device. Would that be of any benefit?
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[fishinmagician]

Alexa is awesome. I have it set up with some speakers by my pool. I can just tell it what song to play without getting out of the water

 

[elticual]

We’ve become such a lazy society. Hahahaha. I don’t know which step # we’re on but it’s getting closer to Wall-E by each passing day.

Voice commands are not less lazy than a key fob I would much rather press a button on my phone/fob to start my car than use my vocal chords to tell a device to do something that it might mishear (or miss completely), and then I have to tell it to shutup so I can enunciate more of the words. I only use voice commands when I have misplaced whatever device does the thing I want.

Love my smart house, but it's still prone to me being annoyed at it haha. That said, I will ABSOLUTELY USE THIS to make sure my car is locked.


In a slightly related vein, if you rent a Ford car, the gas reading is uploaded to the rental car company at a delay, so if you fill up right before you return the car, double check they don't charge you for the incorrect reading from the cloud.

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