BMW UK launches a new app for our bimmers. Labeled “My BMW Remote”, the new iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad app, includes the remote functions of BMW Assist. (See iTunes link)
Here are some of the features available:
- Remote Door Lock & Unlock
- Remote Climate Control
- Remote Light Flash (remote control of configurable exterior light functions to locate the vehicle)
- Google Local Search (address destination search on the iPhone and transfer to the vehicle navigation system)
- Vehicle Finder (display of current vehicle position on a map in the iPhone – for locating a parked car within a radius of up to 1,5 kilometers).
There are a few prerequisites to using this Apple App and they are outlined below:
With its innovative services, BMW ConnectedDrive enhances the safety, comfort and infotainment of your BMW – for example with the services of BMW Assist.
The remote functions of BMW Assist and the “My BMW Remote” app provide you with a connection to your BMW via the mobile phone network.
You want to activate the ventilation in your BMW before you reach your car on a hot summer day?
You are unsure whether or not you have locked your parked BMW and wish to lock it for peace of mind – without having to be close by?
The “My BMW Remote” app can be used exclusively by customers with an active BMW Assist contract. If you have not yet activated BMW Assist, you can do so very simply at your computer by going to www.bmw.co.uk/connecteddrive and then selecting the online application form.
Link to further FAQ’s (BMW Connect Drive)
Published June 26, 2011
Category: Cheap News, Devices, Interaction, Social Network
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