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(Continued from page 9) take a moment to pair your phone with the car.
While the setup process varies from vehicle to
CarPlay connection/Bluetooth signal as a mark- vehicle, the iOS side of things is always the
er that the car is parked). If you meet those two same.
requirements, let’s look at ensuring the feature You’ll need to put your car’s stereo or dash-
is on and linked to your car and then how to use board system into Bluetooth pairing mode, then
it.
navigate to Settings > Bluetooth on your iPh-
How to Set It Up one.
By default, the new feature should be enabled in Ensure your Bluetooth is on.
iOS 10 without any fussing on your behalf, but
that doesn’t mean everything always goes off
smoothly.
Ensure the Parked Car Reminder Is On
Scroll to the bottom of the device list to see the
unpaired devices in your vicinity you can pair
your phone with. Pair with your vehicle’s Blue-
It only takes a second tooth connection and you’re ready to go.
or two to check if the setting is on, so let’s do so
now. On your iOS device, open the Settings Remember, the system only works if your Blue-
menu and scroll down until you see the entry for tooth is on. If you toggle Bluetooth off, you won’t
the “Maps” app, as seen below. Select it, then get the parking reminders, because your phone
scroll down again until you see the entry for won’t know when your car is near.
“Your Car”. How to Use the Parked Car Reminder
If “Show Parked Location” is already on, leave it Once you’ve ensured the Parked Car reminder
be and close the settings app. Otherwise, toggle is turned on and your phone is linked to your
it on. car, the Parked Car reminder will automatically
set itself every time you park and exit your vehi-
cle. You can absolutely ignore the feature until
you need it, but you may wish to interact with it
pro-actively.
First, let’s look at how you can use the Parked
Car feature even if you do absolutely nothing.
Any time you’re away from your vehicle, you
air Your Phone with Your Car can check your notifications–in the screenshot
below you can see the parking reminder on the
iOS 10 lock screen notification panel–and look
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If you
haven’t already been using Bluetooth in your car
for phone calls or music playback, you’ll need to
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