Use Siri in your car
While you’re using CarPlay or Siri Eyes Free, you can use Siri to activate various features while you’re driving like playing music, send text messages, and making calls so you don’t get distracted by physically being on your iPhone while you’re driving. You can also get directions while you’re driving in addition to some other features.
CarPlay is only available in certain makes and models of vehicles that have a display built into your car and it will allow you to use Siri to operate and make commands on your iPhone while you’re driving.
Use Siri to Control CarPlay
CarPlay uses Siri voice control, so you can ask for what you want. (You can also use your cars built in controls to control CarPlay.)
Ask Siri on CarPlay
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Do one of the following until Siri beeps:
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Press and hold the voice command button on the steering wheel.
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Touch and hold the CarPlay Dashboard or CarPlay Home buttons on a touchscreen displaying CarPlay.
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Siri: Say something like:
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“Get directions to a Sushi restaurant close to my location”
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“Call Joe Biden”
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“Play more songs like this one”
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“Show me the map”
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“What’s my next work meeting?”
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“What’s the weather for today?”
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“Remind me to feed my children when I get home”
Ask Siri a question or to do something.
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Tip: Instead of waiting for Siri to notice that you’ve stopped talking, you can press and continue to hold the voice command button on the steering wheel while you speak, then release it when you finish.
Get turn-by-turn directions with CarPlay
Use Siri or open Maps to get turn-by-turn directions, traffic conditions, and estimated travel time (not available in all regions).
Note:To get directions, iPhone must be connected to the internet, and Location Services must be on.
Find a route
CarPlay generates destinations that you’re likely to go using addresses from your email, text messages, contacts, and calendars. It will also generate places you go to frequently such as work, home, or your favorite restaurant. You can also search for a location, use locations you saved as favorites and in collections, and find nearby attractions and services.
Siri: Say something like:
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“Find a gas station”
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“Give me directions home”
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“Take me to Yellowstone National Park”
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“Find a charging station”
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“Find breakfast near me”
Or you can use your vehicle’s built-in controls to open Maps in CarPlay and select a route.
Note: If you’re viewing CarPlay Dashboard and Maps doesn’t appear in the recent apps list on the left, click on the CarPlay home buttons to see pages of all of your CarPlay apps, including Maps.
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With Maps open in CarPlay, do one of the following:
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Select a place you saved as a favorite. (See Save favorite places in maps on iPhone.)
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Select Destinations, then select a recent destination or scroll to select a destination you saved in a collection. (See Organize places in My Guides in Maps on iPhone.)
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Select Search, then select the Microphone Icon to speak a search phrase, or select the Keyboard Icon to use the onscreen keyboard (if available). You can also select a destination from a category of nearby services, such as Parking or Restaurants.
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If multiple routes appear, use your vehicle’s controls to select the route you prefer.
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To call your destination before you leave, select the Phone Icon.
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To start turn-by-turn directions, select Go.
Maps shows directions from your current location.
When you arrive at your destination and exit your vehicle, a parked car marker appears in Maps on iPhone so you can easily Find your way back back to your vehicle.
Siri also makes suggestions in CarPlay for what you might want to do next, such as operate the garage door when you arrive home or drive to your next meeting. See About Siri Suggestions.
With Siri Eyes Free (available in select cars), use your voice to control features of your iPhone without looking at or touching iPhone. To connect iPhone to your car, use Bluetooth (refer to the user guide that came with your car if you need to). To activate Siri, press and hold the voice command button on your steering wheel until you hear the Siri tone, then make a request.
