I've actually altered the start shortcut so when I say "Start the Pony" to my Apple Watch it not only starts the MME but speaks back a random phrase from a list (Get E up, Ready to Ride, etc.) I put in the shortcut. Geeky, but people that hear it get a kick out of it.
With a recent update to the Ford Pass security, the available shortcuts no longer work. Unfortunately, rather than add the feature it appears Ford just sent a notice advising against using the only available workaround (relaying through a 3rd party server for authentication).
This really should be added in as a capability, allowing me to lock/unlock, start/stop, close windows, etc. via Siri on my watch and my phone. In a perfect world, this might also make it so the shortcuts could be triggered as parts of different scenes. As an example, if someone has a scene setup for "going to bed" it could verify the doors are locked and windows rolled up as well.
The frustrating part is the data and functionality are out there.
An example of where this would have been useful, yesterday my car was acting weird and I was concerned the 12v battery might be low. In the old days I’d just run my 12v battery status shortcut and it would tell me the voltage. Instead I had to take out my OBD2 scanner and wade through all the data while sitting in my car.
I also used to have a shortcut that ran every night at 9pm, only if I was home, to tell me that my car was locked, if it was plugged in, and if it was charging. It was a nice nightly confirmation. Now, I have no way to confirm the doors are locked without going to the app and locking them again.
Also worth noting that my wife’s new RAV4 makes it very clear it’s capable of doing this.
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