Mercedes-Benz declared today that it will be integrating well-liked features from its mobile app into the Apple Watch, allowing customers to control their cars from their wrists without ever reaching for their phone. The company is one of several automakers, including Volvo, Ford, and Honda, that are implementing watchOS capabilities.
The new app is compatible with Apple Watches running watchOS 9 or later and is currently accessible through the Apple Watch App Store. However, the iPhone that the wearable is attached to must have Mercedes-Benz’s mobile app loaded.
Owners of Mercedes-Benzes may use the watch app to track the vehicle’s expected range, charge or fuel levels, remotely lock and unlock it, make sure the windows are closed, and find it while parked, complete with pedestrian-friendly navigation directions that will take them directly to the vehicle. Users will be shown a virtual compass that will guide them to the position of the vehicle in places where mapping is not available.
Like the smartphone app, the Apple Watch app is limited to Mercedes-Benz cars from 2019 and beyond, and the capabilities it offers will rely on the “vehicle’s model and equipment.”
You may get the latest Mercedes-Benz app for the Apple Watch from the App Store. Apple Watch models running watchOS 9 or later can use it. The manufacturer also points out that depending on your car’s trim level, different features may be available.