With Apple CarPlay or Siri Eyes Free, available in select cars, you can use Siri without looking at your iPhone. You can also use your car’s built-in controls to control CarPlay.
On the road, Siri can even report traffic incidents for you, along with the status of incidents in select countries or regions, and share your ETA. Cars without CarPlay might support Siri Eyes Free over Bluetooth® instead.
Here’s how to use Siri in your car on iPhone.
Use Siri on CarPlay
On the road, Siri can share your estimated time of arrival (ETA), report traffic incidents for you, report the status of incidents in select countries or regions, and more.
- Do one of the following until Siri beeps:
- Press and hold the voice command button on the steering wheel.
- Touch and hold the Dashboard button or the Home button on the CarPlay Home Screen.
- You can also say “Hey Siri” to activate Siri in supported vehicles.
- Ask Siri a question or make a request, like “Get directions to the nearest coffee shop,” “Share my ETA,” or “Report an accident.”
Quick tip: You don’t have to wait for Siri to notice that you’ve stopped talking. Press and hold the voice command button on the steering wheel as you speak, then let go when you’re done.
Siri also makes suggestions in CarPlay about what you might want to do next, such as operate the garage door when you arrive home or drive to your next meeting.
Use Siri Eyes Free
If your car doesn’t have CarPlay, Siri Eyes Free might be available instead. It uses Bluetooth® to connect Siri to your car.
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.
