Alexa Remote Capability

Car Connectivity takes a huge leap with Alexa, Amazon’s voice service. The voice-enabled remote capability with Alexa skill is an industry-first in India. With this revolutionary feature, having command over your Honda Car** becomes even more easy.

Features

Remote Functions

Turn AC on/off & set temperature (warm, normal, cool) remotely and lock/unlock doors via voice command

Use your voice to access features. Simply say,

‘Alexa, ask Honda to start my car AC and set temperature to cool’.

Car Dashboard

Know in real time, the following:

  • 1) Door Lock/ Unlock Status
  • 5) Battery Health Status
  • 2) Head & Tail Light Status
  • 6) Fuel Status
  • 3) Odometer Reading
  • 7) Tire Status
  • 4) Engine Health Status

Use your voice to access features. Simply say,

'Alexa, ask Honda to unlock the car door’.

‘Alexa, ask Honda to check my Engine status’.

Find my Car

Blink and beep your car remotely via voice command

Use your voice to access features. Simply say,

'Alexa, ask Honda to Find my Car’.*

Remote Boot Opening

Open the boot remotely via voice command

Use your voice to access features. Simply say,

'Alexa, ask Honda to open the boot’.*

Tire Deflation Alert

Check tire deflation status via voice command

Use your voice to access features. Simply say,

'Alexa, ask Honda to check the tire status’.

Battery Alert

You can check if there is any issue with battery

Use your voice to access features. Simply say,

'Alexa, ask Honda to tell me how is the battery’.

Time Fencing Alert

You can toggle Time fencing alert ON/OFF using voice command as set in Honda Connect application

Use your voice to access features. Simply say,

'Alexa, ask Honda to turn on my car safety mode’.*

Locate My Car

Check the location of your car

Use your voice to access features. Simply say,

'Alexa, ask Honda to share my car location’.*

Service Features

Check past 3 Service History in the form of date, dealer & amount

Use your voice to access features. Simply say,

'Alexa, ask Honda to share my Service History’. *

You can check expiry dates of RSA, Pollution and Insurance*

Use your voice to access features. Simply say,

'Alexa, ask Honda what’s my Pollution expiry date’.*

Fuel Status

Check the fuel status of your car

Use your voice to access features. Simply say,

'Alexa, ask Honda to check on the fuel capacity’.**

*Sequence shortened. Actual utterance differs from portrayal

To Learn more and get started with the Honda Skill, visit the Alexa Honda Skill page.
-Safety & Security
Features 5th Gen City Accessory Solution (Minda I-Connect Pvt Ltd) Honda Car Owners
Time Fence Alert O
Live Car Location O O

Note:

  • *"Checks validity of RSA, PUC & insurance" is only available on Alexa, if it is maintained in Honda Connect Mobile app by the customer.
  • **Remote AC operations works only for CVT vehicle
  • #Only Engine health can be checked
  • $In case of Accessory solution , feature shows Low battery alert
  1. For details on the features, refer FAQs
  2. To avail Connected services through Honda skill on Alexa, user need to be Honda Connect User (Connected Car owner)
  3. Amazon - Echo shall not be a part of car offering, User need to create account with amazon to access above features
  4. Actual utterances may differ from portrayal.Please refer amazon.com for more details
+CONVENIENCE
+Peace of Mind

Frequently Asked Questions

+Q1. What is an Alexa Skill?
Amazon Alexa, known simply as “Alexa” is a virtual assistant AI technology developed by Amazon, used in the Amazon Echo smart speakers. It is capable of voice interaction, music playback, making to-do lists, setting alarms, streaming podcasts, playing audiobooks, and providing weather, traffic, sports, and other real-time information, such as news. Alexa can also control several smart devices using itself as a home automation system. Users are able to extend the Alexa capabilities by installing "skills", of which Honda Skill is an example.
+Q2. What can the Honda Skill do?
The official Honda Skill is packed with wide range of possibilities. It can let you remotely lock your car doors, turn on AC and set a temperature, fetch the current location of the car, tell you car’s service history and even check the status of the engine, lights, fuel, odometer reading, doors, battery, seatbelts, and more. The detailed feature list can be found here.
+Q3. Which Honda vehicles are supported by the Honda Skill?
This skill is designed for the following customers who can enjoy the benefits of this Skill from the comfort of their homes:
  • Honda Connect App User (Connected & Non-Connected)
  • Guest user
+Q4. What are the pre-requisites for using the Honda Skill?
To experience the exciting functionalities such as remotely locking car doors, fetching current location, and others, simply link your Honda Connect account with the Honda Skill on Amazon Alexa companion app. If you don’t have a Honda Connect Account, you can still use this skill to explore information about Honda by enabling this skill.
+Q5. Can you tell me the setup instructions for using the Honda Skill?
If you are a Honda Connect App User follow the below steps
  • Link your Honda Connect App account with Honda Skill in the Amazon Alexa companion app.
  • Refer the ‘Example Utterances’ below to get started.
  • For remote operations you’ll need to set up a four-digit Voice Pin for added security and authentication
If you’re a guest user, you can still explore the exciting world of Honda by enabling the skill and then saying “Alexa, Open Honda & explore”.
+Q6. Where does the Skill work?
The official Honda Skill is currently, only available in India.
+Q7. Which languages does it support?
Currently, the official Honda Skill is available in English India and English US.
+Q8. What is a Voice PIN?
Voice PIN is a functionality in the Honda Skill which prevents misuse by restricting the access to Remote functionalities. Voice PIN accomplishes this by testing the authenticity, securing the process, and ensuring that only the authorized user is able to access their Honda Car.
+Q9. How do I set my Voice PIN?
The Honda Skill will, by default, ask you to set a Voice PIN when you try to access your car for the first time. However, you can also set your Voice PIN by saying, “Alexa, ask Honda to set my Voice PIN”.
+Q10. How do I change my Voice PIN?
To change your Voice PIN, you can ask the skill to help you change your voice pin by saying, “Alexa, ask Honda to change my Voice PIN”.
+Q11. What data is Honda collecting?
To read the terms of use, disclaimer and the privacy policy for the Honda Skill, please click here. Alexa Privacy Policy: https://www.hondacarindia.com/honda-services/owners/hondaconnect/alexa/privacypolicy Alexa Terms of Use: https://www.hondacarindia.com/honda-services/owners/hondaconnect/alexa/termsofuse
+Q12. What are the questions that I can ask the Skill?
Here are some sample utterances that you can ask the Honda Skill to help you with. ‘Alexa, Open Honda’
‘Alexa, ask Honda to switch on the AC’
‘Alexa, ask Honda to locate my car’
‘Alexa, ask Honda to lock my doors’
‘Alexa, ask Honda for my car status’
‘Alexa, ask Honda about my service history’
'Alexa, ask Honda for help’
‘Alexa, ask Honda to Explore’
+Q13. The Skill is unresponsive. What do I do?
Please ensure that your Alexa device is connected to the internet and you’re using the correct invocations. If the problem persists, then you can contact Honda 121 or customer_relations@hondacarindia.com to seek resolution.
+Q14. I have multiple Honda cars. How do I access them?
Honda Connect App allows you to add multiple cars against your Primary Mobile No., these vehicles will be visible in the Honda Skill once you link these accounts (step mentioned in FAQ#6). After that, the Honda Skill can set one of the two cars as your “Default Car”. Once done, you can access your car remotely after setting a Voice PIN. However, You can always access the other car by saying, “Alexa, ask Honda to change/set my Default Car”.
+Q15. Multiple members of my family use the Honda Car. Can everyone access it through the Honda Skill?
The Honda Skill is designed to provide a wide range of functionalities to the Honda car users & their families like Remote Access to the car, Car Status, Explore Honda, etc. However, to provide better experience without compromising on the security, the Remote Access functionality is available only to authorized users with the Voice PIN.

*Checks validity of RSA, PUC & insurance is only available on Alexa if it is maintained in Honda Connect Mobile app by the customer.

**Portrayal utterances different.

Above features can be executed via Honda Skill through Alexa. As per the user input information in Honda Connect App. Amazon, Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Alexa device is not part of car accessory/giveaway and needs to be purchased separately. Actual device may differ from the one shown here. Please refer to Amazon.com for more details.

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Connected Services are subject to network availability, Facility/Transmission Limitations as per government regulation and permissions in specific regions/locations.