Complementing the Porsche app for the iPhone, the watch utility provides many of the same features and capabilities but with an interface optimized for the smaller wrist-borne display.
Owners can view the ‘remote’ display, providing a quick way to make sure the windows, doors, trunk lid and sunroof are all closed. A single finger press can lock the doors if the car was accidentally left unsecured.
Other utilities help drivers find their car in a crowded lot or on street-side parking, providing navigation guidance if necessary, or check the charge status of plug-in hybrid models. A ‘climate’ function provides further control over the preconditioning system, pre-heating the cabin on a cold day or remotely firing up the air conditioning during a heat wave.
Porsche notes that most of the Car Connect functions are available from the watch interface, but the paired iPhone still manages communication with the vehicle.
The app will likely be one of many Apple Watch utilities to be revealed by automakers in the coming weeks and months.
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