Outlander PHEV SMS Remote

About Outlander PHEV SMS Remote Android App

The "Outlander PHEV SMS Remote Control" App enables True Remote Control of the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV App (PHEV App) via SMS Messages from virtually anywhere!

Proper Preheating in Cold Weather Enables more Driving on Pure Electricity and thus Saves on Fuel!

Alarm and Position Reporting in conjunction with the Free "Outlander PHEV SMS Utility" App.

Quick Overview
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- Heat or Cool your Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (OP) from anywhere
- Enjoy a Pre-Heated or Cooled car
- Enable more driving on Pure Electricity (read on)

New Extended Features
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- SMS Controlled Movement Alarm
- SMS Controlled Position Reporting

Note the App is currently only available in English. Operation of the App is done via Text Messages from your current phone.


Background
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The PHEV App operates via short range (20 meters / 60 feet) WiFi, thus true Remote Control is not possible: This is achieved via this App!

(The PHEV App can be found here on Google Play, and allows you to control several aspects of the Outlander PHEV vehicle: Among other things, Heating or Cooling of the Car can be controlled.)

The Outlander PHEV (OP) has a 50 km (30 miles) range on the battery alone. In cold weather below 5 C (41 F), the OP will start the ICE to heat the car. This can be avoided by Preheating the Car.

This has been discussed at length on this forum:
http://insideoutlander.boards.net/board/10/outlander-phev-owners-forum.

However, Preheating from the PHEV App can only be done when close to the car: True Remote control is not possible using the PHEV App alone. This is solved by the "Outlander PHEV SMS Remote Control" App!


Benefits
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Preheat the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (OP) Car from anywhere (where there is GSM coverage) to drive on Pure Electricity in many situations where the OP otherwise would start the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) and also use Gasoline. Note that if it is cold enough (below -10 C, 14 F), the OP will start the ICE regulary regardless of Preheating, but Preheating will also in this case reduce use of the ICE!

Dining at a Restaurant at the Shopping Center while the car is Charging in the Parking lot? Send an SMS to the Car to so that car is Preheated when you are ready to go: Then drive home on Pure Electricity.


"Outlander PHEV SMS Remote Control" App Functions:
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1) Heating or Cooling can be controlled via SMS (Text) Messages from virtually anywhere!

2) Heat or Cool the car for 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 minutes

3) Get feedback via SMS on Heating / Cooling status

4) Automatically detects and reports when "Door Open" aborts Heating / Cooling

5) Will report Low Battery Conditions for the Phone in the Car.

6) Request Phone Battery Status

7) Control who can Send SMS Commands to the Car through the Phone's Contact List

8) Enable more driving on Pure Electricity


We have attempted to write the App in such a way that it will be compatible with as many Phones and Android versions as possible.

The list of Tested Phones will be updated frequently.

PHEV SMS Remote Android Compatibility:
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We now have users successfully running :
Android 4.3
Android 4.4
Android 5.0
Android 5.1
Android 6.0
Android 7.0


Notes:
- Rooted Phones with Non-Standard Android versions may NOT work!

For Prerequisites, Installation instructions, list of Tested Phones and Android versions see:

https://www.objective.no/autoapps (Stays updated)

Old Site: http://www.autoapps.no (Will be taken down)

For Support go to our Forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/outlander-phev-sms-remote

Do not email us for support!