Huncowboy

User manual page 262 says you can set this up so you don't have to use voice or fingerprint to access your profile. I am the only one driving this thing and I am annoyed by having to press the fingerprint sensor all the time. So I decided to somehow disable it if possible. Looks like you can program a smart key to your profile. But my car does not have the menu option: "Smart Key Recognition", under "Protect Content". My profile does load automatically though. Without me doing anything. Maybe the manual is behind the latest software update.

California John

Please keep us all informed what you discover.

Huncowboy

Yep. I will. So far I can tell that if I unlock the profile, and just open and sit into the car, I do not need to do anything. It loads "me". My profile. But I have only done one quick run to the gas station for some low car beer . I will report back.

drgek

How do you unlock the profile?

Edit: Never mind, found it

Huncowboy

For others, just tap the profile circle icon on the top right of the "iPad". Then the second menu on the left.

So I was not able to connect the profile to the key, at least I don't think I did. But if I keep the profile unlocked, I just sit in the car and the profile is selected (though I only have one profile) and all I do is press the home button. Then you get the welcome voice. Works fine. Why on earth one would need to "protect" a profile and use fingerprints, etc... beyond me. Not on this car.

xtdoc777

Excellent !
I followed your directions and turned off the "protect" feature and I no longer have to use my fingerprint every time I use the car. Love it.

Huncowboy

It has been good. Actually, I don't even have to press the home button, the profile selection screen times out probably under a minute and the normal home screen will be shown anyways.

I also disconnected the apple car play as that sometimes just takes minutes to load and I would get a mostly black home screen, unable to do anything. That may be the phone, and not the car, or neither, or both. Don't care to find out. It is off for good.

drgek

When that happens to me I hit the home button, and then hit it again. Apple Car Play screen appears

xtdoc777

I would like the system to go straight to the Apple Car play screen. Is there a way to do that?

Huncowboy

I think I have tried that and also tapping favorites a few times. But I am not a fan of CarPlay. The look does not match the theme of the car's UI in any car. I was just lazy to learn MB's UI. Now I am forcing myself. The one thing I will miss is starting audio books so easily.

drgek

If there is I have no idea how. It does in my Defender, which amazingly enough has the most reliable Car Play connection of any car I've ever owned.