Vehicle properties
Vehicle information
INFO_MODEL_YEAR
What it is
Model year of vehicle in YYYY format based on the Gregorian calendar.
How the ID is built
A property ID is a 32-bit value packing four fields. Reading 0x11400103 apart:
| Field | Mask | Value | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | 0xf0000000 | 0x10000000 | SYSTEM |
| Area | 0x0f000000 | 0x01000000 | GLOBAL |
| Type | 0x00ff0000 | 0x00400000 | INT32 |
| Ordinal | 0x0000ffff | 0x00000103 | 0x103 |
Reading it from an app
CarPropertyManager mgr = (CarPropertyManager)
car.getCarManager(Car.PROPERTY_SERVICE);
int value =
mgr.getIntProperty(VehiclePropertyIds.INFO_MODEL_YEAR, 0);This property is read-only — writes are rejected. It is static for the life of the vehicle, so read it once and cache it.