Vehicle properties
Vehicle information
INFO_VIN
What it is
VIN of vehicle
How the ID is built
A property ID is a 32-bit value packing four fields. Reading 0x11100100 apart:
| Field | Mask | Value | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | 0xf0000000 | 0x10000000 | SYSTEM |
| Area | 0x0f000000 | 0x01000000 | GLOBAL |
| Type | 0x00ff0000 | 0x00100000 | STRING |
| Ordinal | 0x0000ffff | 0x00000100 | 0x100 |
Reading it from an app
CarPropertyManager mgr = (CarPropertyManager)
car.getCarManager(Car.PROPERTY_SERVICE);
CarPropertyValue<String> value =
mgr.getProperty(VehiclePropertyIds.INFO_VIN, 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.