Users & security

VALET_MODE_ENABLED

What it is

Valet mode enabled

This property allows the user to enable/disable valet mode in their vehicle. Valet mode is a privacy and security setting that prevents an untrusted driver to access more private areas in the vehicle, such as the glove box or the trunk(s).

This property is defined as VehiclePropertyAccess.READ_WRITE, but OEMs have the option to implement it as VehiclePropertyAccess.READ only.

How the ID is built

A property ID is a 32-bit value packing four fields. Reading 0x11200a05 apart:

Field	Mask	Value	Means
Group	0xf0000000	0x10000000	SYSTEM
Area	0x0f000000	0x01000000	GLOBAL
Type	0x00ff0000	0x00200000	BOOLEAN
Ordinal	0x0000ffff	0x00000a05	0xa05

Reading it from an app

CarPropertyManager mgr = (CarPropertyManager)
        car.getCarManager(Car.PROPERTY_SERVICE);

boolean value =
        mgr.getBooleanProperty(VehiclePropertyIds.VALET_MODE_ENABLED, 0);

This property can be read and written, though an OEM may implement it as read-only. It fires a callback whenever the value changes.