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Zubie Check engine light is on for any vehicle. SMS Send me an SMS.

Receive a SMS if check engine light is detected

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How this automation works

When a Check Engine light is detected, this Applet will SMS you all known details to help diagnose what's wrong.

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Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires when ANY vehicle's Check Engine light has been activated, caused by a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC).
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send an SMS to your mobile phone.
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Services used in this Applet

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22 triggers, queries, and actions

Check engine light is on for any vehicle

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires when ANY vehicle's Check Engine light has been activated, caused by a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC).

Hard acceleration detected

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Triggers when your vehicle has a hard-acceleration event.

Hard braking detected

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Triggers when a vehicle detects a hard brake event.

High speed driving detected

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Triggers when your vehicle is driven at speeds above a safe level (configured within Zubie).

Long-distance trip

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires when a trip is completed that is longer than a specified distance.

Low battery condition for any vehicle

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires when battery levels fall below normal levels for any vehicle in your account. The vehicle ingredient specifies the name of the vehicle with the problem.

Send IFTTT an SMS tagged

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Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
Send IFTTT a tagged SMS by adding a hashtag symbol anywhere in the message (e.g. #IFTTT).

Send IFTTT any SMS

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Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires every time you send any SMS to your IFTTT phone number.

Trip ended

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires at the end of every vehicle trip, as indicated by the Ignition being turned off.

Trip started

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires every time a vehicle starts a trip, indicated by the ignition being turned on.

Vehicle arrives at a place

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires every time a vehicle arrives at a specific place such as Home or Work (defined within Zubie).

Vehicle driven between hours

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires when a vehicle trip ends during a selected time frame.

History of instances a vehicle left a place

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of instances when a vehicle left a place.

History of trip ends

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of the end of every vehicle trip, as indicated by the Ignition being turned off.

History of vehicle arriving at a place

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when a vehicle arrived at a specific place such as Home or Work (defined within Zubie).

History of vehicle driven between hours

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when a vehicle trip ends during a selected time frame.

History of vehicle out of range

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when your vehicle was further than an allowed distance from a specified location.

History of when Check engine light was on for any vehicle

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when ANY vehicle's Check Engine light was been activated, caused by a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC).

History of when hard acceleration was detected

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when your vehicle was a hard-acceleration event.

Send me an SMS

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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send an SMS to your mobile phone.

Check engine light is on for any vehicle

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires when ANY vehicle's Check Engine light has been activated, caused by a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC).

Hard acceleration detected

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Triggers when your vehicle has a hard-acceleration event.

Hard braking detected

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Triggers when a vehicle detects a hard brake event.

High speed driving detected

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
Triggers when your vehicle is driven at speeds above a safe level (configured within Zubie).

History of instances a vehicle left a place

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of instances when a vehicle left a place.

History of trip ends

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of the end of every vehicle trip, as indicated by the Ignition being turned off.

History of vehicle arriving at a place

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when a vehicle arrived at a specific place such as Home or Work (defined within Zubie).

History of vehicle driven between hours

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when a vehicle trip ends during a selected time frame.

History of vehicle out of range

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when your vehicle was further than an allowed distance from a specified location.

History of when Check engine light was on for any vehicle

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when ANY vehicle's Check Engine light was been activated, caused by a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC).

History of when hard acceleration was detected

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when your vehicle was a hard-acceleration event.

Long-distance trip

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This Trigger fires when a trip is completed that is longer than a specified distance.

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About SMS

Get important notifications on your phone via SMS. This service has a cap of 100 SMS messages per month for users in the US and Canada and 10 per month for those outside of North America. To avoid having Applets paused until the next month if you hit the limit, try the Notifications service. Some carriers outside of the US are not supported yet (learn more here). Please note: Messages sent must adhere to IFTTT's message guidelines.

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About Zubie

Zubie is a connected car service that makes driving safer, easier and less expensive. It tracks your trips, alerts you to engine and battery problems, unsafe driving events, arrivals and departures, and more.

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