Spotify Car Thing User manual
Contents
Setting up Car Thing
●Set up Car Thing
●Play with different phones
●Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
Mounting Car Thing
●CD mount
●Dashboard mount
●Vent mount
Using Car Thing
●Using your voice
●Using the dial, button, and screen
●Saved music and podcasts
●Presets
●Listen offline
Car Thing settings
●Turn microphone off
●Updating Car Thing
●About
Car Thing not working
●No power?
●Can’t connect?
●Car Thing not hearing you?
●Restart and factory reset
Technical specifications
Important product and safety information
Setting up Car Thing
For: Premium
Car Thing connects to your phone, which connects to your car’s speakers to bring Spotify front
and center on your drive.
Check out different ways to connect your phone to your car’s speakers.
Set up Car Thing
Note: Don’t set up, mount, or adjust the Car Thing mount while driving. See full Product and
Safety information.
1. Plug Car Thing into a 12V power outlet in your car with the adapter provided.
2. Follow the steps on Car Thing’s screen to open the setup flow on your phone.
Tip: You can also start the setup flow in the Spotify mobile app at Settings >Car >Car
Thing.
3. Your Car Thing will update if it needs to.
4. Mount Car Thing in your car.
Car Thing uses the data and Spotify account from your phone. You get all your saved music and
podcasts, recommendations, and can save to your library while you drive.
Play with different phones
1. Press the Settings button on the top-right of the device.
2. Select Phone Connection, then:
○Add Phone to connect to a new phone
○Change Phone to connect to a phone you’ve already used
○Forget Phone to remove a phone
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
If Apple CarPlay or Android Auto is available in your car, you can use it with Car Thing. Just
connect Car Thing to the sound system with the USB cable.
Car Thing’s screen will then also show on the head unit’s screen, but you can still use Car
Thing to control what is playing.
For more information go to Android Auto Help Center or Apple CarPlay support site.
Mounting Car Thing
Note: Don’t set up, mount, or adjust the Car Thing mount while driving. See full Product and
Safety information.
There are 3 mounts to choose from.
Here are some tips to find the best place for Car Thing:
● Keep it away from important functions in the car (e.g. the gear stick, parking brake, light
switches, speedometer).
● Make sure it’s securely fixed in place.
● It must be close enough to see and reach from the driver’s seat.
● The microphones are on the top of the device, make sure they’re not obstructed by
overflowing air.
● The power cable needs to reach Car Thing where it’s mounted.
● Use the cable clips to keep cables from getting in the way.
Tip: Try different places for the clips with the protective strip attached so they don’t stick
before you’re ready.
CD mount
The CD mount attaches inside the slot in your CD player.
Note: Make sure your CD slot is empty before inserting the CD mount.
1. Fit the magnet into the socket on the mount.
Tip: Insert the side opposite the release button on the magnet first. Then press the
button push that side in.
2. Insert one end of the mount into the CD slot with the tips pointing upwards.
3. Bend the other end and insert it into the slot.
4. Push the mount into the slot until it feels secure.
5. Attach Car Thing to the magnet.
You can adjust the angle of Car Thing by turning it on the magnet or tilting the magnet itself.
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