unlock your GM car with your Windows Phone

If you lock yourself out of your General Motors car, but have a Windows Phone in your pocket, good news: You can now use your phone to get back in your vehicle.

RemoteLink lets you unlock and lock your doors, remotely start your vehicle, and turn off and on your horn and lights, all from your smartphone. You can also view data on your car's oil levels, tire pressure, and fuel levels, which GM says is the most common reason people use the app.

Even if you have a GM car and Windows Phone, there are a few caveats. You need to have an active OnStar subscription, a 2010 or newer Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, or GMC vehicle, and a compatible Windows Phone 7.5 or 8 device (The app was available for both my Lumia 521 and HTC 8X). General Motors says that the app is available for nearly all GM models, so if your GM car isn't older than 2010, it will likely work with the app.

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To connect your vehicle to RemoteLink, make sure you have:
- An active OnStar subscription
- A compatible mobile device
- A compatible vehicle
For help installing RemoteLink, go to onstar.com/mobile. OnStar RemoteLink offers an innovative way to connect to your vehicle. After downloading and registering the app, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC owners with an eligible 2010 model year or newer vehicle can use their mobile device to access real-time data from their vehicle and perform commands like unlocking doors remotely.