Method and apparatus for remote communication of an external communication unit with a motor vehicle

The method involves detecting an outer environment of the motor car by the sensor systems (5,7) and transmitting the data of the sensor systems of the motor car to an external communication unit (10) through an air interface (2). The vehicle component such as air conditioning apparatus (8) is actuated by the communication unit. The data of the sensor system is stored. An independent claim is included for device for remote communication of motor car.