2008 Mercury Mountaineer navigation system

QUICK REFERENCE CHART
SYNC works with your navigation system, DVD system (if equipped),
voice commands and also through your steering wheel controls. Below is
a listing of the functions of your steering wheel controls and navigation
bezel controls when using SYNC.
Navigation
bezel controlSteering wheel
controlFunction
N/A
Press to answer an incoming call.
Press to send a call or text message.
Press and hold to end a call.
Press it initiate a redial.
N/A VOICE
Press to activate Voice Recognition.
Press and hold to end an active
voice session.
Refer to theSYNC Voice
recognition featurefor further
information.
SEEK,
,
Press to access the previous/next
track.
N/A OK Press to confirm your selection.
MEDIA N/A Press to access all available media
sources in your vehicle, including
SYNC MEDIA. For further
information, theSYNC media
featureschapter.
PHONE N/A Press to access SYNC PHONE
features.
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QUICK START — HOW TO GET GOING
Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control,
accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that drivers use
extreme caution when using any device that may take their focus off
the road. The drivers primary responsibility is the safe operation of
their vehicle. Only use cell phones and other devices not essential to
the driving task when it is safe to do so.
Pairing your phone through your navigation system
Note:This is a speed dependent feature and will not work if your
vehicle is traveling at speeds greater than 3 mph (4.82 km/h).
The first thing you will need to do to get going is to pair your
Bluetooth
enabled cellular phone with SYNC.
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
2. The screen will read NO PHONE
CONNECTED. Press SETTINGS to
go to the SETTINGS tab.
3. Press ADD.
4. IfBluetoothis on, SYNC will
begin the pairing process between
yourBluetoothenabled phone or
device and SYNC.
Note:Please refer to your phone’s user guide for specific pairing
instructions.
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5. SYNC will give you a six digit Pass-key (PIN) that you will need to
enter into your phone or device when prompted.
When the pairing is complete, PAIRING SUCCESSFUL and thenDEVICE
NAMECONNECTED will appear on the screen.
6. Press YES or NO when SYNC prompts you to set the phone as the
FAVORITE PHONE.
As a favorite phone, SYNC will search for this phone upon each
connection cycle. If a phone is not set as a primary, it will still be stored
in the device listing to enable you to reconnect to it at any time.
7. If supported by yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone, SYNC will
prompt you to download your phone book/call history. Press YES or NO.
Note:Selecting YES will tell SYNC to re-download the phone book and
call history information from yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone (if
supported) EVERY time your phone reconnects to SYNC. If you have
made any changes to your phone book/call history in SYNC, they will be
overwritten with the new download.
SYNC will confirm when the phone book and call history are downloaded.
Making a call using your navigation system
Making a phone call using SYNC is easy.
Press PHONE on the navigation bezel and select from one of the
following:
•Use the keypad on the PHONE
tab to manually enter a phone
number and press SEND.
OR
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USING PHONE FEATURES WITH YOUR NAVIGATION SYSTEM
While SYNC has a variety of features, many of them are dependent on
your phone’s functionality. To ensure that you have a compatible phone
or to check which features are compatible with SYNC, please check your
phone’s user guide and also visit www.SyncMyRide.com.
Hands-free calling is one of the main features of SYNC. SYNC works in
conjunction with yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone and your
navigation system to offer many options. To access:
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
2. On the phone screen you can
choose from:
•SEND:Press to receive an
incoming call, make an outgoing
call, or to redial.
•END:Press to end or ignore a
call.
•PRIVACY MODE:Press to activate privacy mode. During an active
phone call with SYNC, you can choose to transfer the call to your
Bluetoothenabled cellular phone for a private conversation.
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
•HOLD CALL:Press to put an active call on hold to have a private
conversation within your vehicle cabin. Press again to take off hold.
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
•JOIN CALLS:Press to join two active calls.
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
•Digit entry:Press the numbers to manually enter a phone number to
call.
•Signal/battery strength and roaming status
Note:This is a phone dependent feature.
•
: Press to see additional numbers or information (if available).
•
: ThisBluetoothicon illuminates when aBluetoothenabled phone
is connected to SYNC.
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SAVING A CONTACT OR A PHONE NUMBER AS A QUICK DIAL
After you have connected yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone and
downloaded your phone book/call history, SYNC allows you to save 10
frequently called numbers for quick access.
1. Press PHONE on the navigation
bezel.
2. Press the PHONE BOOK or CALL
HISTORY tab.
3. Select the phone number or the
contact you wish to save to the
Quick Dial screen.
4. Press SAVE.
5. Select the Quick Dial location in
which you wish to store the contact.
6. Press SET/REPLACE at the
bottom of the screen to save the
contact’s number to the chosen
Quick Dial location.
The system will confirm when the
number of the contact is
successfully stored.
Using Quick Dial numbers
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
2. Select the QUICK DIAL tab to
access saved numbers. The icon to
the right of the contact’s name will
identify the location of the
respective contact (i.e. home, work,
cell, etc). The number to the left of
the name will identify the Quick
Save location.
Note:The location icon is a phone dependent feature.
3. Select the desired contact to initiate a call.
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Replacing contacts in your Quick Dial locations
SYNC allows you to replace contacts in your Quick Dial section.
1. Press PHONE on the navigation
bezel.
2. Press the PHONE BOOK or CALL
HISTORY tab to select the desired
contact or number with which to
replace an existing contact or
number saved to a Quick Dial.
3. Select the number or the contact
you wish to save to the Quick Dial screen.
4. Press SAVE.
5. Select the location in which to
place the desired contact or number
and press SET/REPLACE at the
bottom of the screen.
6. Select the location in which you
wish to replace the current one.
The system will prompt you to
confirm the replacement.
USING THE PHONE BOOK FEATURE
Note:This is a speed dependent feature. The vehicle must be moving
less than 3 mph (4.82 km/h) to use this feature.
SYNC enables you to view the contacts downloaded from yourBluetooth
enabled cellular phone. To access:
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
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SYSTEM SETTINGS
SYNC allows you to connect, add, delete or set specified phones as a
favorite as well as change advanced settings.
To access:
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
2. Select the SETTINGS tab and
then choose the desired device.
You can now choose from the
following options:
CONNECT
ADD
DELETE
SET AS FAV (Favorite)
ADVANCED
Please refer to the following sections for more information on these
features.
Connecting a previously paired phone to SYNC
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
2. Select the SETTINGS tab.
3. Select the desired device.
4. Press CONNECT.
SYNC will confirm it is connecting
to the selected phone.
Note:When SYNC connects the newly selected phone, it will disconnect
the previously connected phone.
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Adding a new phone to SYNC
Note:This is a speed dependent feature. For your safety, this procedure
cannot be completed if the vehicle is traveling at speeds faster than 3 mph
(4.82 km/h).
Note:SYNC can store up to 12 previously paired phones.
This feature allows you to add (pair) a newBluetoothenabled phone to
SYNC. To access:
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
2. Select the SETTINGS tab.
3. Press ADD.
4. When prompted on your phone’s
display, enter the PIN provided by
SYNC.
Depending on your phone’s
capability, you may be prompted
with additional options from your
phone or SYNC such as downloading
the phone book/call history and
setting a favorite.
Deleting a phone from SYNC
This feature allows you to delete a previously paired phone from SYNC.
Note:Deleting your phone will remove all information relevant to that
phone such as phone book/call history, text messages, etc.
1. Press PHONE on the navigation bezel.
2. Select the SETTINGS tab.
3. Select the desired phone.
4. Press DELETE. The system will
ask you to confirm.
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