
Deleting a phone 127
Advanced settings 128
Turning Bluetooth on/off 129
911 assist 130
Vehicle health report 133
Setting a ring tone 137
Message notification 138
Automatically download your phone book 139
Modifying your phone book and call history 140
Turning prompts on/off 142
Returning to factory defaults 143
Performing a master reset 144
Installing new vehicle applications 144
Accessing SYNC system information 145
Text messaging with your navigation system 146
Forwarding a text message 150
Voice commands in phone mode 151
SYNC media features (if equipped) 152
Connecting your digital media player to SYNC 152
SYNC media features 154
What’s playing? 154
Supported player, media formats and metadata information 155
Accessing and using your USB port 155
Streaming music from your phone 156
Using the Auxiliary input jack (Line in) 157
Using the play all feature 158
Selecting and playing specific artists 159
Selecting and playing specific albums 159
Selecting different genres 160
Accessing your playlists 160
Playing a specific track 161
Exploring the USB device 162
Accessing BT devices 163
Adding a new device in discovery or discoverable mode 163
Voice commands in media mode 164
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6. Select the desired route on the
right hand side of the screen. There
will be up to three routes possible
(fastest, shortest and unrestricted)
from which to choose, each
highlighted with a different color.
For each route, the overall distance,
route conditions and the estimated
travel time are displayed.
7. Press ‘Start Route’ and follow the
instructions.
TO PLAY A PREVIOUSLY LOADED DVD IN THE FAMILY
ENTERTAINMENT DVD SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
1. Press MEDIA on the navigation
system.
2. Press the ‘Rear DVD’ tab.
The system will start playing the previously loaded DVD. If this DVD was
played, but not finished before, it will begin to play where it was left off
the last time it was played in the system.
USING THE AUXILIARY INPUT JACK:
Your vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary input jack which allows a
portable audio device to be listened to through your vehicle’s audio
system. To access the auxiliary input jack mode:
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1. Press the MEDIA hard button on
the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘LINE IN’ tab on the
touchscreen.
Once a 3.5 mm input jack is plugged into the Line In jack, sound from
the device will be heard through the vehicle speakers.
For information on the auxiliary input jack location, please refer to
Auxiliary input jack in theEntertainment chapter in yourOwner’s
Guide.
USING SYNC (IF EQUIPPED)
Your vehicle may be equipped with
SYNC — a hands-free
communication and entertainment
system which allows you to connect
and use a portable media player
through a USB port located in your
vehicle, pair a Bluetoothenabled
cellular phone, and operate these
devices through your vehicle. Please
refer to the SYNC media chapter
for more information on using portable media players with SYNC and
refer to the SYNC phone chapter for information on pairing your
Bluetooth enabled cellular phone and using the phone features.
VOICE RECOGNITION (IF EQUIPPED)
Your navigation system may be equipped with a voice activated feature
that allows you to “speak” certain commands to the system. For further
information, please refer to Voice recognition system overview chapter.
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Once the system is done searching for the type of music, artist, album,
or track, you can say any of the following commands: • Play •Play album
• Play track
‘Refining’ your search
You can choose to ’refine’ your search even farther. For example, if you
told the system to search and play all music by a certain artist, you can
then tell the system to “Refine album” and choose a specific album when
prompted. If you then say “Play”, the system will only play music from
that specific album.
To refine your search, say any of the following commands after system
has finished searching for the type of music, artist, album, or track:
• Refine album
You can then select to:
• Play •Play track
USER DEVICE
If your vehicle is equipped with
SYNC, there will be a ‘User Device’
tab in your media options. For more
information, please refer to the
SYNC media features chapter later
in this supplement.
LINE IN (AUXILIARY INPUT JACK)
Your vehicle is equipped with an audio input jack which will allow a
portable audio device to be listened to through your vehicle’s audio
system. To activate this feature:
1. Press the MEDIA hard button on the navigation system.
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2. Select the ‘Line In’ tab.
Once a 3.5 mm input jack is plugged into the Line in jack, ensure that
the playing device is turned on with the volume set at the maximum
level. Press the play button and sound from the device will be emitted
through the vehicle speakers. Adjust the volume using the volume
control on the navigation system.
For information on the auxiliary input jack location, please refer to the
Auxiliary input jack (Line in) in theEntertainment chapter of your
Owner’s Guide .
REAR DVD (IF EQUIPPED)
Your navigation system allows you to access the Family Entertainment
DVD System (if equipped) as well as perform basic functions. To access:
1. Press the MEDIA hard button on
the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘Rear DVD’ tab on the
touchscreen. You may now select
from the following options:
: Press to access the previous track. Press and hold to reverse in
the current track.
: Press to access the next track. Press and hold to advance within
the current track.
/(Play/Pause): Press to play or pause the current track.
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Rear DVD voice commands (if equipped)
If the rear DVD is the only audio source playing, press
or VOICE on
the steering wheel controls. When prompted, you may say any of the
following commands:
• Play •Pause
• Play previous chapter •Play next chapter
• Play previous track •Play next track
• Play previous folder •Play next folder
• Folder mode •Folder mode off
• Shuffle •Shuffle off
• Headphones •Headphones off
• Help
Note: If the Rear DVD is not the only audio source (i.e., the radio is on
also), then press
on the steering wheel controls. When prompted,
say, “Rear DVD” and then any of the above commands.
REAR AUX
You can access and view the rear auxiliary mode which allows rear seat
passengers to plug in and play certain games. There is an external
video/audio input located on the rear DVD player (if equipped) for the
rear seat passengers to connect to an external video cassette player,
video games, camcorder, etc. To access:
1. Press the MEDIA hard button on the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘Rear AUX’ tab on the touchscreen.
Plug in the jacks to the Family
Entertainment DVD system (if
equipped) or the Rear seat controls
(if equipped).
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SYNC MEDIA SOURCES AND FEATURES
The ‘User Device’ tab provides you access and control over the SYNC
media sources: USB, BT AUDIO and LINE IN. Once you choose which
SYNC media source you would like to listen to, you can then use SYNC’s
many other features to make playing adjustments.
To access:
1. Ensure that your playing device is plugged into the USB port or
Auxiliary input jack (LINE IN) and your device is on.
Note: If you already have a device connected to the USB port, you
cannot access the LINE IN feature. Some digital media players require
both USB and LINE IN ports to stream data and music separately.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the navigation system.
3. Select the ‘Users Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
4. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly to cycle
through the possible media sources
of USB, BT AUDIO and LINE IN.
You can also access the following
buttons:
• Music Library: Provides you
access to SYNC’s many media
features, such as: Play All, Play Artists, Play Albums, Play Tracks, Play
Playlists, and Explore the USB.
• Similar Music: In USB mode, select to have SYNC create a new
playlist of music similar to the currently playing track.
• Repeat: Select to repeat the current track in USB mode.
• Shuffle: Select to shuffle the current tracks in USB mode.
• Settings: Refer toAdvanced settings in theSYNC phone features
chapter for information on how to make adjustments to the prompts,
language, master reset, factory defaults, etc.
• Text: Press to view additional information, if available.
What’s playing?
At any time while a track is playing, SYNC will read the metadata tags of
the track to you (if populated). Simply press
or VOICE. A tone will
sound and SYNC will say “Main menu”. Say “USER DEVICE” and, when
prompted, ask “What’s playing?”
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USING LINE IN (AUXILIARY INPUT JACK) WITH SYNC
Your vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary input jack which allows you to
plug in and play your portable music player over the vehicle speakers.
For exact location of your auxiliary input jack, refer to your vehicle’s
Owner’s guide.
To access:
Note: If you already have a device connected to the USB port, you
cannot access the LINE IN feature. Some digital media players require
both USB and LINE IN ports to stream data and music separately.
1. Ensure that the desired device is plugged into the Auxiliary input jack
and is playing.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on the navigation system.
3. Select the ‘User Device’ tab on
the touchscreen.
4. Press ‘Source’ repeatedly to until
LINE IN appears in the display. The
music will begin to play over the
vehicle’s speakers.
USING THE MEDIA MUSIC LIBRARY
Once your music has been indexed into SYNC through the USB port, you
can then use the many features of the media library. To access:
1. Press the MEDIA hard button on the navigation system.
2. Select the ‘User Device’ tab on
the touchscreen. Press ‘Source’
repeatedly until USB appears in the
display.
3. Select ‘Music Library’.
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