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•Listen to music streaming from yourBluetoothenabled cellular phone
•Advanced voice recognition system fluent in English, French and
Spanish
SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNING: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 driver’s 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.
•Do not attempt to service or repair the system. See your authorized
dealer.
•Do not operate playing devices if the power cords and/or cables are
broken, split or damaged. Carefully place cords and/or cables where
they will not be stepped on or interfere with the operation of pedals,
seats and/or compartments, or safe driving abilities.
•Do not leave playing devices in the vehicle in extreme conditions as it
could cause damage to your device. Refer to your device’s user guide
for further information.
•For your safety, some functions are speed dependent and cannot be
performed when the vehicle is traveling at speeds 5 mph (8 km/h) and
below.
•
Ensure that you review your device’s user guide before using with SYNC.
VOICE RECOGNITION (IF EQUIPPED)
Your navigation system may be equipped with a voice activated feature
which allows you to “speak” certain commands to the system. For further
information, please refer to the Voice recognition chapter. You can also
press
and say a command or “Help” after the prompt.
QUICK START
WARNING: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.
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TO PLAY A RADIO STATION
1. Ensure that the navigation system is on.
2. Press the RADIO hard button.
3. Select the ‘AM’ or ‘FM’ tab on the
touchscreen.
•Turn the TUNE knob to the
right/left to go up/down the
frequency band in individual
increments.
•Or, press SEEK to find the next
strong station up/down the
frequency band.
Note:If RDS is ON and PTY (Program type) is selected, the station
selection will be limited to that specific genre. In satellite radio mode (if
activated), seek is limited to the selected genre.
TO PLAY SATELLITE RADIO (IF ACTIVATED)
1. Ensure that the navigation system is on.
2. Press the RADIO hard button on
the navigation system.
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3. Select the ‘SAT’ tab on the
touchscreen. (If your vehicle is
equipped with Satellite Radio, the
SAT tab will be present on the radio
screen).
For further information on Satellite
Radio, refer toSatellite Radioin
theAudio Featureschapter.
TO LOAD A CD OR DVD:
1. Insert a CD or DVD into the slot.
2. A CD will begin to play. A DVD will play audio and video if the vehicle
is in Park (P). Otherwise, only the audio will play.
3. Use the touch controls on the
screen to advance tracks, scan,
pause, view the track list, etc.
TO PLAY A PREVIOUSLY LOADED CD OR DVD:
1. Ensure that the navigation system is on.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button on
the navigation system.
3. Select CD/DVD tab on the
touchscreen (if there is not a CD or
DVD loaded into the system, the tab
will be disabled and NO DISC will
appear in the Status Bar when you
try to select it).
4. A CD will begin to play. A DVD
will begin to play audio and video if
the vehicle is in Park (P).
Otherwise, only audio will play.
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TO SET A DESTINATION USING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM:
1. Ensure that the navigation system is on.
2. Press the DEST hard button on
the navigation system.
3. Select the ‘Standard’ tab on the
touchscreen and then press ‘Street
Address’ to enter a specific street
address as your destination. (From
this screen you can also choose POI,
Address book entry, previous
destination, Phone number, Freeway
Entrance/Exit , Map or intersection
as your destination).
4. Enter the required information.
Please note that:
•The system uses a Smart Speller, which helps facilitate entering
information through the keyboard.
•Accented characters in English, Spanish and French are converted
internally to non-accented characters for search purposes.
5. The screen will show the point entered on a map. If this is the
intended destination, press ‘Set As Dest’. A message will pop up while
the system is computing the route.
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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 OVERHEAD
MOUNTED 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.
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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:
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 jackin theEntertainmentchapter 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 aBluetoothenabled
cellular phone, and operate these
devices through your vehicle. Please
refer to theSYNCmediachapter
for more information on using portable media players with SYNCand
refer to theSYNCphonechapter for information on pairing your
Bluetoothenabled 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 toVoice recognition system overviewchapter.
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FORD AND MERCURY SYSTEM
LINCOLN SYSTEM
Note:If your navigation system does not appear as one of the systems
above, please refer toNavigation systemin the next section.
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WARNING: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 driver’s 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.
1.I (Information):Press I to
access the information menu. Press
while the information menu is active
to step through the information tabs of: Where am I?, HEV (if equipped),
SIRIUS Travel Link (if activated), the Calendar, System Info (System
Information). and Help.
2.PHONE:Press PHONE to access
the phone menu (if equipped with
SYNC).
3.CLIMATE:Press CLIMATE to
access the climate menu. Press the
button while the climate menu is
active to step through the climate menu tabs of Front Zone and Rear
Zone (if equipped).
4.
(Eject):Press(Eject) to
eject the disc in the slot.
5.TUNE: In radio or satellite
radio mode (if activated), turn to
advance in individual increments
up/down the frequency/channel
listing.
In MP3 mode,turn to advance to the next/previous folder.
RPT: In navigation mode,press the knob in while navigation guidance
is active to repeat the last spoken navigation guidance prompt.
6.DISP:Press the DISP button to
step through the following display
modes: On, Status Bar Only, and
Off.
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