Introduction
3
Customizing your home screen 5
SYNCcustomer support 7
Cleaning the touchscreen 7
Instrument cluster
9
Infotainment display 9
Voice recognition system overview
11
Media features
15
AM/FM 16
HD Radio™ 18
SIRIUSsatellite radio 22
Accessing and using your USB port 30
Supported media file types 33
Streaming music from your phone 34
Phone features
38
Pairing your phone for the first time 39
Pairing other phones 41
Text messaging 41
Information features
45
Traffic, Directions and Information 45
SIRIUSTravel Link™ 48
Notifications 51
911 Assist™ 51
Menu features
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Setting the clock 56
Display settings 56
System settings 59
Wi-Fi 63
Help 64
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Your vehicle is equipped with a multi-function infotainment system which
allows you to interact with your cell phone, multimedia, climate control
and navigation (if equipped). The touchscreen allows quick access to
these and other vehicle features and settings.
Note:Some features are not available while the vehicle is moving.
Menu:Press to access features such as:
•Clock•Display
•Sound•Vehicle
•Settings•Help
Information:Press to access features such as:
•SYNC Services (if equipped, U.S.
only)•SIRIUS Travel Link (if equipped,
U.S. only)
•Notifications•Calendar
•SYNC Apps (if equipped)
Note:If the
icon appears with a yellow tone, refer toNotifications
in theInformationchapter.
Phone:Press to access:
•Quick Dial•Phonebook
•Call history•Text Messaging
•Settings•Making and receiving calls
Navigation (if equipped):Press to access:
•My home•Favorites
•Previous destinations•Point of Interests
•Emergency•Street Address
•Intersection•City Center
•Map
Entertainment:Press to access:
•AM/FM•SIRIUS
•CD•USB
•BT Stereo•AV I n
•SD card
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•You can interrupt the system at any time while it is speaking by
pressing
. The system will respond with a tone and allow you to
speak your command.
What can I say?
To access the available voice commands for the current session, do one
of the following:
•During a voice session, press the
icon at the bottom of the screen.
•Say “What Can I Say??” for an on screen listing of the possible voice
commands that are associated with your current voice session.
•Press
on the steering wheel controls and after the tone say “Help”
for an audible list of possible voice commands.
To access a list of available voice commands
•Press Menu > Help > Voice command list
OR
•Press
on the steering wheel controls and when prompted, say any
of the following (if available):
•List of Commands•Phone List of Commands
•Radio List of Commands•Climate Control List of
Commands
•Navigation List of Commands•Travel Link List of Commands
•Sirius Satellite List of Commands•Audio List of Commands
•USB List of Commands•SD Card List of Commands
•Bluetooth Audio List of
Commands•Browse List of Commands
Global voice commands
The following voice commands can be spoken at any time during a voice
session:
•Help•What Can I Say?
•Main Menu•Go Back
•Next Page•Previous Page
•Exit•List of Commands
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LISTENING TO MUSIC
Your system offers many media options. You can access these options via
the touchscreen or voice commands.
Browse voice commands
When listening to any type of audio, you can browse through other
devices without having to change sources. For example, if you are
currently listening to the radio, you can browse all the artists that are
stored on your USB device.
Press
on the steering wheel controls and when prompted, you can
say:
•Browse Station List•Browse AM Station List
•Browse FM Station List•Browse SIRIUS Channel Guide
•Browse
•Browse CD Track List•Browse USB
•Browse SD Card•Browse Bluetooth Audio
•Browse*
*Note:If you have said, “Browse”, you can then say any of the following
commands:
•AM Station List•FM Station List
•SIRIUS Channel Guide•CD Track List
•
•SD Card•Bluetooth Audio
AM/FM SIRIUS CD USB BT
Stereo SD
CardAV
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For a complete list of Browse voice commands, refer toVoice
commands for your USB and SD CardandVoice commands for
Bluetooth Audioin the following sections.
AM/FM RADIO
Press the lower left corner of the touchscreen and then select the
AM/FM tab.
To change between AM and FM, repeatedly press the AM/FM tab.
To change between AM1/AM AST or the FM/FM1/FM2/FM AST presets,
repeatedly press the lower left corner of the touchscreen.
From the main screen, you can:
•Save a station by tuning to the station and then pressing and
holding one of the memory preset areas (on the right side of the
screen). You will hear a brief mute and the sound will return when
the station is saved.
•Press ‘Direct Tune’ and enter the desired station number when
prompted. Then press ‘Enter’.
•Select ‘Browse’ to view a list of all available stations. Scroll and
select the desired station.
•Press the HD Radio button to activate HD Radiotechnology. This
feature enables you to receive radio broadcasts digitally, (where
available), providing free, crystal clear sound. Refer to theHD
Radioinformationin the following section.
•Press ‘Options’ to access:
Sound Settings:Select to adjust Bass, Treble, Midrange, Balance
and Fade, THX Deep note demo (if equipped), DSP (if equipped),
Occupancy mode (if equipped), and Speed compensated volume
settings.
Set PTY for Seek/Scan:Select a category of music you would like
to search for and then choose to either seek or scan for the
stations.
RDS Text Display On/Off:Select On to always view the
information broadcast by FM stations.
Auto Presets (AST)- Autostore:Select to have the system
automatically store the six strongest stations in your current
location. These will not override any presets stored in any of the
AM or FM frequency bands.
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•Bluetooth Devices:Select to connect, disconnect, add or
delete a device. You can also set a device as your favorite so
that the system will automatically attempt to connect to that
device at every ignition cycle.
•Index Bluetooth Audio Devices on/off:Turn this feature
on to have the system automatically index aBluetoothaudio
device, if able.
•Gracenote Database Info:Allows you to view the version
level of the Gracenote Database.
•Gracenote Media Management on/off:When turned on,
this feature will pull in metadata information from the
Gracenote Database for your music files. This will override
information from your device. This feature defaults to off.
•Gracenote Cover Art on/off:When turned on, this feature
will pull in cover art from the Gracenote Database for your
music files. This will override any art from your device. This
feature defaults to off.
•Media Device Information:Displays descriptive information
about the device, if connected and available.
•Text Display:Allows you to choose ho w you would like the
information to display on screen.
To view song informationsuch as Title, Artist, File, Folder, Album,
and Genre, touch the on-screen album art. This will take you to another
screen where you can view this information.
To view your album art in a 3D carousel:Press Browse > Music >
Albums > Cover Art. If the Gracenote cover art feature (covered in the
previous section) is turned on, you will be able to touch and drag the
screen with your finger to view your album art. Tap on an album to
select.
You can also pressWhat’s Playingto hear how the system pronounces
the current band and song. This can be helpful when using voice
commands to ensure that the system correctly plays your request.
Voice commands for your SD card
For a complete listing of available voice commands, please refer toVoice
commands for USB and SD cardin the followingUSBsection.
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SD logo is a trademark of SD-3C,
LLC.
USB
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. Your primary responsibility is the safe operation of
the vehicle. We recommend against the use of any handheld device
while driving, encourage the use of voice-operated systems when
possible and that you become aware of applicable state and local laws
that may affect use of electronic devices while driving.
This feature allows you to plug in
media playing devices, memory
sticks, flash/thumb drives and also
charge devices if they support this
feature. Your USB ports are either
located in your center console or
behind a small access door in your
instrument panel.
To access and play music from your USB:
1. Select the lower left corner of the touchscreen to access the media
screen.
2. Insert your flash/thumb drive into the USB slot and select the USB tab
once recognized. You can then select from the following options:
Repeat:Select to repeat the currently playing song/album.
Shuffle:Select to play music on the selected album or folder in random
order.
Browse:Select to browse the contents of the flash drive/thumb drive
connected to the USB port. This feature also allows you to search and
play by genre, artist, album, etc.
Similar Music:Select to choose music similar to that currently playing.
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To view song informationsuch as Title, Artist, File, Folder, Album,
and Genre, touch the on-screen album art. This will take you to another
screen where you can view this information.
To view your album art in a 3D carousel:Press Browse > Music >
Albums > Cover Art. If the Gracenote cover art feature (covered in the
previous section) is turned on, you will be able to touch and drag the
screen with your finger to view your album art. Tap on an album to
select.
You can also pressWhat’s Playingto hear how the system pronounces
the current band and song. This can be helpful when using voice
commands to ensure that the system correctly plays your request.
In order to playback video from your iPod/iPhone(if
compatible),you MUST have a special combination USB/RCA composite
video cable (available for purchase from Apple). Once the cable is
connected to your iPod/iPhone, plug in the other end into both the
RCA jacks and the USB port.
Voice commands for your USB and SD card
Press
on the steering wheel controls and, when prompted, say the
desired mode (USB or SD card). Then, after the next prompt, say any
of the following commands:
•Play Genre
•Play Artist
•Play Album
•Play Podcast
•Play Podcast Episode
•Play Video
•Play Video Playlist
•Play TV Show Episode
•Play•Pause
•Next•Previous
•Repeat One•Repeat All
•Repeat Off•Shuffle
•Shuffle Off•Play Similar Music
•Browse*•Play Song
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