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PRINCIPLES OF GPS
Your system directs you based on information derived from global
positioning satellites, road maps stored on the hard disk drive, sensors in
your vehicle and the desired destination. The system compiles all
necessary information to guide you to your selected destination. Space
satellites determine the vehicle’s current location and transmit position
and time signals to your car. If the vehicle has been parked for a long
period of time, the navigation function may be temporarily unresponsive.
The navigation system will operate reliably again once GPS reception is
available for a few minutes.
LIMITED GPS RECEPTION
System performance may be adversely affected if GPS reception is
interrupted or interference occurs over a distance of several miles. The
following are possible causes for GPS reception being interrupted. If the
vehicle is:
•In multi-story parking garages
•In tunnels and under bridges
•Inside or in between buildings
•By forests or tree-lined avenues
•In heavy rain showers and thunderstorms
•In valleys and in mountainous regions
•Roads under cliffs
Ensure that you do not have any metal objects on the dashboard and that
if your windows are tinted, they use non-metal tinting instead of metal
oxide tinting. Both of these factors can also interrupt GPS reception.
SYSTEM LIMITATIONS
Navigation system cold temperature operational limitations:The
navigation system’s performance will be slower than normal at
temperatures lower than -5° F (-20° C). At temperatures lower than -22°
F (-30° C), you will be notified that the system has shut down key
elements to protect itself. Normal system operation will return once the
unit has warmed up enough to operate without damage.
Other conditions:When calculating a route, the system doesn’t take
into consideration any of the following conditions:
•Traffic Conditions
•Weather Conditions
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2. Select the ‘SYNC Apps’ tab.
3. Select ‘Vehicle Health Report’.
4. Select ‘Run Report’. SYNCwill
run a health report of the vehicle’s
diagnostic systems and send the
results to your selected e-mail
address.
Note:This feature may not function properly if you have enabled caller
ID blocking on your mobile phone.
Automatic reports (available in the U.S. only)
You can also choose to have SYNCautomatically prompt you to run a
health report at certain mileage intervals. From the Vehicle Health
Report screen, simply select ‘Automatic Reports’ to turn on this feature.
Mileage interval (available in the U.S. only)
Once you have turned on the automatic report feature, you can then
choose at which mileage intervals you would like to be prompted to run
a health report. From the Vehicle Health Report screen, simply select
‘Mileage Interval’ and then select the desired mileage interval setting.
SYNCServices: Traffic, Directions & Information (TDI), if
equipped, U.S. only
Note: SYNCwith Traffic, Directions & Information Services
requires activation prior to use. Visit www.SyncMyRide.com to
register.Yo umustregister to use the service. You must also have a
paired and connectedBluetoothenabled cellular phone in order to
connect to SYNCTraffic, Directions & Information Services. Refer to
thePhone Featureschapter for pairing instructions.
SYNCServices uses advanced vehicle sensors, integrated GPS
technology and comprehensive map and traffic data, to give you
personalized traffic reports, precise turn-by-turn directions, business
search, news, sports, weather and more. For a complete list of services,
or to learn more, please visit www.SyncMyRide.com.
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3. Your navigation system will then calculate the route and provide
driving instructions. Refer to theSetting a destinationchapter for more
information.
Note:You also have the ability to download a destination directly from
your favorite internet mapping site. Please visit www.syncmyride.com for
more information.
Personalizing Traffic, Directions and Information:Your Traffic,
Directions and Information Services can be personalized to provide
quicker access to your most used or favorite information. You can save
address points such as, ‘work’ or ‘home’. You can also save favorite
information like sports teams, such as ‘Detroit Lions’, or a news category.
To learn more, log onto www.SyncMyRide.com.
Push to interrupt:You can, at any time while you are connected to
SYNC TDI Services, press
to interrupt a voice prompt or an audio
clip (such as a sports report) and say your voice command.
Portable:Your SYNC TDI Services subscription is associated with your
Bluetoothenabled cellular phone number, not your VIN (Vehicle
Identification Number). Thus, you can use your SYNC TDI Service with
any vehicle equipped with Traffic, Directions and Information. Simply
pair and connect your phone to any vehicle equipped with Traffic,
Directions and Information and continue enjoying your personalized
services.
Note:The driver is ultimately responsible for the safe operation of the
vehicle, and therefore, must evaluate whether it is safe to follow the
suggested directions. Any navigation features are provided only as an aid.
Make your driving decisions based on your observations of local
conditions and existing traffic regulations. Do not follow the route
suggestions if doing so would result in an unsafe or illegal maneuver, if
you would be placed in an unsafe situation, or if you would be directed
into an area that you consider unsafe. Maps used by this system may be
inaccurate because of errors, changes in roads, traffic conditions or
driving conditions.
Note:When you connect to Traffic, Directions and Information, the
service uses GPS technology and advanced vehicle sensors to collect the
vehicle’s current location, travel direction and speed to help provide you
with the directions, traffic reports, or business searches you request.
Further, to provide the services you request and for continuous
improvement, the service may collect and record call details and voice
communications. For more information, see Traffic, Directions and
Information, Terms and Conditions at www.SyncMyRide.com. If you do
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