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In order to use many of the features of SYNC, you must
first pair and connect your phone with SYNC.
To Pair Your Phone for the First Time
1. Make sure that your vehicle is in P (Park) and both your ignition and radio are turned on.
2. Press the
button. When the display indicates no phone paired, press oK.
3. When Find SYNC appears in the display, press oK.
4. Put your phone into Bluetooth discovery mode. See your phone’s manual, if necessary .
5. When promoted on your phone’s display, enter the six-digit PIN provided by SYNC in the
radio display .
6. The display indicates when the pairing is successful.
Note The System May Prompt You to
» Set your phone as the primary/favorite (the primary phone will receive messages
and voicemail).
» Download your phone book (this is required to use the full set of voice commands).
» Turn on 911 Assist
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» Make sure you accept SYNC’s request to access your phone.
» To pair subsequent phones, please refer to Pairing Subsequent Phones in the SYNC
chapter of your Owner’s Manual.
» If you are experiencing pairing problems, try performing a clean pairing by deleting
your services from SYNC, deleting the SYNC connection from your phone, and then
repeating the Pairing Your Phone with SYNC process.
Why do i need a sync
oWner account?
A SYNC owner account is required for
Vehicle Health Report activation and the
ability to view your reports online. You’ll also
be able to take advantage of all of SYNC’s
Services and personalization features,
such as saving your Favorites and Points
of Interest (POI). You’ll receive the latest
software updates that add new places,
directions and information; and if you have
questions, you’ll get free customer support.
Create your account by visiting the website
or calling the toll-free number for more
information. See the Commonly Used
Voice Commands page of this guide for
more details.
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Note Enter your phone book contacts
with both first and last names to increase
SYNC’s ability to select the correct contact.
Remember to say the contact name exactly
as it is listed in your phone book.
Making a Phone Call
Use SYNC to make a phone call to anyone
in your phone book by pulling the voice
control
and when prompted, give
a voice command. For a list of voice
commands, say “What can I say?”.
For example, you could say “Call Jake Smith
at home”. SYNC repeats the command
back to you and dials the number.
Note You can make phone calls by
pulling the voice control
and when
prompted, give the voice command “Dial”,
then verbally say the phone number.
Answering Incoming Calls
Whenever you have an incoming call, you
will be able to see the name and number of
the person calling in the display. Press the
button to answer an incoming call. You
can hang up at any time by pressing and
holding the
button.
Do Not Disturb Mode
This feature blocks incoming calls and text
messages, and saves them for later. You
still have access to outgoing calls when this
feature is active. Say the voice command
“Do not disturb on” to enable and “Do not
disturb off” to disable.
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Plug in your USB media devices, such as
phones and MP3 players, and use SYNC to
play all of your favorite music.
Using Voice Commands to Play Music
1. Plug your media player into your
USB port.
2. Pull the voice control
. When
prompted, say “USB”, then follow-up
by saying one of the voice commands.
For a list of voice commands, say
“What can I say?”.
SYnc is a Hands-free,
Voice Recognition System
used for entertainment,
information and
c ommunication.
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Before You Get Started
1. Set up your owner account at
Syncmyride.com (U.S.) or
Syncmyride.ca (Canada).
Register by following the on-screen
instructions. After registering you
can see which services you may be
eligible for.
2. SYNC uses a wireless connection
called
Bluetooth® to communicate
with your phone. Turn Bluetooth
mode on in your phone’s menu
options. This lets your phone find
SYNC. If you need more details on
setting up your phone with SYNC,
visit Syncmyride.com (U.S.) or
Syncmyride.ca (Canada), or your
phone manufacturer’s website.
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