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6. The display indicates when the pairing is successful.
7. Depending on your phone’s capability and your market, the system
may prompt you with questions such as setting the current phone as
the primary phone (the phone SYNC automatically tries to connect
with first upon vehicle start-up), downloading your phone book, etc.
Pairing Subsequent Phones
Note:To scroll through the menus, press the up and down arrows on
your audio system.
Note:Make sure the vehicle ignition and radio are turned on and that
the transmission is in P (Park).
1. Press the phone button and scroll until System Settings is selected.
2. Press OK and scroll until Bluetooth Devices is selected and press OK.
3. Scroll until Add Bluetooth Device is selected and press OK.
4. When Find SYNC appears in the display, press OK.
5. Put your phone into Bluetooth discovery mode. Refer to your phone’s
user guide if necessary.
6. When prompted on your phone’s display, enter the six-digit PIN
provided by SYNC in the radio display. The display indicates when
the pairing is successful.
7. The system then prompts with questions such as if you would like to
set the current phone as the primary phone (the phone SYNC
automatically tries to connect with first upon vehicle start-up),
download your phone book, etc.
Phone Voice Commands
Press the voice icon and say “Phone”. Say any of the following:
“PHONE”
“Call ”1
“Call on mobile OR cell”1
“Call on other”1
“Phone book at home”2
“Phone book on mobile OR cell”2
“Call history outgoing”2
“Phone book on Other”2
“Call history missed”2
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3. While on an active route, you can select or say “Route Summary” or
“Route Status” to view the Route Summary turn list or the Route
Status ETA. You can also turn voice guidance on or off, cancel the
route or update the route.
If you miss a turn, SYNC automatically asks if you want the route
updated. Just say, “Yes” when prompted and a new route will be
delivered to your vehicle.
Disconnecting from SYNCServices
1. Press and hold the phone button on the steering wheel.
2. Say “Goodbye” from the SYNC Services main menu.
SYNC Services Quick Tips
PersonalizingYou can personalize your services feature 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 interruptPress the voice button at any time (while you
are connected to SYNC TDI Services) to
interrupt a voice prompt or an audio clip
(such as a sports report), wait for the
listening tone, and say your voice command.
PortableYour subscription is associated with your
Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone number, not
your VIN (Vehicle Identification Number). You
can pair and connect your phone to any
vehicle equipped with Traffic, Directions and
Information and continue enjoying your
personalized services.
You can even access your account outside the
vehicle. Just use the number on your phone’s
call history. Traffic and Directions features do
not function properly but information services
and the 411 connect and text message
features are available.
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MEDIA FEATURES
You can access and play music from your digital music player over the
vehicle’s speaker system using the system’s media menu or voice
commands. You can also sort and play your music by specific categories
such as artists, albums, etc.
SYNC is capable of hosting nearly any digital media player including:
iPod, Zune™, “Plays from device” players, and most USB drives. SYNC
also supports audio formats such as MP3, WMA, WAV and ACC.
Connecting Your Digital Media Player via the USB Port
Note:If your digital media player has a power switch, ensure that the
device is turned on.
To connect using voice commands:
1. Plug the device into the vehicle’s USB port.
2. Press the voice icon and when prompted, say “USB”.
3. You can now play music by saying any of the appropriate voice
commands. Refer to the media voice commands.
To connect using the system menu:
1. Plug the device into the vehicle’s USB port.
2. Press AUX and then MENU to enter the Media Menu.
3. Scroll until Select Source appears and press OK.
4. Scroll to select USB and press OK.
5. Depending on how many digital media files are on your connected
device, Indexing may appear in the radio display. When indexing is
complete, the screen returns to the Play Menu.
6. Press OK and scroll through selections of:
•Play All
•Albums
•Genres
•Playlists
•Tracks
•Explore USB
•Similar Music
•Return
When the desired selection appears in the display, press OK to build your
desired music selection.
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Voice Command Guide
“Refine”This allows you to make your previous
command more specific. For example, if you
asked to search and play all music by a
certain artist, you could then say “refine
album” and choose a specific album from the
list to view. If you then select Play, the system
only plays music from that specific album.
Press the voice icon and when prompted say “Bluetooth Audio” and then
any of the following:
“BLUETOOTH AUDIO”
“(Phone) (Media) (Bluetooth) Connections”
“Pause”
“Play”
“Play next track ”
“Play previous track ”
Media Menu Features
The media menu allows you to select your media source, how to play
your music (by artist, genre, shuffle, repeat, etc.), and also to add,
connect or delete devices.
1. Press AUX and then MENU to enter the Media Menu.
2. Scroll to cycle through:
When you select: You can:
Play MenuPlay your music by artist, album, genre,
playlists, tracks, similar music or to simply,
play all. You can also choose to Explore USB
to view the supported digital music files on
your playing device.
Refer to Play Menu later in this section for
more information.
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When you select: You can:
Select SourceSelect and play music from your USB port,
auxiliary input jack (line in) or stream music
from your Bluetooth-enabled phone.
Press OK to select, then scroll to choose from:
USB: Press OK to access music plugged into
your USB port. You can also plug in devices to
charge them (if supported by your device).
Once connected, the system indexes any
readable media files. (The time required to
complete this depends on the size of the
media content being indexed.) If Autoplay is
on, you can access media files randomly as
they are indexed. If turned off, indexed media
is not available until the indexing process is
complete. SYNC is capable of indexing
thousands of average size media and notifies
you if the maximum indexing file size is
reached.
Bluetooth Audio: This is a phone-dependent
feature which allows you to stream music
playing on your Bluetooth-enabled phone. If
supported by your device, you can press
SEEK to play the previous or next track.
Line in: Press OK to select and play music
from your portable music player over the
vehicle’s speakers.
Note:If you have already connected a device
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.
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When you select: You can:
Master ResetCompletely erase all information stored on
SYNC (all phonebook, call history, text
messages and all paired devices) and return
to the factory default settings.
ApplicationDownload new software applications (if
available) and then load the desired
applications through your USB port. Refer to
the web site for more information.
ReturnExit the current menu.
Troubleshooting
Your SYNCsystem is easy to use. However, should questions arise,
please refer to the tables below.
Use the website at any time to check your phone’s compatibility, register
your account and set preferences as well as access a customer
representative via an on-line chat (during certain hours). Visit
www.SYNCMyRide.com or www.syncmaroute.ca for more information.
Phone issues
Issue Possible
Cause(s)Possible Solution(s)
A lot of
background noise
during a phone
call.The audio control
settings on your
phone may be
affecting SYNC
performance.Review your phone’s user guide
regarding audio adjustments.
During a call, I
can hear the
other person but
they cannot hear
me.Possible phone
malfunction.Try turning off the device,
resetting the device, removing
the device’s battery, then trying
again.
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USB/Media issues
Issue Possible
Cause(s)Possible Solution(s)
I’m having trouble
connecting my
device.Possible device
malfunction.Try turning off the device,
resetting the device or removing
the device’s battery, then trying
again.
Make sure you are using the
manufacturer’s cable.
Make sure the USB cable is
properly inserted into the device
and the vehicle’s USB port.
Make sure that the device does
not have an auto-install program
or active security settings.
SYNC does not
recognize my
device when I
turn on the car.This is a device
limitation.Make sure you are not leaving
the device in your vehicle during
very hot or cold temperatures.
Bluetoothaudio
does not stream.This is a phone
dependent
feature, OR
The device is not
connected.Make sure the device is
connected to SYNC and that you
have pressed play on your
device.
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ACCESSING AND ADJUSTING MODES THROUGH YOUR
INFOTAINMENT DISPLAY (IF EQUIPPED)
The infotainment display is located on the right side of your instrument
cluster. It allows you to view and make minor adjustments to active
modes without taking your hands off the wheel. For example:
•In entertainment mode, you can view what is now playing, change the
audio source, select presets and make some adjustments.
•In phone mode, you can accept or reject an incoming call.
•In navigation mode (if equipped), you can view the current route or
activate a route.
•In climate mode, the driver side temperature can bet set as well as fan
speed.
Use the OK and arrow buttons on
the right side of your steering wheel
to scroll through the available
modes:
Entertainment
Phone
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60
40
20
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0 40 60 80
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