2013 FORD MUSTANG phone

Text Messaging
Note:This is a phone-dependent feature.
SYNC allows you to receive, send, download and delete text messages.
The system can also read incoming text messages to you so that you do
not have to take your eyes off the road.
Receiving a Text Message
Note:This is a phone-dependent feature. Your phone must support
downloading text messages using Bluetooth to receive incoming text
messages.
Note:Forwarding a text message is a speed-dependent feature and can
only be done when the vehicle is traveling at 3 mph (5 km/h) or less.
Note:Only one recipient is allowed per text message.
When a new message arrives, an audible tone sounds and the display
indicates you have a new message. You have these options:
1. Press View to receive and open the text message.
2. Press Listen to have SYNC read the message to you.
3. Press Reply to send a message back to the sender.
4. Press Dial to call the sender.
5. Press Cancel to exit the screen.
If you select View, you can:
•Listen as SYNC reads the message to you aloud.
•Compose your own message.*
•Reply to the message.*
•Forward the text message to someone in your phone book or to a
phone number.*
* This is a speed-dependent feature.
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Sending Text Messages
Text messaging is a phone-dependent feature. If your phone is
compatible, SYNC allows you to receive, send, download and delete text
messages.
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the Text Messaging tab, then press Compose.
3. Scroll to select from the following options:
Send Text Message?enables you to send a new text message based on
a pre-defined set of 15 messages.
1. Press OK to select. If the system detects your phone does not
support this feature, “Unsupported” appears in the display and SYNC
returns to the main menu.
2. Scroll to cycle through the following options:
Pre-defined text message options
Be there in 10 minutes
Be there in 20 minutes
Call me
Call you later
Can’t talk right now
Can’t wait to see you
I love you
I need more directions
I’m stuck in traffic
No
Thanks
Too funny
Where R you?
Why?
Ye s
1. Select the desired text message. Each text message is sent with the
following signature: “This message was sent from my Lincoln>”.
2. Press Recipients, then choose who to send it to using the Phone
Book or Phone Number.
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Accessing Your Phone Settings
These are phone-dependent features. Your phone settings allow you to
access and adjust features such as your ring tone, text message
notification, modify your phone book and also set up automatic
download.
1. Press the phone button.
2. Scroll until Phone Settings appears, then press OK.
3. Scroll to select from the following options:
When you select: You can:
Phone StatusSee the provider, name, signal power, battery
power and roaming status of your connected
phone.
Press OK to select and scroll to view the
information. When done, press OK again to
return to the phone status menu.
Set RingerSelect which ring tone sounds during an
incoming call (one of the system’s or your
phone’s).
1. Press OK to select and scroll to hear Ringer
1, Ringer 2, Ringer 3 and Phone Ringer.
2. Press OK to select.
Note:If your phone supports in-band ringing,
your phone’s ringer sounds when Phone
Ringer is chosen.
Message NotificationHave the option of hearing an audible tone to
notify you when a text message arrives.
1. Press OK to select and scroll between
Message Notification On or Message
Notification Off.
2. Press OK to select.
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When you select: You can:
Modify PhonebookModify the contents of your phone book (i.e.
add, delete, download). Press OK to select
and scroll between:
Add Contacts: Press OK to add more contacts
from your phone book. “Push” the desired
contact(s) on your phone. Refer to your
phone’s user guide on how to ’push’ contacts.
Delete Phonebook: Press OK to delete the
current phone book and call history. When
Delete Phonebook appears, press OK to
confirm. SYNC takes you back to the Phone
Settings menu.
Download Phonebook: Press OK to select and
press OK again when Confirm
Download? appears.
Auto DownloadAutomatically download your phone book
each time your phone connects to SYNC.
Press OK to select. When Auto Download
On? appears, press OK to have your
phonebook automatically downloaded each
time.
Select Off to NOT download your phonebook
every time your phone connects to SYNC.
Your phonebook, call history and text
messages can only be accessed when your
specific phone is connected to SYNC.
Note:Downloading times are phone- and
quantity-dependent.
Note:When auto download is on, any
changes, additions or deletions saved since
your last download are deleted.
ReturnExit the current menu.
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System Settings
System Settings provide access to your Bluetooth Devices and
Advanced menu features.
The Bluetooth Devices menu allows you to add, connect, delete and set a
phone as “primary” as well as turn your Bluetooth feature on and off.
The Advanced menu allows you to access and set prompts, languages,
defaults, perform a master reset, install an application and view system
information.
Bluetooth Devices Menu Options
This menu allows you to add, connect, delete, set a phone as primary,
and turn Bluetooth on or off.
1. Press the phone button to enter the Phone Menu.
2. Scroll until System Settings appears and press OK.
3. Scroll until Bluetooth Devices appears and select OK.
4. Scroll to select from the following options:
If you select: You can:
Add Bluetooth
Device
*Pair additional phones to the system.
1. Press OK to select, then again when Find
SYNC appears in the display.
2. Follow the directions in your phone’s user guide to
put your phone into discovery mode. A six-digit PIN
appears in the display.
3. When prompted on your phone’s display, enter the
six-digit PIN provided by SYNC.
4. When Set As Primary Phone? appears, press OK.
Scroll to toggle between Yes and No, then press OK.
5. Depending on the functionality of your phone, you
may be asked additional questions (i.e. if you would
like to download your phonebook). Scroll and use OK
to select your responses.
Connect
Bluetooth DeviceConnect a previously paired Bluetooth-enabled phone.
1. Press OK to select and view a list of previously
paired phones.
2. Scroll until the desired device is chosen, then press
OK to connect the phone.
Note:Only one device can be connected at a time.
When another phone is connected, the previous one is
disconnected.
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If you select: You can:
Set As Primary
Phone?Set a previously paired phone as your primary phone.
Press OK to select and scroll to select the desired
phone. Press OK to confirm
Note:SYNC attempts to connect with the primary
phone at every ignition cycle. When a phone is
selected as primary, it appears first in the list and is
marked with an *.
Set Bluetooth
On/OffTurn the Bluetooth feature on and off.
Press OK and scroll to toggle between On and Off.
When the desired selection is chosen, press OK.
Note:Turning Bluetooth off disconnects all Bluetooth
devices and deactivates all Bluetooth features.
Delete DeviceDelete a paired phone.
Press OK and scroll to select the device. Press OK to
confirm.
Delete All
DevicesDelete all previously paired phones (and all
information originally saved with those phones).
Press OK to select.
ReturnExit the current menu.
*This is a speed-dependent feature.
Advanced Menu Options
This menu allows you to access settings such as prompts, languages,
defaults, perform a master reset, install an application and view system
information.
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the Settings tab, then Advanced.
3. Use the arrow buttons to choose between things like Bluetooth
On/Off, 911 Assist, Vehicle Health Report, Incoming Call Ringer, etc.
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SYNC APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES (IF EQUIPPED)
Note:In order for the following features to work, your cellular phone
must be compatible with SYNC. To check your phone’s compatibility, visit
www.SYNCMyRide.com or www.syncmaroute.ca.
•SYNC Services (if equipped, U.S. only): Provides access to traffic,
directions and information such as travel, horoscopes, stock prices and
more.
•911 Assist™: Can alert 911 in the event of an emergency.
•Vehicle Health Report (if equipped, U.S. only): Provides a diagnostic
and maintenance report card of your vehicle.
•
SYNC AppLink™: Allows you to connect to and use certain applications
such as Pandora and Stitcher (if your phone is compatible).
911 Assist
WARNING:Unless the 911 Assist setting is set on prior to a
crash, the system will not dial for help which could delay
response time, potentially increasing the risk of serious injury or death
after a crash.
WARNING:Do not wait for 911 Assist to make an emergency
call if you can do it yourself. Dial emergency services immediately
to avoid delayed response time which could increase the risk of serious
injury or death after a crash. If you do not hear 911 Assist within five
seconds of the crash, the system or phone may be damaged or
non-functional.
WARNING:Always place your phone in a secure location in the
vehicle so it does not becoming a projectile or get damaged in a
collision. Failure to do so may cause serious injury to someone or damage
the phone which could prevent 911 Assist from working properly.
Note:SYNC 911 Assist feature must be set on prior to the incident.
Note:Before setting this feature on, ensure that you read the 911 Assist
privacy notice later in this section for important information.
Note:If 911 Assist is turned on or off by any user, that setting applies
for all paired phones. If 911 Assist is turned off, a voice message plays
and/or a display message/icon comes on when the vehicle is started after
a previously paired phone connects.
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Note:Every phone operates differently. While SYNC 911 Assist works
with most cellular phones, some may have trouble using this feature.
If a crash deploys an airbag or activates the fuel pump shut-off, your
SYNC equipped vehicle may be able to contact emergency services by
dialing 911 through a paired and connected Bluetooth-enabled phone.
For more information about 911 Assist, visit www.SYNCMyRide.com or
www.syncmaroute.ca.
•For information on airbag deployment, refer to theSupplementary
Restraints Systemchapter.
•For information on the fuel pump shut-off, refer to theRoadside
Emergencieschapter.
Setting 911 Assist On
If your vehicleis notequipped with a navigation system, perform the
following:
1. Press the phone button to enter the Phone Menu.
2. Scroll until 911 Assist appears in the display.
3. Scroll to select ON, then press OK. Set On appears in the display.
If your vehicleisequipped with a navigation system, perform the
following:
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the Settings tab.
3. Press Advanced. Select 911 Assist, then turn the system on.
To make sure that 911 Assist works properly:
•SYNC must be powered and working properly at the time of the
incident and throughout feature activation and use.
•SYNC 911 Assist feature must be set on prior to the incident.
•A Bluetooth-enabled and compatible phone has to be paired and
connected to SYNC.
•A connected Bluetooth-enabled phone must have the ability to make
and maintain an outgoing call at the time of the incident.
•A connected Bluetooth-enabled phone must have adequate network
coverage, battery power and signal strength.
•The vehicle must have battery power and be located in the U.S.,
Canada or in a territory in which 911 is the emergency number.
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