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SYNC is a hands-free, voice recognition system used for entertainment, information and communication. SYNC. Say the Word.
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
are 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.), Syncmyride.ca ( canada) or your
phone manufacturer’s website.
P AIRING Y OUR PHONE WITH SYNC
in order to use the many features of SYnc , you must first connect
or pair your phone with SYnc .
To Pair Your Phone for the First Time
1) Make sure that your vehicle is in P (Park) and that both your
ignition and radio are turned on.
2) Press the phone button
, when the display indicates
No Phone Found, press oK.
3) When Add Bluetooth Device? appears in the S ynC display,
press oK.
4) When Find SYNC appears in the display, press oK. When
prompted on your phone’s display, enter the Pin provided by
SynC into your phone.
5) The display will indicate 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), and/or turn on 911 Assist
®.
Tips
• Make sure you accept the request from SYnc 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 and deleting the
SYnc connection from your phone, and then repeat the process.
WHY DO YOU NEED A SYNC O WNER 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 the SYnc Services and personalization features, such
as saving your Favorites and Points of interest. 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.
note: Your SYnc system may offer more advanced features. Visit
the website or call the toll-free number for more information. See
the inside front cover of this guide for details.
*if equipped
U SING Y OUR PHONE WITH SYNC
note: Enter your phone book contacts with both first and last names
to increase the ability of SYnc 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 pressing the voice button
and when prompted, giving a
voice command.
For example, you could say “Call Jake Smith at home”. SYnc repeats
the command back to you and dials the number.
note: You can also make phone calls by pressing the voice button
and when prompted, giving the voice command “dial”, then verbally
saying 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 your display. Press the phone
button
to answer an incoming call. You can hang up at any time by
pressing and holding the phone button .
Do Not Disturb Mode
This feature blocks incoming calls and text messages and
diverts them to your voicemail and saves text messages 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.
U SING SYNC TO A CCESS DIGITAL MEDIA
SYnc has a media hub with multiple inputs allowing you to access
personal media from your digital devices. Plug in your USb media
devices such as phones and MP3 players and use SYnc to play all
of your favorite music.
Note: SYnc indexes your music; the more information that is stored
on your USb device, the longer it takes SYnc to index.
Using Voice Commands to Play Music
You can use voice commands to access and play music
on your digital media player when it is plugged into your media hub.
1) Plug your media player into your USb port.
2) Press the voice button
. When prompted, say “USB”, then
follow-up by saying a voice command. For a list of voice
commands, say “What can I say?”.
SYnc
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Phone
Voice-control your phone for hands-free
calling with your phone securely put away.
With SYnc , you won’t even need to know
the phone number. Just say the name of
the person you want from your contacts.
Your phone connects you with many other
features and SYnc Services*:
• Connect to SYNC Services for traffic,
directions, business searches and
information favorites.
• Connect to Operator Assist to help
locate a listing or destination.
• Call for a Vehicle Health Report.
• Automatically connect with a 911
Operator in the event of an accident
(feature must be set to on prior to
an incident).
• Transfer calls seamlessly from S ynC
to your phone as you get in or out of
your vehicle.
Refer to the MyFord Touch chapter of your
Owner’s Manual for complete details.
na Vigation*
Get started with your navigation system
by pressing the upper-right, green corner.
The available voice-activated navigation
system includes:
• SiriusXM Traffic
TM
• SiriusXM Travel LinkTM
• GPS (Global Positioning
System) technology
• 3-D mapping
• Turn-by-turn navigation
Some features require activation. Refer to
the MyFord Touch chapter of your Owner’s
Manual for complete details.
Set a Destination
Set a destination on your touchscreen by
using a street address, a city center, a place
on the map or a point of interest (POi). The
easiest way, however, is by voice. 1)
Press the voice button
.
When prompted, say
“Destination street address”.
2) The system will ask you to say the
full address and will display an
example on-screen.
3) You can then speak the address
naturally, such as: “One two three
Main Street, Anytown”.
You can also use the touchscreen to enter a
destination and narrow your choices by city
or street as you type.
You can choose from up to three different
types of routes:
• Fastest: uses the fastest moving
roads possible.
• Shortest: uses the shortest
distance possible.
• Eco (EcoRoute): uses the most
fuel efficient route.
GETTING STARTED ,
UNDERSTANDING SYNC
WITH MYF ORD TOUCH
Use the four-corner, four-color touchscreen
to explore and interact with your vehicle. The
touchscreen works the same way traditional controls, knobs and buttons do. Press the
various corners on your touchscreen to
personalize the many features and settings
of your vehicle all in one place. The system
provides easy interaction with your cellular
phone, multimedia entertainment, climate
controls and navigation system*.Pairing Your Phone with MyFord Touch
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Put the transmission in position P (Park),
and switch on both your vehicle ignition
and the radio.
• Touch a dd Phone in the upper left corner
of the touchscreen. Find S ynC appears
on the screen and instructs you to begin
the pairing process from your device.
• Make sure that Bluetooth is set to on
and that your cellular phone is in the
proper mode. See your phone’s manual,
if necessary.
• Select SYNC and a six-digit PIN appears
on your device.
• If you are prompted to enter a PIN on your
device, it does not support Secure Simple
pairing. To pair, enter the Pin displayed on
the touchscreen. Skip the next step.
• When prompted on your phone’s display,
confirm that the Pin provided by SYnc
matches the Pin displayed on your
cellular phone.
• The display indicates when the pairing
is successful.
A REVOLUTIONARY WAY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
*if equipped*if equipped