2014 FORD FUSION (AMERICAS) Owners Manual

Setting 911 Assist On
1.Press the phone button to enter thephone menu.
2.Scroll to select 911 Assist.
3.Press OK to confirm and enter the 911Assist menu.
4.Scroll to select between On and Off.
5.Press OK when the desired optionappears in the radio display.Set On orSet Off appears in the display asconfirmation.
Off selections include:
•Off with reminder: Provides a displayand voice reminder at phoneconnection at vehicle start.
•Off without reminder: Provides adisplay reminder only without a voicereminder at phone connection.
To make sure that 911 Assist worksproperly:
•SYNC must be powered and workingproperly at the time of the incident andthroughout feature activation and use.
•The 911 Assist feature must be set onbefore the incident.
•You must pair and connect aBluetooth-enabled and compatiblecell phone to SYNC.
•A connected Bluetooth-enabled phonemust have the ability to make andmaintain an outgoing call at the timeof the incident.
•A connected Bluetooth-enabled phonemust have adequate network coverage,battery power and signal strength.
•The vehicle must have battery powerand be located in the U.S., Canada orin a territory in which 911 is theemergency number.
In the Event of a Crash
Not all crashes will deploy an airbag oractivate the fuel pump shut-off (thetriggers for 911 Assist). If a connected cellphone sustains damage or loses itsconnection to SYNC during a crash, SYNCwill search for and try to connect to apreviously paired cell phone; SYNC willthen attempt to call the emergencyservices.
Before making the call:
•SYNC provides a short window of time(about 10 seconds) to cancel the call.If you fail to cancel the call, SYNCattempts to dial 911.
•SYNC says the following, or a similarmessage: "SYNC will attempt to call911, to cancel the call, press Cancel onyour screen or press and hold thephone button on your steering wheel."
If you do not cancel the call, and SYNCmakes a successful call, a pre-recordedmessage plays for the 911 operator, andthen the occupant(s) in your vehicle is ableto talk with the operator. Be prepared toprovide your name, phone number andlocation immediately, because not all 911systems are capable of receiving thisinformation electronically.
911 Assist May Not Work If
•Your cellular phone or 911 Assisthardware sustains damage in a crash.
•The vehicle's battery or the SYNCsystem has no power.
•The phone(s) thrown from your vehicleare the ones paired and connected tothe system.
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911 Assist Privacy Notice
When you turn on 911 Assist, it maydisclose to emergency services that yourvehicle has been in a crash involving thedeployment of an airbag or activation ofthe fuel pump shut-off. Certain versions orupdates to 911 Assist may also be capableof electronically or verbally disclosing to911 operators your vehicle location or otherdetails about your vehicle or crash to assist911 operators to provide the mostappropriate emergency services. If you donot want to disclose this information, donot turn the feature on.
Vehicle Health Report
WARNING
Always follow scheduledmaintenance instructions, regularlyinspect your vehicle, and seek repairfor any damage or problem you suspect.Vehicle Health Report supplements, butcannot replace, normal maintenance andvehicle inspection. Vehicle Health Reportonly monitors certain systemselectronically monitored by your vehicleand will not monitor or report the statusof any other system, (such as brake liningwear). Failure to perform scheduledmaintenance and regularly inspect yourvehicle may result in vehicle damage andserious injury.
Note:This feature is only available in theUnited States.
Note:Your Vehicle Health Report featurerequires activation before use. Visitwww.SYNCMyRide.com to register. Thereis no fee or subscription associated withVehicle Health Report, but you must registerto use this feature.
Note:This feature may not functionproperly if you have enabled caller IDblocking on your cellular phone. Beforerunning a report, review the Vehicle HealthReport Privacy Notice.
Note:In order to allow a break-in period foryour vehicle, you may not be able to createa Vehicle Health Report until your vehicleodometer has reached 200 miles.
Note:Cellular phone and SMS charges mayapply when making a report.
Register for Vehicle Health Report and setyour report preferences atwww.SYNCMyRide.com. After registering,you can request a Vehicle Health Report(inside your vehicle). Return to youraccount at www.SYNCMyRide.com to viewyour report. You can also choose for SYNCto remind you automatically to run reportsat specific mileage intervals.
The system allows you to check yourvehicle's overall health in the form of adiagnostic report card. The vehicle healthreport contains valuable information suchas:
•Vehicle diagnostic information
•Scheduled maintenance
•Open recalls and Field Service Actions
•Items noted during vehicle inspectionsby an authorized dealer that still needservicing.
You can run a report (after your vehicle hasbeen running a minimum of 60 seconds)by pressing the voice button and saying"Vehicle health report", or pressing thephone button.
To run a report using the phone button:
1.Press the phone button to enter phonemenu.
2.Scroll to select Vehicle Health, andthen press OK.
3.Scroll to select from the followingoptions:
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Vehicle health report options
Automatic Reports: Press OK to and select On or Off.Select On to have SYNC automatically prompt you to run
a health report at certain mileage intervals.*
User Preferences: Press OKto select and enter themenu. Scroll to select from:
Mileage Intervals: Press OK. Scroll to select between5000, 7500 or 10000-mile intervals and press OK to makeyour selection.
Return: Press OK to exit the menu.
Press OK for SYNC to run a health report of your vehicle'sdiagnostic systems and send the results to Ford where itcombines with scheduled maintenance information, openrecalls and other field service actions and vehicle inspec-tion items that still need servicing from an authorizeddealer.
Run Report?
*You must first turn this feature on before you can select the desired mileage interval.
Note:SYNC Services varies by trim leveland model year and may require asubscription. Traffic alerts and turn-by-turndirections available in select markets.Message and data rates may apply. FordMotor Company reserves the right to changeor discontinue this product service at anytime without prior notification or incurringany future obligation.
Vehicle Health Report Privacy Notice
When you create a Vehicle Health Report,Ford Motor Company may collect yourcellular phone number (to process yourreport request) and diagnostic informationabout your vehicle. Certain versions orupdates to Vehicle Health Report may alsocollect more vehicle information. Ford mayuse your vehicle information it collects forany purpose. If you do not want to discloseyour cellular phone number or vehicle
information, do not run the feature or setup your Vehicle Health Report profile atwww.SYNCMyRide.com. Seewww.SYNCMyRide.com (Vehicle HealthReport Terms and Conditions, and PrivacyStatement) for more information.
SYNC Services: Traffic, Directions& Information (TDI) (If Equipped,Unites States Only)
Note:SYNC Services varies by trim leveland model year and may require asubscription. Traffic alerts and turn-by-turndirections available in select markets.Message and data rates may apply. FordMotor Company reserves the right to changeor discontinue this product service at anytime without prior notification or incurringany future obligation.
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Note:SYNC Services requires activationbefore use. Visit www.SYNCMyRide.com toregister and check your eligibility forcomplimentary services. Standard phoneand message rates may apply. Subscriptionmay be required. You must also have theactive SYNC Services Bluetooth-enabledcellular phone paired and connected to thesystem in order to connect to, and use,SYNC Services. See Using SYNC™ WithYour Phone (page 313).
Note:This feature does not functionproperly if you have enabled caller IDblocking on your cellular phone. Make sureyour cellular phone is not blocking caller IDbefore using SYNC Services.
Note:The driver is ultimately responsiblefor the safe operation of the vehicle, andtherefore, must evaluate whether it is safeto follow the suggested directions. Anynavigation features provided are only an aid.Make your driving decisions based on yourobservations of local conditions and existingtraffic regulations. Do not follow the routesuggestions if doing so would result in anunsafe or illegal maneuver, place you in anunsafe situation, or if you would be directedinto an area that you consider unsafe. Mapsused by this system may be inaccuratebecause of errors, changes in roads, trafficconditions or driving conditions.
Note:When you connect, the service usesGPS technology and advanced vehiclesensors to collect your vehicle's currentlocation, travel direction and speed to helpprovide you with the directions, trafficreports, or business searches you request.Further, to provide the services you request,for continuous improvement, the servicemay collect and record call details and voicecommunications. For more information, seeSYNC Services Terms and Conditions atwww.SYNCMyRide.com. If you do not wantFord or its service providers to collect yourvehicle travel information or otherinformation identified in the Terms andConditions, do not subscribe or use theservice.
SYNC Services uses advanced vehiclesensors, integrated GPS technology andcomprehensive map and traffic data, togive you personalized traffic reports,precise turn-by-turn directions, businesssearch, news, sports, weather and more.For a complete list of services, or to learnmore, please visit www.SYNCMyRide.com.
Connecting to SYNC Services UsingVoice Commands
1.Press the voice button.
2.When prompted, say "Services". Thisinitiates an outgoing call to SYNCServices using your paired andconnected Bluetooth-enabled cellularphone.
3.Once you connect to the service, followthe voice prompts to request thedesired service, such as Traffic orDirections. You can also say, "What aremy choices?" to receive a list ofavailable services from which tochoose.
4.Say, "Services" to return to the Servicesmain menu or for help, say, "Help".
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Connecting to SYNC Services Usingthe Phone Menu
1.Press the phone button to enter thephone menu.
2.Scroll to Services.
3.Press OK to confirm and enter theServices menu. The display indicatesthe system is connecting.
4.Press OK. SYNC initiates the call to theServices portal.
5.Once you connect to the service, followthe voice prompts to request thedesired service, such as Traffic orDirections. You can also say, "What aremy choices?" to receive a list ofavailable services from which tochoose.
6.Say, "Services" to return to the Servicesmain menu or for help, say, "Help".
Receiving Turn-by-Turn Directions
1.When connected to SYNC Services,say "Directions" or "Business search".To find the closest business or type ofbusiness to your current location, justsay "Business search" and then"Search near me". If you need furtherassistance in finding a location you cansay "Operator" at any time within aDirections or Business search to speakwith a live operator. The system mayprompt you to speak with an operatorwhen it has difficulty matching yourvoice request. The live operator can
assist you by searching for businessesby name or by category, residentialaddresses by street address or byname or specific street intersections.Operator Assist is a feature of yourSYNC Services subscription. For moreinformation on Operator Assist, visitwww.SYNCMyRide.com/support.
2.Follow the voice prompts to select yourdestination. Once you select yourdestination, the system uploads yourcurrent vehicle location, calculates aroute based on current trafficconditions and sends it back to yourvehicle. After the route download iscomplete, the phone call automaticallyends. You then receive audible andvisual driving instructions as you traveltoward your destination.
3.While on an active route, you can selector say "Route summary" or "Routestatus" to view the Route Summaryturn list or the Route Status ETA. Youcan also turn voice guidance on or off,cancel the route or update the route.
If you miss a turn, SYNC automatically asksif you want the route updated. Just say,"Yes" when prompted and the systemsends a new route to your vehicle.
Disconnecting from SYNC Services
1.Press and hold the phone button onthe steering wheel.
2.Say "Goodbye" from the SYNCServices main menu.
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SYNC Services quick tips
You can personalize your Services feature to providequicker access to your most used or favorite information.You can save address points such as work or home. Youcan also save favorite information like sports teams or anews category. You can learn more about personalizationby logging onto www.SYNCMyRide.com.
Personalizing
Press the voice button at any time (while connected toSYNC Services) to interrupt a voice prompt or an audioclip (such as a sports report) and say your voice command.
Push to interrupt
Your subscription is associated with your Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone number, not your VIN (VehicleIdentification Number). You can pair and connect yourphone to any vehicle equipped with SYNC Services andcontinue enjoying your personalized services.
Portable
You can even access your account outside your vehicle.Just use the number on your phone's call history. Trafficand Directions features do not function properly butinformation services and the 411 connect and text messagefeatures are available.
SYNC AppLink
Note:This feature is only available in theUnited States.
Note:You must pair and connect yoursmartphone to SYNC to access AppLink.
Note:iPhone users need to connect thephone to the USB port in order to start theapplication. We recommend you lock youriPhone after starting an application.
Note:The AppLink feature is not availableif your vehicle is equipped with the MyFordTouch or MyLincoln Touch system.
Note:Depending on your display type, youcan access AppLink from the media menu,the phone menu, or by using voicecommands. Once an app is running throughAppLink, you can control main features ofthe app through voice commands andsteering wheel controls.
To Access Using the Phone Menu
1.Press the phone button to access theSYNC phone menu on-screen.
2.Scroll to Mobile Apps and press OK toaccess a list of available applications.
3.Scroll through the list of availableapplications and press OK to select aparticular app.
4.Once an app is running through SYNC,you can access an app’s menu bypressing the MENU button to firstaccess the SYNC menu.
5.Select "SYNC-Media" by pressing OK.
6.Scroll until " Menu" isdisplayed (such as, Pandora Menu),then press OK. From here, you canaccess an application's features, suchas Thumbs up and Thumbs down. Formore information, please visitwww.SYNCMyRide.com.
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To Access Using the Media Menu
1.Press the AUX button on the centerconsole.
2.Press MENU to access the SYNCmenu.
3.Select "SYNC-Media" by pressing OK.
4.Scroll to Mobile Apps and press OK toaccess a list of available applications.
5.Scroll through the list of availableapplications and press OK to select aparticular app.
6.Once an app is running through SYNC,you can access an app’s menu bypressing the MENU button to firstaccess the SYNC menu.
7.Select "SYNC-Media" by pressing OK.
8.Scroll until " Menu" isdisplayed (such as, Pandora Menu),then press OK. From here, you canaccess an application's features, suchas Thumbs up and Thumbs down. Formore information, please visitwww.SYNCMyRide.com.
To Access Using Voice Commands
1.Press the voice icon.
2.When prompted, say "Mobile Apps".
3.Say the name of the application afterthe tone.
4.The app should start. While an app isrunning through SYNC, you can pressthe voice button and speak commandsspecific to the app, such as "PlayStation Quickmix". Say "Help" todiscover available voice commands.
USING SYNC™ WITH YOUR
MEDIA PLAYER
You can access and play music from yourdigital music player over your vehicle'sspeaker system using the system's mediamenu or voice commands. You can alsosort and play your music by specificcategories, such as artist and album.
Note:The system is capable of indexing upto 30,000 songs.
SYNC is capable of hosting nearly anydigital media player including: iPod®,Zune™, Plays from device players, andmost USB drives. SYNC also supportsaudio formats, such as MP3, WMA, WAVand ACC.
Connecting Your Digital MediaPlayer to the USB Port
Note:If your digital media player has apower switch, make sure you switch it onbefore plugging it in.
To Connect Using Voice Commands
1.Plug the device into the USB port.
2.Press the voice icon and whenprompted, say "USB".
3.You can now play music by saying anyof the appropriate voice commands.See the media voice commands.
To Connect Using the System Menu
1.Plug the device into the USB port.
2.Press AUX and then MENU to enterthe media menu.
3.Scroll to Select Source. Press OK.
4.Scroll to USB. Press OK.
5.Depending on how many digital mediafiles are on your connected device,Indexing may appear in the radiodisplay. When indexing is complete, thescreen returns to the Play menu.
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Press OK and scroll through selections of:
•Play All
•Albums
•Genres
•Playlists
•Tracks
•Explore USB
•Similar Music
•Return
What's Playing?
At any time when a track is playing, youcan press the voice icon and ask thesystem "What's playing?". The systemreads the metadata tags (if populated) ofthe playing track to you.
Media Voice Commands
Press the voice icon. Whenprompted, say "USB", then anyof the following:
"USB"
"Autoplay off"
"Autoplay on"
"Connections"
"Pause"
"Play"
"Play album "1,2
"Play all"
"Play artist "1,2
"Play genre "1,2
"Play next folder"3
"Play next track"
"USB"
"Play playlist "1,2
"Play previous folder"3
"Play previous track"
"Play song "1,2
"Play track "1,2
"Refine album "1,2
"Refine artist "1,2
"Refine song "1,2
"Refine track "1,2
"Repeat off"
"Repeat on"
"Search album "1,2
"Search artist "1,2
"Search genre "1,2
"Search song "1,2
"Search track "1,2
"Shuffle off"
"Shuffle on"
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