Directions or Business search to speak
with a live operator. The system may
prompt you to speak with an operator
when it has difficulty matching your
voice request. The live operator can
assist you by searching for businesses
by name or by category, residential
addresses by street address or by
name or specific street intersections.
Operator Assist is a feature of your
SYNC Services subscription. For more
information on Operator Assist, visit
www.SYNCMyRide.com/support.
2. Follow the voice prompts to select your
destination. Once you select your
destination, the system uploads your
current vehicle location, calculates a
route based on current traffic
conditions and sends it back to your
vehicle. After the route download is
complete, the phone call automatically
ends. You then receive audible and
visual driving instructions as you travel
toward your destination. 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 the system
sends a new route to your vehicle.
Disconnecting from SYNC Services
1. Press and hold the phone button on
the steering wheel.
2. Say "Goodbye" from the SYNC
Services main menu.
SYNC Services quick tips
You 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 or a
news category. You can learn more about personalization
by logging onto www.SYNCMyRide.com.Personalizing
Press the voice button at any time (while connected to
SYNC Services) to interrupt a voice prompt or an audio
clip (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 (Vehicle
Identification Number). You can pair and connect your
phone to any vehicle equipped with SYNC Services and
continue enjoying your personalized services.Portable
You can even access your account outside your 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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USING SYNC™ WITH YOUR
MEDIA PLAYER You can access and play music from your
digital music player over your 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 artist and album.
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 to the USB Port Note: If your digital media player has a
power switch, make sure you switch it on
before plugging it in.
To Connect Using Voice Commands
1. Plug the device into the 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.
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 enter
the media menu.
3. Scroll to Select Source. Press OK .
4. Scroll to USB. 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. 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, you
can press the voice icon and ask the
system "What's playing?". The system
reads the metadata tags (if populated) of
the playing track to you.
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Press the voice icon. When
prompted, say "USB", then any
of the following: "USB"
"Autoplay off"
"Autoplay on"
"Connections"
"Pause"
"Play"
"Play album
"Play all"
"Play artist
"Play genre
"Play next folder" 3
"Play next track"
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Voice command guide
The system searches for specific artist, track or album
information from the music indexed through the USB port."Search" or "Play" artist,
track or album
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."Refine" *
Indexing times can vary from device to device and with regard to the number of songs
the system needs to process.
Press the voice icon. When prompted, say,
"Bluetooth audio", then any of the
following: "BLUETOOTH AUDIO"
"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
(such as by artist, genre, shuffle or repeat),
and also to add, connect or delete devices.
1. Press AUX and then MENU to enter
the media menu.
2. Scroll to cycle through:
You can:When you select:
Play your music by artist, album, genre, playlist, track,
similar music or play all music. You can also choose to
Explore USB to view the supported digital music files on
your playing device.Play Menu
Select and play music from your USB port, auxiliary input
jack (line in) or stream music from your Bluetooth-enabled
phone.Select Source
SYNC 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. 1
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You can:When you select:
Bluetooth Audio: This is a phone-dependent feature that
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.
SYNC Line In: Press OK to select and play music from your
portable music player over your vehicle's speakers. 2
Choose to shuffle or repeat your music and select your
Autoplay settings. Once you turn these selections on, they
remain on you turn them off. Press SEEK to play the
previous or next track. 3
Media Settings
Shuffle: Press OK to shuffle available media files in the
current playlist. To shuffle all media tracks, you must select
Play All in the play menu and then select Shuffle.
Repeat: Press OK to repeat any song.
Autoplay: Turn autoplay on to listen to music processed
during indexing. Turn autoplay off to allow the indexing
process to finish before the system plays any of your
music. 4
Interact with SYNC-capable mobile applications on your
smartphone.Mobile Apps
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You can:When you select:
Completely erase all information stored on SYNC (all
phonebook, call history, text messages and all paired
devices) and return to the factory default settings.Master Reset
Download new software applications (if available) and
then load the desired applications through your USB port.
See the web site for more information.Application
Exit the current menu.Return
SYNC™ TROUBLESHOOTING Your SYNC system is easy to use. However,
should questions arise, see 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
online chat (during certain hours). Visit
www.SYNCMyRide.com,
www.SYNCMyRide.ca or
www.syncmaroute.ca for more
information.Phone issues
Possible solution(s)Possible cause(s)Issue
Review your phone's manual
about audio adjustments.The audio control settings
on your phone may be
affecting SYNC perform-
ance.There is excessive back-
ground noise during a phone
call.
Try turning off the device,
resetting the device,
removing the device's
battery, then trying again.This may be a possible
phone malfunction.During a call, I can hear the
other person but they
cannot hear me.
· Go to the website to review
your phone's compatibility.· This is a phone-dependent
feature.SYNC is not able to down-
load my phonebook.
· Try turning off the device,
resetting the device or
removing the device's
battery, then trying again.· This may be a possible
phone malfunction.
· Try pushing your phone-
book contacts to SYNC by
using the Add Contacts
feature.
· Use the SYNCmyphone
feature available on the
website.
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USB and media issues
Possible solution(s)Possible cause(s)Issue
· Try turning off the device,
resetting the device,
removing the device's
battery, then trying again.This may be a possible
device malfunction.I am having trouble
connecting my device.
· Make sure you are using the
manufacturer's cable.
· Make sure you insert the
USB cable properly into the
device and the USB port.
· Make sure that the device
does not have an auto-
install program or active
security settings.
Make sure you are not
leaving the device in your
vehicle during very hot or
cold temperatures.This is a device limitation.SYNC does not recognize
my device when I turn on the
car.
Make sure you properly
connect the device to SYNC
and that you have pressed
play on your device.· This is a phone-dependent
feature.
· The device is not
connected.Bluetooth audio does not
stream.
· Make sure that all song
details are populated.· Your music files may not
contain the proper artist,
song title, album or genre
information.SYNC does not recognize
music that is on my device.
· Some devices require you
to change the USB settings
from mass storage to MTP
class.· The file may be corrupted.
· The song may have copy-
right protection, which does
not allow it to play.
Vehicle Health Report and Services (Traffic, Directions and Information) issues
Possible solution(s)Possible cause(s)Issue
· This is a free feature, but
you must first register online
to use it.· You did not activate your
account on the website.
· You may have the wrong
VIN (vehicle identification
number) listed.I received a text that I did
not activate Vehicle Health
Report.
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This system uses a four-corner strategy to
provide quick access to several vehicle
features and settings. The touchscreen
provides easy interaction with your cellular
phone, multimedia, climate control and
navigation system. The corners display any
active modes within those menus, such as
phone status or the climate temperature.
Note: Some features are not available while
your vehicle is moving.
Note: Your system is equipped with a
feature that allows you to access and
control audio features for 30 minutes after
you switch the ignition off (and no doors
open).
PHONE
Press to select any of the following:
• Phone
• Quick Dial
• Phonebook
• History
• Messaging
• Settings
NAVIGATION
Press to select any of the following:
• My Home
• Favorites
• Previous Destinations
• Point of Interest
• Emergency
• Street Address
• Intersection
• City Center
• Map
• Edit Route Cancel Route
CLIMATE
Press to select any of the following:
• Driver Settings
• Recirculated Air • Auto
•Dual
• Passenger Settings
•A/C
•Defrost E142607
SETTINGS
Press to select any of the following:
• Clock
• Display
• Sound
• Vehicle
• Settings
• Help E161716
EV Information
Press to access features
specific to your hybrid or plug-in
hybrid electric vehicle. E142613
HOME
Press to access your home
screen. Depending on your
vehicle’s option package and software,
your screens may vary in appearance from
the descriptions in this section. Your
features may also be limited depending on
your market. Check with an authorized
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INFORMATION
Press to select any of the following:
• Services
• Travel Link
• Alerts
• Calendar
• Apps
ENTERTAINMENT
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Accessing and Adjusting Modes Through Your Right Vehicle Information
Display E145459
The display is located on the right side of
your instrument cluster (A). You can use
your steering wheel controls 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 memory presets and
make some adjustments.
• In Phone mode, you can accept or
reject an incoming call.
• If your vehicle is equipped with
Navigation, you can view the current
route or activate a route.
• In Efficiency Leaves mode, you can
learn how your vehicle informs you of
your driving efficiency. Press OK to exit
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Use the OK and arrow buttons on the right
side of your steering wheel to scroll
through the available modes:
The selection menu expands and different
options appear.
• Press the up and down arrows to scroll
through the modes.
• Press the right arrow to enter the mode.
• Press the left or right arrows to make
adjustments within the chosen mode.
• Press OK to confirm your selection.
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