Using the Steering Wheel Controls
Depending on your vehicle, it may also have the following controls:
Action and Description
Control
Adjust the volume of playing media.
VOL
Use as you normally would in media modes.
Seek
Press to start a voice session. Press again to interrupt a voice
prompt and begin speaking. Press and hold to end an active
voice session.
Voice
Use as you normally would in media and phone modes.
Seek/call accept
Use as you normally would in media and phone modes.
Seek/call reject
Cleaning the Touchscreen Display
Use a dry, clean, soft cloth. If dirt or
fingerprints are still visible, apply a small
amount of alcohol to the cloth. Do not pour
or spray alcohol onto the display. Do not
use detergent or any type of solvent to
clean the display.
Support
The SYNC support team is available:
• Monday-Saturday, 8:30am-8:00pm
EST.
• United States: 1-888-270-1055
• Canada: 1-800-565-3673
Note: Times are subject to change due to
holidays. Safety Information WARNING
Driving while distracted can result in
loss of vehicle control, crash and
injury. We strongly recommend that
you use extreme caution when using any
device that may take your focus off the
road. Your primary responsibility is the safe
operation of your vehicle. We recommend
against the use of any hand-held device
while driving and encourage the use of
voice-operated systems when possible.
Make sure you are aware of all applicable
local laws that may affect the use of
electronic devices while driving. •
Do not attempt to service or repair the
system. Have your vehicle checked by
an authorized dealer.
• Do not operate media devices if the
power cables are broken or damaged.
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Using the steering wheel control, press
the voice button and when prompted
say one of the following:
Voice command
interaction mode novice
interaction mode advanced
confirmation prompts on
confirmation prompts off
phone candidate lists on
phone candidate lists off Voice command
media candidate lists on
media candidate lists off
voice settings help
Using Voice Commands with the
Touchscreen Options
The voice command system has a dual
mode feature which allows you to switch
between using voice commands and
making on-screen selections. This is
available only when the system displays a
list of candidates generated during a voice
command session. For example, when
entering a street address or trying to call a
contact from a cell phone paired to the
system.
SETTINGS Clock.
A
Display.
B
Sound.
C
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Vehicle.
D
Settings.
E
Help.
F Under this menu, you can set
your clock, access and adjust the
display, sound and vehicle
settings as well as access settings for
specific modes or the help feature.
Clock
To make adjustments using the
touchscreen, press:
Note: You cannot manually set the date.
Your vehicle ’s GPS does this for you.
Note: If the battery has been disconnected,
your vehicle needs to acquire a GPS signal
to update the clock. Once your vehicle
acquires the signal, it may take a few
minutes for the update to display the correct
time. 1.
Settings icon.
2. Clock
.
3. +
or - to adjust the time.
From this screen, you can also make other
adjustments such as 12-hour or 24-hour
mode, activate GPS time synchronization
and have the system automatically update
new time zones.
You can also turn the outside air
temperature display off and on. It appears
at the top center of the touchscreen, next
to the time and date.
The system automatically saves any
updates you make to the settings. Display
You can adjust the touchscreen display
through the touchscreen or by pressing the
voice button on the steering wheel controls
and when prompted, say, "Display
settings". To make adjustments using the
touchscreen, press:
1. Settings
icon.
2. Display
.
Then select from the following:
• Brightness
allows you to make the
screen display brighter or dimmer.
• Mode
allows you to turn the display
off. It also allows you to set the screen
to a certain brightness or have the
system automatically change based
on the outside light level.
• If you select
AUTO or NIGHT, you
have the options of turning the
display's Auto Dim feature on or off
and changing the Auto Dim Manual
Offset feature.
• Edit Wallpaper
allows you to display
the default photo or upload your own.
Uploading Photos for Your Home
Screen Wallpaper
Note: You cannot load photos directly from
your camera. You must access the photos
either from your USB mass storage device
or from an SD card.
Note: Photographs with extremely large
dimensions (such as 2048 x 1536) may not
be compatible and appear as a blank
(black) image on the display.
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Your system allows you to upload and view
up to 32 photos.
To access, press:
1. Settings icon.
2. Display
.
3. Edit Wallpaper
.
4. Follow the system prompts to upload your photographs.
Only the photograph(s), which meets the
following conditions, display:
• Compatible file formats are as follows:
.jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp
• Each file must be 1.5 MB or less.
• Recommended dimensions: 800 x 384
Sound To make adjustments using the
touchscreen, press:
1. Settings
icon.
2. Sound
.
Then select from the following:
• Bass.
• Midrange.
• Treble.
• Set Balance and Fade.
• Occupancy Mode.
• Speed Compensated Volume.
• DSP.
Note: Your vehicle may not have all these
sound settings.
Vehicle To make adjustments using the
touchscreen, press:
1. Settings
icon. 2.
Vehicle
.
Then select from the following:
• Active Park Assist.
• Vehicle Health Report.
• Camera Settings.
• Enable Valet Mode.
• MyKey.
• Traction Control.
• Electronic Stability Control.
• Hill Start Assist.
Active Park Assist
When activated, your system displays
directions for you regarding the active park
assist process.
You can find more information on the
active park assist system in another
chapter. See
Parking Aids (page 127).
Vehicle Health Report
Turn
Automatic Reminders on and off
and set the mileage interval at which you
would like to receive the reports. Press the
?
for more information on these selections.
When done making your selections, press
Run Vehicle Health Report Now
if you
want your report.
You can find more information on Vehicle
Health Report in this chapter.
Rear View Camera
This menu allows you to access settings
for your rear view camera. To make adjustments using the
touchscreen, press:
1. Settings
icon.
2. Vehicle
.
3. Camera Settings
.
Then select from the following:
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Enhanced Park Aids.
• Rear Camera Delay.
You can find more information on the rear
view camera system in another chapter.
See Parking Aids (page 127).
Enable Valet Mode
Note: If the system locks, and you need to
reset the PIN, enter 3681 and the system
unlocks.
Valet mode allows you to lock the system.
No information is accessible until the
system is unlocked with the correct PIN. To access, press:
1. Settings
icon.
2. Vehicle
. 3.
Enable Valet Mode
.
Enter a four digit PIN twice, as prompted.
Note: After you press Continue the system
locks until you enter the PIN again.
Settings
Access and adjust system settings, voice
features, as well as phone, navigation and
wireless settings.
System To access, press:
1. Settings
icon.
2. Settings
.
3. System
.
Then select from the following: System
Select to have the touchscreen display in English, Spanish
or French.
Language
Select to display units in kilometers or miles.
Distance
Select to display units in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Temperature
Adjust the volume of voice prompts from the system.
System Prompt Volume
Select to have the system beep to confirm choices made
through the touchscreen.
Touch Screen Button Beep
Select to have the system beep to confirm button choices
made through the climate or audio system.
Touch Panel Button Beep
Have the touchscreen keyboard display in QWERTY or
ABC format.
Keyboard Layout
Install any downloaded applications or view the current
software licenses.
Install Applications
Select to restore factory defaults. This erases all personal
settings and personal data.
Master Reset
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Media Player
When this feature is on, the system automatically switches
to the media source upon initial connection. This allows
you to listen to music during the indexing process. When
this feature is off, the system does not automatically
switch to the inserted media source.
Autoplay
Select to connect, disconnect, add or delete a device. You
can also set a device as your favorite so that the system
automatically attempts to connect to that device at every
ignition cycle.
Bluetooth Devices
This allows you to view the version level of the Gracenote
Database.
Gracenote® Database Info
With this feature on, the Gracenote Database supplies
metadata information for your music files. This overrides
information from your device. This feature defaults to off.
Gracenote® Management
With this feature on, the Gracenote Database supplies
cover art for your music files. This overrides any art from
your device. This feature defaults to Media Player.
Cover Art Priority
Navigation To access, press:
1.
Settings icon,
2. Settings
,
3. Navigation
,
Then select from the following: Navigation
Turn breadcrumbs on and off.
Map Preferences
Have the system display your turn list top to bottom or
bottom to top.
Turn the Parking POI notification on and off.
Select shortest route, fastest route or ecological route as
your preferred route. This route will be displayed first.
Route Preferences
Always use preferred route. If set to yes, the system will
only calculate a single route. This speeds up your destina-
tion entry process.
Select a low, medium or high cost for the calculated
ecological route. This may incur a time penalty.
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Navigation
Have the system avoid freeways.
Have the system avoid tollroads.
Have the system avoid ferries or car trains.
Have the system use HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) lanes.
Have the system use guidance prompts.
Navigation Preferences
Have the system automatically fill-in State/Province
information.
Have the system avoid traffic problems automatically.
Traffic Preferences
Turn traffic alert notifications on or off.
Have the system display accident icons.
Have the system display traffic jam icons.
Have the system display closed roads.
Have the system display areas where difficult driving
conditions may occur.
Have the system display areas where snow and ice on the
road may occur.
Have the system display any smog alerts.
Have the system display weather warnings.
Have the system display where there may be reduced
visibility.
Have the system turn on your radio for traffic announce-
ments.
Enter specific areas that you would like to avoid on
planned navigation routes.
Avoid Areas
Phone To access, press:
1.
Settings icon.
2. Settings
.
3. Phone
.
Then select from the following:
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Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Network (Client) Mode turns the Wi-Fi feature on
and off in your vehicle. Make sure you turn it on for
connectivity purposes.
Wi-Fi Settings
Choose a Wireless Network
allows you to use a previ-
ously stored wireless network. You can categorize by
alphabetical listing, priority and signal strength. You can
also choose to search for a network, connect to a network,
disconnect from a network, receive more information,
prioritize a network or delete a network.
Gateway (Access Point) Mode makes SYNC an access
point for a phone or a computer when turned on. This
forms the local area network within your vehicle for things,
such as game playing, file transfer and internet browsing.
Press
? for more information.
Gateway (Access Point) Settings
allows you to view
and change settings for using SYNC as the internet
gateway.
Gateway (Access Point) Device List allows you to view
recent connections to your Wi-Fi system.
Instead of using Wi-Fi, your system can also use a USB
mobile broadband connection to access the internet. (You
must turn on your mobile broadband device on your
personal computer before connecting it to the system.)
This screen allows you to set up what is your typical area
for your USB mobile broadband connection. (USB mobile
broadband settings may not display if the device is already
on.) You can select the following: Country, Carrier, Phone
Number, User Name and Password.
USB Mobile Broadband
Shows you the currently paired devices as well as giving
you your typical Bluetooth options to connect, disconnect,
set as favorite, delete and add device. Bluetooth is a
registered trademark of the Bluetooth SIG.
Bluetooth Settings
Choose your connection methods and change them as
needed. You can select to Change Order and have the
system either always attempt to connect using a USB
mobile broadband or using Wi-Fi.
Prioritize Connection
Methods
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