Quick Reference Guide
2014 MKX
Lincoln MKX
October 2013
First Printing
Quick Reference Guide
Litho in USA
EA1J 19G217 AA
This Quick Reference Guide is not
intended to replace your vehicle
Owner’s Manual which contains more
detailed information concerning the
features of your vehicle, as well as
important safety warnings designed
to help reduce the risk of injury to you
and your passengers. Please read
your entire Owner’s Manual carefully
as you begin learning about your new
vehicle and refer to the appropriate
chapters when questions arise. All
information contained in this Quick
Reference Guide was accurate at the
time of duplication. We reserve the
right to change features, operation
and/or functionality of any vehicle
specification at any time. Your Lincoln
dealer is the best source for the most
current information. For detailed
operating and safety information,
please consult your Owner’s Manual.
United States
Lincoln Customer Relationship Center
1-800-521-4140
(TDD for the hearing impaired 1-800-232-5952)
lincolnowner.com
Canada
Lincoln Customer Relationship Centre
1-800-387-9333
lincolncanada.com WARNING
Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, crash an\
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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.
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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 the
phone button
.
Do Not Disturb Mode
This feature blocks incoming
calls and tex t messages and
saves them 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.
Navigation*
Get star ted with your
navigation system by pressing
the upper-right, green corner.
The available, voice-activated
navigation system includes:
SiriusXM TrafficTM
SiriusXM Travel LinkTM
GPS (Global Positioning
System) technology
3- D mapping
Turn-by-turn navigation
Some features require
activation. Refer to the
MyLincoln Touch chapter
of your Owner’s Manual for
complete details.
Set a Destination
Set a destination through your
touchscreen by using a street
address, a intersection, a point
of interest (POI) or a place on the
map. The easiest way, however,
is by voice. 1.
Push 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 cit y or street as
you t ype. You can choose from up to
three different t ypes of routes:
Fastest: Uses the fastest
moving roads possible.
Shortest : Uses the
shortest distance possible.
Eco (EcoRoute): Uses the
most fuel-efficient route
Tips Save your favorite
locations by touching
“Save to Favorites” .
Change your map views
from Direction Headed,
Nor th Up or 3D.
Climate
SYNC with MyLincoln
Touch controls the temperature,
air flow direction, fan speed, and
activates other climate features
like heated/ventilated front
seats for you and your
front-seat passenger.
To use voice commands to
operate the climate controls, say
a voice command like “Climate
temperature 72 degrees” and
MyLincoln Touch will make
that adjustment.
Set Your MyTemp
Touch the lower-right,
blue Climate corner on
the touchscreen.
Set your exact, desired
temperature using the ( +) or
( – ) to adjust the setting.
Press and hold the M yTe m p
button until the background
color goes solid.
Entertainment
No matter how you store
your music, SYNC makes it yours
to enjoy when you are behind the
wheel. Just press the lower-lef t,
red corner of the touchscreen.
From here, you can easily go
between AM/FM, Sirius, and
other media sources.
Set your Radio Presets
Touch the Enter tainment
corner on the touchscreen.
To u c h FM .
To u c h Direct Tune .
Enter the desired station and
touch Enter .
To u c h Presets and then touch
and hold one of the memor y
preset buttons to save it. The
station will mute and then
sound will return when the
station is saved.
Bring in Your Own Music
Gain access to any audio source
by voice and even control how
each operates, like changing
radio stations, CD tracks or music
on one of the following devices:
USB
Bluetooth® streaming
SD card
A/V in
For additional suppor t, refer
to your Owner’s Manual , visit
the website or call the toll-free
number. See the inside front
cover of this guide for details.
Using SYNC To Access
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 all of your
music. The more music that is
stored on your device, the longer
it takes SYNC to index.
Using Voice Commands to
Play Music
1. Plug your media player into
your USB por t.
2. Press the voice button
.
When prompted, say “USB” ,
then follow-up by saying a
voice command.
3. You will hear the command
repeated back to you and the
selected item will play.
SYNC® with MyLincoln TouchTM
*if equipped
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Rear View Camera*
This system provides a video image of
the area behind the vehicle. The display
automatically appears in the touchscreen
when the vehicle is in R (Reverse) and uses
green, yellow and red guides to aler t you of
your proximit y to objects.
Universal Garage Door Opener
Your driver’s side visor has a built-in
wireless transmitter that replaces the
common hand-held garage door opener.
This system can also be programmed
to securit y systems, entr y gates and
home or office lighting. Refer to the
Universal Garage Door Opener
chapter in your Owner’s Manual , or
visit www.homelink.com for
programming instructions.
Power Liftgate
Your lif tgate has an automatic open and
closing feature. To open remotely, press
twice on your remote control within three
seconds. Press
twice again to close
or reverse the movement. You can also
operate the lif tgate by pressing the
button on the instrument panel. The rear
cargo area control lets you close the lif tgate
by pressing the
button.
Reverse Sensing System
This system sounds a warning tone if
there is an obstacle near the vehicle’s rear
bumper when the vehicle is in R (Reverse)
and is traveling less than 3 mph (5 km/h).
The warning tone will increase in frequency
as the object gets closer.
Note: Visibilit y aids do not replace the
need to watch where the vehicle is moving.
Refer to your Owner’s Manual for safet y
information, more details and limitations.
Function
*if equipped *if equipped
Blind Spot Information
System (BLIS®) with
Cross Traffic Alert (CTA)*
BLIS uses radar sensors to help
you determine if a vehicle may
be in your blind spot zone. The
CTA feature aler ts you if a car is
coming toward you when you are
backing out of a parking space. BLIS and CTA will display a yellow
indicator light in your exterior mirrors and the CTA will also sound
tones and display messages to warn you which direction vehicles
are approaching. Refer to the Driving Aids chapter in your
Owner’s Manual for more information.
Easy Fuel® System
With this system, open the fuel
door, inser t the nozzle and begin
fueling. It is self sealing and
therefore protected against dust,
dir t, water, snow and ice. Wait
about five seconds from the time
the refueling nozzle is shut off until
you remove the nozzle from the vehicle to allow residual fuel in the
nozzle to drain into the tank. When using a por table fuel container,
slowly inser t the fuel funnel (located in the spare tire compar tment),
and pour the fuel into the funnel.
SecuriCodeTM Keyless
Entry System
Allows you to lock or unlock the
doors, recall memor y features and
arm or disarm the anti-thef t alarm.
To get star ted, you will need your
5-digit factory code found on your
owner’s wallet card (located in the
glove box). Entering this code unlocks the driver’s door. To lock all
doors, press and hold 7• 8 and 9•0 at the same time. For complete
information, refer to the SecuriCode Keyless Entry Keypad section
in the Locks chapter of your Owner’s Manual .
SelectShift Automatic®
Transmission with
Paddle Activation
Gives you the abilit y to manually
change gears if you’d like.
To use, move the gearshif t lever
from D (Drive) to S (Spor t). Pull the
right paddle (+) to upshif t, pull the
lef t paddle ( –) to downshif t.
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