2015 FORD ESCAPE Owners Manual

Restricted features
Editing settings while the rear view camera or active park
assist are active
Editing wireless settings
Wi-Fi and Wireless
Editing the list of wireless networks
Playing video
Videos, Photos and Graphics
Editing the screen's wallpaper or adding new wallpaper
Composing text messages
Text Messages
Viewing received text messages
Editing preset text messages
Using the keyboard to enter a destination
Navigation
Demo navigation route
Adding or editing Address Book entries or Avoid Areas
Privacy Information
When you connect a cellular phone to
SYNC, the system creates a profile within
your vehicle that links to that cellular
phone. This profile helps in offering you
more cellular features and operating more
efficiently. Among other things, this profile
may contain data about your cellular
phone book, text messages (read and
unread), and call history, including history
of calls when your cell phone was not
connected to the system. In addition, if you
connect a media device, the system
creates and retains an index of supported
media content. The system also records a
short development log of approximately
10 minutes of all recent system activity.
The log profile and other system data may
be used to improve the system and help
diagnose any problems that may occur. The cellular profile, media device index,
and development log remain in your
vehicle unless you delete them and are
generally accessible only in your vehicle
when the cellular phone or media player
is connected. If you no longer plan to use
the system or your vehicle, we recommend
you perform a Master Reset to erase all
stored information.
System data cannot be accessed without
special equipment and access to your
vehicle's SYNC module. Ford Motor
Company and Ford of Canada do not
access the system data for any purpose
other than as described absent consent, a
court order, or where required by law
enforcement, other government
authorities, or other third parties acting
with lawful authority. Other parties may
seek to access the information
independently of Ford Motor Company and
Ford of Canada. For further privacy
information, see the sections on 911 Assist,
Vehicle Health Report, and Traffic,
Directions and Information.
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Using Voice Recognition
This system helps you control many
features using voice commands. This
allows you to keep your hands on the
wheel and focus on what is in front of you.
The system provides feedback through
audible tones, prompts, questions and
spoken confirmations depending on the
situation and the chosen level of
interaction (voice settings).
The system also asks short questions
(confirmation prompts) when it is not sure
of your request or when there are multiple
possible responses to your request.
When using voice commands, words and
icons may appear in the lower left status
bar indicating the status of the voice
session (such as Listening, Success, Failed,
Paused or Try Again).
How to Use Voice Commands with Your
System
Press the voice icon. After the
tone, speak your command
clearly.
These commands can be said at any time
during a voice session
"Cancel""Exit"
"Go back"
"List of commands" "Main menu""Next page"
"Previous page"
"What can I say?" "Help" What Can I Say?
To access the available voice commands
for the current session, do one of the
following:
•
During a voice session, press the Help
icon (?) in the lower left status bar of
the screen.
• Say, "What can I say?" for an
on-screen listing of the possible voice
commands associated with your
current voice session.
• Press the voice icon. After the tone, say,
"Help" to hear a list of possible voice
commands.
Helpful Hints
• Make sure the interior of your vehicle is
as quiet as possible. Wind noise from
open windows and road vibrations may
prevent the system from correctly
recognizing spoken commands.
• After pressing the voice icon, wait until
after the tone sounds and Listening
appears before saying a command. Any
command spoken prior to this does not
register with the system.
• Speak naturally, without long pauses
between words.
• At any time, you can interrupt the
system while it is speaking by pressing
the voice icon.
Accessing a List of Available Commands
• If you use the touchscreen, press the
Settings icon >
Help > Voice
Command List.
• If you use the steering wheel control,
press the voice icon. After the tone,
speak your command clearly.
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Available voice commands
"Audio list of commands"
"Bluetooth audio list of commands" "Browse list of commands""CD list of commands"
"Climate control list of commands" "List of commands"
"Navigation list of commands" *
"Phone list of commands" "Radio list of commands"
"SD card list of commands"
"Sirius satellite list of commands" **
"Travel link list of commands" *
"USB list of commands"
"Voice instructions list of commands" "Voice settings list of commands" "Help"
* This command is only available when
your vehicle is equipped with the
navigation system, and the navigation
system SD card is in the card slot.
** This command is only available when
you have an active SIRIUS satellite radio
subscription.
Voice Settings
Voice settings allow you to customize the
level of system interaction, help and
feedback. The system defaults to standard
interaction that uses candidate lists and
confirmation prompts as these provide the
highest level of guidance and feedback. •
Interaction Mode: Novice mode
provides detailed interaction and
guidance while the advanced mode
has less audible interaction and more
tone prompts.
• Confirmation Prompts:
The system
uses these short questions to confirm
your voice request. If turned off, the
system simply makes a best guess as
to what you requested. The system
may still occasionally ask you to
confirm settings.
• Phone and Media Candidate Lists:
Candidate lists are lists of possible
results from your voice commands. The
system creates these lists when it has
the same confidence level of several
options based on your voice command.
To access these settings using the
touchscreen:
1. Press the Settings icon >
Settings >
Voice Control.
2. Select from:
• Interaction Mode
• Confirmation Prompts
• Media Candidate Lists
• Phone Candidate Lists
• Voice Control Volume.
To access these settings using voice
commands:
1. Press the voice icon. Wait for the prompt "Please say a command".
Another tone sounds to let you know
the system is listening.
2. Say any of the following commands: Voice settings using voice commands
"Confirmation prompts off""Confirmation prompts on"
"Interaction mode advanced"
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Voice settings using voice commands
"Interaction mode novice"
"Media candidate lists off" "Media candidate lists on"
"Phone candidate lists off" "Phone candidate lists on" "Help" Using Voice Commands with the
Touchscreen Options
Your voice 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 session. For
example, when entering in a street address
or trying to call a contact from the phone
you paired to the system.
SETTINGS Clock
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Display
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Sound
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Vehicle
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Settings
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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
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. Press the Settings icon > Clock.
2. Press
+ and - 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 your steering wheel
controls and when prompted, say, "Display
settings". Press the Settings icon >
Display
, to access and make
adjustments using the
touchscreen. •
Brightness
allows you to make the
screen display brighter or dimmer.
• Auto DIM
, when set to On, lets you use
the Auto Dim Manual Offset feature.
When set to
Off, screen brightness
does not change.
• Mode
allows you to set the screen to
a certain brightness or have the system
automatically change based on the
outside light level, or turn the display
off.
• 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.
• Auto Dim Manual Offset
allows you
to adjust screen dimming as the
outside lighting conditions change from
day to night. This feature also allows
you to adjust screen brightness using
the instrument panel dimming control.
• Edit Wallpaper
•You can have your touchscreen
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.
Your system allows you to upload and view
up to 32 photos. To access, press the Settings
icon >
Display > Edit
Wallpaper, and then follow the
system prompts to upload your
photographs.
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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 Press the Settings icon > Sound,
then select from the following:
Sound
Bass
Midrange Treble
Set Balance and Fade
DSP*
Occupancy Mode *
Speed Compensated Volume
* Your vehicle may not have these sound
settings.
Vehicle Press the Settings icon >
Vehicle, then select from the
following:
• Vehicle Health Report.
• Camera Settings.
• Enable Valet Mode.
Vehicle Health Report
Turn
Automatic Reminders on and off
and set the mileage interval at which you
would like to receive the reports. Press
?
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. See
Information
(page 370).
Camera Settings
This menu allows you to access settings
for your rear view camera. Press the Settings icon >
Vehicle
> Camera Settings,
then select from the following
settings:
• Enhanced Park Aids.
• Rear Camera Delay.
You can find more information on the rear
view camera in another chapter. See Rear
View Camera
(page 158).
Enable Valet Mode
Valet mode allows you to lock the system.
No information is accessible until the
system is unlocked with the correct PIN.
You can create your own four-digit PIN to
lock and unlock the system. 1. Press the Settings icon >
Vehicle >
Enable Valet Mode.
2. Enter a four-digit PIN twice, as prompted.
After you press Continue, the system locks
until you enter the PIN again.
Note: If the system locks, and you need to
reset the PIN, enter 3681 and the system
unlocks.
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Settings
Access and adjust system settings, voice
features, as well as phone, navigation and
wireless settings.
System Press the Settings icon >
Settings > 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
Voice Control Press the Settings icon >
Settings
> Voice Control, then
select from the following:
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Voice control
Standard interaction mode provides more detailed inter-
action and guidance. Advanced mode has less audible
interaction and more tone prompts.
Interaction Mode
Have the system ask you short questions if it has not
clearly heard or understood your request. *
Confirmation Prompts
Candidate lists are possible results from your voice
commands. The system simply makes a best guess at
your request with these turned off.
Media Candidate Lists
Candidate lists are possible results from your voice
commands. The system simply makes a best guess at
your request with these turned off.
Phone Candidate Lists
This allows you to adjust the system ’s voice volume level.
Voice Control Volume
* Even with confirmation prompts turned off, the system may occasionally ask you to
confirm settings
Media Player Press the Settings icon >
Settings > Media Player, then
select from the following: 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
When this feature is on, the system automatically indexes
media on your connected Bluetooth device.
Index Bluetooth Audio
Devices
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