2015 FORD EXPLORER pairing phone

SYNC
®SYNC is a hands-free, voice recognition system used for entertainment,
information and communication. SYNC. Say the Word.
GETTING STARTED
WITH YOUR SYNC SYSTEM
Before You Get Started
1. Set up your owner account at SyncMyRide.com (U.S.)
or SyncMyRide.ca (Canada). Register by following the
on-screen instructions. After registering, you can see what
services you may be eligible for.
2. SYNC uses a wireless connection called
Bluetooth® to
communicate with your phone. Switch on Bluetooth mode
in your phone’s menu options. This lets your phone find
SYNC. If you need more details on setting up your phone
with SYNC, visit SyncMyRide.com (U.S.) or SyncMyRide.ca
(Canada), or your phone manufacturer’s website.
Pairing Your Phone with SYNC
In order to use the many features of SYNC, such as making a
phone call, you must first connect or pair your phone with SYNC.
To Pair Your Phone for the First Time
1. Make sure that your vehicle is in park (P) and you switch
your ignition and radio on.
2. Press the phone button
. When the display indicates
No Phone Found, press OK.
3. When Add Bluetooth Device? appears in the display,
press OK.
4. When Find SYNC appears in the display, press OK. When
prompted on your phone’s display, enter the PIN provided
by SYNC into your phone.
5. The display indicates when the pairing is successful.
NOTE: The system may prompt you to —
• Set your phone as the primary or favorite (the primary phone
receives messages and voicemail).
• Download your phone book (required to use the full set of
voice commands).
• Switch 911 Assist
® on.
Tips
• Make sure you accept the request from SYNC to access
your phone.
• To pair subsequent phones, please refer to Pairing
Subsequent Phones in the SYNC chapter of your
Owner’s Manual.
• If you experience pairing problems, try performing a clean
pairing by deleting your services from SYNC, deleting the
SYNC connection from your phone, and then repeating
the process.
NOTE: If you have SYNC® with MyFord Touch®, see the pairing
instructions on page 8.
USING YOUR PHONE WITH SYNC
NOTE: You must download your phone book to make phone
calls with voice commands by name.
Making a Phone Call
Use SYNC to make a phone call to anyone in your phone book
by pressing the voice button . When prompted, say any of
the following voice commands:
Call Call at work
Call on cell Call at home
For example, you could say “Call Jake Smith at home”. SYNC
repeats the command and dials the number.
NOTE: You can also make phone calls by pressing the voice
button . When prompted, say the voice command “Dial”,
then say the phone number.
Answering Incoming Calls
Whenever you have an incoming call, the name and number
of the person calling appears in your display. Press the phone
button
to answer an incoming call. You can hang up at any
time by pressing and holding the phone button .

Do Not Disturb Mode
This feature blocks incoming calls and text 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.
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.
Using Voice Commands to Play Music
1 . Plug your media player into your USB port.
2. Press the voice button
. When prompted, say
“USB”, then follow-up saying one of the following
voice commands:
“Play all” “Play next song”
“Play song ” “Play album ”
3. The system repeats the command and then plays
your selection.
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Pairing Your Phone with
MyFord Touch
Pair your phone to SYNC before using
MyFord Touch.
Make sure that your vehicle is in park (P)
and you switch on both your ignition
and radio.
1. Touch Add Phone in the upper left
corner of the touchscreen.
2. Make sure to set your cellular phone’s
Bluetooth ON.
3. Select SYNC on your cellular phone and
a six-digit PIN appears on your device.
4. You may be prompted to enter a PIN
on your device. To pair, enter the PIN
displayed on the touchscreen.
5. Confirm that the PIN provided by SYNC
matches the PIN displayed on your
cellular phone.
6. The display indicates when the pairing
is successful.
A REVOLUTIONARY WAY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
Use the four-corner, four-color touchscreen to explore and interact with your vehicle. The touchscreen works the same way
traditional controls, knobs and buttons do. Press the various corners on your touchscreen to personalize the many features and
settings of your vehicle all in one place, and press the home icon
at any time to return to your home screen. The system provides
easy interaction with your cellular phone, multimedia entertainment, climate controls and navigation system*.
Get in Touch Using Your Four-Corner Touchscreen
Phone, Navigation*, Climate and Entertainment are the four main features of SYNC with MyFord Touch.
Each feature has its own corner represented by its own color.
SYNC
®
WITH M YFORD TOUCH
®*
*if equipped
*if equipped89
PHONE
Voice-control your phone for hands-free
calling with your phone securely tucked
away. With SYNC, you do not need to
know the phone number. Just say the
name of the person you want from
your contacts.
Your phone connects you with many
other features:
• Automatically connects with a 911
operator in the event of an accident
(you must switch this feature on prior
to the event).
• Transfer calls seamlessly from SYNC
to your phone as you get in or out of
your vehicle.
Refer to the SYNC chapter of your
Owner’s Manual for complete details.
NAVIGATION*
Get started with your navigation system
by pressing the upper-right green corner.
The available, voice-activated navigation
system includes:
• SiriusXM Traffic™
• SiriusXM Travel Link™
• GPS (Global Positioning
System) technology
• 3-D mapping
• Turn-by-turn navigation
Some features require activation. Refer to
the MyFord Touch chapter of your Owner’s
Manual for complete details.
Set a Destination
Set a destination on your touchscreen
by using a street address, a city center,
a place on the map or a point of interest
(POI). The easiest way, however,
is by voice. 1.
Press the voice button
.
When prompted, say “Destination
street address”.
2. The system asks you to say the
full address and then displays 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
city or street as you type.
You can choose from up to three different
types 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, North Up or 3-D.
NOTE: Make sure the navigation SD card*
is in the media port or your navigation
system will not work.