2015 FORD F250 SUPER DUTY Owners Manual

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 theTouchscreen Options
Your voice system has a dual mode featurewhich allows you to switch between usingvoice commands and making on-screenselections. This is available only when thesystem displays a list of candidatesgenerated during a voice session. Forexample, when entering in a street addressor trying to call a contact from the phoneyou paired to the system.
SETTINGS
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DisplayB
SoundC
VehicleD
SettingsE
HelpF
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Under this menu, you can setyour clock, access and adjust thedisplay, sound and vehiclesettings as well as access settings forspecific 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 signalto update the clock. Once your vehicleacquires the signal, it may take a fewminutes for the update to display the correcttime.
1. Press the Settings icon > Clock.
2. Press + and - to adjust the time.
From this screen, you can also make otheradjustments such as 12-hour or 24-hourmode, activate GPS time synchronizationand have the system automatically updatenew time zones.
You can also turn the outside airtemperature display off and on. It appearsat the top center of the touchscreen, nextto the time and date.
The system automatically saves anyupdates you make to the settings.
Display
You can adjust the touchscreen displaythrough the touchscreen or by pressing thevoice button on your steering wheelcontrols and when prompted, say, "Displaysettings".
Press the Settings icon >Display, to access and makeadjustments using thetouchscreen.
•Brightness allows you to make thescreen display brighter or dimmer.
•Auto DIM, when set to On, lets you usethe Auto Dim Manual Offset feature.When set to Off, screen brightnessdoes not change.
•Mode allows you to set the screen toa certain brightness or have the systemautomatically change based on theoutside light level, or turn the displayoff.
•If you select AUTO or NIGHT, youhave the options of turning thedisplay's Auto Dim feature on or offand changing the Auto Dim ManualOffset feature.
•Auto Dim Manual Offset allows youto adjust screen dimming as theoutside lighting conditions change fromday to night. This feature also allowsyou to adjust screen brightness usingthe instrument panel dimming control.
•Edit Wallpaper
•You can have your touchscreendisplay the default photo or uploadyour own.
Uploading Photos for Your HomeScreen Wallpaper
Note:You cannot load photos directly fromyour camera. You must access the photoseither from your USB mass storage deviceor from an SD card.
Note:Photographs with extremely largedimensions (such as 2048 x 1536) may notbe compatible and appear as a blank(black) image on the display.
Your system allows you to upload and viewup to 32 photos.
To access, press the Settingsicon > Display > EditWallpaper, and then follow thesystem prompts to upload yourphotographs.
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Only the photograph(s), which meets thefollowing 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 soundsettings.
Vehicle
Press the Settings icon >Vehicle, then select from thefollowing:
•Vehicle Health Report
•Rear View Camera
•Enable Valet Mode.
Vehicle Health Report
Turn Automatic Reminders on and offand set the mileage interval at which youwould like to receive the reports. Press ?for more information on these selections.
When done making your selections, pressRun Vehicle Health Report Now if youwant your report.
You can find more information on VehicleHealth Report in this chapter. SeeInformation (page 399).
Rear View Camera
This menu allows you to access settingsfor your rear view camera.
Press the Settings icon >Vehicle > Rear View Camera,then select from the followingsettings:
•Rear Camera Delay
•Visual Park Aid Alert
•Guidelines.
You can find more information on the rearview camera in another chapter. See RearView Camera (page 173).
Enable Valet Mode
Valet mode allows you to lock the system.No information is accessible until thesystem is unlocked with the correct PIN.You can create your own four-digit PIN tolock and unlock the system.
1. Press the Settings icon > Vehicle >Enable Valet Mode.
2.When prompted, enter a four-digit PIN.
After you press Continue, the system locksuntil you enter the PIN again.
Note:If the system locks, and you need toreset the PIN, enter 3681 and the systemunlocks.
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Settings
Access and adjust system settings, voicefeatures, as well as phone, navigation andwireless settings.
System
Press the Settings icon >Settings > System, then selectfrom the following:
System
Select to have the touchscreen display in English, Spanishor 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 madethrough the touchscreen.Touch Screen Button Beep
Select to have the system beep to confirm button choicesmade through the climate or audio system.Touch Panel Button Beep
Have the touchscreen keyboard display in QWERTY orABC format.Keyboard Layout
Install any downloaded applications or view the currentsoftware licenses.Install Applications
Select to restore factory defaults. This erases all personalsettings and personal data.Master Reset
Voice Control
Press the Settings icon >Settings > Voice Control, thenselect from the following:
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Voice control
Standard interaction mode provides more detailed inter-action and guidance. Advanced mode has less audibleinteraction 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 voicecommands. The system simply makes a best guess atyour request with these turned off.
Media Candidate Lists
Candidate lists are possible results from your voicecommands. The system simply makes a best guess atyour 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 toconfirm settings
Media Player
Press the Settings icon >Settings > Media Player, thenselect from the following:
Media player
When this feature is on, the system automatically switchesto the media source upon initial connection. This allowsyou to listen to music during the indexing process. Whenthis feature is off, the system does not automaticallyswitch to the inserted media source.
Autoplay
Select to connect, disconnect, add or delete a device. Youcan also set a device as your favorite so that the systemautomatically attempts to connect to that device at everyignition cycle.
Bluetooth Devices
When this feature is on, the system automatically indexesmedia on your connected Bluetooth device.Index Bluetooth AudioDevices
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Media player
This allows you to view the version level of the GracenoteDatabase.Gracenote Database Info
With this feature on, the Gracenote Database suppliesmetadata information for your music files. This overridesinformation from your device. This feature defaults to off.
Gracenote Mgmt
With this feature on, the Gracenote Database suppliedcover art for your music files. This overrides any art fromyour device. This feature defaults to Media Player.
Cover Art Priority
Navigation
Press the Settings icon >Settings > Navigation, thenselect from the following:
Navigation
Turn breadcrumbs on and off.Map Preferences
Have the system display your turn list top to bottom orbottom to top.
Turn the Parking POI notification on and off.
Choose to have the system display the Shortest, Fastestor most Ecological route first. If you set Always UsePreferred Route to Yes, the system uses the selectedroute type to calculate only one route to the desireddestination.Always Use Preferred Route bypasses routeselection in destination programming. The system onlycalculates one route based on the preferred route setting.Eco Time Penalty allows you to select a low, medium orhigh cost for the calculated Eco Route. The higher thesetting, the longer the time allotment is for the route.
Route Preferences
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
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Navigation
Have the system automatically fill-in State/Provinceinformation.
Have the system display areas where roadwork occurs.Traffic Preferences
Have the system display incident icons.
Have the system display areas where difficult drivingconditions may occur.
Have the system display areas where snow and ice on theroad may occur.
Have the system display any smog alerts.
Have the system display weather warnings.
Have the system display where there may be reducedvisibility.
Have the system turn on your radio for traffic announce-ments.
Enter specific areas that you would like to avoid onplanned navigation routes.Avoid Areas
Phone
Press the Settings icon >Settings > Phone, then selectfrom the following:
Phone
Connect, disconnect, add or delete a device, as well assave it as a favorite.Bluetooth Devices
Turn Bluetooth on and off.Bluetooth
Have all calls go directly to your voice mail and not ringinside your vehicle. With this feature turned on, textmessage notifications are also suppressed and do not ringinside your vehicle.
Do Not Disturb
Turn on or turn off the 911 Assist feature. See Information(page 399).911 Assist
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Phone
Select the type of notification for phone calls - ring tone,beep, text to speech, or have it be silent.Phone Ringer
Select the type of notification for text messages - alerttone, beep, text to speech, or have it be silent.Text Message Notification
If compatible with your phone, you can adjust your internetdata connection. Select to make your connection profilewith the personal area network or to turn off yourconnection. You can also choose to adjust your settingsor have the system always connect, never connect whenroaming or query on connect. Press ? for more information.
Internet Data Connection
Access features, such as automatic phonebook download,re-download your phonebook, add contacts from yourphone as well as delete or upload your phonebook.
Manage Phonebook
Have the system alert you when in Roaming mode.Roaming Warning
Wireless & Internet
Your system has a Wi-Fi feature thatcreates a wireless network within yourvehicle, thereby allowing other devices(such as personal computers or phones)in your vehicle to speak to each other,share files or play games. Using this Wi-Fi
feature, everyone in your vehicle can alsogain access the internet if you have a USBmobile broadband connection inside yourvehicle, your phone supports personal areanetworking and if you park outside awireless hotspot.
Press the Settings icon >Settings > Wireless &Internet, then select from thefollowing:
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