2015 FORD TAURUS Owners Manual

System Settings
System settings provide access to your Bluetooth Devices and
Advanced menu features.
The Bluetooth Devices menu allows you to add, connect and delete a
device as turn the Bluetooth feature on and off.
Your Advanced menu allows you to access and set prompts, languages,
defaults and perform a master reset.
Bluetooth Devices Menu Options
This menu allows you to add, connect and delete devices as well as turn
Bluetooth on and off.
1. Press AUX and then MENU to enter the Media Menu.
2. Scroll until System Settings appears and select OK.
3. Scroll until Bluetooth Devices appears.
4. Press OK and then scroll to select from:
When you select:You can:
Add Bluetooth
Device
*Allows you to pair additional devices to the
system.
1. Press OK to select and press OK again
when Find SYNC appears in the display.
2. Follow the directions in your phone’s user
guide to put your phone into discovery mode.
A six-digit PIN appears in the display.
3. When prompted on your phone’s six-digit
display, enter the PIN.
Connect Bluetooth
Device Connect a previously paired
Bluetooth-enabled phone.
1. Press OK to select and view a list of
devices.
2. Scroll until the desired device is chosen
and press OK to connect the device.
Set Bluetooth On/Off Turn the Bluetooth feature on and off.
Press OK and scroll to toggle between On and
Off. When the desired selection is chosen,
press OK. Turning Bluetooth off disconnects
all Bluetooth devices and deactivates
Bluetooth features.
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When you select:You can:
Delete Device Delete a paired media device.
Press OK and scroll to select the device.
Press OK to confirm.
Delete All Devices Delete all previously paired devices.
Press OK to select.
Return Exit the current menu.
*This is a speed-dependent feature
Advanced Menu Options
This menu allows you to access settings such as prompts, language,
performing a master reset as well as returning to factory defaults.
1. Press AUX and then MENU to access the Media Menu.
2. Scroll until System Settings appears and select OK.
3. Scroll until Advanced appears.
4. Press OK and then scroll to select from the following:
When you select: You can:
Prompts Have SYNC guide you via questions, helpful
hints or ask you for a specific action.
1. Press OK to select and scroll to select
between on or off.
2. Press OK when the desired selection
appears in the display. SYNC takes you back
to the Advanced menu.
Languages Choose from English, Francais and Espanol.
The displays and prompts are in the selected
language.
1. Press OK to select and then scroll through
the languages.
2. Press OK when the desired selection
appears in the display.
3. If you change the language setting, the
display indicates that the system is updating.
When complete, SYNC takes you back to the
Advanced menu.
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When you select:You can:
Factory Defaults Return to the factory default settings. This
selection does not erase your indexed
information (phonebook, call history, text
messages and paired devices).
1. Press OK to select and then press OK again
when Restore Defaults? appears in the display.
2. Press OK to confirm.
Master Reset Completely erase all information stored on
SYNC (all phonebook, call history, text
messages and all paired devices) and return
to the factory default settings.
Application Download new software applications (if
available) and then load the desired
applications through your USB port. See the
web site for more information.
Return Exit the current menu.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Your SYNC system is easy to use. However, should questions arise, see
the tables below.
Use the website at any time to check your phone’s compatibility, register
your account and set preferences as well as access a customer
representative via an online chat (during certain hours). Visit
www.SYNCMyRide.com, www.SYNCMyRide.ca or www.syncmaroute.ca for
more information.
Phone issues
Issue Possible cause(s) Possible solution(s)
Excessive
background noise
during a phone
call. The audio control
settings on your
phone may be
affecting SYNC
performance.Review your phone’s user guide
regarding audio adjustments.
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Phone issues
Issue Possible cause(s) Possible solution(s)
During a call, I
can hear the
other person but
they cannot hear
me. Possible phone
malfunction.
Try turning off the device,
resetting the device, removing
the device’s battery, then trying
again.
SYNC is not able
to download my
phonebook. •
Thisisa
phone-dependent
feature, OR
• Possible phone
malfunction. •
Go to the website to review
your phone’s compatibility.
• Try turning off the device,
resetting the device or removing
the device’s battery, then trying
again.
• Try pushing your phonebook
contacts to SYNC by using the
Add Contacts feature.
• Use the SYNCmyphone
feature available on the website.
The system says
Phonebook
Downloaded but
my phonebook in
SYNC is empty or
is missing
contacts. Limitations on
your phone’s
capability.
•
Try pushing your phonebook
contacts to SYNC by using the
Add Contacts feature.
• If the missing contacts are
stored on your SIM card, try
moving them to the device
memory.
• Remove any pictures or
special ring tones associated
with the missing contact.
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Phone issues
Issue Possible cause(s) Possible solution(s)
I am having
trouble
connecting my
phone to SYNC. •
Thisisa
phone-dependent
feature, OR
• Possible phone
malfunction. •
Go to the website to review
your phone’s compatibility.
• Try turning off the device,
resetting the device or removing
the device’s battery, then trying
again.
• Try deleting your device from
SYNC, deleting SYNC from your
device and trying again.
• Check the security and auto
accept/prompt always settings
relative to the SYNC Bluetooth
connection on your phone.
• Update your device’s software
firmware.
• Turn off the Auto phonebook
download setting.
Text messaging is
not working on
SYNC. •
Thisisa
phone-dependent
feature, OR
• Possible phone
malfunction. •
Go to the website to review
your phone’s compatibility.
• Try turning off the device,
resetting the device or removing
the device’s battery, then trying
again.
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USB and media issues
Issue Possible cause(s) Possible solution(s)
I am having
trouble connecting
my device. Possible device
malfunction.
•
Try turning off the device,
resetting the device or removing
the device’s battery, then trying
again.
• Make sure you are using the
manufacturer’s cable.
• Make sure the USB cable is
properly inserted into the device
and the vehicle’s USB port.
• Make sure that the device does
not have an auto-install program
or active security settings.
SYNC does not
recognize my
device when I turn
on the car. This is a device
limitation.
Make sure you are not leaving the
device in your vehicle during very
hot or cold temperatures.
Bluetooth audio
does not stream. •
Thisisa
phone-dependent
feature, OR
• The device is
not connected. Make sure the device is
connected to SYNC and that you
have pressed play on your device.
SYNC does not
recognize music
that is on my
device. •
Your music files
may not contain
the proper artist,
song title, album
or genre
information, OR
• The file may be
corrupted, OR
• The song may
have copyright
protection which
does not allow it
to play. •
Make sure that all song details
are populated.
• Some devices require you to
change the USB settings from
mass storage to MTP class.
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Vehicle Health Report and SYNC Services (Traffic, Directions andInformation) issues
Issue Possible cause(s) Possible solution(s)
I received a text
that the Vehicle
Health Report is
not activated. •
Your account
may not be
activated on the
website, OR
• You may have
the wrong VIN
(vehicle
identification
number) listed. •
This is a free feature, but you
must first register online to use it.
• Make sure that your VIN is
correctly listed in your account.
I am unable to
retrieve the report
on the website, or
I receive a system
error. The preferred
dealer information
did not load
correctly.
When you register your account,
you must list a preferred dealer. If
one is already listed, try selecting
another dealer and logging out.
Log back in and change it back to
your preferred dealer and retrieve
the report.
I am unable to
submit a report. •
This could be
due to your
phone’s
compatibility, OR
• Bad signal
strength, OR
• Your phone may
not be activated
on the website. •
Update your mobile number in
your account on the website.
• Make sure you have full signal
strength and that your Bluetooth
volume level has been turned up.
• Try deleting your phone and
performing a clean pairing.
I heard a
commercial when I
tried to use
Traffic, Directions
and Information. •
The phone in
use is not
activated, OR
• Your phone has
ID blocker active. •
This is a free feature, but you
must first register online to use it.
• Turn off ID blocker on your
phone as the system recognizes
you by your phone number.
• Make sure the currently
connected phone is the same one
that is registered on your
SyncMyRide account.
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Voice command issues
Issue Possible cause(s) Possible solution(s)
SYNC does not
understand what
I am saying. •
You may be
using the wrong
voice commands,
OR
• You may be
speaking too soon
or at the wrong
time. •
Review the Phone voice
commands and the Media voice
commands at the beginning of
their respective sections.
• Be aware that the microphone
for SYNC is either in your rear
view mirror or in the headliner
just above the windshield.
SYNC does not
understand the
name of a song or
artist. •
You may be
using the wrong
voice commands,
OR
• You may not be
saying the name
exactly as it is
saved, OR
• The system
may not be
reading the name
the same way you
are saying it. •
Review the media voice
commands at the beginning of
the media section.
• Say the song or artist exactly
as listed. If you say, “Play Artist
Prince”, the system does not
play music by Prince and the
Revolution or Prince and the
New Power Generation.
• Make sure you are saying the
complete title, such as
“California remix featuring
Jennifer Nettles”.
• If the songs are saved in all
CAPS, you have to spell them.
LOLA requires you to say, “Play
L-O-L-A”.
• Do not use special characters
in the title as the system does
not recognize them.
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