2015 FORD TAURUS Owners Manual

You can also turn the outside air temperature display on and off. 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 AUTOorNIGHT, 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 Settings
Bass DSP*
Midrange Occupancy Mode*
TrebleSpeed Compensated Volume
Set Balance and Fade
*If equipped.
Vehicle Press the Settings icon > Vehicle,then select from the
following:
• Ambient Lighting.
• Vehicle Health Report.
• Door Keypad Code.
• Camera Settings.
• Enable Valet Mode.
Ambient Lighting (If Equipped)
When activated, ambient lighting illuminates footwells and cupholders
with a choice of colors. To access and make adjustments:
1. Press the Settings icon > Vehicle>Ambient Lighting.
2. Touch the desired color.
3. Use the scroll bar to increase or decrease the intensity.
To turn the feature on or off, press the power button.
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.
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Door Keypad Code
To change the keypad code for your keyless entry keypad system:
1. Press the Settings icon >Vehicle>Door Keypad Code.
2. Enter your current factory code, then, when prompted, enter your new code.
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.
Enable Valet Mode
Valet mode allows you to lock the system. No information is accessible
until the system is unlocked with the correct PIN.
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.
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
Language Select to have the touchscreen display in
English, Spanish or French.
Distance Select to display units in kilometers or miles.
Temperature Select to display units in Celsius or
Fahrenheit.
System Prompt
Volume Adjust the volume of voice prompts from the
system.
Touch Screen Button
Beep Select to have the system beep to confirm
choices made through the touchscreen.
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System
Touch Panel Button
Beep Select to have the system beep to confirm
button choices made through the climate or
audio system.
Keyboard Layout Have the touchscreen keyboard display in
QWERTY or ABC format.
Install Applications Install any downloaded applications or view
the current software licenses.
Master Reset Select to restore factory defaults. This erases
all personal settings and personal data.
Voice Control Press the Settings icon > Settings>Voice Control, then
select from the following:
Voice control
Interaction Mode Standard interaction mode provides more
detailed interaction and guidance. Advanced
mode has less audible interaction and more tone
prompts.
Confirmation Prompts Have the system ask you short questions if it
has not clearly heard or understood your
request.
Note:Even with confirmation prompts turned
off, the system may occasionally ask you to
confirm settings.
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 Candidate lists are possible results from your
voice commands. The system simply makes a
best guess at your request with these turned off.
Voice Control Volume This allows you to adjust the system’s voice
volume level.
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Media PlayerPress the Settings icon > Settings>Media Player, then select
from the following:
Media player
Autoplay 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.
Bluetooth Devices 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.
Gracenote Database
Info This allows you to view the version level of
the Gracenote Database.
Gracenote
Management With this feature on, the Gracenote Database
supplies metadata information for your music
files. This overrides information from your
device. This feature defaults to off.
Cover Art Priority With this feature on, the Gracenote Database
supplied cover art for your music files. This
overrides any art from your device. This
feature defaults to Media Player.
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NavigationPress the Settings icon > Settings>Navigation, then select
from the following:
Navigation
Map Preferences Turn breadcrumbs on and off.
Have the system display your turn list top to
bottom or bottom to top.
Turn the Parking POI notification on and off.
Route Preferences Preferred Route allows you to choose to
have the system display the Shortest,
Fastest or mostEcological route first. If you
set Always Use Preferred Route toYe s ,
the system uses the selected route type to
calculate only one route to the desired
destination. Always Use Preferred Route
bypasses route selection in destination
programming. The system only calculates one
route based on the preferred route setting.
Eco Time Penalty allows you to select a low,
medium or high cost for the calculated Eco
Route. The higher the setting, the longer the
time allotment is for the route.
Have the system avoid freeways.
Have the system avoid tollroads.
Have the system avoid ferries or car trains.
Have the system use high-occupancy vehicle
lanes.
Navigation
Preferences Have the system use guidance prompts.
Have the system automatically fill-in
State/Province information.
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Navigation
Traffic Preferences Have the system display areas where
roadwork occurs.
Have the system display incident icons.
Have the system display areas where difficult
driving conditions may occur.
Have the system display areas where snow
and ice on the road may occur.
Have the system display any smog alerts.
Have the system display weather warnings.
Have the system display where there may be
reduced visibility.
Have the system turn on your radio for traffic
announcements.
Avoid Areas Enter specific areas that you would like to
avoid on planned navigation routes.
Phone Settings Press the Settings icon > Settings>Phone, then select from
the following:
Phone
Bluetooth Devices Connect, disconnect, add or delete a device,
as well as save it as a favorite.
Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth on and off.
Do Not Disturb Have all calls go directly to your voice mail
and not ring inside your vehicle. With this
feature turned on, text message notifications
are also suppressed and do not ring inside
your vehicle.
911 Assist Turn on or turn off the 911 Assist feature.
See911 Assist in theSYNC applications
and services section.
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Phone
Phone Ringer Select the type of notification for phone calls
- ring tone, beep, text to speech, or have it be
silent.
Text Message
Notification Select the type of notification for text
messages - alert tone, beep, text to speech, or
have it be silent.
Internet Data
Connection If compatible with your phone, you can adjust
your internet data connection. Select to make
your connection profile with the personal area
network or to turn off your connection. You
can also choose to adjust your settings or
have the system always connect, never
connect when roaming or query on connect.
Press
?for more information.
Manage Phonebook Access features, such as automatic phonebook
download, re-download your phonebook, add
contacts from your phone as well as delete or
upload your phonebook.
Roaming Warning Have the system alert you when in Roaming
mode.
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