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SYNC® WITH MYFORD TOUCH®*
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SYNC® WITH MYFORD TOUCH®*
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PHONE
Voice-control your phone for hands-
free calling with your phone securely
put 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 connect to 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 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 will ask you to say the
full address and will display
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.
*if equipped
A REVOLUTIONARY WAY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR VEHICLE
GETTING STARTED, UNDERSTANDING SYNC WITH MYFORD TOUCH
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. The system provides
easy interaction with your cellular phone, multimedia entertainment, climate
controls and navigation system*. G
eneral Tips
• Press the home icon at any
time to return to your home screen
or use the voice command by
saying “Go back”.
• For additional support, refer to your
Owner’s Manual, visit the website
or call the toll-free number. See
the inside front cover of this guide
for details.
Before You Get Started
• Pair your phone to SYNC. To do
this, touch Add Phone on your
touchscreen. When prompted,
enter the PIN provided on the
display into your phone. The
display will indicate when pairing
is successful. See the Getting
Started with Your SYNC System
section for instructions on how
to do this.
• Make sure to insert your navigation
SD card* into the media port
located in the center console
or your navigation features will
not work.
*if equipped

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CLIMATE
Control the temperature, airflow
direction, fan speed, and activates
other climate features, such as
climate controlled front seats* for
you and your passenger. To use
voice commands to operate climate,
say a voice command like “Climate
temperature 72 degrees” and MyFord
Touch will make that adjustment.
Set Your Temperature
• Touch the lower-right, blue Climate
corner on the touchscreen.
• Set your exact, desired
temperature by using the
+ or � buttons.
ENTERTAINMENT
No matter how you store your
music, SYNC makes it yours to enjoy
when you’re behind the wheel. Just
press the lower-left, red corner of
the touchscreen. From here, you
can easily go between AM, FM,
SiriusXM and other media sources.
Set Your Radio Presets
• Touch the Entertainment corner
on the touchscreen.
• Touch FM.
• Touch Direct Tune.
• Enter the desired station and
touch Enter.
• Touch Presets and then touch and
hold one of the memory preset
buttons to save it. The sound will
mute briefly and return when the
system saves the station.





Bring in Your Own Music
Gain access to any audio source
by voice and even control how
each operates, like changing radio
stations, CD tracks or music on
one of the following devices:

• USB
• Bluetooth
® streaming
• SD card
• Audio input jack
For additional support, refer to your
Owner’s Manual, visit the website
or call the toll-free number. See
the inside front cover of this guide
for details.
*if equipped
COMFORT
CLIMATE CONTROLLED
FRONT SEATS*
To access, press the Climate corner
on the touchscreen. For heated front
seats, press
repeatedly to cycle
through the various heat modes and
off. For cooled front seats, press

repeatedly to cycle through the various
cooling modes and off. If your vehicle is
not equipped with a touchscreen, use
the hard button controls (indicated by
the same symbols) to cycle through
the various heated or cooled modes
and off.



HEATED STEERING WHEEL*

Press the Climate corner of the
touchscreen. Press to switch
on and off.
Note: The wood trim will not heat
between the 10 and 2 o’clock positions.
HEATED REAR SEATS* The controls are on the back of the
center console. Press repeatedly
to cycle through the various heat
settings and off. Warmer settings are
indicated by more indicator lights.
MEMORY FUNCTION* Use the memory controls located on
the side seat panel to program and
then recall memory positions. Move
the features to the desired positions.
To program position 1, press

and hold until you hear a tone.
To set a second position, press

and hold until the same
tone sounds.
You can now use these controls to
recall the set positions.
TILTING HEAD RESTRAINTS*
Tilt the head restraints to suit your
needs. First, adjust the seatback to
an upright driving position. Then, tilt
the head restraint forward by gently
pulling the top of the head restraint.
Once it is in the forward-most
position, tilting it forward once
more will release it to the
original upright position.
Note: Do not attempt to force the
head restraint backward after it
is tilted. Instead, continue tilting
it forward until the head restraint
releases to the upright position.
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INTELLIGENT ACCESS*
Note: Your intelligent access transmitter
must be within 3 feet (1 meter) of the
vehicle for intelligent access to
function properly.
To unlock a front door, pull a front
exterior door handle. To lock the doors,
press and hold the door handle lock
sensor. Once your vehicle is unlocked,
you can press the exterior trunk
release button near the license plate. The intelligent access transmitter also
contains a mechanical key blade. You
can use it to unlock the driver door or
lock the glove box (if your vehicle has a
locking glove box), if necessary.
See the Locks chapter in your
Owner’s Manual for more details.
SECURICODE™
KEYLESS ENTRY KEYPAD*

Allows you to lock or unlock the
doors, recall memory features and
arm or disarm the anti-theft alarm.
The keypad, located near the driver’s
window, is invisible until touched and
then it lights up so you can see and
touch the buttons. To get started, you
will need your 5-digit factory code
found on your owner’s wallet card
(located in the glove box). Entering
this code unlocks the driver’s door.
To lock all of the doors, press and
hold 7•8
and 9•0 at the same time.
To unlock all doors, press and hold
3•4 within five seconds. For complete
information, refer to the SecuriCode
Keyless Entry Keypad section in the
Locks chapter of your Owner’s Manual.

REMOTE START*
Remote start allows you to start the
engine from outside your vehicle. To
start, press
and then press twice
within three seconds. Your vehicle will
run for 5, 10, or 15 minutes, depending
on the setting. See the Information
Displays chapter to select the duration
of the remote start system.
Once inside, apply the brake while
pressing the ENGINE START STOP
button. Shift into drive (D) and go.
If you have an integrated keyhead
transmitter, insert the key into the
ignition and switch on the ignition as
you normally would before driving. To
switch off the engine from outside the
vehicle after using your remote start,
press
once.
CONVENIENCECONVENIENCE
MYKEY® MyKey allows you to program certain
driving restrictions in order to promote
good driving habits. You can program
speed restrictions, limited volume
levels, safety belt reminders and more.
For complete information, refer to the
MyKey chapter in your Owner’s Manual.
AUTOWIPERS*
If switched on, your wipers will
automatically turn on when moisture
is present on the windshield. The wiper
speed will vary based on the amount
of moisture detected and on the
sensitivity setting. To switch off this
feature, switch off your wiper controls.
Note: Make sure that this feature is
switched off before entering a car wash.
AUTOLAMPS
The headlamps will switch on and off
automatically in low light situations
or during inclement weather.
To use, place the lighting control
switch into the autolamp position . The
headlamps will remain on for a period
of time after you switch off the ignition.
Use the information display controls
to adjust the period of time that
the headlamps will remain on. See
the Information Displays chapter in
your Owner’s Manual for details.
Note: Autolamps also includes a
windshield wiper rainlamp feature. When
the windshield wipers are turned to low-
or high-speed wiping during daylight and
the headlamp control is in the autolamp
position, the exterior lamps will turn on
after a brief delay and will remain on until
you switch the wipers off.
POWER ADJUSTABLE
FOOT PEDALS*
Move the brake and accelerator
pedals by using the control

located on the left side of the
steering column.
Press and hold the appropriate side
of the control to move the pedals.
Press
to move the pedals away
from you.
Press
to move the pedals closer
to you.
Adjust the pedals only when the vehicle
is in park (P).
Note: Never use the controls while your
vehicle is moving and with your feet on the
accelerator and brake pedals.