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Instrument Panel
1 Power Tilt/Telescoping
Steering Column*
Your power tilt steering column has
a 4 -way rocker control that allows
you to adjust the steering wheel to
your desired position.
2 Adaptive Cruise Control * Allows you to set a ‘gap distance’
between yourself and the vehicle in
front of you during highway driving.
When your cruise control is active,
press GAP up or down to select the
gap distance. Refer to the Cruise
Control chapter of your Owner’s
Manual for more information.
Note: Driving aids do not replace the
need to watch where the vehicle is
moving and brake where necessar y.
Refer to your Owner’s Manual for safet y
information, more details and limitations.
3 Left Info Display Provides information about various
systems on your vehicle. Use the
lef t, 5 -way controls located on the
steering wheel to choose and confirm
settings and messages. Refer to the
Information Displays chapter in your
Owner’s Manual for more information.
4 Service Engine Soon Light Illuminates briefly when you switch
the ignition on. If it remains on or
blinks af ter you star t the engine, the
On- Board Diagnostics (OBD - II) system
has detected a problem. Drive in a
moderate fashion and contact your
authorized dealer as soon as possible.
5 Right Info Display Displays information about
Entertainment, Phone and Navigation.
Use the right, 5 -way controls located
on your steering wheel to scroll
through, highlight and make minor
adjustments within a selected menu.
Refer to the MyLincoln Touch
TM
chapter in your Owner’s Manual
for more information.
6 Steering Wheel Controls Press VO L+ to increase and VOL–
to decrease volume levels.
Press SEEK
or SEEK to access
the nex t or previous radio station
preset, CD track or preset satellite
radio channel*.
Press to access voice recognition*.
Press
to access SYNC®
phone features*.
7 Push Button Start Allows you to star t your vehicle by
pressing the ENGINE START STOP
button while fully pressing down on the
brake pedal. Press the button again to
turn the engine off.
Note: Your intelligent access
transmitter must be inside the vehicle
for keyless star ting to work. If you exit
the vehicle with the transmitter and the
vehicle is running, the horn sounds.
8 Hazard Control
9 Audio Volume and Fan Speed
Swipe Controls
Swipe the touch-sensitive slide bars
with your finger to adjust audio volume
or fan speed.
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SYNC is a hands-free, voice recognition system used for
entertainment, information and communication.
SYNC. Say the Word.
Use the four-corner, four-color touchscreen to explore and
interact with your vehicle. The touchscreen works the same way
as 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*.
General Tips
Press the home icon at
any time to return to your
home screen.
For additional suppor t, 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
If you have the navigation
SD card*, make sure that you
inser t it into the media por t or
your navigation cannot work.
The touchscreen is sensitive,
so make sure you press the
desired icon accurately.
Create Your Owner Account
SYNC uses a wireless
connection called
Bluetooth® to
communicate with your
phone. Turn Bluetooth mode
on in your phone’s menu
options. This lets your phone
find SYNC.
For more details on setting
up your phone with SYNC,
visit SyncMyRide.com (U.S.)
or SyncMyRide.ca (Canada),
or your phone
manufacturer’s website.
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 complimentary services
you are eligible for.
Why You Need a SYNC
Owner Account
A SYNC owner account
allows you to receive the
latest sof tware updates that
add new places, directions
and information. When you
have questions, you get free
customer suppor t. Visit the
website or call the toll-free
number for more information.
See the inside front cover
of this guide for details.
Pairing Your Phone
with SYNC
In order to use many of the
features of SYNC, you must first
pair and connect 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 on
your ignition and radio.
2. To u c h Add Phone in the upper
lef t corner of the touchscreen.
3. Make sure that Bluetooth is
set to on and your cellular
phone is in the proper mode. 4.
When Find SYNC appears
on the display, follow the
directions on the screen.
When SYNC finds your phone,
it displays a six-digit PIN. Add
the PIN into your phone.
5. The display indicates when
the pairing is successful.
Note: The system may prompt
you to:
Set your phone as the
primar y or favorite (the
primar y phone receives
messages and voicemail).
Download your phone book
(a requirement to use the full
set of voice commands).
Turn on 911 Assist®.
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 .
Phone
Voice-control your phone
for hands-free calling with your
phone securely put away. With
SYNC, you won’t even need to
know the phone number. Just
say the name of the person you
want from your contacts.
Your phone connects you
with other features:
Automatically connects
with a 911 Operator in the
event of an accident (you
must switch this feature on
prior to an incident).
Transfer calls seamlessly
from SYNC to phone as
you get in or out of
your vehicle.
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
and when prompted, say a
voice command.
Note: You can also make
phone calls by pressing
the voice button
. When
prompted, give the voice
command “Dial” , then verbally
say the phone number.
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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 the phone
button
.
Do Not Disturb Mode
This feature blocks incoming
calls and tex t 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.
Navigation*
Get star ted with your
navigation system by pressing
the upper-right, green corner.
The available, voice-activated
navigation system includes:
SiriusXM TrafficTM
SiriusXM Travel LinkTM
GPS (Global Positioning
System) technology
3- D mapping
Turn-by-turn navigation
Some features require
activation. Refer to the
MyLincoln Touch chapter
of your Owner’s Manual for
complete details.
Set a Destination
Set a destination through your
touchscreen by using a street
address, an intersection, a point
of interest (POI) or a place on the
map. The easiest way, however,
is by voice.
1. Push 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 cit y or street as
you t ype.
You can choose from up to
three different t ypes of routes:
Fastest: Uses the fastest
moving roads possible.
Shortest : Uses the shor test
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 Nor th,
Up or 3- D.
Climate
SYNC with MyLincoln
Touch controls the temperature,
air flow direction, fan speed, and
activates other climate features
like climate controlled front
seats for you and your
front-seat passenger.
To use voice commands to
operate the climate controls, say
a voice command like “Climate
temperature 72 degrees” and
MyLincoln Touch makes
that adjustment.
Set Your MyTemp
Touch the lower-right,
blue Climate corner on
the touchscreen.
Set your exact, desired
temperature using the ( +) or
( – ) to adjust the setting.
Press and hold the M yTe m p
button until the background
color goes solid.
Entertainment
No matter how you store
your music, SYNC makes it yours
to enjoy when you are behind the
wheel. Just press the lower-lef t,
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 Enter tainment
corner on the touchscreen.
To u c h FM .
To u c h Direct Tune .
Enter the desired station and
touch Enter .
To u c h Presets and then touch
and hold one of the memor y
preset buttons to save it.
The sound mutes and then
returns af ter 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*
A/V in
For additional suppor t, 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.
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.
Note: SYNC indexes all of your
music. The more music you have
on your device, the longer it
takes SYNC to index.
Using Voice Commands to
Play Music
1. Plug your media player into
your USB por t.
2. Press the voice button
.
When prompted, say “USB” ,
then follow-up by saying a
voice command.
3. The system repeats the
command back to you and
then plays the selected item.
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Rain-sensing Wipers*
If activated, your wipers automatically turn on when moisture
is present on the windshield. The wiper speed varies based on
the amount of moisture detected and the sensitivit y setting. To
deactivate, switch your wiper control off.
Note: Make sure you switch this feature off before entering
a car wash.
Memory Function
The memor y function allows a "one-touch" recall of personalized
memor y positions for the driver seat, power mirrors and steering
column. Use the memor y controls, located on the instrument panel,
to program and then recall memor y positions. To program Position 1,
switch on the ignition, then 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.
Intelligent Access Remote Entry Icons
Press once to lock all doors. Press again within three seconds
to confirm that you locked all doors.
Press
once to unlock the driver door. Press again within three
seconds to unlock all doors.
Press
to activate the panic alarm. Press again or switch on the
ignition to switch off.
Press
twice within three seconds to open the lif tgate.
Car finder: Press
twice within three seconds to locate your
vehicle. The horn sounds and the lamps flash.
Intelligent Access Transmitter
Note: The transmitter must be within 3 feet (1 meter) of the
vehicle for intelligent access to function properly.
To unlock and open a front
door, pull the front ex terior door
handle. The unlock sensor is
on the back of the handle. To
lock the doors, touch the sensor
on the door handle. To unlock
and open the lif tgate, press the
exterior liftgate release button
on the top of the lif tgate pull-cup handle. The intelligent access
transmitter also contains a mechanical key blade that you can use to
unlock the driver door, if necessar y.
Remote Start
Remote star t allows you to star t the engine from outside your
vehicle using your transmitter. To star t, press
and then press
twice within three seconds. Once inside, apply the brake while
pressing the ENGINE START STOP button. Shif t into drive (D) and
go. To switch the engine off from outside the vehicle af ter using your
remote star t, press
once.
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.
Rear Heated Seats*
The rear heated seat controls
are located on the rear door
panels. Press
to select
high or
to select low heat.
Press the selected button again
to switch the feature off.
EasyFold®
Rear Folding Seats
The controls are near the lef t
side of the lif tgate interior
opening. Press the top control
to lower the right (40%) seat, or
the bottom control to lower the
lef t (60%) seat. To return the
seats to their upright position,
manually rotate the seatbacks
upward until you hear a click
and the seat latches.
Heated Steering Wheel*
To access, press the Climate
corner of the touchscreen.
Press
to switch on and off.
Note: The wood trim does
not heat between the
10 and 2 o’clock positions.
Tilting Head Restraints
To raise your vehicle’s front
row head restraints, pull up. To
lower, press the head restraint
down while pressing and
holding the guide sleeve adjust
and release button. Tilt the head
restraint forward for additional
comfor t by gently pulling the
top of the head restraint
for ward. Once it is in the
forward-most position, tilting it
forward once more releases it
to the upright position.
Note: Do not attempt to
force the head restraint
back ward af ter tilting it. Instead,
continue tilting it forward until
the head restraint releases to
the upright position.
Panoramic Vista Roof ®
and Power Sunshades*
To open, press and release
the overhead moonroof switch
. The front and rear
sunshades open entirely. Press
the control again and the glass
panel opens to the first position.
Press
again to fully open.
To close, pull the switch
down. The glass panel stops
at the first position. Pull again
and hold to fully close the
glass panel. Pull
to close
the sunshades. To vent from a
closed position, press the T I LT
button. To close from a venting
position, pull the T I LT button.
Convenience Comfort
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