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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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