Quick Reference Guide
2015 MKX
Lincoln MKX
June 2014
First Printing
Quick Reference Guide
Litho in USA
FA1J 19G217 AA
This Quick Reference Guide is not
intended to replace your vehicle
Owner’s Manual which contains more
detailed information concerning the
features of your vehicle, as well as
important safety warnings designed
to help reduce the risk of injury to you
and your passengers. Please read
your entire Owner’s Manual carefully
as you begin learning about your new
vehicle and refer to the appropriate
chapters when questions arise. All
information contained in this Quick
Reference Guide was accurate at the
time of duplication. We reserve the
right to change features, operation
and/or functionality of any vehicle
specification at any time. Your Lincoln
dealer is the best source for the most
current information. For detailed
operating and safety information,
please consult your Owner’s Manual.
United States
Lincoln Customer Relationship Center
1-800-521-4140
(TDD for the hearing impaired 1-800-232-5952)
lincolnowner.com
Canada
Lincoln Customer Relationship Centre
1-800-387-9333
lincolncanada.com WARNING
Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, crash an\
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injury. We strongly recommend that you use extreme caution when
using any device that may take your focus off the road. Your primary
responsibility is the safe operation of your vehicle. We recommend
against the use of any hand-held device while driving and encourage
the use of voice-operated systems when possible. Make sure you are
aware of all applicable local laws that may affect the use of electronic\
devices while driving.
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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.
SYNC® with MyLincoln TouchTM
*if equipped*if equipped
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Rear View Camera*
This system provides a video image of
the area behind the vehicle. The display
automatically appears in the touchscreen
when the vehicle is in reverse (R) and uses
green, yellow and red guides to aler t you of
your proximit y to objects.
Universal Garage Door Opener
Your driver side visor has a built-in wireless
transmitter that replaces the common
hand-held garage door opener. You can
also program this system to securit y
systems, entr y gates and home or office
lighting. Refer to the Universal Garage
Door Opener chapter in your Owner’s
Manual , or visit www.homelink.com
for programming instructions.
Power Liftgate
Your lif tgate has an automatic open and
closing feature. To open remotely, press
twice on your remote control within three
seconds. Press
twice again to close
or reverse the movement. You can also
operate the lif tgate by pressing the
button on the instrument panel. The rear
cargo area control lets you close the lif tgate
by pressing the
button.
Reverse Sensing System
This system sounds a warning tone if
there is an obstacle near the vehicle’s rear
bumper when the vehicle is in reverse (R)
and is traveling less than 3 mph (5 km/h).
The warning tone increases in frequency as
the object gets closer.
Note: Visibilit y aids do not replace the
need to watch where the vehicle is moving.
Refer to your Owner’s Manual for safet y
information, more details and limitations.
Function
*if equipped *if equipped
BLIS® (Blind Spot Information
System) with Cross Traffic Alert*
BLIS uses radar sensors to help
you determine if a vehicle may
be in your blind spot zone. The
cross traffic aler t feature aler ts you
if a car comes toward you when
you back out of a parking space.
BLIS and cross traffic aler t display a yellow indicator light in your
ex terior mirrors and cross traffic aler t also sounds tones and displays
messages to warn you which direction vehicles are approaching.
Refer to the Driving Aids chapter in your Owner’s Manual for
more information.
Easy Fuel® System
With this system, open the fuel
door, inser t the nozzle and begin
fueling. It is self sealing and
therefore protected against dust,
dir t, water, snow and ice. Wait
about five seconds from the time
the refueling nozzle is shut off until
you remove the nozzle from the vehicle to allow residual fuel in the
nozzle to drain into the tank. When using a por table fuel container,
slowly inser t the fuel funnel (located in the spare tire compar tment),
and pour the fuel into the funnel.
SecuriCodeTM Keyless
Entry System
Allows you to lock or unlock the
doors, recall memor y features and
arm or disarm the anti-thef t alarm.
To get star ted, you need your
5-digit factory code found on your
owner’s wallet card (located in the
glove box). Entering this code unlocks the driver door. To lock all
doors, press and hold 7• 8 and 9•0 at the same time. For complete
information, refer to the SecuriCode Keyless Entry Keypad section
in the Locks chapter of your Owner’s Manual .
SelectShift Automatic®
Transmission with
Paddle Activation
Gives you the abilit y to manually
change gears if you like.
To use, move the gearshif t lever
from drive (D) to spor t (S). Pull the
right paddle (+) to upshif t, pull the
lef t paddle ( –) to downshif t.
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