2016 FORD EXPLORER Owners Manual

The selection menu expands and different
options appear.
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Press the up and down arrows to scroll
through the modes.
• Press the right arrow to enter the mode.
• Press the left or right arrows to make
adjustments within the chosen mode.
• Press OK to confirm your selection.
Note: If your vehicle is not equipped with
Navigation, Compass appears in the display
instead of Navigation. If you press the right
arrow to go into the Compass menu, you
can see the compass graphic. The compass
displays the direction in which the vehicle
is traveling, not true direction (for example,
if the vehicle is traveling west, the middle
of the compass graphic displays west; north
displays to the left of west though its true
direction is to the right of west).
Using Voice Commands
This system helps you control many
features using voice commands. This
allows you to keep your hands on the
wheel and focus on what is in front of you.
The system provides feedback through
audible tones, prompts, questions and
spoken confirmations depending on the
situation and the chosen level of
interaction (voice settings).
The system also asks short questions
(confirmation prompts) when it is not sure
of your request or when there are multiple
possible responses to your request.
When using voice commands, words and
icons may appear in the lower left status
bar indicating the status of the voice
command session (such as Listening,
Success, Failed, Paused or Try Again). How to Use Voice Commands The following are some of the
voice commands that you can
say at any time during a voice
command session.
Press the voice button and when
prompted say: Voice command
Main Menu
What Can I Say
Previous Page
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Help
Helpful Hints
• Make sure the interior of your vehicle is
as quiet as possible. Wind noise from
open windows and road vibrations may
prevent the system from correctly
recognizing spoken voice commands.
• After pressing the voice command icon,
wait until after the tone sounds and a
message appears before saying a voice
command. Any voice command spoken
prior to this does not register with the
system.
• Speak naturally, without long pauses
between words.
• At any time, you can interrupt the
system while it is speaking by pressing
the voice command icon.
Accessing a List of Available Voice
Commands
To access a list of available voice
commands you can do either of the
following.
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Using the touchscreen, press:
Menu Item
Settings
Help
Voice Command List Using the steering wheel control, press
the voice button and when prompted
say one of the following: Voice Commands
List of Commands
Radio List of Commands
Phone List of Commands
Voice Instructions List of Commands
Voice Command Settings
These allow you to customize the level of
system interaction, help and feedback. The
system defaults to standard interaction
that uses candidate lists and confirmation
prompts as these provide the highest level
of guidance and feedback. Action and Description
Menu Item
In this mode the system provides
detailed interaction and guidance.
Novice
Interaction Mode
This mode has less audible interac-tion and more tone prompts.
Advanced
The system uses these short questions to confirm your voice
command. If turned off, the system simply makes a best guess as to what you requested. The system may still occasionally ask you to confirm a voice command.
Confirmation Prompts
Candidate lists are lists of possible results from your voice
commands. The system creates these lists when it has the
same confidence level of several options based on your voice command
Phone Candidate Lists
Media Candidate Lists
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Using the touchscreen, press the
settings icon, then press:
Menu Item
Voice Settings
Voice Control
Select from the following:
Interaction Mode
Confirmation Prompts
Media Candidate Lists
Phone Candidate Lists
Voice Control Volume Using Voice Commands with the
Touchscreen Options
The voice command system has a dual
mode feature which allows you to switch
between using voice commands and
making on-screen selections. This is
available only when the system displays a
list of candidates generated during a voice
command session. For example, this can
be used when entering a street address or
trying to call a contact from a cell phone
paired to the system.
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Message
Item
Clock
A
Display
B
Sound
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Vehicle
D
Settings
E
Help
F Clock
Under this menu, you can set the clock,
access and adjust the display, sound and
vehicle settings as well as access settings
for specific modes or the help feature.
To make adjustments using the touchscreen, select: Action and Description
Menu Item
Press the settings icon.
Settings
Press the + or - to adjust the time.
Clock
From this screen, you can also make other adjustments such
as 12-hour or 24-hour mode, activate GPS time synchroniza-
tion and have the system automatically update new time
zones.
You can also switch the outside air temperature display off
and on. It appears at the top center of the touchscreen, next
to the time and date.
Note: You cannot manually set the date. Your vehicle ’s GPS does this for you.
Note: If the battery has been disconnected, your vehicle needs to acquire a GPS signal to
update the clock. Once your vehicle acquires the signal, it may take a few minutes for the
update to display the correct time.
Display
You can adjust the display using the
touchscreen or the voice button on the
steering wheel controls.
To make adjustments using the touchscreen, select: Action and Description
Menu Item
Press the settings icon.
Settings
Display
Then select from the following:
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Menu Item
When set to On, lets you use the automatic dimming feature.
Auto Dim
When set to Off you are able to adjust the brightness of the screen.
Make the screen display brighter or dimmer.
Brightness
Allows you to switch the display off. It also allows you to set the screen
to a certain brightness or have the system automatically change based
on the outside light level.
Mode
If you also select:These features will allow you to adjust the dimming of
your screen.
Auto
Night
Allows you to adjust screen dimming as the outside lighting conditions
change from day to night.
Auto Dim
Manual Offset
Allows you to display the default photo or upload your own.
Edit Wallpaper To make adjustments using the voice
button, press the button and when
prompted, say:
Voice command
Display Settings
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.
The system allows you to upload and view
up to 32 photos.
To access, press:
To upload your photos, select: Action and Description
Menu Item
Press the settings icon.
Settings
Display
Follow the system prompts to upload your photographs.
Edit Wallpaper
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Only the photograph(s), which meets the
following conditions display:
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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
To make adjustments using the
touchscreen, select: Message
Settings
Sound
Then select from the following:
Bass
Midrange
Treble
Set Balance and Fade
Occupancy Mode
Speed Compensated Volume
DSP
Note: Your vehicle may not have all of
these sound settings. Vehicle
To make adjustments using the
touchscreen, select: Message
Settings
Vehicle
Then select from the following:
Ambient Lighting *
Vehicle Health Report
Camera Settings
Enable Valet Mode
* US only
Ambient Lighting (If Equipped)
When you switch this feature on, ambient
lighting illuminates the dashboard,
footwells, doors, cupholders, and console
with a choice of colors.
To make adjustments using the touchscreen, select: Action and Description
Menu Item
Press the settings icon.
Settings
Vehicle
Ambient Lighting
• You can then touch the desired color.
• Use the scroll bar to increase or decrease the intensity.
• To switch the feature on or off, press the power button.
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Vehicle Health Report (If Equipped, US Only)
To make adjustments using the touchscreen, select:
Action and Description
Message
Press the settings icon.
Settings
Vehicle
Vehicle Health
Turn on and off and set the mileage interval at which you
would like to receive the reports. Press the ? for more
information on these selections.
Automatic Reminders
Mileage Interval (Miles)
To run the vehicle health report immediately.
Run Vehicle Health
Report Now
You can find more information on Vehicle Health Report in this chapter.
Camera Settings
To make adjustments using the touchscreen, select: Action and Description
Message
Press the settings icon.
Settings
Vehicle
Camera Settings
Then select from the following:
Enhanced Park Aids
Rear Camera Delay
You can find more information on the rear view camera system in another chapter. See
Parking Aids
(page 198).
Enable Valet Mode
Note: If the system locks, and you need to
reset the PIN, please contact the Customer
Relationship Center. United States: 1-800-392-3673
Canada: 1-800-565-3673
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To make adjustments using the touchscreen, select:
Action and Description
Menu Item
Press the settings icon.
Settings
Vehicle
Then enter a four digit PIN twice, as prompted.
Enable Valet Mode
After you press Continue the system locks until you enter the
PIN again.
Continue
Settings
Access and adjust system settings, voice
features, as well as phone, navigation and
wireless settings.
System
To make adjustments using the touchscreen, select: Action and Description
Message
Press the settings icon.
Settings
System
Then select from the following:
Select to have the touchscreen display in English, Spanish or
French.
Language
Select to display units in kilometers or miles.
Distance
Select to display units in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Temperature
Adjust the volume of voice prompts from the system.
System Prompt Volume
Select to have the system beep to confirm choices made
through the touchscreen.
Touch Screen Button
Beep
Have the touchscreen keyboard display in QWERTY or ABC
format.
Keyboard Layout
Install any downloaded applications or view the current
software licenses.
Install Applications
Select to restore factory defaults. This erases all personal
settings and personal data.
Master reset
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