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The screen lists contacts in the phone book.Select the contact that you want to set asemergency contact. You can set EmergencyContact 2 by same process. You can set twoEmergency Contacts in total.
Note:After SYNC3 tries to place anemergency call, the Emergency Contactbutton displays on the touch screen. Youneed to press the button to call the contactthrough your Bluetooth phone.
Note:If the vehicle is equipped withnavigation, a map with your current streetinformation displays on the screen when 911Assist is in process.
Radio
This button is available if a Radio source suchas AM or FM is the active media source.Pressing the button allows you to access thefollowing features:
Action and DescriptionMenu Item
Activation of this feature allows you to listen to HD radio broadcasts.FM HD Radio
AM HD Radio
(Dependent on currentradio source, If Available)
This feature is available when FM Radio is your active media source. Activate this feature to have the systemdisplay radio text.Radio Text
RefreshAutoset Presets (AST)
Selecting this option stores the six strongest stations in your current location to the last preset bank of thecurrently tuned source.
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Menu Item
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
Select to have the system beep to confirm choices made through the touch-screen.Touch Screen Beep
When you activate this option, the system automatically updates when you havean available Internet connection through a Wi-Fi network or mobile connection.Automatic System Updates
Information pertaining to the system and its software.About SYNC
Documentation of the software license for the system.Software Licenses
Select to restore factory defaults. This erases all personal settings and personaldata.Master Reset
Wi-Fi & Hotspot
Access SYNC Wi-Fi and Vehicle Hotspotsettings and information.
System Wi-Fi
You can access the following:
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Cell phone issues
Possible solutionPossible causeIssue
Refer to your device's manual about audio adjustments.The audio control settings on your cellphone may be affecting SYNC 3performance.
There is background noiseduring a phone call.
Try switching your cell phone off, resetting it or removing the battery,then try again.Possible cell phone malfunction.During a call, I can hear theother person but theycannot hear me.Make sure that the microphone for SYNC 3 is not set to off. Look forthe microphone icon on the phone screen.
To restart your system, shut down the engine, open and close thedoor, and then lock the door and wait for 2-3 minutes. Make sure thatyour SYNC 3 screen is black and the lighted USB port is off.The system may need to be restarted.During a call, I cannot hearthe other person and theycannot hear me.
Check your cell phone's compatibility.This is a cell phone-dependent feature.
SYNC 3 is not able todownload my phonebook.
Make sure you allow SYNC 3 to retrieve contacts from your phone.Refer to your cell manual.
Possible cell phone malfunction.You must switch on your cell phone and the automatic phonebookdownload feature on SYNC 3.
Try switching your cell phone off, resetting it or removing the battery,then try again.
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Cell phone issues
Possible solutionPossible causeIssue
Make sure you allow SYNC 3 to retrieve contacts from your phone.Refer to your cell manual.
Limitations on your cell phone's capab-ility.
The system says "Phone-book downloaded" but mySYNC 3 phonebook isempty or is missingcontacts.
If the missing contacts are stored on your SIM card, move them toyour cell phone's memory.
You must switch on your cell phone and the automatic phonebookdownload feature on SYNC 3.
Check your cell phone's compatibility.This is a cell phone-dependent feature.
I am having troubleconnecting my cell phoneto SYNC 3.
Try switching your cell phone off, resetting it or removing the battery,then try again.
Possible cell phone malfunction.
Try deleting your device from SYNC 3 and deleting SYNC from yourdevice, then trying again.
Always check the security and auto accept prompt settings relativeto the SYNC 3 Bluetooth connection on your cell phone.
Update your cell phone's firmware.
Switch the auto download setting off.
Check your cell phone's compatibility.This is a cell phone-dependent feature.Text messaging is notworking on SYNC 3.Try switching your cell phone off, resetting it or removing the battery,then try again.Possible cell phone malfunction.
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Cell phone issues
Possible solutionPossible causeIssue
Text messages from WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are notsupported.
Your cell phone must support downloading text messages throughBluetooth to receive incoming text messages.This is a cell phone-dependent feature.
Audible text messages donot work on my cell phone.Because each cell phone is different, refer to your device's manualfor the specific cell phone you are pairing. In fact, there can bedifferences between cell phones due to brand, model, service providerand software version.
This is a cell phone limitation.
USB and Bluetooth Stereo issues
Possible solutionPossible causeIssue
Disconnect the device from SYNC 3. Try switching your device off,resetting it or removing the battery, then reconnect it to SYNC 3.
Possible device malfunction.I am having troubleconnecting my device.
Make sure you are using the manufacturer's cable.
Make sure to correctly insert the USB cable into the device and yourvehicle's USB port.
Make sure that the device does not have an auto-install program oractive security settings.
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USB and Bluetooth Stereo issues
Possible solutionPossible causeIssue
Make sure your device is unlocked before connecting it to SYNC 3.The device has a lock screen enabled.
Make sure you are not leaving the device in your vehicle during veryhot or cold temperatures.This is a device limitation.SYNC 3 does not recog-nize my device when I startmy vehicle.
Make sure you connect the device to SYNC 3 and that you havestarted the media player on your device.
This is a device-dependent feature.
Bluetooth audio does notstream.The device is not connected.
Try switching your device off, resetting it or removing the battery, thenreconnect it to SYNC 3.The device is in a bad state.
Make sure that all song details are populated.Your music files may not contain thecorrect artist, song title, album or genreinformation.
SYNC 3 does not recog-nize music that is on mydevice.
Try replacing the corrupt file with a new version.The file may be corrupted.
Some devices require you to change the USB settings from massstorage to media transfer protocol class.The song may have copyright protectionthat does not allow it to play.
Convert the file to a supported format. See Entertainment (page 397).The file format is not supported by SYNC3.
Update media index. See Settings (page 438).The device needs to be re-indexed.
Make sure your device is unlocked before connecting it to SYNC 3.The device has a lock screen enabled.
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USB and Bluetooth Stereo issues
Possible solutionPossible causeIssue
Disconnect the device from SYNC 3. Try switching your device off,resetting it or removing the battery, then connect it back to SYNC 3.
This is a device limitation.When I connect my device,I sometimes do not hearany sound.
To listen to Apple devices through USB, select AirPlay from the devicesControl Center, then select Dock Connector.
To listen to Apple devices through Bluetooth Stereo, select AirPlayfrom the devices Control Center, then select SYNC.
Connect a compatible device or media player.The device or media player is incompat-ible.
SYNC 3 does not displaythe song information,repeat, or shuffle buttons.
Wi-Fi Issues
Possible solutionPossible causeIssue
Verify password.Password error.Failed connection.
Check for a poor Wi-Fi signal.Weak signal.
Use a unique name for your SSID, don’t use the default name unlessit contains a unique identifier, such as part of the MAC address.Multiple Access points within range withthe same SSID.
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AppLink issues
Possible solution(s)Possible cause(s)Issue
Switch Bluetooth off and then on to reset it on your phone. If you arein your vehicle, SYNC 3 should be able to automatically re-connectto your phone if you press the "Phone" button.
There is a Bluetooth issue on some olderversions of the Android operating systemthat may cause apps that were found onyour previous vehicle drive to not befound again if you did not switchBluetooth off.
My Android phone isconnected, my app(s) arerunning, I restarted them,but I still cannot find anyapps.
Unplug the USB cable from the phone, wait a moment, and plug theUSB cable back in to the phone. After a few seconds, the app shouldappear in SYNC 3's Mobile Apps Menu. If not, "Force Close" theapplication and restart it.
You may need to reset the USB connec-tion to SYNC 3.
My iPhone is connected,my app is running, Irestarted the app but I stillcannot find it on SYNC 3.
Increase the Bluetooth volume of the device by using the device'svolume control buttons which are most often found on the side of thedevice.The Bluetooth volume on the phone maybe low.
I have an Android phone. Ifound and started mymedia app on SYNC 3, butthere is no sound or thesound is very low.
Force close or uninstall the apps you do not want SYNC 3 to find. Ifthe app has a "Ford SYNC" setting, disable that setting in the app'ssettings menu on the phone.
Some Android devices have a limitednumber of Bluetooth ports that apps canuse to connect. If you have more AppLinkapps on your phone than the number ofavailable Bluetooth ports, you will not seeall of your apps listed in the SYNC 3mobile apps menu.
I can only see some of theAppLink apps running onmy phone listed in theSYNC 3 Mobile AppsMenu.
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