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Phone issues
Possible solution(s)Possible cause(s)Issue
Depending upon your phone,you may have to grant SYNCpermission to access yourphonebook contacts. Makesure to confirm whenprompted by your phoneduring the phonebookdownload.
Go to the website to reviewyour phone's compatibility.This is a phone-dependentfeature.I am having troubleconnecting my phone toSYNC.Try turning off the device,resetting the device orremoving the device'sbattery, then trying again.
This may be a possiblephone malfunction.
Try deleting your devicefrom SYNC, deleting SYNCfrom your device and tryingagain.Check the security and autoaccept and prompt alwayssettings relative to the SYNCBluetooth connection onyour phone.Update your device's firm-ware.Turn off the Auto phone-book download setting.
Go to the website to reviewyour phone's compatibility.This is a phone-dependentfeature.Text messaging is notworking on SYNC.Try turning off the device,resetting the device orremoving the device'sbattery, then trying again.
This may be a possiblephone malfunction.
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USB and media issues
Possible solution(s)Possible cause(s)Issue
Try turning off the device,resetting the device,removing the device'sbattery, then trying again.
This may be a possibledevice malfunction.I am having troubleconnecting my device.
Make sure you are using themanufacturer's cable.Make sure you insert theUSB cable correctly into thedevice and the USB port.Make sure that the devicedoes not have an auto-install program or activesecurity settings.
Make sure you are notleaving the device in yourvehicle during very hot orcold temperatures.
This is a device limitation.SYNC does not recognizemy device when I turn on thecar.
Review the device compatib-ility chart on the SYNCwebsite to confirm yourphone supports theBluetooth audio streamingfunction.
This is a phone-dependentfeature.The device is not connected.
Bluetooth audio does notstream.
Make sure you correctlyconnect the device to SYNC,and that you have pressedplay on your device.
Make sure that all songdetails are populated.Your music files may notcontain the correct artist,song title, album or genreinformation.
SYNC does not recognizemusic that is on my device.Some devices require you tochange the USB settingsfrom mass storage to MTPclass.The file may be corrupted.The song may have copy-right protection, which doesnot allow it to play.
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Vehicle Health Report and Services (Traffic, Directions and Information) issues
Possible solution(s)Possible cause(s)Issue
This is a free feature, but youmust first register online touse it.
You did not activate youraccount on the website.You may have the wrongVIN (vehicle identificationnumber) listed.
I received a text that I didnot activate Vehicle HealthReport.Make sure that your VIN iscorrectly listed in youraccount.
When you register youraccount, you must choose apreferred dealer. If it alreadylists a dealer, try selectinganother dealer and loggingout. Log back in, change itback to your preferreddealer, and retrieve thereport.
The preferred dealerinformation did not loadcorrectly.
I am unable to retrieve thereport on the website, or Ireceive a system error.
Update your cellular numberin your account on thewebsite.
This could be due to yourphone's compatibility.Bad signal strength.
I am unable to submit areport.
Make sure you have fullsignal strength and that yourBluetooth volume level hasbeen turned up.
You did not register yourphone correctly on thewebsite.
Make sure the currentlyconnected phone isregistered on yourSYNCMyRide account.Try deleting your phone andperforming a clean pairing.
This is a free feature, but youmust first register online touse it.
You did not activate thisphone for this service.Your phone has ID blockeractive.
I heard a commercial whenI tried to use Traffic, Direc-tions and Information.Turn off ID blocker on yourphone as the system recog-nizes you by your phonenumber.Make sure the currentlyconnected phone is thesame one that is registeredon your SYNCMyRideaccount.
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AppLink issues
Possible solution(s)Possible cause(s)Issue
On an iPhone with iOS7+, toforce close an app, doubletab the home button thenswipe up on the app to closeit. Tab the home buttonagain, then select the appagain to restart it. After afew seconds, the app shouldthen appear in SYNC'sMobile App's Menu.
Reset the Bluetooth on yourphone by turning it off andthen turning Bluetooth backon. If you are in your vehicle,SYNC should be able toautomatically re-connect toyour phone if you press the"Phone" button.
There is a bluetooth bug onsome order versions of theAndroid OS. This bug maycause apps that were foundthe last time your phoneconnected to SYNC not tobe found again if you havenot turned off bluetooth.
My Android phone isconnected, my app(s) arerunning, I restarted them,but I still cannot find anyapps.
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AppLink issues
Possible solution(s)Possible cause(s)Issue
Unplug the USB cable fromthe phone, wait a moment,and plug the USB cableback in to the phone. After afew seconds, the app shouldappear in SYNC's MobileApps Menu. If not, "ForceClose" the application andrestart it.
The USB connection toSYNC may need to be reset.My iPhone phone isconnected, my app isrunning, I restarted the appbut I still cannot find it onSYNC.
Try increasing the Bluetoothvolume of the device byusing the device's volumecontrol buttons which aremost often found on theside of the device.
The bluetooth volume onthe phone may be low.I have an Android phone. Ifound and started my mediaapp on SYNC, but there is nosound or the sound is verylow.
Force close or uninstall theapps you do not want SYNCto find. If the app has a "FordSYNC" setting, disable thatsetting in the app's settingsmenu on the phone.
Some Android devices havea limited number ofbluetooth ports apps canuse to connect. If you havemore AppLink apps on yourphone than the number ofavailble Bluetooth ports, youwill not see all of your appslisted in SYNC's mobile appsmenu.
I can only see some of theAppLink apps running on myphone listed in SYNC'sMobile Apps Menu.
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