2023 FORD EXPEDITION Owners Manual

Depending on the station quality, you couldhear a slight sound change when thestation changes between analog anddigital audio.
You cannot access a saved HD station ifyour vehicle is outside the station’sreception area.
SWITCHING DIGITAL RADIORECEPTION ON AND OFF
1.Press Settings on the touchscreen.
2.Press Radio Settings.
3.Switch AM HD Radio or FM HD Radioon or off.
DIGITAL RADIO INDICATORS
HD Radio Indicator
The indicator appears when HD Radio ison and you tune to a station broadcastingHD Radio technology.
The color of the indicator changes toindicate the system status.
Gray indicates the system is acquiring adigital station.
Orange indicates digital audio is playing.
Multicast Indicator
The multicast indicator appears if thecurrent station is broadcasting multipledigital broadcasts. The highlightednumbers indicate additional digitalchannels available.
Note:For stations that have more than oneHD multicast, the HD indicator and radiotext appears as a button. Press the buttonto cycle through all of the HD stations onthat specific frequency.
SATELLITE RADIO (IF EQUIPPED)
WHAT IS SATELLITE RADIO
Your factory-installed SiriusXM radiosystem includes a limited subscriptionterm, which begins on the date of sale orlease of your vehicle. See an authorizeddealer for availability.
For additional information about extendedsubscription terms, visit www.SiriusXM.comin the United States,www.SiriusXM.ca inCanada, or call SiriusXM at1-888-539-7474.
Note:SiriusXM reserves the unrestrictedright to change, rearrange, add or deleteprogramming including canceling, movingor adding particular channels, and its prices,at any time, with or without notice to you.Neither SiriusXM and its affiliates nor FordMotor Company and its affiliates will beliable to you or any third party for any suchmodification, suspension or termination.
SATELLITE RADIO LIMITATIONS
For optimal reception performance, keepthe antenna clear of snow and ice build-upand keep luggage and other material asfar away from the antenna as possible.Placing luggage over the antenna mayreduce performance. Factory-installed andaftermarket vehicle structures including,but not limited to, roof racks and soft toproofs in a partially open position couldreduce reception performance.
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Hills, mountains, tall buildings, bridges,tunnels, freeway overpasses, parkinggarages, dense tree foliage andthunderstorms can interfere with yourreception.
When you pass a ground-basedbroadcast-repeating tower, a strongersignal may overtake a weaker one andcould result in the audio system muting.Your display could show an error messageto indicate the interference.
LOCATING THE SATELLITE RADIOIDENTIFICATION NUMBER
1.Select SiriusXM as the audio source.
2.Tune to channel 0.
SELECTING A CHANNEL
Manually Selecting a Channel
Press the button to find theprevious or next available radiochannel.
Linear Tuner
The linear tuner is displayed whenmanually selecting a channel. You canswipe left or right on the linear tunercarousel to navigate through the channellist. Tap on a channel title to listen to it.
Using Direct Tune
1.Press the channel up or down buttonto open the linear tuner screen.
2.Press Direct Tune to open the numberpad.
3.Enter the channel you prefer.
Using Browse
1.Press Browse.
2.Select a channel.
SATELLITE RADIO SETTINGS
Subscription
Your subscription status is displayed. Youcan subscribe or manage your subscriptiondirectly from the touchscreen.
SiriusXM Favorites
While you are listening to SiriusXM, you cansave favorites by:
•Tapping the currently tuned channelor show logo on the SiriusXM audioscreen.
•Tuning to a channel or show you wantto save as a favorite. Navigate to theSiriusXM Favorites screen and pressthe Add Current button. The currentlytuned channel or show is saved as afavorite.
•Saving a radio preset. This saves thecurrently tuned SiriusXM channel orshow as a favorite
Note:Requires a trial or active subscriptionto use.
Listening History
Listening history is a list of recently listenedto SiriusXM content. You can view, manageand reset the listening history using thecontrols on the touchscreen.
Note:Requires a trial or active subscriptionto use.
Help and Support
You can contact SiriusXM Customer Caredirectly from SYNC and view informationrequired to manage your SiriusXM account.
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SETTING AN ALERT
Sets a notification for the current song,artist, or sports team. The system alertsyou when it plays again on any channel.
Selecting this button allows you to enableand edit alerts.
Note:You can switch alerts on or off andedit them in the satellite radio settings.
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AUDIO SYSTEM – TROUBLESHOOTING
AUDIO SYSTEM – INFORMATION MESSAGES
Satellite Radio Troubleshooting
Recommended ActionPotential EffectsError Message
Internet connectivity isturned off. See ConnectedVehicle (page 475).
Internet streaming and OnDemand shows are unavail-able and some SiriusXMfeatures are disabled.
Connectivity Disabled
SYNC attempts to connect.See Satellite Radio Limit-ations (page 485).Switch toa satellite connection for thecurrent channel if the optionis available.
Audio system may mute.Switch to Satellite buttonmay be displayed on theSiriusXM audio screen if thechannel is also available viasatellite.
No Internet
Antenna may be obstructedor satellite reception is weakin your location. See Satel-lite Radio Limitations(page 485).Switch to aninternet connection for thecurrent channel if the optionis available.
Audio system may mute.Switch to Internet buttonmay be displayed on theSiriusXM audio screen if thechannel is also available viastreaming.
No Satellite Signal
Allow some time for theaudio to load or tune to adifferent channel.
Audio system may mutewhile the audio attempts toload.
Slow Network Connection
A temporary update may bein progress. Allow some timebefore retrying to tune to thechannel. If the issuecontinues, the channel mayno longer be available.
Audio system may mute.Radio may tune to adifferent channel.
Channel Unavailable
A temporary update may bein progress. Allow some timebefore retrying to play theepisode. If the issuecontinues, the episode mayno longer be available.
Audio system may mute.Radio may tune to adifferent channel.
Episode Unavailable
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Recommended ActionPotential EffectsError Message
Allow some time and retrythe action.Audio system may mute.Radio may tune to adifferent channel.
Something went wrong
Your subscription hasexpired or you have not yetsubscribed for access to thelisted content. Navigate toSubscription under theSatellite Radio Settingsmenu. If you have an activesubscription which includesthe listed channel or contentand you see this error, youmay need to refresh yourradio. To refresh your Siri-usXM radio, visit www.siri-usxm.com/refresh in the US,or www.siriusxm.ca/refreshin Canada.You may need to provideyour SiriusXM Radio identific-ation number. SeeLocating the SatelliteRadio IdentificationNumber (page 497).
Cannot listen to selectedcontent. Content mayappear grayed out and somefeatures may be disabled.
Subscribe to Listen
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Recommended ActionPotential EffectsError Message
Your subscription does notinclude access to the listedcontent. You may need toupgrade your subscription.Navigate to Subscriptionunder the Satellite RadioSettings menu. If you havean active subscription whichincludes the listed channelor content and you see thiserror, you may need torefresh your radio. To refreshyour SiriusXM radio, visitwww.siriusxm.com/refreshin the US, or www.siri-usxm.ca/refresh in Canada.You may need to provideyour SiriusXM Radio identific-ation number. SeeLocating the SatelliteRadio IdentificationNumber (page 497).
Cannot listen to selectedcontent. Content mayappear grayed out and somefeatures may be disabled.
Upgrade to Listen
Content is not available inyour location or SiriusXM isunable to determine yourlocation. Tuning to adifferent channel mayresolve the issue.
Audio may mute. Not avail-able in your location orUnable to determine yourlocation may be displayed.
Location Restricted Content
The Block Explicit Contentfilter is turned on. Navigateto Listener Settings underthe Satellite Radio Settingsmenu to access the BlockExplicit Content filter.Navigate to ListenerSettings. See SatelliteRadio Settings (page 486).
Audio may mute. Radio maytune to a different channel.Channel Blocked
If issue persists, you mayneed to visit an authorizeddealer for service.
Audio may mute. Access toSiriusXM features may beunavailable.
Antenna Problem or Hard-ware Problem
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Recommended ActionPotential EffectsError Message
Allow SiriusXM some timeto complete updating.Audio may mute.SiriusXM Updating...
No action necessary. Ifloading time is longer thanusual, See Satellite RadioSettings (page 486).
Audio may mute. Contentmay be temporarily unavail-able while loading.
Loading...
No action necessary. AllowSiriusXM some time to finishloading.
Audio may mute. Contentand controls may betemporarily unavailable.
SiriusXM Loading...
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AUDIO SYSTEM
PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: Driving while distractedcan result in loss of vehicle control, crashand injury. We strongly recommend thatyou use extreme caution when using anydevice that may take your focus off theroad. Your primary responsibility is thesafe operation of your vehicle. Werecommend against the use of anyhand-held device while driving andencourage the use of voice-operatedsystems when possible. Make sure youare aware of all applicable local lawsthat may affect the use of electronicdevices while driving.
Listening to loud audio for long periods oftime could damage your hearing.
IDENTIFYING THE AUDIO UNIT
Note:Depending on your vehicle options,the controls may look different from whatyou see here.
SWITCHING THE AUDIO UNIT
ON AND OFF
Press the button on the volumecontrol.
SELECTING THE AUDIO
SOURCE
Press Sources on thetouchscreen to open the mediasource menu.
PLAYING OR PAUSING THE
AUDIO SOURCE
Audio Unit
Press the button to pauseplayback. Press again to resumeplayback.
Touchscreen
Press the button to pauseplayback. Press again to resumeplayback.
Note:Not all sources can be paused.
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
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