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SYNC® with MyFord touch® General tips Press the home icon at any time to  return to your home screen. For additional support, 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. Phone Voice-control your phone for handsfree calling with your phone securely tucked away. With SYNC, you won't even need to know the phone number. Just say the name of the person you want from your contacts. Your phone connects you with many other features and SYNC services: •C  onnect to SYNC Services for traffic, directions, business searches and information favorites. •C  onnect to Operator Assist to help locate a listing or destination. •C  all for a Vehicle Health Report. •A  utomatically connects with a 911 operator in the event of an accident (feature must be turned on prior to the event). •T  ransfer calls seamlessly from SYNC to your phone as you get in or out of your vehicle. Refer to the SYNC chapter of your Owner's Manual for complete details. navigation* Get started with your navigation system by pressing the upper-right green corner. The available, voiceactivated navigation system includes: • SiriusXM Traffic™ • SiriusXM Travel Link™ • Global positioning system (GPS) technology • 3-D mapping • Turn-by-turn navigation Refer to the MyFord Touch chapter of your Owner's Manual for complete details. 1)  Press the voice button . When prompted, say "Destination street address". 2)  The system will ask you to say the full address and will display 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 touch screen to enter a destination and narrow your choices by city or street as you type. You can choose from up to three different types of routes: • Fastest: Uses the fastest moving roads possible. • Shortest: Uses the shortest distance possible. • Eco (EcoRoute): Uses the most fuel efficient route. Before you get started • Pair your phone to SYNC before using MyFord Touch (see the Getting started with your SYNC system in this guide for instructions on how to do this). • If you have the navigation SD card, make sure that it is inserted into the media port or your navigation will not work. SYNC with MyFord Touch. A revolutionary way to connect with your car. Get in touch using your four-corner touch screen: Phone, Navigation, Climate and Entertainment are the four main features of SYNC with MyFord Touch. Each feature has its own corner represented by its own color. Getting started, understanding SYNC with MyFord Touch: Use the four-corner, four-color touch screen to explore and interact with your vehicle. The touch screen works the same way traditional controls, knobs and 8 buttons do. Press the various corners on your touch screen firmly and accurately to personalize the many features and settings of your vehicle all in one place. The system provides easy interaction with your cellular phone, multimedia entertainment, climate controls and navigation system*. Set a Destination Tips * (if equipped) Set a destination on your touch screen by using a street address, a city center, a place on the map or a point of interest (POI). The easiest way, however, is by voice. • Save your favorite locations by touching "Save to Favorites". • Change your map views from Direction Headed, North Up or 3D. * (if equipped) 9

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SYNC
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WITH MyFord TOUCH
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GETTING STARTED,
UNDERSTANDING SYNC
WITH MYFORD TOUCH:
Use the four-corner, four-color touch
screen to explore and interact with your
vehicle. The touch screen works the
same way traditional controls, knobs and
buttons do. Press the various corners on
your touch screen Frmly and accurately
to personalize the many features and
settings of your vehicle all in one place.
The system provides easy interaction
with your cellular phone, multimedia
entertainment, climate controls and
navigation system
*
.
General tips
Press the home icon
at any time to
return to your home screen.
±or additional support, 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.
Before you get started
Pair your phone to SYNC before
using MyFord Touch (
see the Getting
started with your SYNC system
in
this guide for instructions on how to
do this).
If you have the navigation SD card,
make sure that it is inserted into the
media port or your navigation will
not work.
GET IN TOUCH USING
YOUR FOUR-CORNER
TOUCH SCREEN:
Phone, Navigation, Climate and
Entertainment are the four main features
of SYNC with My±ord Touch. Each
feature has its own corner represented
by its own color.
SYNC with MyFord Touch.
A revolutionary way to connect with your car.
PHONE
Voice-control your phone for hands-
free calling with your phone securely
tucked away. With SYNC, you won’t
even need to know the phone number.
Just say the name of the person you
want from your contacts.
Your phone connects you with many
other features and SYNC services:
Connect to SYNC Services for tra´c,
directions, business searches and
information favorites.
Connect to Operator Assist to help
locate a listing or destination.
Call for a Vehicle Health Report.
Automatically connects with a 911
operator in the event of an accident
(feature must be turned on prior to
the event).
Transfer calls seamlessly from SYNC
to your phone as you get in or out of
your vehicle.
Refer to the
SYNC
chapter of your
Owner’s Manual
for complete details.
NAVIGATION
*
Get started with your navigation
system by pressing the upper-right
green corner. The available, voice-
activated navigation system includes:
SiriusXM Tra´c
SiriusXM Travel Link
Global positioning system
(GPS) technology
3-D mapping
Turn-by-turn navigation
Refer to the
MyFord Touch
chapter
of your
Owner’s Manual
for
complete details.
Set a Destination
Set a destination on your touch
screen by using a street address, a city
center, a place on the map or a point
of interest (POI). The easiest way,
however, is by voice.
1)
Press the voice button
. When
prompted, say
“Destination
street address”
.
2)
The system will ask you to say the
full address and will display 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 touch screen to
enter a destination and narrow your
choices by city or street as you type.
You can choose from up to three
di±erent types of routes:
Fastest:
Uses the fastest moving
roads possible.
Shortest:
Uses the shortest
distance possible.
Eco (EcoRoute):
Uses the most
fuel e´cient route.
Tips
Save your favorite locations by
touching “Save to ±avorites”.
Change your map views from
Direction Headed, North Up or 3D.
*
(if equipped)