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GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR SYNC® SYSTEM SYNC is a hands-free, voice recognition system used for entertainment, information and communication. SYNC. Say the Word. Before You Get Started 1) Visit SyncMyRide.com (U.S.) or SyncMyRide.ca (Canada) to set up your owner account. Register by following the on-screen instructions. After registering, you can see what available services you are eligible for. Bluetooth® to 2)  SYNC uses a wireless connection called communicate with your phone. Turn Bluetooth mode on in your phone's menu options. This lets your phone find SYNC. If you need more details on setting up your phone with SYNC, visit SyncMyRide.com (U.S.) or SyncMyRide.ca (Canada), or your phone manufacturer's website. Note: The system may prompt you to: - Set your phone as primary or favorite (the primary phone receives messages and voicemail). - Download your phone book (a requirement to use the full set of voice commands). - Switch on 91 1 Assist®. Tips -Make sure you accept the request from SYNC to access your phone. - To pair subsequent phones, please refer to Pairing Subsequent  Phones in the SYNC chapter of your Owner's Manual. - If you experience pairing problems, try performing a clean pairing by deleting your device from SYNC, deleting the SYNC connection from your phone, and then repeating the process. FLEX USING YOUR PHONE WITH SYNC Note: Enter your phone book contacts with both first and last names to increase the ability of SYNC to select the correct contact. Remember to say the contact name exactly as it is listed in your phone book. Making a Phone Call Use SYNC to make a phone call to anyone in your phone book by pressing the voice button . When prompted, give a voice command. For example, you could say "Call Jake Smith at home". SYNC repeats the command back to you and dials the number. Note: You can also make phone calls from outside of your address book by pressing the voice button . When prompted, give the voice command "Dial", then verbally say the phone number. Answering Incoming Calls Whenever you have an incoming call, the name and number of the person calling appears in your display. Press the phone button to answer an incoming call. You can hang up at any time by pressing and holding the phone button . Do Not Disturb Mode This feature blocks incoming calls and text messages and sends them to your voice mail and saves text messages for later. You still have access to outgoing calls when this feature is active. Say the voice command "Do not disturb on" to enable and "Do not disturb off" to disable. USING SYNC TO ACCESS DIGITAL MEDIA SYNC has a media hub with multiple inputs allowing you to access personal media from your digital devices. Plug in your USB media devices such as phones and MP3 players, and use SYNC to play all of your favorite music. Note: SYNC indexes your music. The more stored information you have on your USB device, the longer it takes SYNC to index. Using Voice Commands to Play Music 1) Plug your media player into your USB port. . When prompted, say "USB", then 2)  Press the voice button follow-up saying one of the voice commands. 3)  The command repeats back to you and the selected item plays. Why Do You Need a SYNC Owner Account? A SYNC owner account lets you receive the latest software updates that add new places, directions and information, and if you have questions, you'll get free customer support. Visit the website or call the toll-free number for more information. See the inside front cover of this guide for details. PAIRING YOUR PHONE WITH SYNC In order to use many of the features of SYNC, you must first pair and connect your phone with SYNC. To pair your phone for the first time: 1)  Make sure that your vehicle is in park (P) and you switch on your ignition and radio. 2)  Press the phone button paired, press OK. . When the display indicates no phone is USING VOICE COMMANDS Every time you want to give SYNC a voice command, you must first press the voice button . When prompted, speak your voice command. For a list of voice commands, say "What can I say?". Tips - Make sure the interior of the vehicle is as quiet as possible. - After pressing the voice button, wait until after the tone sounds and "Listening" appears in your vehicle's display before saying a command. - Speak naturally, without long pauses between words. - At any time, you can interrupt the system while it is speaking by pressing the voice button . 3) When Find SYNC appears in the display, press OK. 4)  Put your phone into Bluetooth discovery mode. See your phone's user guide, if necessary. 5)  When prompted on your phone's display, enter the six-digit PIN provided by SYNC in the radio display. 6)  The display indicates when the pairing is successful. 6 7