FORD MUSTANG 2013 5.G Owners Manual

If your vehicleis notequipped with a navigation system, run a report by
performing the following (after the vehicle has been running a minimum
of 60 seconds):
1. Press the phone button to enter the Phone Menu.
2. Scroll until Vehicle Health appears in the display, then press OK.
3. Select from one of the options listed in the following table.
If your vehicleisequipped with a navigation system, run a report by
performing the following (after the vehicle has been running a minimum
of 60 seconds):
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the Settings tab.
3. Press Advanced, then select Vehicle Health Report.
4. Select from one of the options listed in the following table.
Vehicle Health Report options
Automatic ReportsPress OK and select on or off. Select “On” to
have SYNC automatically prompt you to run a
health report at certain mileage intervals.
Note:You must first turn this feature on
before you can select the mileage intervals at
which you would like to be prompted.
Mileage IntervalsPress OK. Scroll to select between 5,000,
7,500 or 10,000 mile intervals and press OK to
make your selection.
Run ReportPress OK for SYNC to run a health report of
your vehicle’s diagnostic systems and send the
results to Ford where it is combined with
scheduled maintenance information, open
recalls and other field service actions and
un-serviced vehicle inspection items from
your authorized dealer.
Vehicle Health Report Privacy Notice
When you run a Vehicle Health Report, Ford Motor Company may collect
your cellular phone number (to process your report request) and diagnostic
information about your vehicle. Certain versions or updates to Vehicle Health
Report may also collect additional vehicle information. Ford may use the
vehicle information it collects for any purpose. If you do not want to disclose
your cellular phone number or vehicle information, do not run the feature or
set up your Vehicle Health Report profile at www.SYNCMyRide.com. Refer to
www.SYNCMyRide.com - Vehicle Health Report Terms and Conditions, and
Privacy Statement - for more information.
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SYNC Services: Traffic, Directions & Information (TDI)
Note:SYNC Services requires activation prior to use. Visit
www.SYNCMyRide.com to register and check your eligibility for
complimentary services. Standard phone and message rates may apply.
Subscription may be required. You must also have the active SYNC
Services Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone paired and connected to the
system in order to connect to, and use, SYNC Services. Refer to the
Phone featuresfor pairing instructions.
Note:This feature does not function properly if you have enabled caller
ID blocking on your mobile phone. Make sure your mobile phone is not
blocking caller ID before using SYNC Services.
Note:The driver is ultimately responsible for the safe operation of the
vehicle, and therefore, must evaluate whether it is safe to follow the
suggested directions. Any navigation features are provided only as an aid.
Make your driving decisions based on your observations of local conditions
and existing traffic regulations. Do not follow the route suggestions if doing
so would result in an unsafe or illegal maneuver, if you would be placed in
an unsafe situation, or if you would be directed into an area that you
consider unsafe. Maps used by this system may be inaccurate because of
errors, changes in roads, traffic conditions or driving conditions.
Note:When you connect, the service uses GPS technology and advanced
vehicle sensors to collect the vehicle’s current location, travel direction
and speed to help provide you with the directions, traffic reports, or
business searches you request. Further, to provide the services you
request and for continuous improvement, the service may collect and
record call details and voice communications. For more information, see
SYNC Services Terms and Conditions at www.SYNCMyRide.com. If you do
not want Ford or its service providers to collect the vehicle travel
information or other information identified in the Terms and Conditions,
do not activate or use the service.
SYNC Services uses advanced vehicle sensors, integrated GPS technology
and comprehensive map and traffic data, to give you personalized traffic
reports, precise turn-by-turn directions, business search, news, sports,
weather and more. For a complete list of services, or to learn more,
please visit www.SYNCMyRide.com.
Connecting to SYNC Services Using Voice Commands
1. Press the voice button.
2. When prompted, say “Services”. This initiates an outgoing call to
SYNC Services using your paired and connected Bluetooth-enabled
cellular phone.
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3. Once you’re connected to the service, follow the voice prompts to
request the desired service such as “Traffic” or “Directions”. You can
also say “What are my choices?” to receive a complete list of available
services from which to choose.
4. Say “Services” to return to the services main menu or for help, say
“Help”.
Connecting to SYNC Services Using the Phone Menu
1. Press the phone button to enter the Phone Menu.
2. Scroll untilServicesappears in the display.
3. Press OK to confirm and enter the Services menu. The display
indicates the system is connecting.
4. Press OK. SYNC initiates the call to the services portal.
5. Once connected, follow the voice prompts to request your desired
Service such as Traffic or Directions. You can also say “What are my
choices?” to receive a complete list of available services from which
to choose.
6. To return to the services menu, say “Services” or for help, say “Help”.
Receiving Turn-by-Turn Directions
1. When connected to SYNC Services, say “Directions” or “Business
search”. To find the closest business or type of business to your
current location just say “Business search” and then “Search near
me”. If you need further assistance in finding a location you can say
“Operator” at any time within a Directions or Business search to
speak with a live operator. You may also be prompted to speak with
an operator. The live operator can assist you by searching for
businesses by name or by category, residential addresses by street
address or by name or specific street intersections. Operator Assist is
a feature of your SYNC Services subscription. For more information
on Operator Assist visit www.SYNCMyRide.com/support.
2. Follow the voice prompts to select your destination. Once your
destination is selected, your current vehicle location is uploaded and
a route based on current traffic conditions is calculated and sent back
to your vehicle. After the route download is complete, the phone call
is automatically ended. You then receive audible and visual driving
instructions as you travel towards you destination.
3. While on an active route, you can select or say “Route summary” or
“Route status” to view the Route Summary turn list or the Route
Status ETA. You can also turn voice guidance on or off, cancel the
route or update the route.
If you miss a turn, SYNC automatically asks if you want the route
updated. Just say, “Yes” when prompted and a new route will be
delivered to your vehicle.
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Disconnecting from SYNC Services
1. Press and hold the phone button on the steering wheel.
2. Say “Good-bye” from the SYNC Services main menu.
SYNC Services Quick Tips
PersonalizingYou can personalize your services feature to
provide quicker access to your most used or
favorite information. You can save address
points such as, work or home. You can also
save favorite information like sports teams or
a news category. To learn more, log onto
www.SYNCMyRide.com.
Push to interruptPress the voice button at any time (while you
are connected to SYNC TDI Services) to
interrupt a voice prompt or an audio clip
(such as a sports report), wait for the
listening tone, and say your voice command.
PortableYour subscription is associated with your
Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone number, not
your VIN (Vehicle Identification Number). You
can pair and connect your phone to any
vehicle equipped with Traffic, Directions and
Information and continue enjoying your
personalized services.
You can even access your account outside the
vehicle. Just use the number on your phone’s
call history. Traffic and Directions features do
not function properly but information services
and the 411 connect and text message
features are available.
SYNC AppLink
SYNC AppLink is a software application which allows you to connect to
and use applications on your smartphone such as Pandora and Stitcher
via your SYNC system (provided your phone is compatible with these
features). For troubleshooting tips, available applications, and a list of
supported smart phone devices, please visit www.SYNCMyRide.com.
If your vehicleis notequipped with a navigation system, you can access
AppLink from the media menu, phone menu or by using voice commands.
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To access using the media menu:
1. Press AUX. Media Menu displays on-screen.
2. Press MENU, then scroll to Mobile Apps and press OK to see a list of
available applications.
3. Once started, press MENU to access the media menu.
4. Scroll to the desired application (i.e. Pandora), then press OK. From
here you can access the features which accompany the application
such as Thumbs up, Thumbs down, etc. For more information, please
visit www.SYNCMyRide.com.
To access using the phone menu:
1. Press the phone button. Media Menu displays on-screen.
2. Press MENU, then scroll to Mobile Apps and press OK to see a list of
available applications.
3. Once started, press MENU to access the media menu.
4. Scroll to the desired application (i.e. Pandora), then press OK. From
here you can access the features which accompany the application
such as Thumbs up, Thumbs down, etc. For more information, please
visit www.SYNCMyRide.com.
Note:iPhoneusers need to connect the phone to the USB port in order
to start the application. It is recommended to lock your iPhoneafter
starting an application.
To access using voice commands:
1. Press the voice icon.
2. When prompted, say “Mobile Apps”.
3. Say the name of the application after the tone.
Note:Your smart phone must be paired and connected to access
AppLink using voice commands.
If your vehicleisequipped with a navigation system:
1. Press the PHONE hard button.
2. Select the SYNC APPS tab, then select Mobile Apps.
3. Select an application (for example, Pandora) or, if there are not any
listed, select Find Applications.
4. When a mobile media application has been selected, use the
on-screen display or press Mobile Apps Menu to access the features
which accompany the application such as Thumbs up, Thumbs down,
etc. For more information, please visit www.SYNCMyRide.com.
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USING SYNC WITH YOUR MEDIA PLAYER
You can access and play music from your digital music player over the
vehicle’s speaker system using the system’s media menu or voice
commands. You can also sort and play your music by specific categories
such as artists, albums, etc.
SYNC is capable of hosting nearly any digital media player including:
iPod, Zune™, “Plays from device” players, and most USB drives. SYNC
also supports audio formats such as MP3, WMA, WAV and ACC.
Connecting Your Digital Media Player to the USB Port
Note:If your digital media player has an on/off switch, ensure that the
device is turned on.
To connect using voice commands:
1. Plug the device into the vehicle’s USB port.
2. Press the voice icon and when prompted, say “User device”.
3. You can now play music by saying any of the appropriate voice
commands, such as:
•Play All
•Play Artist <name>
•Play Album <name>
•Play Genre <name>
•Play Playlist <name>
•Play Track <name>
To connect using the system menu:
1. Plug the device into the vehicle’s USB port.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button.
3. Select the User Device tab, the press Source repeatedly until USB
appears.
4. Press Music Library.
5. Select from the listed features.
Once connected, the system indexes any readable media files. (The time
required to complete this depends on the size of the media content being
indexed.) If Autoplay is on, you can access media files randomly as they
are indexed. If turned off, indexed media is not available until the
indexing process is complete. SYNC is capable of indexing thousands of
average size media and notifies you if the maximum indexing file size is
reached.
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What’s Playing?
At any time when a track is playing, you can press the voice
icon and ask the system, “What’s playing?”. The system reads
the metadata tags (if populated) of the playing track to you.
Media Voice Commands
Press the voice icon and, when prompted, say “User Device”
then any of the following:
“User Device”
“Autoplay off”
“Autoplay on”
“Pause”
“Play”
“Play album <name>”
1,3
“Play all”
“Play artist <name>”1,3
“Play genre <name>”1,3
“Play next folder”2
“Play next track”
“Play playlist <name>”1,3
“Play previous folder”2
“Play previous track”
“Play track <name>”1,3
“Repeat off”
“Repeat on”
“Shuffle off”
“Shuffle on”
“Similar music”
“Voice settings”
1“<name>” is a dynamic listing, meaning that it could be the name of
any desired group, artist, etc.
2Voice commands which are only available in folder mode.
3Voice commands which are not available until indexing is complete.
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Supported Media Players, Formats and Metadata Information
SYNCis capable of hosting nearly any digital media player, including
iPod, Zune™, “Plays from device” players, and most USB drives.
Supported audio formats include MP3, WMA, WAV and AAC.
It is also able to organize your indexed media from your playing device
by metadata tags. Metadata tags are descriptive software identifiers
embedded in the media files which provide information about the file.
If your indexed media files contain no information embedded in these
metadata tags, SYNC may classify the empty metadata tags asUnknown.
Media Menu Sources and Features
The User Device menu allows you to select your media source and how
to play your music (by artist, genre, shuffle, repeat, etc.).
1. Make sure your USB device is plugged in to your system.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button.
3. Select the User Device tab, then press Source repeatedly to cycle
through USB, BT Audio and Line In:
When you select: You can:
Music LibraryAccess SYNC’s many media features, such as:
Play All, Play Artists, Play Albums, Play Tracks,
Play Playlists, and Explore the USB.
Similar MusicPlay music similar to what is currently playing
from the USB port. The system uses the
metadata information of each song to compile a
playlist for you.
The system creates a new list of similar songs
and begin playing. The metadata tags must be
populated for this feature to include each track.
RepeatRepeat any song.
ShuffleRandomly play available media files in the
current playlist.
SettingsAccess Bluetooth Devices menu listings (add,
connect, set as primary, on/off, delete) as well as
Advanced menu listings (prompts, languages,
defaults, master reset, install application and
system information).
TextView additional information, if available.
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Accessing the Media Music Library
This menu allows you to select and play your media by artist, album,
genre, playlist, track, similar music or even to explore what is on your
USB device.
1. Make sure that your device is plugged into the USB port and is
turned on.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button.
3. Select the User Device tab, then press Source repeatedly until USB
appears.
4. Select Music Library.
If there are no media files to access, the display indicates there is no
media. If there are media files, you have the following options to scroll
through and select from:
When you select: You can:
Play all Play all indexed media (tracks) from your
playing device in flat file mode, one at a time
in numerical order.
ArtistsSort all indexed media by artist. Once
selected, the system lists and then play all
artists and tracks alphabetically. If there are
less than 255 indexed artist, they are listed
alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are
more, they are categorized in alphabetical
categories.
AlbumsSort all indexed media by albums. If there are
less than 255 indexed albums, they are listed
alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are
more, they are organized into alphabetical
categories.
GenresSort indexed music by genre (category) type.
SYNC lists the genres alphabetically in flat file
mode. If there are more than 255, SYNC
automatically organizes them into alphabetical
categories.
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When you select: You can:
PlaylistsAccess your playlists (from formats such as
ASX, .M3U, .WPL, .MTP.). The system lists
your playlists alphabetically in flat file mode.
If there are more than 255, they are organized
into alphabetical categories.
TracksSearch for and play a specific track which has
been indexed. SYNC lists your tracks
alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are
more than 255, SYNC automatically organizes
them into alphabetical categories.
Explore USBExplore all supported digital media on your
media device connected to the USB port. You
can only view media content which is
compatible with SYNC; other files saved are
not visible.
Bluetooth Audio
Your system allows you to stream audio over your vehicle’s
speakers from your connected, Bluetooth-enabled cellular
phone.
To access:
1. Make sure your paired phone is in streaming mode.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button.
3. Select the User Device tab, then press Source repeatedly until BT
Audio appears.
Line In (Auxiliary Input Jack)
Your system allows you to select and play music from your
portable music player over the vehicle’s speakers.
To access:
1. Make sure your paired phone is in streaming mode.
2. Press the MEDIA hard button.
3. Select the User Device tab, then press Source repeatedly until Line In
appears.
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