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USING VOICE COMMANDS WITH SYNC 
There is a push to talk button on your steering wheel controls labeled 
either VOICE or
. Press to activate Voice Recognition. You will hear a
tone and LISTENING will appear in the radio display signaling that the 
system is ready to accept your command. Speak the command clearly to 
ensure that the system is able to recognize and perform the desired
function. 
For the best voice recognition performance:
•  Ensure that the interior of the vehicle is as quiet as possible. Wind 
noise from open windows and road vibrations may prevent the system
from correctly recognizing spoken voice commands. 
•  After pressing VOICE or
, wait until the tone sounds and 
LISTENING appears in the radio display before speaking a command. 
Any command spoken prior to this will not register with the system. 
•  At any time, you can interrupt the system while it is speaking by 
pressing VOICE or
. The system will respond with a listening tone
and allow you to speak a command. 
•  Speak naturally without large pauses in between words. 
At any time, you may say these commands: 
•  USB •SYNC 
•  Bluetooth Audio •Line in 
•  Phone •Voice settings 
•  Cancel  • 
Vehicle health (if equipped, U.S. 
only) 
•  Help 
USB:  Say to access the device connected to the USB port. 
SYNC:  Say to return to the main menu. 
Bluetooth audio:  Say to access/use streaming music from your cellular 
phone enabled with  Bluetoothwireless technology. 
Line in:  Say to access the device plugged into your auxiliary input jack. 
Phone:  Say to access hands-free phone mode. 
Voice settings:  Say to access the voice settings menu. Refer to 
Commands for voice settings  in the following section. 
Help:  Say at any time for options in a specific mode. SYNC will list 
various options for you audibly. The ‘help’ request is always available.
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SYSTEM CONTROLS 
SYNC will interact with your audio system, steering wheel controls, and 
DVD system (if equipped). 
QUICK REFERENCE CHART 
The following chart is a quick summary of your radio and steering wheel 
controls as well as their respective function(s).
Radio control Steering wheel 
control  Function
Press to activate SYNC hands-free 
calling or to answer an incoming call.
When in phone mode, press to send
a call, text message, to put a call on
hold and answer another call, or to
initiate a multi-party call.
Press and hold to end a call.
Press and hold to cancel a call to
emergency services when using the
911 Assist feature (if equipped).
Press and hold to exit phone mode
when not in an active call. 
N/A VOICE
Press to activate Vo ice Recognition. 
Press and hold to end an active
voice session.
Refer to the  Voice recognition 
system overview  chapter for further 
information.
SEEK
/
TUNE knob
,
,
Press / turn to scroll through various
menus and selections. 
OK OK Press to confirm your selection.
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Radio control Steering wheel 
control  Function 
MENU N/A Press while in an active call to  access SYNC active call options.
Refer to Active call menu options 
in the  SYNC phone features 
chapter.
Press MENU while in media to
access SYNC MEDIA MENU. Refer to
the  SYNC media features chapter 
for further information. 
AUX N/A Press repeatedly to cycle through  available auxiliary sources. For
further information, refer to Using 
your media menu  in theSYNC 
media features  chapter. 
TEXT N/A When the > indicator appears, press  to advance the text in the radio
display. Press repeatedly to view
additional phone contact information
or media information. 
REV, REW,
N/A Press and hold to reverse within a  track. 
FF, FWD,
N/A Press and hold to advance within a  track . 
SHUFFLE (if 
available)  N/A Press and release to shuffle current 
music content.
/
(Play/Pause) N/A Press to play / pause the currently 
playing music.
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