FORD F250 2016 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: FORD, Model Year: 2016, Model line: F250, Model: FORD F250 2016Pages: 507, PDF Size: 6.81 MB
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Action and Description
Message
1. Press the phone button.
2.Access the desired contact through SYNC or use voice commands
to place the second call. Once actively in the second call, press
MENU.
3. Scroll to Join Calls, and press the
OK button. Wait until the following
message appears.
Press the
OK button.
Join calls
Enter tones such as numbers for passwords. Scroll until the desired
number appears in the display, then press OK; a tone sounds as
confirmation. Repeat as necessary.
Enter Tones
To access your phonebook contacts.
Phonebook
1. Press the
OK button to select, and then scroll through your
phonebook contacts.
2. Press the
OK button again when the desired selection appears in
the display.
3. Press the phone button to call the contact.
To access your call history log.
Call History
1.Press the OK button to select, then scroll through your call history
options (incoming, outgoing or missed).
2. Press the
OK button when the desired selection appears in the
display.
3. Press the phone button to call the selection.
Exit the current menu.
Return
Accessing Features Through the
Phone Menu
The phone menu allows you to redial a
number, access your call history and
phonebook and sends text messages as
well as access cell phone and system
settings. You can also access advanced
features, for example 911 Assist, Vehicle
Health Report and SYNC Services.
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Press the phone button to enter the Phone Menu, then scroll to:
Action and Description
Message
Press the OK button to redial the last number called.
Phone Redial
Press the OK button again to confirm.
Access any previously dialed, received or missed calls after you
connect your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone to SYNC. 1
Call History
Press the OK button then select one of the following and press
the
OK button again to confirm.
Incoming calls
Outgoing calls
Missed calls
The system attempts to automatically re-download your
phonebook and call history each time your cell phone connects
to SYNC (if the auto download feature is on and your Bluetooth-
enabled cell phone supports this feature).
Access and call any contacts in your previously downloaded
phonebook. 1,2
Phonebook
If your phonebook has less than 255 entries, they appear
alphabetically in flat file mode. If there are more than 255
entries, the system will organize them into alphabetical
categories.
1. Press the
OK button.
2. Scroll to the desired contact.
3. Press
OK or the phone button to call the contact.
Press the
OK button to send, download, read and delete text
messages. 1
Text messaging
View your cell phone's status, set ring tones, select your
message notification, change phonebook entries and automat-
ically download your cell phone content among other features. 1
Phone settings
Access the SYNC Services portal where you can request various
types of information, for example traffic reports and directions. 3
SYNC Services
Automatically place an emergency call to a 911 operator
following a crash.4
911 Assist
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Action and Description
Message
Create and receive a diagnostic report card on your vehicle. 3
Vehicle Health
Interact with SYNC-capable mobile applications on your
smartphone.
Mobile Apps
Access Bluetooth Devices menu listings and advanced menu
listings.
Sys Settings
Press the OK button to exit the phone menu.
Exit
1 This is a cell phone-dependent feature.
2 This is a cell phone-dependent and speed-dependent feature.
3 This is an optional feature and available in the United States only.
4 This is an optional feature and available in the United States and Canada only.
Text Messaging
Note: This is a cell phone-dependent
feature.
SYNC allows you to receive, send,
download and delete text messages. The
system can also read incoming text
messages to you so that you do not have
to take your eyes off the road.
Note: This is a cell phone-dependent
feature.
Receiving a Text Message
Note: This is a cell phone-dependent
feature. Your cell phone must support
downloading text messages using Bluetooth
to receive incoming text messages. Note:
Forwarding a text message is a
speed-dependent feature. It is only available
when your vehicle is traveling at 3 mph (5
km/h) or less.
Note: Only one recipient is allowed per text
message.
When a new text message arrives, an
audible tone sounds and the information
display indicates you have a new message.
Following the notification you can do
any of the following:
Do nothing to have the message go into
your text message inbox.
To have SYNC read you the message using voice commands, press the voice
button and when prompted say: Action and Description
Voice Command
SYNC will read the most recent text message to you.
Read Message | Read
Text Message | Text
Message
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To open the test message, press OK to
receive and open the text message. Press
OK again and SYNC reads your message
aloud as you are not able to view the
message. You can then also choose
whether you’
d like to reply or forward the
message.
Reply or forward the message, press OK and scroll to choose between: Action and Description
Message
Press the OK button to access and then scroll through the
list of pre-defined messages to send.
Reply to sender
Press the
OK button to forward the message to anyone in
your Phonebook or Call History. You can also choose enter a
number.
Forward msg.
Sending, Downloading and Deleting
Your Text Messages
Text messaging is a cell phone-dependent
feature. If your cell phone is compatible,
SYNC allows you to receive, send,
download and delete text messages. Note:
Sending a text message is a
speed-dependent feature. It is only available
when your vehicle is traveling at 3 mph (5
km/h) or less.
Note: You can only have one recipient per
text message.
Press the phone button, then scroll to: Action and Description
Message
Press the
OK button.
Text messaging
Select one of the following:
Allows you to send a new text message based on a pre-
defined set of 15 messages.
Send Text Message?
1. Press the
OK button.
2. Scroll to your desired message.
3. Press the
OK button.
4. Scroll through your phonebook, call history entries or enter
a new number.
5. Press the
OK button to enter the desired contact.
6. Press the
OK button again when the system asks if you
would like to send the message. The system sends each
text message with the following signature: This message
was sent from my Ford.
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Action and Description
Message
Allows you to download your unread messages to SYNC. To
download the messages, press the OK button to select. The
display indicates the system is downloading your messages.
When downloading is complete, SYNC returns you to the
inbox.
Download now
Allows you to delete current text messages from SYNC. To
delete the messages, press the
OK button to select. The
display indicates when it is finished deleting all your text
messages. SYNC returns you to the text message menu.
Delete All Messages?
Press the
OK button to exit the current menu.
Return
Accessing Your Phone Settings
These are cell phone-dependent features.
Your cell phone settings allow you to
access and adjust some features. For
example ring tones, text message
notification, modify your phonebook and
set up automatic download.
Press the phone button, then scroll to: Action and Description
Message
Press the
OK button.
Phone settings
Select one of the following:
See the provider, name, signal power, battery power and roaming
status of your connected cell phone.
Phone status
Press
OK to select and scroll to view the information. When done,
press OK again to return to the phone status menu.
Select which ring tone sounds during an incoming call. You can choose
one of the system ring tones or your cell phone ring tones.
Set ringtone
Press the
OK button and scroll to hear the available options. You can
also choose to use to use your phone's ring tone.
Press the
OK button to select the desired ring tone. If your cell phone
supports in-band ringing, your cell phone ring plays when you choose
the phone ringer option.
You have the option of hearing an audible tone to notify you when a
text message arrives.
Text msg notify
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Action and Description
Message
Press the OK button then select one of the following and press the
OK button again to confirm.
Message Notification On
Message Notification Off
Modify the contents of your phone book (such as add, delete, down-
load). Press OK to select and scroll between:
Modify Phone-
book
Press the
OK button to add more contacts from your
phonebook. Push the desired contact(s) on your cell
phone. See your cell phone's manual on how to push contacts.
Add contacts
Press
OK to delete the current phone book and call
history. When Delete Phonebook appears, press OK to confirm. SYNC takes you back to the Phone Settings menu.
Delete Phone-
book
Press
OK to select and press OK again when ConfirmDownload? appears.
Download
Phonebook
Automatically download your phone book each time your phone
connects to SYNC. Press OK to select.
Auto-download
When this message appears, press
OK to have your
phonebook automatically downloaded each time.
Auto On?
Select Off to NOT download your phonebook every
time your phone connects to SYNC. Your phonebook,
call history and text messages can only be accessed when your specific phone is connected to SYNC. *
When enabled, SYNC speaks the contact name that is displayed on
the screen during phonebook browsing.
Speak Names
Exit the current menu.
Return
* Downloading times are cell phone-dependent and quantity-dependent. When Auto
Download is on, it automatically deletes any changes, additions or deletions saved since
your last download.
System Settings
This menu provides access to your
Bluetooth Devices and Advanced menu
features. Use the arrow buttons to scroll
through the menu options. Bluetooth Devices
The Bluetooth Devices menu allows you
to add, connect and delete devices, set a
cell phone as primary as well as turn your
Bluetooth feature on and off.
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Press the Phone button to enter the Phone Menu, then scroll to:
Action and Description
Message
Press the OK button.
Sys Settings
Press the
OK button.
Bluetooth device
Select one of the following:
See
Using SYNCâ„¢ With Your Phone (page 334).1
Add
Connect a previously paired Bluetooth-enabled phone. 2
Connect BT
Press OK to select and view a list of previously paired phones.
Scroll until the desired device is chosen, then press OK to
connect the phone.
Set a previously paired phone as your primary phone. 3
Set Primary?
Press
OK to select and scroll to select the desired phone.
Press OK to confirm.
Turn the Bluetooth feature on and off. 4
Bluetooth On and Off
Press
OK and scroll to toggle between On and Off. When the
desired selection is chosen, press OK.
Setting Bluetooth to off disconnects all Bluetooth devices
and turns off all Bluetooth features.
Delete a paired cell phone.
Del Device
Press the OK button and scroll to select the device. Press OK
to confirm.
Delete all previously paired phones (and all information
originally saved with those phones).
Delete all
Press
OK to select.
Exit the current menu.
Return
1 This is a speed-dependent feature. It is only available when your vehicle is traveling at
3 mph (5 km/h) or less.
2 You can only connect one device at a time. When another cell phone is connected, the
previous one is disconnected.
3 SYNC attempts to connect with the primary phone at every ignition cycle. When a phone
is selected as primary, it appears first in the list and is marked with an asterisk (*).
4 Turning Bluetooth off disconnects all Bluetooth devices and deactivates all Bluetooth
features.
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Advanced
The Advanced menu allows you to access
and set prompts, languages, defaults,
perform a master reset, install an
application and view system information.
To access the advanced menu, press the phone button to enter the Phone Menu,
the scroll to: Action and Description
Message
Press OK.
Sys Settings
Press
OK.
Advanced
Select one of the following:
Get help from SYNC by using questions, helpful hints or asking
you for a specific action. To turn these prompts on or off:
Confirmation Prompts
1.Press the
OK button to select and scroll to select between
On and Off.
2. Press the
OK button when the desired selection appears
in the display. SYNC returns you to the Advanced menu.
1. Press
OK to select and then scroll through the languages.
Choose between English, Français and Español. Once
selected, all of the radio displays and prompts are in the
selected language.
2. Press
OK when the desired selection appears in the
display. If you change the language setting, the display
indicates that the system is updating. When complete,
SYNC returns you to the Advanced menu.
Language
Return to the factory default settings. This selection does
not erase your indexed information, for example phonebook,
call history, text messages or paired devices.
Factory Defaults
Press the OK button to select and then press OK again when
the following message appears in the display.
Confirm Restore
Completely erase all information stored on SYNC, for example
phonebook, call history, text messages and paired devices,
and return the system to the factory default settings.
Master reset
Press
OK to select. The display indicates when complete.
SYNC returns you to the Advanced menu.
Install applications you have downloaded.
Install Applications
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Action and Description
Message
Press the OK button and scroll to select. Press the OK button
to confirm.
Access the Auto Version number as well as the FDN number.
System info
Press the
OK button to select.
Exit the current menu.
Return
SYNCâ„¢ APPLICATIONS AND
SERVICES
In order for the following features to work,
your cell phone must be compatible with
SYNC. To check your phone's
compatibility, visit www.SYNCMyRide.com,
www.SYNCMyRide.ca or
www.syncmaroute.ca.
• SYNC Services *
: Provides access to
traffic, directions and information such
as travel, horoscopes, stock prices and
more.
• 911 Assist: Can alert 911 in the event of
an emergency.
• Vehicle Health Report *
: Provides a
diagnostic and maintenance report
card of your vehicle.
* This is an optional feature and available
in the United States only.
911 Assist
(If Equipped) WARNINGS
Unless the 911 Assist setting is set on
before a crash, the system will not
dial for help which could delay
response time, potentially increasing the
risk of serious injury or death after a crash. WARNINGS
Do not wait for 911 Assist to make an
emergency call if you can do it
yourself. Dial emergency services
immediately to avoid delayed response
time which could increase the risk of
serious injury or death after a crash. If you
do not hear 911 Assist within five seconds
of the crash, the system or phone may be
damaged or non-functional. Always place your phone in a secure
location in your vehicle so it does not
become a projectile or get damaged
in a crash. Failure to do so may cause
serious injury to someone or damage the
phone which could prevent 911 Assist from
working properly. Note:
The SYNC 911 Assist feature must be
set on before the incident.
Note: Before setting this feature on, make
sure that you read the 911 Assist Privacy
Notice later in this section for important
information.
Note: If any user turns 911 Assist on or off,
that setting applies for all paired phones. If
911 Assist is turned off, either a voice
message plays or a display message (or
icon) comes on (or both) when your vehicle
is started after a previously paired phone
connects.
Note: Every phone operates differently.
While SYNC 911 Assist works with most
cellular phones, some may have trouble
using this feature.
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![FORD F250 2016 Owners Manual If a crash deploys an airbag (excluding
knee airbags and rear inflatable safety
belts [if equipped]) or activates the fuel
pump shut-off, your SYNC-equipped
vehicle may be able to contact emergency
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If a crash deploys an airbag (excluding
knee airbags and rear inflatable safety
belts [if equipped]) or activates the fuel
pump shut-off, your SYNC-equipped
vehicle may be able to contact emergency
services by dialing 911 through a paired and
connected Bluetooth-enabled phone. You
can learn more about the 911 Assist
feature, visit www.SYNCMyRide.com,
www.SYNCMyRide.ca or
www.syncmaroute.ca.
See Supplementary Restraints System
(page 37). Important information about
airbag deployment is in this chapter.
See
Roadside Emergencies (page 212).
Important information about the fuel pump
shut-off is in this chapter.
Switching 911 Assist On or Off
Press the phone button to enter the phone menu and scroll to: Action and Description
Message
Press the OK button to confirm and enter the 911 Assist menu.
911 Assist
Press the OK button when the desired option appears in the
radio display.
On
Off
Off selections include: Action and Description
Message
Provides a display and voice reminder at phone connection
at vehicle start.
Off with reminder:
Provides a display reminder only without a voice reminder at
phone connection.
Off without reminder:
To make sure that 911 Assist works
correctly:
• SYNC must be powered and working
properly at the time of the incident and
throughout feature activation and use.
• The 911 Assist feature must be set on
before the incident.
• You must pair and connect a
Bluetooth-enabled and compatible
cell phone to SYNC.
• A connected Bluetooth-enabled phone
must have the ability to make and
maintain an outgoing call at the time
of the incident. •
A connected Bluetooth-enabled phone
must have adequate network coverage,
battery power and signal strength.
• The vehicle must have battery power
and be located in the U.S., Canada or
in a territory in which 911 is the
emergency number.
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