FORD TAURUS 2018 Owners Manual

Making a Call
Press the voice button and when prompted say:
Action and Description
Voice Command
This command is not available until your cell phone informa-
tion is completely downloaded using Bluetooth.
Call ___
Use to enter a phone number digit by digit.
Dial
When the system confirms the number say one of the following commands:
To confirm the number and initiate the call.
Dial
To erase the last spoken digit. You can also press the left
arrow button.
delete
To erase all spoken digits. You can also press and hold the
left arrow button.
clear
To end a call, press and hold the red phone button.
Receiving Calls
When receiving a call, you can:
• Answer the call by pressing the phone
button.
• Reject the call by pressing and holding
the red phone button.
• Ignore the call by doing nothing. Phone Options during an Active
Call
During an active call, you have more menu
features that become available, for
example putting a call on hold or joining
calls. Use the arrow buttons to scroll
through the menu options.
Press the MENU button during an active call, then scroll to: Action and Description
Message
Press the
OK button.
CALL MENU
Select one of the following:
Press the
OK button to switch a call from an active hands-free envir-
onment to your cell phone for a more private conversation.
PRIVACY
Press the
OK button to put an active call on hold.
CALL HOLD
Join two separate calls. SYNC supports a maximum of three callers
on a multiparty call or conference call.
JOIN CALLS
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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
PHONE REDIAL
Press the
OK button then select one of the following and press the
OK button again to confirm.
INCOMING
OUTGOING
MISSED
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).
To browse your phonebook select:
PHONEBOOK
Press
OK. Scroll down or up to the
desired name and press OK.
BROWSE
In addition to the Phonebook entry
name, the phone number label (Work, Cell, Home or Other) shows on thedisplay. If there are multiple phone
number entries for a particular Phone-
book name, you can scroll through the different phone labels at this time.
Once you have the desired phone label on the screen press
OK. The phone
number that is stored under the
selected label will be shown on the
display. Press
OK to dial this number.
To search for a contact in your phone book select: Press
OK.
SEARCH
Scroll down until you see the first letterof your phonebook entry. Press
OK.
Scroll down until you see the second
letter of your desired phonebook entry. Press
OK.
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Action and Description
Message
Repeat entering letters to narrow yoursearch. When you are satisfied with
your entry press the right arrow key on the bezel.
SYNC will jump to the phonebook
contact name that matches your entry. Press OK.
In addition to the Phonebook entry
name, the phone number label (Work, Cell, Home or Other) shows on thedisplay. If there are multiple phone
number entries for a particular Phone-
book name, you can scroll through the different phone labels at this time.
Once you have the desired phone label on the screen press
OK.
The phone number that is stored under
the selected label will be shown on the display. Press
OK to dial this number.
Press the
OK button to send, download, read and delete text
messages. 1
TEXT MESSAGE
View your cell phone's status, set ring tones, select your message
notification, change phonebook entries and automatically download
your cell phone content among other features. 1
PHONE SETNGS
Access the SYNC Services portal where you can request various
types of information, for example traffic reports and directions. 2
SYNC Services
Automatically place an emergency call to a 911 operator following
a crash.3
911 Assist
Create and receive a diagnostic report card on your vehicle. 2
Vehicle Health
Interact with SYNC-capable mobile applications on your smart-
phone.
APPLICATIONS
Access Bluetooth Devices menu listings and advanced menu listings.
SYS SETTINGS
Press the
OK button to exit the phone menu.
EXIT MENU
1 This is a cell phone-dependent feature.
2 This is an optional feature and available in the United States only.
3 This is an optional feature and available in the United States and Canada only.
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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.
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
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 MSG
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
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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 MESSAGE
Select one of the following:
Allows you to send a new text message based on a pre-
defined set of 15 messages.
SEND MSG?
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.
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 MSG
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
Press the
OK button to exit the current menu.
RETURN
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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
SETNGS
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 RINGER
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.
MSG NTFY
Press the
OK button then select one of the following and press the
OK button again to confirm.
MSG NTFY ON
MSG NTFY OFF
Modify the contents of your phone book (such as add, delete, down-
load). Press OK to select and scroll between:
MODIFY
PHONEBOOK
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
PHONEBOOK
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Action and Description
Message
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.
AUTODOWN-
LOAD
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.
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.
BT DEVICES
Select one of the following:
See
Using SYNC™ With Your Phone (page 335).1
ADD DEVICE
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?
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Action and Description
Message
Press OK to select and scroll to select the desired phone.
Press OK to confirm.
Turn the Bluetooth feature on and off. 4
BT ON/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.
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:
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Action and Description
Message
Get help from SYNC by using questions, helpful hints or asking you for
a specific action. To turn these prompts on or off:
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.
LANGUAGES
Return to the factory default settings. This selection does not erase
your indexed information, for example phonebook, call history, text
messages or paired devices.
DEFAULTS
Press the
OK button to select and then press OK again when the
following message appears in the display.
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.
Press
OK to select.
SYNC REBOOT
Press OK to select. You only need to pressthe OK button once. SYNC will be unre- sponsive for 2-4 minutes while it is
rebooting. Wait 2-4 minutes before
attempting to execute a SYNC command
CONFIRM REBOOT?
Install applications you have downloaded.
INSTALL APP
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
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