bluetooth LINCOLN MKX 2016 Quick Reference Guide

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SYNC® with MyLincoln TouchTM
SYNC is a hands-free, voice recognition system used
for entertainment, information and communication.
SYNC. Say the Word.
Use the four-corner, four-color touchscreen to explore and interact with
your vehicle. The touchscreen works the same way as traditional controls,
knobs and buttons do. Press the various corners on your touchscreen
to personalize the many features and settings of your vehicle all in one
place. The system provides easy interaction with your cellular phone,
multimedia entertainment, climate controls and navigation system*.
General Tips
Press the home icon at
any time to return to your
home screen.
For additional support, refer to your
Owner’s Manual, visit the website
or call the toll-free number. See the
inside back cover of this guide
for details.
Before You Get Started
If you have the navigation SD card*,
make sure that you insert it into
the media port or your navigation
cannot work.
The touchscreen is sensitive, so
make sure you press the desired
icon accurately.
Create Your Owner Account
SYNC uses a wireless connection
called Bluetooth® to
communicate with your phone.
Turn Bluetooth mode on in your
phone’s menu options. This lets
your phone find SYNC.
For more details on setting up
your phone with SYNC, visit
SyncMyRide.com (U.S.) or
SyncMyRide.ca (Canada),
or your phone
manufacturer’s website.
Set up your owner account
at SyncMyRide.com (U.S.) or
SyncMyRide.ca (Canada). Register
by following the on-screen
instructions. After registering,
you can see what complimentary
services you are eligible for.
Why You Need a SYNC
Owner Account
A SYNC owner account allows you to
receive the latest software updates.
When you have questions, you get
free customer support. Visit the
website or call the toll-free number for
more information. See the inside back
cover of this guide for details.
Pairing Your Cell 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. Touch Add Phone in the upper left corner of
the touchscreen.
3. Make sure that Bluetooth is set to on and your
cellular phone is in the proper mode.
4. When Find SYNC appears on the display, follow
the directions on the screen. Select SYNC appears
on your device and then a six-digit PIN also
displays. If you are prompted to enter a PIN on
your device, it does not support Secure Simple
Pairing. To pair, enter the PIN displayed on the
touchscreen. Skip the next step. 5.
When SYNC finds your phone, it displays a
six-digit PIN. Add the PIN into your phone.
6. The display indicates when the pairing
is successful.
Note: The system may prompt you to:
Set your phone as the primary or favorite
(the primary phone receives messages
and voicemail).
Download your phone book (a requirement
to use the full set of voice commands).
Turn on 911 Assist®.
Tips
Make sure you accept the request from SYNC
to access your phone.
To pair subsequent phones, please refer to
Pairing Subsequent Cell Phones in the SYNC
chapter of your Owner’s Manual.
If you experience pairing problems, try
performing a clean pairing by deleting your
services from SYNC, deleting your phone
pairing from SYNC, and then repeating the
Pairing Your Cell Phone with SYNC process.
Phone
Voice-control your phone for hands-free
calling with your phone securely put away. With
SYNC, you won’t even need to know the phone
number. Just say the name of the person you want
from your contacts.
Your phone connects you with other features:
Listen to text messages
(phone-dependent feature).
Transfer calls seamlessly from SYNC to phone
as you get in or out of your vehicle.
Note: Your phone allows you to connect
automatically with a 911 Operator in the event of
an accident (you must switch on this feature prior
to an event).
Making a Phone Call
Use SYNC to make a phone call to anyone in
your phone book by pressing the voice button
and when prompted, say a voice command.
Note: You can also make phone calls by pressing
the voice button . When prompted, give
the voice command “Dial”, then say the
phone number.
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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 the
phone button
.
Do Not Disturb Mode
This feature blocks incoming calls
and tex t messages and saves them
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.

Navigation*
Get star ted with your
navigation system by pressing
the upper-right, green corner. The
available, voice-activated navigation
system includes:
SiriusXM TrafficTM
SiriusXM Travel LinkTM
GPS (Global Positioning System)
technology
3- D mapping
Turn-by-turn navigation
Some features require activation.
Refer to the MyLincoln Touch
chapter of your Owner’s Manual for
complete details.
Set a Destination
Set a destination through your
touchscreen by using a street
address, an intersection, a point of
interest (POI) or a place on the map.
The easiest way, however, is by voice.
1. Push the voice button
.
When prompted, say “Find
an address” .
2. The system asks you to
say the full address and then
displays an example on-screen.
3. You can then speak the address
naturally, such as: “One two
three Main Street, Any town” .You can also use the touchscreen to
enter a destination and narrow your
choices by cit y or street as you t ype.
You can choose from up to three
different t ypes of routes:
Fastest: Uses the fastest moving
roads possible.
Shortest : Uses the shor test
distance possible.
Eco (EcoRoute): Uses the most
fuel-efficient route.
Tips
Save your favorite locations by
touching “Save to Favorites” .
Change your map views from
Direction Headed, Nor th
Up or 3- D.
Climate
Control the temperature,
airflow direction, fan speed and other
climate features for you and your front
passenger through the touchscreen.
Set Your Temperature
Touch the lower-right, blue Climate
corner on the touchscreen.
Set your exact, desired
temperature by using the
+ or – buttons.
You can also use the voice controls
to adjust the temperature. Say
“Climate set temperature 72
degrees” and MyLincoln Touch
makes the adjustment.
Entertainment
No matter how you store your
music, SYNC makes it yours to enjoy
when you are behind the wheel. Just
press the lower-left, red corner of
the touchscreen. From here, you can
easily go between AM, FM, SiriusXM,
and other media sources.
Set Your Radio Presets
Touch the Entertainment corner on
the touchscreen.
Touch FM.
Touch Direct Tune.
Enter the desired station and
touch Enter.
Touch Presets and then touch and
hold one of the memory preset
buttons to save it. The sound mutes and then returns
after the system saves the station.
Bring in Your Own Music
Gain access to any audio source by
voice and even control how each
operates, like changing radio stations,
CD tracks or music on one of the
following devices:

Smart-charging USB ports, located
in the front console, on the center
stack, and on the rear of the center
console for rear-seat passengers.
Bluetooth® streaming
SD card*
For additional support, refer to your
Owner’s Manual, visit the website or
call the toll-free number. See the inside
front cover of this guide for details.
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 all of your
music. The more music you
have on your device, the longer
it takes SYNC to index.
Using Voice Commands to
Play Music
1. Plug your media player into your
USB port.
2. Press the voice button
. When
prompted, say “USB”, then follow-
up by saying a voice command.
3. The system repeats the command
back to you and then plays the
selected item.

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As you approach or leave your vehicle, key areas of your vehicle automatically
adjust, including the following personalization features.
Welcome Lighting
Lights select exterior lighting as you approach your vehicle. You can switch
this feature on and off in your information display. See the Information Display
chapter in your Owner’s Manual for details.
Auto-folding Exterior Mirrors*
Automatically folds the exterior mirrors toward the glass when you place \
the
transmission into park (P). When you place the transmission into drive\
(D), the
mirrors fold back out automatically. Mirrors also fold when you push the power
door lock control.
Interior Lighting
Illuminates select interior lighting and ambient lighting including the \
push button
start as you enter your vehicle. Once you start your vehicle, the information
display and the touchscreen also light.
Easy Entry
Automatically recalls your seat and power tilt and telescoping steering w\
heel
positions when you push the keyless start ignition button.
Easy Exit
Moves the driver seat rearward up to 2 inches (5 centimeters) and deflates the
seat’s side bolsters. Additionally, the power tilt and telescoping steering wheel
moves to the full up position when the transmission is in park (P) and\
you switch
off the keyless start ignition. The driver seat and steering column return to their
previous positions, and the side bolsters re-inflate to their previous size when you
push the keyless start ignition button.
MyLincoln MobileTM*
This smartphone-compatible app combines vehicle service,
client support and driver convenience features. For more details,
visit support.lincoln.com/mylincolnmobile.
*if equipped
Basic Commands
What can I say?

List of commands

Main menu

Previous

Next

Go back

Exit

Help
Climate
Climate control list
of commands

Climate

Climate my temperature

Climate auto temperature
Phone
Phone list of commands

Dial

Call on cell/
at home/at work

Call voicemail

Do not disturb

Listen to text messages
(phone-dependent feature)
Entertainment
Audio list of commands:
You can also get detailed lists
of commands for radio, USB,
Bluetooth® audio, SiriusXM* and
SD card*

Radio
•
• FM <87.9-107.9>
• FM preset <#>

CD
• Play track <1-512>
• Shuffle

USB
• Play song
• Play album

SiriusXM
•
• Preset <#>
Navigation*
Navigation list of commands

Destination street address ber, name, city>

Destination home

Voice guidance

Navigation voice volume


Repeat instruction

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