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Cancel:Say to cancel the requested action. 
Vehicle health (if equipped):  Say to request to run a vehicle health 
report on your vehicle. 
Commands for voice settings 
In voice settings, you can customize the level of system interaction, help 
and feedback. The system default settings include standard interaction as
well as candidate lists and confirmation prompts as all provide the most
guidance and feedback. 
At any time, while in voice settings, you may say these commands 
to adjust the voice settings: 
•  Interaction mode advanced •Interaction mode standard 
•  Confirmation prompts on •Confirmation prompts off 
•  Media candidate lists on •Media candidate lists off 
•  Phone candidate lists on •Phone candidate lists off 
Interaction mode standard/advanced:  Standard interaction mode 
provides more detailed interaction and guidance while the advanced
mode has less audible interaction and more tone prompts. 
Confirmation prompts on/off:  Confirmation prompts are short 
questions asked by the system when the system has not clearly heard or
understood your request.  Note:Even with Confirmation prompts turned 
OFF, you may be asked to confirm settings occasionally. 
Phone/media candidate lists on/off:  Candidate lists are a list of 
possible results from your voice commands. These occur when SYNC has
equal confidence of several possible results from your voice command. 
For voice commands available in SYNC phone mode, refer to  Voice 
commands in phone mode  in the Phone chapter. 
For voice commands available in SYNC media mode, refer to  Voice 
commands in media mode  in the Media chapter.
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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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VOICE COMMANDS IN PHONE MODE
WARNING:Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle 
control, accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that
drivers use extreme caution when using cell phones, even with voice
commands. The driver’s primary responsibility is the safe operation of
their vehicle. Only use cell phones and other devices not essential to
the driving task when it is safe to do so. 
While in phone mode, you may say any of the following 
commands:  •  Dial •Call 
•  Call 
•  Call 
Call 
•  Phone book 
1•Phone book 
• Phone book 
OR cell1•  Phone book 
Phone book 
•  Call history outgoing1•Call history incoming1
• Phone book 
• Call history missed1•Go to privacy 
•  Menu1•Hold 
•  Join
1Voice commands are not available until downloading phone information 
via  Bluetooth is complete. 
Phone book commands:  When you ask SYNC to access a phone book 
name, number, etc., the requested information will appear in the display 
to view. Press
or say “Call” to call the contact. 
Note:  In the above possible commands, “< name>” is a dynamic listing in 
that it could be any desired name from your phone book.
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VOICE COMMANDS IN MEDIA MODE
WARNING:Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle 
control, accident and injury. Ford strongly recommends that
drivers use extreme caution when using cell phones, even with voice
commands. The driver’s primary responsibility is the safe operation of
their vehicle. Only use media and other devices not essential to the
driving task when it is safe to do so. 
Voice commands when using the USB port 
When using the USB port, you may say any of the following 
commands:  •  Play all •Play 
•  Pause •What’s playing? 
•  Connections •Play next track 
•  Play previous track •Play next folder
2
• Similar music •Play previous folder2
• Autoplay on •Autoplay off 
•  Repeat off •Repeat on 
•  Shuffle on •Shuffle off 
•  Play genre 
1•Play playlist 
• Play album 
• Play track 
• Search genre 
• Search album 
• Refine artist 
1
Voice commands are not available until indexing is complete.2Voice commands only available in folder mode. For more information, 
refer to  Exploring the USB device later in this chapter. 
Note:  In the above possible commands, “
that it could be the name of any desired group, artist, etc. 
Autoplay:  With this feature ON, SYNC allows you to listen to music 
which has already been randomly indexed during the indexing process.
With this feature OFF, SYNC will not begin to play any of your music 
until all media has all been indexed.
Note:  The larger the number of songs the system has to index, the 
longer indexing will take. Indexing times can vary from device to device.
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Note:Since your USB port allows you to charge your device (if 
supported by your device), SYNC will not automatically change media
modes when something is initially plugged into the USB port. To access
the USB port through your SYNC system: 
Note:  To scroll, press
SEEKor/. 
1. Ensure that the desired device is plugged into the USB port and is 
turned ON. 
2. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC appears.
3. Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the radio 
display. 
4. Scroll repeatedly until SELECT SRC (Select source) appears in the 
radio display. 
5. Press OK to confirm and enter the SELECT SRC (Select source).
6. Scroll repeatedly until SYNC USB appears in the radio display.
7. Press OK to confirm. The radio display will read USB CHOSEN.
If the connected device and media content is supported, SYNC will begin 
indexing available media files. NO MEDIA will appear in the radio display
if there are no readable media files for SYNC to play. If there are
readable media files, INDEXING may appear in the radio display. If
Autoplay is ON, SYNC gives you the ability to access media files
randomly as they are indexed. If Autoplay is OFF, indexed media is not
available until the indexing process is complete. After indexing is
complete, the radio display will read INDEXED and SYNC will take you
to the PLAY MENU. 
Note:  The time required to complete the indexing process is dependent 
upon the size of the media content being indexed. 
Note:  SYNC is capable of indexing thousands of average size media files. 
SYNC will notify you once maximum indexing file size is reached. 
If your playing device becomes disconnected from the USB port at 
any time,  the display will read USB REMOVED.
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Streaming music from your Bluetooth enabled phone 
Note: This is a phone dependent feature. Refer to your phone’s user 
guide for further information on how to stream  Bluetoothaudio. 
SYNC allows you to stream music from your  Bluetoothenabled cellular 
phone to play through SYNC.
To access: 
Note:  To scroll, press
SEEKor/. 
1. Ensure that the desired music is playing on your paired phone and 
your phone is in  Bluetoothaudio streaming mode. 
2. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC appears.
3. Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the radio 
display. 
4. Press OK to access the PLAY MENU.
5. Scroll repeatedly until SELECT SRC (Select source) appears in the 
radio display. 
6. Press OK to confirm.
7. Scroll repeatedly until BT STEREO appears.
8. Press OK to confirm. The radio display will show the name of the 
Bluetooth  enabled cellular phone currently connected to SYNC. MEDIA 
STREAM will appear in the radio display. 
While the music is streaming through your audio system you can also use 
the following functions (if supported by your device): 
Press
SEEKto access the previous/next track. 
Press
to play orto pause the currently playing song. 
If your phone becomes disconnected from the system at any time, 
the display will read BT DISCONNECTED. 
Using Line in (auxiliary input jack) with SYNC 
Your vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary input jack which allows you to 
plug and play your portable music player over the vehicle speakers.
For exact location of your auxiliary input jack, refer to your vehicle’s
Owner’s guide.
To access: 
Note:  To scroll, press
SEEKor/. 
1. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC appears.
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the previous/next folder. Press OK to select a folder and scroll repeatedly 
through all subfolders and/or tracks in the selected folder. 
Note: PLAY ALL will appear in every subfolder, giving you quick access 
to play all tracks in the particular folder. 
Refer to  Using the media settings in your media menu earlier in this 
chapter for further information on making adjustments to your music
(i.e., Seek, Shuffle, Autoplay and Repeat). 
Playing similar music 
SYNC allows you to play music similar to what is currently playing from 
the USB port. The system will use the metadata information of each song
to compile a playlist for you. To access: 
Note:  To scroll, press
SEEKor/. 
1. Ensure that your playing device is plugged into the USB port and is 
ON. 
2. Ensure that you are listening to an indexed track.
3. Press AUX repeatedly until SYNC USB appears.
4. Press MENU. MEDIA MENU will momentarily appear in the display.
5. Press OK to access the PLAY MENU.
6. Press OK.
7. Once PLAY ALL appears in the radio display, scroll repeatedly until 
SIMILAR appears in the radio display. 
8. Press OK. The system will create a new list of similar songs and begin 
playing. 
Note:  Your metadata tags must be populated in order for the SIMILAR 
MUSIC feature to include each TRACKS. 
Note:  With certain playing devices, if your metadata tags (Artist, Album, 
Track, Genre) are not populated, the tracks won’t be available in voice
recognition, the PLAY MENU or SIMILAR MUSIC. However, if you place
these tracks with unpopulated metadata tags onto your playing device in
“Mass Storage Device mode”, these tracks will be available in voice
recognition, PLAY MENU browsing or SIMILAR MUSIC. UNKNOWN will
be placed into any unpopulated metadata tag. 
Refer to  Using the media settings in your media menu earlier in this 
chapter for further information on making adjustments to your music
(i.e., Seek, Shuffle, Autoplay and Repeat).
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS 
Autoplay: With Autoplay turned ON, SYNC allows you to listen to music 
which has already been randomly indexed during the indexing process.
With Autoplay turned off, the chosen music will not begin to play until
all of the music has been indexed by SYNC. Depending on the size of the
material, this may take a few minutes. 
Bluetooth enabled cellular phone:  Any cellular phone which has the 
Bluetooth  wireless technology which will enable the phone to connect 
with SYNC and exchange information wirelessly. 
Digital media player / USB Device:  This is a generic term used to 
signify any of the following media devices: iPod  , Zune™, “Plays from 
device” players, and most USB drives (thumb drives, flash drives, PEN
drives, etc.) 
Discoverable mode:  A mode which allows other Bluetoothenabled 
devices to find your  Bluetoothenabled device. 
Discovery mode:  A mode which allows your Bluetoothenabled device 
to search for other ‘discoverable’  Bluetoothenabled devices. 
In-band ringing:  This is a phone dependent feature. If your Bluetooth 
enabled cellular phone supports this feature, SYNC can play your ring
tone during incoming calls. 
Indexing:  A process in which SYNC builds a voice recognition grammar 
for the media content of your digital media player. While indexing, SYNC
will play already indexed media if Autoplay is on. However, voice
recognition is not available for the media until the indexing process is
complete. 
Metadata:  Descriptive tags embedded in your digital media which 
provide SYNC with information such as ARTIST, ALBUM, GENRE and
TRACK. 
Pairing:  To use your Bluetoothenabled cellular phone with SYNC, you 
must go through a pairing (bonding) process. “Pairing” is a special
process used when two devices connect for the first time. The pairing
process is used to generate a link key that is used for authentication
purposes during subsequent  Bluetoothconnections between the two 
devices. 
PIN (Personal Identification number):  This six digit number 
(sometimes referred to as a passkey) will be shown in the radio display
during the pairing process with your  Bluetoothenabled device. You do 
not need to write down this number as it will only be used for that
specific pairing procedure.
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Pairing your phone .....................28 
Performing a master reset ...33, 52
Phone dependent features ...........5
Phone redial ................................19
Phone settings ............................24
Phone status ...............................24
Play menu ....................................49
Playing a specific track ..............58
Playing similar music ..................60 
Putting a call on/off hold ...........17 
Q
Quick reference chart ................10
R
Returning to factory 
defaults ..................................33, 52 
S
Safety information ........................5 
Selecting and playing specific 
albums .........................................56 
Selecting and playing specific 
artists ...........................................55 
Selecting different genres ..........57
Selecting different media 
sources .........................................42 
Sending new text messages .......21
Setting a phone as primary .......30
Setting a ring tone ......................25
Streaming music from your 
phone ...........................................44 SYNC voice recognition 
feature ...........................................6 
System settings ...........................28 
T
Text messaging ...........................21 
Turning Bluetooth on/off ............30
Turning prompts on/off ........32, 51 
U
Using privacy mode ....................16 
Using SYNC’s play menu ............53
Using the Auxiliary input jack 
(Line in) ......................................44 
Using the media settings ............45
Using the play all feature ...........54
Using the quick dial feature ......16
Using voice commands with 
SYNC ..............................................8 
Using your media menu .............41 
V
Vehicle health report ..................35 
Voice commands in media 
mode ............................................39 
Voice commands in phone 
mode ............................................12 
W
What is SYNC? ..............................4 
What’s playing? ...........................41
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