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If the system has a low confidence level of what was asked, it will 
prompt you to try again or ask for help.
Note: Even with Confirmation prompts turned OFF, you may be asked to 
confirm certain settings occasionally. 
Clarification through candidate lists 
Candidate lists are created when the system has several possible options 
of similar level of confidence as a result of your request. The system will
submit back to you as many as four possibilities for your clarification.
This may happen either with your phone book and/or music selections. 
Example #1:
You want to call John Doe at home, so you say, “Call John Doe at home”. 
If the system has a similar confidence level for a few items, it may
respond with: 
•  (initial tone) “Say 1 after the tone to call John Doe at home. Say 2 
after the tone to call Johnny Doe on mobile. Say 3 after the tone to
call Jane Doe at home.” (listen tone) 
Example #2:
You want to listen to a certain artist, so you say, “Play Artist John”. If the 
system has a similar confidence level for two possible options, it may
respond with: 
•  (initial tone) “Say 1 after the tone to play John Doe. Say 2 after the 
tone to play Johnny Doe.” (listen tone)
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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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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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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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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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![Mercury Sable 2009  SYNC Supplement  While in phone mode, you may also say “Menu” and then any of 
the following commands: •  [Phone] settings [message] 
notification on  • 
[Phone] settings [message] 
notification off 
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the following commands: •  [Phone] settings [message] 
notification on  • 
[Phone] settings [message] 
notification off 
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While in phone mode, you may also say “Menu” and then any of 
the following commands: •  [Phone] settings [message] 
notification on  • 
[Phone] settings [message] 
notification off 
•  [Phone] connections •Phone name 
•  Signal •Battery 
•  [Phone] settings [set] phone 
ringer  • 
[Phone] settings [set] ringer 1 
•  [Phone] settings [set] ringer 2 •[Phone] settings [set] ringer 3 
•  Text message inbox •[Phone] settings [set] ringer off 
Note:  With the above commands, words i n ( ) are optional and do not 
have to be spoken for the system to understand the command. 
You may also say “Dial” to access any of the following commands: 
•  
•  Delete (deletes one digit) •Clear (deletes all entered digits) 
•  Plus •Star 
•  Asterisk (*) •800 (eight hundred) 
•  700 (seven hundred) •900 (nine hundred) 
•  411 (four-one-one), 911 
(nine-one-one), etc.  • 
# / (pound, slash) 
Note:  To exit Dial mode, press and hold
or press MENU to go to the 
PHONE MENU. 
Voice commands when connecting devices 
When attempting to connect a phone to SYNC, you may say any of 
the following commands: 
•  Connect 
•  Bluetooth OFF •Delete 
Note:  You can only connect a device to SYNC after it has successfully 
gone through the pairing process. 
Note:  In the above possible commands, “< name>” is a dynamic listing in 
that it could be the name of any previously paired device.
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At any time, you may say these commands: •  SYNC •USB 
•  Line in •Bluetooth Audio 
•  Phone •Voice settings 
•  Cancel •Vehicle health (if equipped, U.S. only) 
•  Help 
MAKING A CALL 
Making a hands-free phone call using SYNC is easy. 
1. Press
or VOICE. 
2. When prompted, say, “Call 
then say “Dial”. 
To erase the last spoken digit,  say “Delete” or press
SEEK. 
To erase all spoken digits,  say “Clear” or press and hold
SEEK. 
3. Once the desired number/contact is on the screen, either say “Call” or 
“Dial”. The system will connect to the desired number.
Note:  Once the call is placed, it will be logged into your outgoing call 
history folder. 
Note:  If your audio system is equipped with 10 memory presets (0–9), 
you can also manually enter the desired number by pressing the presets. 
ENDING A CALL 
At any time, you can end an active phone call by pressing and 
holding
. 
EXITING PHONE MODE 
When in phone mode but not in an active call, press and hold
to exit 
phone mode. 
ANSWERING AN INCOMING CALL 
An incoming call interacts with SYNC in much the same way it interacts 
with your  Bluetooth enabled cellular phone. During an incoming call: 
•  An audible ring tone will sound. If available, call information will 
appear in the display. 
•  Press TEXT to view additional caller information, if the call matches a 
contact in your downloaded phonebook.
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•Select from the following options: 
Accept the call  by pressing
. The call will be transferred to 
hands-free and logged into the incoming call history folder. 
Ignore the call  by doing nothing. The display will read MISSED CALL 
and SYNC will log the call as a missed call. 
Reject the call  by pressing and holding
. The display will read 
REJECTED and SYNC will log the call. 
INCOMING NEW TEXT MESSAGE 
Note:  This is a phone dependent feature. 
If your  Bluetooth enabled phone is connected and supports downloading 
text messages via  Bluetooth, you can receive incoming text messages. 
When you are being sent a text message, an audible tone will sound and
NEW MESSAGE will appear in the radio display. You can say “Read
Message” and SYNC will read the message to you. 
Note:  To scroll, press
SEEKor/. 
1. Press OK to receive and open the text message or do nothing and the 
message will go into your text message inbox. Press OK again and SYNC
will read 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. 
2. Press OK and scroll to toggle between REPLY TO MESSAGE or 
FORWARD MESSAGE. 
3. When the desired selection appears in the display, press OK.
If you choose REPLY TO MESSAGE, SYNC will take you back to the text 
messaging menu and allow you to again cycle through the list of
predefined messages to send. 
If you choose FORWARD MESSAGE, SYNC will take you to your calling 
options. Choose to forward the message to anyone in your PHONE
BOOK, CALL HISTORY, or you can choose ENTER NUMBER.
Note:  Forwarding a text message is a speed dependent feature and can 
only be done when the vehicle is traveling at 3 mph (5 km/h) or less. 
Note:  Only one recipient is allowed per text message.
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USING THE QUICK DIAL FEATURE 
SYNC allows you to store phone book contacts and numbers from your 
call history folder in 1–5 of your memory presets for quick access. 
Note: This feature is not available if your audio system has 10 memory 
presets (0–9). 
To store a number as a Quick Dial to a memory preset:  When in 
phone book or call history and the contact’s information is active in the
display, press and hold a memory preset until confirmation appears in
the display. 
Note:  Quick dials are only available when the phone with which they 
were saved is actively paired with SYNC. 
To access/call numbers stored in the Quick Dial: 
1. Press
to enter PHONE MENU.
2. Press the memory preset (1–5) containing the desired contact 
information. The stored information will appear in the radio display. 
3. To initiate the call, press
or press the respective memory preset 
again. 
ACTIVE CALL MENU OPTIONS 
Once a call is active within SYNC, the following commands are available:
•  PRIVACY ON/OFF 
•  HOLD ON/OFF 
•  ENTER TONES 
•  JOIN ON/OFF (Available when you have two active calls) 
•  PHONE BOOK 
•  CALL HISTORY 
•  RETURN 
Refer to the following sections for further information. 
Using privacy mode 
SYNC allows you to easily switch a call from an active hands-free 
environment to your  Bluetoothenabled cellular phone for a more private 
conversation. To turn privacy mode on/off: 
Note:  To scroll, press
SEEKor/. 
1. Press MENU. The radio display will read CALL MENU.
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