
How to identify your SYNC® version
Four versions of SYNC are available, including SYNC with MyFord Touch, depending on your vehicle’s model and year. Learn which version of SYNC you have.
Learn moreNearly every SYNC® with Voice-Activated Navigation feature can be simply activated with voice commands. You can use your phone, play music, and access many other SYNC features. Of course, you're still able to use the touchscreen and buttons surrounding it when you prefer them to voice commands.27
SYNC with Voice-Activated Navigation works like a remote control for multiple devices, such as your Bluetooth®-enabled phone or USB media player. Since SYNC controls many systems, it needs to know which system you want to interact with. To make it clear to SYNC which system you need, the first part of a command is the "mode."48
The command mode can be communicated to SYNC in different ways, for example which entertainment system is active. However, with some voice commands, you must tell SYNC which mode you want and wait for the prompt ( > ) before telling it the task you want to complete.
Entertainment (AM/FM radio, SiriusXM satellite radio, USB/SD Card, Bluetooth Audio, CD player)34
If the system is playing, say only the task: Ex.: "Tune FM 107.7" Ex.: "Play artist Beethoven" If the system is not playing, say the mode and the task: Ex.: "Radio" | pause | "Tune FM 107.7" Ex.: "USB" | pause | "Play artist Beethoven"
For calls, say the task only: Ex.: "Call John at home." For text messages, say the mode "Messages": Ex.: "Messages" | pause | "Listen to text message"
Always say the mode, "Climate": Ex.: "Climate" | pause | "Temperature 68 degrees"
For SYNC Services say "Services," then follow the voice prompts129 To initiate a Travel Link connection, say "Travel Link," then follow the voice prompts
SYNC uses four tones to signal important transitions in the voice dialogue.
SYNC also uses five icons to communicate the status of the dialogue (in lower left corner of touchscreen).
Enter contacts into your phonebook with both first and last names to increase the system’s ability to select the correct contact
Ensure the vehicle interior is quiet (e.g., windows are closed, passengers aren’t making noise)
When you speak, tilt your head in the direction of the SYNC microphone
Speak in a smooth, confident, and natural voice, avoiding “ahhs” or “umms”
Say all words in a command in the correct order, for example, say “Phone” before giving phone commands, and "Radio" before giving radio commands
Say all names and titles exactly as they are listed on your devices; if your phonebook entries show last name first, say last names first when giving phone commands
Effective: February, 2020
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