Ford Focus (2017 year). Manual — part 96

Route Preferences

Second Level Messages, Actions and Descriptions

Menu Item

Route Preferences

Then select any of the following:

Choose to have the system display your chosen route type.

Preferred Route

Eco

Fastest

Shortest

Bypass route selection in destination programming. The system only
calculates one route based on your preferred route setting.

Always Use ___
Route

When activated, the system uses your selected route type to calculate
only one route to the desired destination.

The system selects High Occupancy Vehicle or car pool lanes when
providing route guidance.

Use HOV Lanes

The system searches for and displays available parking locations as
you approach your destination.

Automatically
Find Parking

Select a level of cost for the calculated Eco Route. The higher the
setting, the longer the time allotment is for the route.

Eco Time
Penalty

Enable or disable considering traffic information when planning a
route. The system can find a faster route based on heavy traffic flow
information or detect a Road Closed incident and find a detour route
if possible.

Dynamic Route
Guidance

If selected, SYNC 3 avoids freeways when computing a navigation
route.

Avoid Freeways

If selected, SYNC 3 avoids Toll Roads when computing a navigation
route.

Avoid Toll
Roads

If selected, SYNC 3 avoids the use of Ferries or Trains when computing
a navigation route.

Avoid
Ferries/Car
Trains

Navigation Preferences

Action and Description

Menu Item

Navigation Preferences

You can adjust how the system provides prompts.

Guidance
Prompts

Then select any of the following:

A tone sounds followed by voice instructions.

Voice and Tones

Only voice instructions are given.

Voice Only

Only a tone sounds to prompt you.

Tones Only

Mobile Apps

You can enable the control of compatible
mobile apps running on your Bluetooth or
USB device on SYNC 3. In order to enable
mobile apps, SYNC 3 requires user consent
to send and receive app authorization
information and updates using the data
plan associated with the connected device.

The connected devices sends data to Ford
in the United States. The encrypted
information includes your VIN, SYNC 3
module number, anonymous usage
statistics and debugging information.
Updates may take place automatically.

Note: All Mobile Apps may not be
compatible with the system.

Note: Standard data rates will apply. Ford
is not responsible for any additional charges
you may receive from your service provider,
when your vehicle sends or receives data
through the connected device. This includes
any additional charges incurred due to
driving in areas when roaming out of a home
network.

Action and Description

Menu Item

Enable or disable the use of mobile apps on SYNC 3.

Mobile Apps

Disabling mobile apps in the settings menu disables automatic
updates and the use of mobile apps on SYNC 3.

You can view the status of mobile app permissions in the settings
menu.

Once Mobile Apps is enabled, you have the following options:

This provides information on the current state of available app
updates.

Update Mobile
Apps

There are three possible statuses:

Action and Description

Menu Item

Updating Mobile Apps…

Up-To-Date

Update Needed

The system is trying to receive
an update.

No update is
required.

The system has
detected a new app
requiring authoriza-
tion or a general
permissions update is
required.

Select this button if an
update is required and you
want to request this update
manually. For example, when
your mobile device is
connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot,
select:

Request Update

Request Update

Grant or deny permissions to all apps at once.

All Apps

Grant or deny an individual app particular permissions. App permis-
sions are organized into groups. By pressing the info book icon, you
can see which signals are included in each group.

There may also
be SYNC 3
enabled apps
listed under
these options.

Note: Ford is not responsible or liable for
any damages or loss of privacy relating to
usage of an app, or dissemination of any
vehicle data that you approve Ford to
provide to an app.

General

Access and adjust the system settings,
voice features, as well as phone, navigation
and wireless settings.

Menu Item

Select to have the touchscreen display in English,
Spanish or French.

Language

Select to display units in kilometers or miles.

Distance

Select to display units in Celsius or Fahrenheit.

Temperature

Select to have the system beep to confirm choices
made through the touchscreen.

Touch Screen Beep

Menu Item

When you activate this option, the system automatic-
ally updates when you have an available Internet
connection through a Wi-Fi network or mobile
connection.

Automatic System Updates

Information pertaining to the system and its software.

About

Documentation of the software license for the system.

Software Licenses

Select to restore factory defaults. This erases all
personal settings and personal data.

Master Reset

Wi-Fi

You can adjust the following:

Action and Description

Menu Item

Enable this option to connect to Wi-Fi for SYNC 3 vehicle software
updates.

Wi-Fi

This provides you with a list of available Wi-Fi networks within range.

View Available
Networks

Clicking on a network from the list allows you to connect or disconnect
from that network. The system may require a security code to
connect.

When you click the information button next to a network, more
information about the network displays such as the signal strength,
connection status and security type.

The system alerts you when your vehicle is parked and a Wi-Fi
network is within range if SYNC is not already connected.

Wi-Fi Available
Notifications

Ambient Lighting

(If Equipped)

Tap a color once to active ambient lighting.
This sets the color to the highest intensity.

You can drag the colors up and down to
increase or decrease the intensity.

To switch ambient lighting off, press the
active color once or drag the active color
all the way down to zero intensity.

Vehicle

Note: You vehicle may not have all of these
features.

You can select the following features to
update their settings.