Ford E-450 (2018 year). Manual — part 61

Receiving Turn-by-Turn Directions

When connected to SYNC Services, press the voice button and when prompted
say:

Action and Description

Voice command

To receive directions to a location. Once you select your
destination, the system uploads your current vehicle location,
calculates a route based on current traffic conditions and
sends it back to your vehicle. After the route download is
complete, the phone call automatically ends. You then receive
audible and visual driving instructions as you travel toward
your destination.

Directions

To find a business or type of business. Select your destination,
the system uploads your current vehicle location, calculates
a route based on current traffic conditions and sends it back
to your vehicle. After the route download is complete, the
phone call automatically ends. You then receive audible and
visual driving instructions as you travel toward your destina-
tion.

Business search

You can also say the following:

To find the closest business or type of business to your loca-
tion, within business search.

Search near me

If you need further assistance in finding a location at any time
within a Directions or Business search and need to speak with
a live operator.

Operator

The live operator can assist you by searching for businesses
by name or by category, residential addresses by street
address or by name or specific street intersections.
The system may prompt you to speak with an operator when
it has difficulty matching your voice request. Operator Assist
is a feature of your SYNC Services subscription. For more
information on Operator Assist, visit www.SYNCMyRide.com/
support.

If you miss a turn, SYNC automatically asks if you want the
route updated. Say yes when prompted and the system sends
a new route to your vehicle.

Yes

*

*

During an active route.

(If Equipped)

Disconnecting from SYNC Services

To disconnect from SYNC services, say:

Action and Description

Voice command

From the SYNC Services main menu, or press and hold the
phone button on the steering wheel.

Goodbye

SYNC Services quick tips

SYNC Services quick tips

You can personalize your Services feature to provide quicker
access to your most used or favorite information. You can
save address points, for example work or home. You can also
save favorite information like sports teams or a news
category. You can learn more about personalization by logging
onto www.SYNCMyRide.com.

Personalizing

Press the voice button at any time while connected to SYNC
Services to interrupt a voice prompt or an audio clip and say
your voice command.

Push to interrupt

Your subscription is associated with your Bluetooth-enabled
cellular phone number, not your VIN (Vehicle Identification
Number). You can pair and connect your phone to any vehicle
equipped with SYNC Services and continue enjoying your
personalized services.

Portable

You can even access your account outside your vehicle. Just
use the number on your phone's call history. Traffic and
Directions features do not function properly but information
services and the 411 connect and text message features are
available.

SYNC™ APPLINK™

SYNC Mobile Apps

Note: You must pair and connect your
smartphone to SYNC to access AppLink.

Note: iPhone users need to connect the
phone to the USB port in order to start the
application.

Note: The AppLink feature is not available
if your vehicle is equipped with the MyFord
Touch system.

Note: Depending on your display type, you
can access AppLink from the media menu,
the phone menu, or by using voice
commands. Once an app is running through
AppLink, you can control main features of
the app through voice commands and
steering wheel controls.

(If Equipped)

To Access Using the Phone Menu

Press the phone button to access the
SYNC phone menu on-screen. You can
then scroll to:

Menu item

Press OK to access a list
of available applications.

Mobile Apps

Scroll through the list of
available applications and
press OK to select a
particular app. Once an
app is running through
SYNC, you can access an
app’s menu by pressing the
MENU button to first
access the SYNC menu.

Scroll until the app name followed by
"Menu", is displayed (such as, sticher
Menu), then press OK. From here, you can
access an application's features, such as
Thumbs up and Thumbs down.

For more information, please visit:

Website

www.SYNCMyRide.com

To Access Using the Media Menu

Press the AUX button on the center
console.

Press the Menu button to the SYNC menu and scroll to:

Action and description

Menu item

Press the OK button.

SYNC-Media

Press the OK button and scroll through the list of available
applications and select your desired app.

Mobile Apps

Scroll until the app name followed by
"Menu", is displayed (such as, Stitcher
Menu), then press OK. From here, you can
access an application's features, such as
Thumbs up and Thumbs down.

For more information, please visit:

Website

www.SYNCMyRide.com

(If Equipped)

To Access Using Voice Commands

Press the voice button and when prompted say:

Action and description

Voice command

Say the name of the application after the tone.
The app should start. While an app is running through SYNC,
you can press the voice button and speak commands specific
to the app, for example, "Playlist Road Trip".

Mobile Apps

You can also say the following:

To discover the available voice commands.

The name of an app
(such as Stitcher)
followed by "help".

USING SYNC™ WITH YOUR
MEDIA PLAYER

You can access and play music from your
digital music player over your vehicle's
speaker system using the system's media
menu or voice commands. You can also
sort and play your music by specific
categories, for example artist and album.

Note: The system is capable of indexing up
to 6,000 songs.

SYNC is capable of hosting nearly any
digital media player including: iPod®,
Zune™, plays from device players, and
most USB drives. SYNC also supports the
following audio formats MP3, WMA, WAV
and ACC.

Connecting Your Digital Media
Player to the USB Port

Note: If your digital media player has a
power switch, make sure you switch it on
before plugging it in.

To Connect Using Voice Commands

Plug the device into the USB port. See
USB Port (page 219).

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Press the voice button and when prompted say:

Action and Description

Voice command

You can now play music by saying any of the appropriate
voice commands. See Media voice commands.

USB [1]

You do not need to say words that appear within square brackets. For example, for where
USB[1]appears, you can say USB or USB one.

(If Equipped)