Ford Super Duty (2017 year). Manual — part 120

Voice command issues

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Issue

Say the song or artist

exactly as listed. If you say

"Play Artist Prince", the

system does not play music
by Prince and the Revolution

or Prince and the New

Power Generation.

You may be saying the

name differently than the

way you saved it.

Make sure you are saying the

complete title, such as

"California remix featuring

Jennifer Nettles".

If the song titles are in all

CAPS, you have to spell

them. LOLA requires you to

say "L-O-L-A".

The system may not be

reading the name the same

way you are saying it.

Do not use special charac-

ters in the title. The system

does not recognize them.

Review the Phone voice

commands at the beginning

of the phone section.

You may be using the wrong

voice commands.

SYNC does not understand

or is calling the wrong

contact when I want to

make a call.

Make sure you are saying the
contacts exactly as they are

listed. For example, if you

save a contact as Joe

Wilson, say "Call Joe

Wilson".

Using the SYNC phone

menu, open the phonebook

and scroll to the name

SYNC is having trouble

understanding. SYNC will

read the name to you, giving

you some idea of the

pronunciation SYNC is

expecting.

You may be saying the

name differently than the

way you saved it.

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Voice command issues

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Issue

The system works better if

you list full names, such as

"Joe Wilson" rather than

"Joe".

The system may not be

reading the name the same

way you are saying it.

Do not use special charac-

ters, such as 123 or ICE, as

the system does not recog-

nize them.

Contacts in your phonebook

may be very short and

similar, or they may contain

special characters.

If a contact is in CAPS, you

have to spell it. JAKE

requires you to say "Call J-

A-K-E".

Your phonebook contacts

may be in CAPS.

AppLink issues

Possible solution(s)

Possible cause(s)

Issue

Ensure you have a compat-

ible smartphone; an Android

with OS 2.3 or higher or an

iPhone 3GS or newer with

iOS 5.0 or higher. Addition-

ally, ensure your phone is

An AppLink capable phone

is not connected to SYNC.

AppLink Mobile Applica-

tions: When I select "Find

New Apps," SYNC does not

find any applications.

paired and connected to

SYNC in order to find

AppLink-capable apps on

your device. iPhone users

must also connect to

SYNC's USB port with an

Apple USB cable.

Ensure you have down-

loaded and installed the
latest version of the app

from your phone's app store.
Ensure the app is running on

your phone. Some apps

AppLink-enabled apps are

not installed and running on

your mobile device.

My phone is connected, but

I still cannot find any apps.

require you to register or

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AppLink issues

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Issue

login on the app on the

phone before using them
with AppLink. Also, some

may have a "Ford SYNC"

setting, so check the app's

settings menu on the phone.

Closing and restarting apps

may help SYNC find the

application if you cannot

discover it inside the vehicle.

On an Android device, if

apps have an "Exit' or 'Quit'

Sometime apps do not

properly close and re-open

their connection to SYNC,

over ignition cycles, for

example.

My phone is connected, my

app(s) are running, but I still

cannot find any apps.

option, select that then

restart the app. If the app

does not have that option,

you can also manually

"Force Close" the app by

going to the phone's settings
menu, selecting 'Apps.' then

finding the particular app

and choosing 'Force stop.'

Don't forget to restart the

app afterwards, then select

"Find New Apps" on SYNC.

On an iPhone with iOS7+, to

force close an app, double

tab the home button then

swipe up on the app to close

it. Tab the home button

again, then select the app

again to restart it. After a

few seconds, the app should

then appear in SYNC's

Mobile App's Menu.

Reset the Bluetooth on your

phone by turning it off and

then turning Bluetooth back
on. If you are in your vehicle,

SYNC should be able to

automatically re-connect to

your phone if you press the

"Phone" button.

There is a Bluetooth bug on

some order versions of the

Android operating system
that may cause apps that

were found on your previous
vehicle drive to not be found
again if you have not turned

off Bluetooth.

My Android phone is

connected, my app(s) are

running, I restarted them,

but I still cannot find any

apps.

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AppLink issues

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Issue

Unplug the USB cable from

the phone, wait a moment,

and plug the USB cable

back in to the phone. After a
few seconds, the app should

appear in SYNC's Mobile

Apps Menu. If not, "Force

Close" the application and

restart it.

The USB connection to

SYNC may need to be reset.

My iPhone phone is

connected, my app is

running, I restarted the app

but I still cannot find it on

SYNC.

Try increasing the Bluetooth

volume of the device by

using the device's volume
control buttons which are

most often found on the

side of the device.

The bluetooth volume on

the phone may be low.

I have an Android phone. I

found and started my media
app on SYNC, but there is no

sound or the sound is very

low.

Force close or uninstall the

apps you do not want SYNC
to find. If the app has a "Ford

SYNC" setting, disable that

setting in the app's settings

menu on the phone.

Some Android devices have

a limited number of

bluetooth ports apps can

use to connect. If you have

more AppLink apps on your

phone than the number of

available Bluetooth ports,
you will not see all of your

apps listed in SYNC's mobile

apps menu.

I can only see some of the

AppLink apps running on my

phone listed in SYNC's

Mobile Apps Menu.

SYNC System Reset

The SYNC system in your vehicle has System Reset feature that can be performed if

the function of a SYNC feature is lost. This reset is intended to restore functionality and

will not erase any information previously stored in the system (Such as paired devices,

phonebook, call history, text messages, or user settings). To perform a System Reset,

press and hold the Seek Up (>>) button while pressing and holding the Radio Power

button. Release both buttons after 2-3 seconds. Please allow a few minutes for the

reset to complete. After a few minutes has passed you can resume using the SYNC

system.

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