Ford Transit Connect (2016 year). Manual — part 90

INFORMATION

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Item

SYNC Services

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Travel Link

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Alerts

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Calendar

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Apps

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Where Am I?

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If your vehicle is equipped with
Navigation, press the
Information button to access

these features. If your vehicle is not
equipped with Navigation, press the corner
of the touchscreen with the green tab.

SYNC Services (If Equipped,
United States Only)

Note: SYNC Services varies by trim level
and model year and may require a
subscription. Traffic alerts and turn-by-turn
directions available in select markets.
Message and data rates may apply. Ford
Motor Company reserves the right to change
or discontinue this product service at any
time without prior notification or incurring
any future obligation.

Note: SYNC Services requires activation
before use. Visit www.SYNCMyRide.com to
register and check your eligibility for
complimentary services. Standard phone
and message rates may apply. Subscription
may be required. You must also have the
active SYNC Services Bluetooth-enabled
cellular phone paired and connected to the
system in order to connect to, and use,
SYNC Services. See Phone (page 355).

Note: This feature does not function
properly if you have enabled caller ID
blocking on your cellular phone. Make sure
your cellular phone is not blocking caller ID
before using SYNC Services.

Note: The driver is ultimately responsible
for the safe operation of the vehicle, and
therefore, must evaluate whether it is safe
to follow the suggested directions. Any
navigation features provided are only an aid.
Make your driving decisions based on your
observations of local conditions and existing
traffic regulations. Do not follow the route
suggestions if doing so would result in an
unsafe or illegal maneuver, if you would be
placed in an unsafe situation, or if you would
be directed into an area that you consider
unsafe. Maps used by this system may be
inaccurate because of errors, changes in
roads, traffic conditions or driving
conditions.

Note: When you connect, the service uses
GPS technology and advanced vehicle
sensors to collect your vehicle's current
location, travel direction and speed to help
provide you with the directions, traffic
reports, or business searches you request.
Further, to provide the services you request,
for continuous improvement, the service
may collect and record call details and voice
communications. For more information, see
SYNC Services Terms and Conditions at
www.SYNCMyRide.com. If you do not want
Ford or its service providers to collect your
vehicle travel information or other
information identified in the Terms and
Conditions, do not subscribe or use the
service.

SYNC Services uses advanced vehicle
sensors, integrated GPS technology and
comprehensive map and traffic data, to
give you personalized traffic reports,
precise turn-by-turn directions, business
search, news, sports, weather and more.
For a complete list of services, or to learn
more, please visit www.SYNCMyRide.com.

Connecting to SYNC Services

You can connect to SYNC Services using
voice commands or by selecting a menu
item on the touchscreen.

To use voice commands, press the voice button and say:

Action and Description

Voice Command

This initiates an outgoing call to SYNC Services using your
paired and connected Bluetooth-enabled cellular phone.
Once you connect to the service, follow the voice prompts
to request the desired service, for example traffic or
directions.

Services

Once connected to SYNC Services, you can also say the following:

Receive a list of available services from which to choose.

What Can I Say

To return to the Services main menu.

Services

Receive system help.

Help

If your vehicle is equipped with Navigation,
press the I (Information) button. If your
vehicle is not equipped with Navigation,
press the green tab on your touchscreen.

To use the touchscreen select:

Menu Item

Connect to Services

This command initiates an outgoing call
to SYNC Services using your paired and
connected Bluetooth-enabled cellular
phone. Once you connect to the service,
follow the voice prompts to request the
desired service.

Receiving Turn-by-Turn Directions

Press the voice button and 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 instruc-
tions as you travel toward your destination.

Directions

To find a business or type of business. 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 instruc-
tions as you travel toward your destination.

Business Search

To find the closest business or type of
business to your location, within business
search.

Search near me

Provides you with further assistance within
Directions and Business Search. The system
may prompt you to speak with an operator
when it has difficulty matching your voice
request. The live operator can assist you by
searching for businesses by name or by

Operator

Action and Description

Voice Command

category, residential addresses by street
address or by name or specific street inter-
sections. 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]

Disconnecting from SYNC Services

To use the steering wheel controls, press
and hold the hang-up phone button on the
steering wheel.

To use voice commands, press the
voice button and say:

Voice Command

Good-bye

SYNC Services Quick Tips

Tips

You can personalize your Services feature to provide quicker
access to your most used or favorite information. You can
save address points, such as work or home. You can also
save favorite information like sports teams, for example
Detroit Lions, 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 (such
as a sports report) 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