Sync With Myford Touch - Ford Escape Quick Reference Manual

SYNC with MyFord Touch
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A revolutionary way to connect with your car.
Getting started, understanding SYNC with MyFord Touch
Use the four-corner, four-color touch screen to explore and interact with your vehicle. The touch screen works the same way
traditional controls, knobs and buttons do. Press the various corners on your touch screen to personalize the many features
and settings of your vehicle all in one place. The system provides easy interaction with your cellular phone, multimedia
entertainment, climate controls and navigation system.
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General Tips
• Press the home icon at any time to
return to your home screen.
• For additional support, refer to your
Owner's Manual, visit the website or call
the toll-free number. See the inside front
cover of this guide for details.
Before you get started:
• Pair your phone with SYNC. To do this,
touch Add Phone on your touch screen.
When prompted, enter the PIN provided
on the display into your phone. The display
will indicate when pairing is successful. See
the Getting Started with your SYNC System
section for instructions on how to do this.
• If you have the navigation SD card, make
sure that it is inserted into the media port
or your navigation will not work.
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Get in touch using your four corner touch screen
Phone, Navigation, Climate and Entertainment are the four main operations of SYNC with MyFord Touch. Each feature
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has its own corner represented by its own color.
Phone
Voice-control your phone for
hands-free calling with your phone
securely put away. With SYNC, you
won't even need to know the phone
number. Just say the name of the
person you want from your contacts.
Your phone connects you with many
other features and SYNC services:
• Connect to SYNC Services
for traffic, directions, business
searches and information favorites.
• Connect to Operator Assist to
help locate a listing or destination.
• Call for a Vehicle Health Report.
• Automatically connects to a
911 Operator in the event of an
accident (feature needs to be
activated prior to the event.)
• Transfer calls seamlessly from
SYNC to phone as you get in or
out of your vehicle.
Refer to the SYNC chapter
of your Owner's Manual for
complete details.
if equipped
Navigation
* Set a Destination
You can use the touch screen to set
Get started with your navigation
a destination in many ways, like a
system by pressing the upper-right
street address, a city center, a place
green corner. The available, voice-
on the map or a point of interest
activated navigation system includes:
(POI). The easiest way is by voice.
• SiriusXM Traffic™
1. Press the voice button
• Sirius Travel Link™
when prompted say "Destination
street address".
• Global positioning system
(GPS) technology
2. The system will ask you to say the
full address and will display an
• 3-D mapping
example on-screen.
• Turn-by-turn navigation
3. You can then speak the address
naturally, such as: "One two three
Main Street, Anytown".
Refer to the MyFord Touch
chapter of your Owner's Manual
You can also use the touch screen to
for complete details.
enter a destination and narrow your
choices by city or street as you type.
You can choose from up to three
different types of routes:
• Fastest: Uses the fastest moving
roads possible.
• Shortest: Uses the shortest
distance possible.
• Eco (EcoRoute): Uses the most
fuel efficient route.
, then
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if equipped