Ford F150 2017 Manual
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SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link (If Equipped) WARNING Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, crash and injury. We strongly recommend that you use extreme caution when using any device that may take your focus off the road. Your primary responsibility is the safe operation of your vehicle. We recommend against the use of any hand-held device while driving and encourage the use of voice-operated systems when possible. Make sure you are aware of all applicable local laws that may affect the use of electronic devices while driving. Note: SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link may not be available in all markets. Note: In order to use SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link, your vehicle must have navigation. Note: A paid subscription is required to access and use these features. Go to www.siriusxm.com/travellink for more information. Note: Visit www.siriusxm.com/traffic and click on Coverage map and details for a complete listing of all traffic areas covered by SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link. Note: Neither Sirius nor Ford is responsible for any errors or inaccuracies in the SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link services or its use in vehicles. When you subscribe to SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link, it can help you locate the best gas prices, find movie listings, get current traffic alerts, view the current weather map, get accurate ski conditions and see scores to current sports games. Action and Description Menu Item Touch these buttons to identify traffic incidents on your route, near your vehicle’s current location or near any of your favorite places, if programmed. Traffic on Route Traffic Nearby Touch this button to view fuel prices at stations close to your vehicle’s location or on an active navigation route. Fuel Prices Touch this button to view nearby movie theaters and their show times, if available. Movie Listings Touch this button to view the nearby weather, current weather, or the five-day forecast for the chosen area. Weather Select to see the weather map, which can show storms, radar information, charts and winds. Map 508 F-150 (TFC) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™ 3 (If Equipped)
Action and Description Menu Item Select to choose from a listing of weather locations. Area Touch this button to view scores and schedules from a variety of sports. You can also save up to 10 favorite teams for easier access. The score automatically refreshes when a game is in progress. Sports Info Touch this button to view ski conditions for a specific area. Ski Conditions SETTINGS Under this menu, you can access and adjust the settings for many of the system features. To access additional settings, swipe the screen left or right. Sound Pressing this button allows you to adjust the following:Sound Settings Returns Treble, Midrange, and Bass sound settings to factory levels. Reset All Adjusts the high frequency level. Treble Adjusts the middle frequency level. Midrange Adjusts the low frequency level. Bass Adjusts the sound ratio from side to side or front to back. Balance / Fade Adjusts the amount the audio system volume increases with speed, or turns the feature off. Speed Compensated Vol. Optimizes the sound based on the location of the listeners. Occupancy Mode Stereo Sound Settings Surround Your vehicle might not have all of these features. 509 F-150 (TFC) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™ 3 (If Equipped)
Media Player This button is available when a media device such as a Bluetooth Stereo or USB device is the active audio source. Pressing the button allows you to access the following options for active devices only.Action and Description Menu Item For some Apple devices, SYNC 3 can adjust the playback speed of podcasts. When a podcast is playing, you can choose: Podcast Speed Faster Normal Slower For some Apple devices, SYNC 3 can adjust the playback speed of audiobooks. When an audiobook is playing, you can choose: Audiobook Speed Faster Normal Slower Cover art displays from your device ’s music files. If no cover art for the files exists on the device, then the Gracenote Database provides cover art. Media Player Cover Art Priority The Gracenote Database supplied cover art is used for your music files. This overrides any cover art from your device. Gracenote® Switches on and off Gracenote® to provide metadata information such as genre, artist, album. Gracenote® Management This allows you to view the version level of the Gracenote Database. Gracenote® Data- base Info This allows you to view the manufacturer and model number of your media device. Device Informa- tion Erase the stored in media information in order to re-index. Update Media Index Clock To adjust the time, select the up and down arrows on either side of the screen. The arrows on the left adjust the hour and arrows on the right adjust the minute. You can then select AM or PM. You can adjust the following features: 510 F-150 (TFC) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™ 3 (If Equipped)
Action and Description Menu Item Select how time displays. Clock Format When active, the clock adjusts to time zone changes. Auto Time Zone Update This feature is only available in vehicles with navigation. When selected, the vehicle clock resets to GPS satellite time. Reset Clock to GPS Time The system automatically saves any updates you make to the settings. Bluetooth Pressing this button allows you to access the following: Action Menu Item Turning Bluetooth off disconnects all devices and does not permit new connections. Bluetooth You must activate Bluetooth to pair a Bluetooth-enabled device. The processes of pairing a Bluetooth device is the same as pairing a phone. See Pairing a Device in Phone settings for how to pair a device and the available options. Phone Pair your Bluetooth-enabled phone with the system before using the functions in hands-free mode. Switch on Bluetooth on your device to begin pairing. See your phone ’s manual if necessary. To add a phone, select: Menu Item Add Phone 1. Follow the on-screen instructions. 2. A prompt alerts you to search for the system on your phone. 3. Select your vehicle's make and model as it displays on your phone. 4. Confirm that the six-digit number appearing on your phone matches the six-digit number on the touchscreen. 5. The touchscreen indicates when the pairing is successful. 6. Your phone may prompt you to give the system permission to access information. To check your phone ’s compatibility, see your phone ’s manual or visit the website. Alternatively, to add a phone, select: Menu Item Add Phone Then select: Discover Other Bluetooth Devices 1. Follow the on-screen instructions. 2. Select your phone's name when it appears on the touchscreen. 511 F-150 (TFC) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™ 3 (If Equipped)
3. Confirm that the six-digit number appearing on your phone matches the six-digit number on the touchscreen. 4. The touchscreen indicates when the pairing is successful. 5. Your phone may prompt you to give the system permission to access information. To check your phone ’s compatibility, see your phone ’s manual or visit the website. Other features, such as text messaging using Bluetooth and automatic phonebook download, are phone-dependent features. To check your phone ’s compatibility, see your phone ’s manual or visit the website: Website owner.ford.com www.syncmyride.ca www.syncmaroute.ca Once you have paired a device you can adjust the following options. Action and Description Menu Item View Devices You can then select: You can add a Bluetooth-enabled device by following the steps in the previous table. Add a Bluetooth Device You can select a phone by touching the name of the phone on the screen. You then have the following options: Depending on the status of the device, you can select either of these options to interact with the selected device. Connect Disconnect Allows you to see phone and device information. Device Informa- tion Allows you to select this device to be your preferred device. Make Primary Removes the selected device from the system. Delete Action and Description Menu Item Manage Contacts You can then select: Enable this option to have SYNC 3 periodically re-download your phonebook to keep your contact list up to date. Auto-Download Contacts Choose how you would like the system to display your contacts. You can choose: Sort By: 512 F-150 (TFC) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™ 3 (If Equipped)
Action and Description Menu Item Last Name First Name Select this option to re-download your contact list manually. Re-download Contacts Select this option to delete the in vehicle contact list. Deleting the in vehicle list does not erase the contact list on the connected phone. Delete Contacts Action and Description Menu Item Set Phone Ringtone You can then select: No sound plays when a call comes to your phone. No Ringtone The currently selected ringtone on your phone plays when you receive a call. This option may not be available for all phones. If this option is available, it is the default setting. Use Phone Ring- tone You can also select one of the three available ringers. Action and Description Menu Item Text Messaging You can then select: No sound plays when a message comes to your phone. No Alert (Silence) You can select one of the three available notification sounds. When enabled, a voice prompt alerts you when you receive a new message. Voice Readout 513 F-150 (TFC) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™ 3 (If Equipped)
You can enable and disable the following options as well: Action and Description Menu Item When enabled, vehicle audio (such as radio or apps) is muted for the duration of the phone call even when the phone call is in privacy. Mute Audio in Privacy When enabled, an alert displays that your phone is roaming when you attempt to place a call. Roaming Warning When enabled, a message displays when the battery on your phone is running low. Low Battery Notification 911 Assist Note: This service is only available in the United States and Canada. Select this button to modify the on or off setting for this feature. If the mobile phone ’s contacts have been downloaded, you can adjust the following option: Action and Description Menu Item You can select up to two numbers from your mobile device's phone- book as emergency contacts for quick access at the end of the 911 Assist call process. Set Emergency Contacts Radio This button is available if a Radio source such as AM or FM is the active media source. Pressing the button allows you to access the following features: 514 F-150 (TFC) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™ 3 (If Equipped)
Action and Description Menu Item Activation of this feature allows you to listen to HD radio broadcasts. FM HD Radio AM HD Radio (Dependent on current radio source, If Avail- able) This feature is available when FM Radio is your active media source. Activate this feature to have the system display radio text. Radio Text Refresh Autoset Presets (AST) Selecting this option stores the six strongest stations in your current location to the last preset bank of the currently tuned source. Navigation You can adjust many of the Navigation preferences by selecting the following menus. Map Preferences Action and Description Menu Item Map Preferences Then select any of the following: When this option is active, the system shows 3D renderings of build- ings. 3D City Model When enabled, your vehicle ’s previously traveled route displays with white dots. Breadcrumbs Enable this feature to display up to 3 POI icons on the navigation map. POI Icons Select POIs Once this feature is activated you can select the icons you want displayed by selecting: This menu allows you to choose which incident icons you would like to have displayed on the navigation map. Incident Map Icons 515 F-150 (TFC) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™ 3 (If Equipped)
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 516 F-150 (TFC) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™ 3 (If Equipped)
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: 517 F-150 (TFC) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™ 3 (If Equipped)