Ford Fusion 17 Owners Manual
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911 Assist Privacy Notice When you switch on 911 Assist, it may disclose to emergency services that your vehicle has been in a crash involving the deployment of an airbag or activation of the fuel pump shut-off. Certain versions or updates to 911 Assist may also be capable of electronically or verbally disclosing to 911 operators your vehicle location or other details about your vehicle or crash to assist 911 operators to provide the most appropriate emergency services. If you do not want to disclose this information, do not switch the feature on. SYNC Mobile Apps The system enables voice and steering wheel control of SYNC AppLink enabled smartphone apps. When an app is running through AppLink, you can control main features of the app through voice commands and steering wheel controls. 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. Note: Android users need to connect the phone to SYNC using Bluetooth. Note: For information on available apps, supported smartphone devices and troubleshooting tips please visit the Ford website. Availability of SYNC AppLink enabled Apps will vary by region. Note: Make sure you have an active account for the app that you have downloaded. Some apps work automatically with no setup. Other apps want you to configure your personal settings and personalize your experience by creating stations or favorites. We recommend you do this at home or outside of your vehicle. Note: AppLink is not available if your vehicle is equipped with the MyFordTouch system. To Access Using the SYNC Menu Press the MENU button to access the menu on-screen. Then select: Action and Description Menu Item SYNC-Apps Scroll through the list of available applications and select a particular app or select: Mobile Apps Find New Apps Note: If you cannot find a compatible SYNC AppLink app, make sure the required app is running on the mobile device. Accessing an App's Menu When an app is running through SYNC, press the right arrow button on the steering wheel control to access the app menu. You can access various app features from here, for example thumbs up and thumbs down. Press the left arrow button on the steering wheel control to exit the app menu. 378 Fusion (CC7) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™
To Access Using Voice Commands Press the voice button then when prompted say: Action and Description Menu Item Say the name of the application after the tone. The app should start. When an app is running through SYNC, you can press the voice button and speak commands specific to the app, for example "Play Playlist Road Trip". mobile (apps | applications) Use this command to discover the available voice commands. help SYNC Mobile App Voice Commands The following voice commands are always available: Action and Description Menu Item SYNC prompts you to say the name of an app to start it on SYNC. mobile (apps | applications) SYNC lists all of the currently available mobile apps. list [mobile] (apps | applications) Searches your connected mobile device for SYNC-compatible mobile apps. find [new] [mobile] (apps | applications) help You can say the name of a mobile app at any time to start the mobile app on SYNC. App Permissions App permissions are organized by groups. You can grant these group permissions individually. You can change a permission group status any time when not driving, by using the settings menu. When you launch an app using SYNC, the system may ask you to grant certain permissions, for example: • To allow your vehicle to provide vehicle information to the app such as, but not limited to: Fuel level, fuel economy, fuel consumption, engine speed, rain sensor, odometer, VIN, external temperature, gear position, tire pressure, and head lamp status. • To allow your vehicle to provide driving characteristic information such as, but not limited to: MyKey, seat belt status, engine revolutions per minute, gear position, braking events, steering wheel angle, and accelerator pedal position. 379 Fusion (CC7) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™
• To allow your vehicle to provide location information, including: GPS and speed. • To allow the app to send push notifications using the vehicle display and voice capabilities while running in a background state. Push notifications may be particularly useful for news or location based apps. Note: You only need to grant permissions the first time you use an app with SYNC. Note: Ford is not responsible or liable for any damages or loss of privacy relating to usage of an app, or dissemination of any vehicle data that you approve Ford to provide to an app. Enabling and Disabling App Permissions Using the SYNC Menu Press the MENU button to access the SYNC menu then select: Action and Description Menu Item SYNC-Apps Mobile Apps You can also select a specific app. If the app supports push notifications, this setting is listed. Select to enable or disable the feature as required. All Apps Enabling SYNC Mobile Apps In order to enable mobile apps, SYNC requires user consent to send and receive app authorization information and updates using the data plan associated with the connected device. Data is sent to Ford in the United States through the connected device. The information is encrypted and includes your VIN, SYNC module number, anonymous usage statistics and debugging information. Updates may take place automatically. Note: You must enable mobile apps for each connected device the first time you select a mobile app using the system. Note: Standard data rates 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. App Status You can view the current status of an app in the settings menu. 380 Fusion (CC7) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™
There are three possible statuses: Action and Description Menu Item The system has detected a new apprequiring authorization or a general permissions update is required. Update Needed No update is required. Up-To-Date The system is trying to receive an update. Updating... Update settings Action and Description Menu Item Select this option from the settings menuto manually preform a needed update. Request Update Select this option from the settings menuto disable automatic updates. Disable Updates Doing so also disables the use of MobileApps on SYNC. 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, such as artist and album. Note: The system is capable of indexing up to 15,000 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 audio formats, such as MP3, WMA, WAV and ACC. Confirm that the USB device has been formatted correctly and has the following specifications: • USB 2.0. • File format must be FAT16/32. The format of the audio files on the USB device must be: • MP3. • Non DRM protected WMA. • WAV. • AAC. 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. 381 Fusion (CC7) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™
To Connect Using Voice Commands Plug the device into one of the vehicle's USB ports. Press the voice button and when prompted, say: Action and Descrip- tion Voice Command You can now play music by saying any of the appropriate voice commands. See the media voice commands. (USB [stick] | iPod | MP3 [player]) Words in brackets [ ] are optional and do not have to be spoken for the system to understand the command. For example, for where (USB [stick] | iPOD | MP3 [player]) appears, you can say USB or USB stick. To Connect Using the System Menu 1. Plug the device into one of the vehicle's USB ports. 2. Press the MEDIA button and select either USB 1 or USB 2 from the media source list in the audio display. To view USB content select: Description and Action Message Depending on how many media files are on your connected device, an indexing message may appear in the display. When indexing is complete, the selected source starts to playback audio automatically. Browse USB You can browse the files on the USB device in categories. Select BROWSE from the buttons at the bottom of the audio display and choose from the following: Message Play all Playlists Songs Artists Message Albums Genres Browse USB Reset USB Media Voice Commands Press the voice button and when prompted say: 382 Fusion (CC7) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™E142599
Description and Action Voice Command You can now play music by saying any of the appropriate voice commands. (USB [stick] | iPod | MP3 [player]) You can say any of the voice commands that appear within open and close brackets that are separated by |. For example, where; (what's | what is) appears you say; what's or what is. You must say any of the voice commands that appear outside of open and close brackets. For example, where; (what's | what is) playing, you must say either "what's playing" or "what is playing". Description and Action Command Pauses device playback. pause Resumes device playback. play play [album] ___ Play all media on the device from the first track to the last. play all play [artist] ___ play [genre] ___ play [playlist] ___ Plays the next track on the current media. next [track | title | song | file | podcast | chapter | episode] Plays the previous track on current media. previous [track | title | song | file | podcast | chapter | episode] Creates a playlist with a similar genre to the one currently playing. [play] (similar music | more like this) play [song | track | title | file] ___ repeat off Repeats the current track. repeat (one | track) [on] 383 Fusion (CC7) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™
Description and Action Command Plays the current playlist in a random order. (Not all devices support this command.) shuffle [all] [on] shuffle off At any time during playback, you can press the voice button and ask the system what is playing. The system reads the metadata tags (if populated) of the current track. ((who's | who is) this | who plays this | (what's | what is) playing [now] | (what | which) (song | track | artist) is this | (who's | who is) playing | (what's | what is) this) ___ is a dynamic listing, meaning that it could be the name of anything, such as a group, artist or song. For example you could say "Play artist The Beatles". Examples of USB Commands SYNC provides the user with many intuitive ways to find and play a song using voice. For example, if we have a song called "Penny Lane" from the album "Magical Mystery Tour" we can say the following to play this song: • Play song "Penny Lane". • Play "Penny Lane". If we wanted to play the entire album, we can say: • Play album "Magical Mystery Tour". • Play "Magical Mystery Tour". Bluetooth Audio The system is also capable of playing music from your cellular phone through Bluetooth. To switch the Bluetooth audio on, use the MEDIA button (next to the audio display) or Source button, or press the voice button and when prompted say: Voice Command Bluetooth audio Then any of the following: Voice Command pause play next [track | title | song | file | podcast | chapter | episode] previous [track | title | song | file | podcast | chapter | episode] 384 Fusion (CC7) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™
Media Menu Features The media menu allows you to select how to play your music (such as by artist, genre, shuffle or repeat), find similar music or reset the index of your USB devices. Press the MEDIA button and select either USB 1 or USB 2 from the media source list in the audio display to start USB playback. Description and Action Message This will enter the media menu. Options Then any of the following: Description and Action Message Choose to shuffle or repeat your music. Once you make your choice, it remains on until you switch it off. Shuffle Choose to shuffle or repeat your music. Once you make your choice, it remains on until you switch it off. Repeat track You can play similar types of music to the current playlist from the USB port. The system uses the metadata informa- tion of each track to compile a playlist. The system then creates a new list of similar tracks and then begins playing. Each track must have the metadata tags populated for this feature. With certain playing devices, if your metadata tags Similar music are not populated, the tracks will not be available in voice recognition, the play menu or this option. However, if you place these tracks onto your playing device in mass storage device mode they are available in voice recognition, the play menu or this option. The system places unknowns into any unpopulated metadata tag. Resets the USB index. After the new indexing is complete you can choose what to play from the USB song library. Reset USB Accessing Your USB Song Library 1. Plug the device into your vehicle's USB port. 2. Press the MEDIA button (next to the audio display) to select USB playback. Description and Action Message This menu allows you to select and play your media files by artist, album, genre, playlist or track. Browse USB 385 Fusion (CC7) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™
If there are no media files to access, the display indicates there is no media. If there are media files, you have the following options: Description and Action Display Play all indexed media files from your device one at a time in numerical order.* Play all Press the OK button to select. The first track title appears in the display. Access your playlists (from formats like ASX, M3U, WPL, or MTP).* Playlists 1. Press the OK button to select. 2. Scroll to select the desired playlist, and then press the OK button. Search for and play a specific indexed track. * Songs 1. Press the OK button to select. 2. Scroll to select the desired track, and then press the OK button. Sort all indexed media files by artist. The system then lists and plays all artists and tracks alphabetically. * Artists 1. Press the OK button to select. 2. Scroll to select the desired artist, and then press the OK button. Sort all indexed media files by album. * Albums 1. Press the OK button to select. 2. Scroll to select the desired album, and then press the OK button. Sort all indexed media files by genre (category) type. * Genres 1. Press the OK button to select. 2. Scroll to select the desired genre, and then press the OK button. Browse all supported media files on your media player connected to the USB port. You can only view media files that are compatible with SYNC. (Other files are not visible.) Browse USB 1. Press the OK button to select. 386 Fusion (CC7) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™
Description and Action Display 2. Scroll to browse indexed media files on the device, and then press the OK button. Resets the USB index. After the new indexing is complete, you can choose what to play from the USB song library. Reset USB * You can use the buttons at the bottom of the audio display to jump to a certain alphabetical category quickly. You can also use the letters on the audio system's numeric keypad to jump in the list. Using Voice Commands You can access and view your USB songs using voice commands. Plug the device into your vehicle's USB port. Press the voice button and when prompted, say any of the following commands: Accessing and Viewing USB Media (browse | search | show) all (album | albums) (browse | search | show) all (artist | artists) (browse | search | show) all (genre | genres) (browse | search | show) all (playlist | playlists) (browse | search | show) all (song | songs | title | titles | file | files | track | tracks) (browse | search | show) album ___ (browse | search | show) artist ___ (browse | search | show) genre ___ (browse | search | show) playlist ___ USB 2 (If Equipped) Your vehicle may come equipped with an additional USB port. If so, USB 1 is located at the front of the vehicle at the bottom of the instrument panel. USB 2 is located inside the storage compartment of the vehicle's center console. You can plug in an additional USB device into the second USB port. You can access both USB devices by using voice commands. To access a USB device press the voice button and when prompted say: Voice command USB 1 USB 2 Note: SYNC only supports one connected iOS (Apple) devices at a time (whichever one you plug in first). When you connect a second iOS device, the systems charges it, but does not support playback from it. Bluetooth Devices and System Settings You can access these menus using the audio display. See Using SYNC™ With Your Phone (page 364). 387 Fusion (CC7) Canada/United States of America, enUSA, First Printing SYNC™