Ford Sync 3 Owners Manual

							To improve the charging experience, your vehicle has the following convenience
features:
Description
Feature
Your vehicle schedules its charging time for when the utility rates
are lowest. Contact your utility company to see what rates are
available.
Value Charge
Your vehicle starts charging immediately after you connect the
charging plug.
Charge Now
Get the most miles out of every charge by conditioning your
plugged in vehicle. Set the cabin temperature when you set your
GO Time in order to use energy from your home, or charging
station, instead of your vehicle battery.
Cabin Conditioning
Setting GO Times allows you to control charging schedules and
cabin conditioning settings so your vehicle is ready to drive when
you are. By setting a GO Time, your vehicle can use your value
charge settings to minimize your electricity costs but still prioritize
getting a full charge before your GO Time. A calendar view allows
you to program two GO Times per day for each day of the week.
My GO Times
Note: Remember, you must plug in your vehicle for My GO Time
to work.
Charge Settings Screen
Each of the four areas highlighted below
show a different feature of the charge
settings screen.
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							My GO Time summary displays the next GO Time and cabin temperature
setting.
A
Charging status and actual times
 displays charging status with the charging
start time, end time, and duration.
B
Charge profile and mode
 displays the charging profile and charging mode for
the vehicle's present location.
C
Estimated charge time limits
 displays the estimated minimum and maximum
times to fully charge the high-voltage battery and the battery ’s present state
of charge as a percentage of total plug-in capacity.
D
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							My GO Time Summary
Action and Description
Menu Item
Item
This area of the screen shows your scheduled Go Time and your
cabin conditioning information.
My Go Time
A
This is the time and date of your next set drive time. Your vehicle
automatically schedules charging and cabin conditioning to finish
by this time.
Next GO
Time
B
This is the chosen cabin conditioning setting for this GO Time.
Temperature
C
This accesses your GO Time Schedule (see GO Time Schedule
later in this section).
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This cancels the cabin conditioning for the present GO Time.
Once you touch Skip, the GO Time and Temperature grey out,
and the LED illuminates on the Skip button. Touch the button
again to switch on the cabin conditioning. This feature allows
you to ignore the present GO Time without having to delete it or
having to switch off the entire schedule (see GO Time Schedule
later in this section). After the present GO Time passes, this
feature resets.
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							Conflict Notification
The system alerts you to any conflicts by
highlighting areas of the screen in colored
text.
If your battery cannot have a full charge by the scheduled drive time, the system
highlights your next GO Time and Charge Complete time and the following
message appears: Action and Description
Menu Item
This is normal; the vehicle is informing you of the conflicting situation.
This notification only displays when the gearshift selector lever is in
position P.
Charge at GO
Time: under
100%
Note: Charging occurs as soon as you plug the vehicle in. The system
limits cabin conditioning to 15 minutes before your GO Time.
To eliminate the conflict notification
immediately or to prevent a conflict in the
future, try the following:
• Switch the present GO Time to occur
later.
• Plug the vehicle into a 240V high
current charging station instead of
using the 120V low current convenience
cord. Higher power charging yields
shorter charge times.
• Plug the vehicle in sooner.
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							Charging Status and Actual Times
Action and Description
Menu Item
Item
This is the status of the charging system, which includes the
charging plug, high-voltage battery and charger.
Charge
Status
A
This means the vehicle is
unplugged. Charge Start
and Complete information
is for the present vehicle
location.
Next Charge
This means you plugged
the vehicle in and it is ready
to charge. Typical of Value
Charge mode, the vehicle
may not start charging
right away because it is set
to charge at times with
lower utility costs.
Waiting to charge
This means the high-
voltage battery is charging.
Charging
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							Action and Description
Menu Item
Item
This informs you that the
high-voltage battery is fully
charged and not currently
scheduled for further char-
ging.
Charged
This alerts you that a fault
is present and is preventing
the high-voltage battery
from charging. Check the
charge plug connection,
charge cord, and charging
station.
Fault
This is the estimated time of charge completion.
Complete
B
When the vehicle is in
Charge Now mode, and
unplugged, the system
displays the charging dura-
tion in hours. Once you
plug in the vehicle, the
value shows the estimated
time to finish charging.
Charge Now Duration
When the vehicle is in
Value Charge mode, the
system displays the estim-
ated charge complete
time. It is normal for the
estimated complete time
to change when charging.
The vehicle keeps charging
until the high-voltage
battery is fully charged.
Scheduled Charge Complete Time
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							Action and Description
Menu Item
Item
This is the scheduled start time of charging.
Start
C
When the vehicle is in
Charge Now mode, and
unplugged, the message At
Plug In appears, indicating
the vehicle immediately
starts charging once you
plug it in. Once you plug it
in, the system shows the
actual charge start time.
At Plug In
When the vehicle is in
Value Charge mode, the
system displays the
scheduled charge start
time (for example, 8:00
PM). Once charging starts,
the system continues to
display the actual charge
start time.
Scheduled Charge Start Time
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							Action and Description
Menu Item
Item
This is the name of the presently detected Value Charge Profile.
Value Charge
Profile
A
The system detects a customer defined value charge profile
when the vehicle is within approximately 300 ft (91.4 m) of the
GPS location registered for the profile. If the vehicle is close to
more than one charge profile location, it chooses the closest.
Displays if you have not set up value
charge profiles for specific locations
through MyFord Mobile or if you are not
close enough to a defined profile loca-
tion.
Default Profile
Touch this button if you want your vehicle to immediately charge
when plugged in at this profile location. This button illuminates
when Charge Now is the charge mode selected for the presently
detected charge profile.
Charge Now
B
Touch this button if you want to take advantage of off-peak
electricity rates. The vehicle optimizes the charge schedule to
be complete by the next GO Time. This button illuminates when
Value Charge is the charge mode selected for the presently
detected charge profile.
Value Charge
C
Touch this button to access your Value Charge profiles settings
screen (see 
Value Charge Profiles later in this section).
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							Estimated Charge Time Limits
Action and Description
Menu Item
Item
This shows you the battery's current charge displayed as a
percentage. A reading of 100% means the battery has a full
charge. A reading of 0% indicates the battery has no plug-in
energy left.
Battery
A
240V / High Power is the estimated minimum charging time
from the present high-voltage battery level to full charge (100%).
This represents the shortest amount of time you should expect
the high-voltage battery to recharge under ideal conditions. Ideal
conditions include a 240V charging station and a minimum 30A
service and high-voltage battery at a moderate temperature.
To Fully
Charge
B
Note: Some charging stations use lower voltage (208V), which
result in longer charge times.
120V / Low Power is the estimated maximum charging time
from the present high-voltage battery level to full charge (100%).
This represents the longest amount of time you should expect
the high-voltage battery to recharge under normal conditions.
Normal conditions include a 120V convenience cord and 12A
service.
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							Action and Description
Menu Item
Item
Note: Charging may take longer when the AC line voltage is low
and may indicate your electrical source is not meeting certain
requirements.
Note: These charging times are only estimates. It is normal for your actual charge duration
to be longer.
GO Time Schedule
You can access the GO Time Schedule by
selecting the edit option under MY GO
Time on the Charge Setting screen. Action and Description
Menu Item
This turns on the GO Time schedule.
On
This turns off the GO Time schedule. This also turns off the cabin
conditioning function. Use this mode to prevent using energy for
cabin preconditioning when you leave your vehicle plugged in and
do not plan to use it for a while, such as when on vacation.
Off
Note: If you choose to perform Value Charging with the schedule
off, the vehicle schedules charging to finish at the lowest cost
within 24 hours of plugging the vehicle in.
This displays the GO Time day-of-week and time. The blue high-
lighted GO Time is the present GO Time, which the vehicle is using
for charge scheduling and cabin conditioning. You can schedule
two GO Time events per day for each day of the week.
GO Time 1 Allows you to edit the GO Time and
cabin conditioning temperature.
My GO Times
Indicates that you can add a GO
Time to this slot.
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GO Time 2
Note: If you set GO Time 2 to occur before GO Time 1, a message
pops up alerting you. You need to go back to the previous screen
and switch the times so GO Time 1 occurs before GO Time 2.
GO Time and Cabin Conditioning
This screen allows you to enter or change
the GO Time and cabin conditioning
temperature. Press any GO Time on the Schedule screen
to enter the editing screen for that GO
Time.
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