MyFord Touch /MyLincoln Touch

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New software available now!

As is common in the software business, Ford releases updates to make enhancements to programming, address compatibility issues and improve system performance. Updating the vehicles software ensures that owners have access to the latest features and the best performance the system has to offer. Many of the enhancements reect the voice-of-the-customer, as engineers continuously listen carefully to daily users and respond to what would improve their experience with the system. The new software is available for owners to download at support.ford.com and support.lincoln.com and install in their Ford or Lincoln vehicle.

Highlights of v3.6
Improved Voice menus with new layouts to help guide users to choices for what they can say Voice Help menus are defaulted On and list specic commands for core features of the system Increased touch zones on the Home screen Simplied phone pairing with pop-ups consolidated into a single screen Improved system performance when Auto Phonebook Download is set On Enhanced metadata (e.g., song and artist info) on the Entertainment quadrant of the Home screen New POI pop-up screen to help guide users during a point-of-interest search Removed the option to turn off guide lines for rear view camera Navigation System enhancements, including new Where Am I? button, improved smart speller, traffic incident pop-up for SiriusXM Travel Link and backward compatibility for either A3 or A4 SD Cards

History of Software Releases:

v1.08 (July 2010) v2.04 (December 2010) v2.06 (January 2011) v2.07 (February 2011) v2.08 (March 2011) v2.10 (April 2011) v2.11 (May 2011) v3.0 (January 2012) v3.1 (March 2012) v3.2 (June 2012) v3.5 (October 2012) v3.6 (August 2013)

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New Voice Menus

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A little visual cue can go a long way to improving the condence and accuracy of the system delivering what the driver wants. Voice menus have always been part of the system, but now they are defaulted On and have been improved for ease of use. The system is capable of recognizing thousands of commands, so to help pinpoint the right one, pop-up screens appear after pressing the Voice button. There are many pop-up screens, each specic to the features of the system, based on what the user says; for example: What Can I Say? Phone Navigation Entertainment or Audio Climate The most common commands are listed rst with supplemental commands at the bottom. If users wish to turn these off, they can simply press the lighted button with question mark in the lower left of the screen. Press again to turn it back on.

Increased Touch Zones

To activate Phone, Entertainment, Navigation or Climate functions, users had to press the respective corner. Now, users can press anywhere in the entire quadrant to open the features. Users can press on the name of the feature in each corner or anywhere in the quadrant for a more convenient way to access features. Since the entire Home screen is now touchable, users should only attempt to clean the screen of smudges or ngerprints when the screen is off. Attempting to wipe the Home screen will activate the functions where the user wipes.

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Simplied Phone Pairing

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Pairing and connecting a phone is the single most important step to begin enjoying the system. The sequence has been shortened. When the phone is connected successfully, users will now see what used to be a series of three pop-ups all contained into a single screen. The prompts include: Change voice mail number Set 911 Assist On or Off Set Auto Phonebook Download On or Off Prior to this version of the software, some users experienced issues with their system performance when the Auto Phonebook Download was set On. Turning it off helped improve phone features. The new software improves Auto Phonebook Download, so users may set it to On. The benet of setting On is any updates, additions or deletions are automatically updated when the phone is connected.

More On-screen Info

For owners who prefer to display the Home screen, the new software adds metadata in the Entertainment quadrant for HD RadioTM, SiriusXM Satellite Radio and FM. In addition to seeing the radio presets, users will also see more information, including: Visual indication of HD Radio signal with the HD logo Radio station information Song title playing Artist name playing

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New Voice Destination Entry Screen

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When using voice to enter a destination, the screen can show what information the system has already captured, what is left to input and a quick guide for the voice commands available. As always, users are prompted along the way to provide all of the information necessary to set a destination. New screen for voice destination: Point of Interest Plus, improved voice recognition for the one-shot destination entry searches for the city rst, and then the street within the city, to improve accuracy and shorten the time to locate a destination.

Rear View Camera

The guide lines have been defaulted On with no ability to turn them off. Users can still adjust the delay or alert: Press Settings > Vehicle > Rear View Camera Rear Camera Delay On/Off Visual Park Aid Alert On/Off When the delay feature is on, the camera display remains on for a few seconds, even after shifting into Drive. This is especially useful when trailer towing to make sure its properly hitched. The visual park aid alert allows the user to view the area that is being detected by the Reverse Sensing System. The system uses red, yellow and green highlights, which appear on top of the video image when an object is detected by the Reverse Sensing System. The alert highlights the closest object detected.

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Navigation System Enhancements
Some new features improve the Navigation System, too.

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Repositioned Where Am I? Button

To view information related to the drivers current location (if equipped with optional Navigation): Touch Information > Where Am I? The screen displays the following: Next street and distance to it Current street and latitude/longitude Previous street and distance from it

Improved Smart Speller

The Navigation System uses something called smart speller to narrow the available choices for viable letters when typing to help users nd what they want quicker. When the choices are narrowed, users can select from a list of choices without having to continue typing out the whole word. For example, the choices in the screen show ve possibilities from the info already entered.

Improved Traffic Incident Pop-up

If users have the Traffic Alert notication setting turned On, the pop-up has been enhanced to provide: Info about the incident Choices to select: Details Avoid Ignore Ignore All

Backward SD Card Compatibility

Both A3 and A4 SD Cards can be used with new software.

Go to FMCDealer.com/My Training/SYNC Central for more information about MyFord Touch/MyLincoln Touch.

July 2013, Ford Motor Company. Specications and descriptions contained within are based upon the most current information available at the time of release. Intended for use by dealership personnel to inform consumers.

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