Ford F-150 (2018 year). Manual - part 116

Command

Sirius Channel ___

USB

Bluetooth Audio

__ is a dynamic listing, meaning that it
could be the name of anything, such as an
artist, station, or media source.

SYNC™ TROUBLESHOOTING

Your SYNC system is easy to use. However,
should questions arise, see the tables
below.

Use your regional Ford website at any time
to check your phone's compatibility,
register your account and set preferences
as well as access a customer
representative via an online chat (during
certain hours).

Website(s)

Market

www.SYNCMyRide.com

North America

www.SYNCMyRide.ca

www.sync-

maroute.ca

Phone issues

Possible solution(s)

Possible cause(s)

Issue

Review your phone's manual

about audio adjustments.

The audio control settings

on your phone may be

affecting SYNC perform-

ance.

There is excessive back-

ground noise during a phone

call.

Try turning off the device,

resetting the device,

removing the device's

battery, then trying again.

This may be a possible

phone malfunction.

During a call, I can hear the

other person but they

cannot hear me.

Go to the website to review

your phone's compatibility.

This is a phone-dependent

feature.

SYNC is not able to down-

load my phonebook.

Try turning off the device,

resetting the device or

removing the device's

battery, then trying again.

Try pushing your phonebook

contacts to SYNC by using

the Add Contacts feature.

This may be a possible

phone malfunction.

Use the SYNCmyphone
feature available on the

website.

Phone issues

Possible solution(s)

Possible cause(s)

Issue

Try pushing your phonebook

contacts to SYNC by using

the Add Contacts feature.

This may be a limitation on

your phone's capability.

The system says Phonebook

Downloaded but the

phonebook in SYNC is

empty or missing contacts.

If the missing contacts are

stored on your SIM card, try

moving them to the device

memory.

Remove any pictures or

special ring tones associ-

ated with the missing

contact.

Depending upon your phone,
you may have to grant SYNC

permission to access your

phonebook contacts. Make

sure to confirm when

prompted by your phone

during the phonebook

download.

Go to the website to review

your phone's compatibility.

This is a phone-dependent

feature.

I am having trouble

connecting my phone to

SYNC.

Try turning off the device,

resetting the device or

removing the device's

battery, then trying again.

Try deleting your device

from SYNC, deleting SYNC

from your device and trying

again.

Check the security and auto

accept and prompt always

settings relative to the SYNC

Bluetooth connection on

your phone.

This may be a possible

phone malfunction.

Update your device's firm-

ware.

Turn off the Auto phone-

book download setting.

Phone issues

Possible solution(s)

Possible cause(s)

Issue

Go to the website to review

your phone's compatibility.

This is a phone-dependent

feature.

Text messaging is not

working on SYNC.

Try turning off the device,

resetting the device or

removing the device's

battery, then trying again.

This may be a possible

phone malfunction.

Press the Phone button to
return to the Phone menu.

You are on the Select a

Character screen.

I cannot return to the Phone

menu when selecting a

contact.

USB and media issues

Possible solution(s)

Possible cause(s)

Issue

Try turning off the device,

resetting the device,

removing the device's

battery, then trying again.

This may be a possible

device malfunction.

I am having trouble

connecting my device.

Make sure you are using the

manufacturer's cable.

Make sure you insert the

USB cable correctly into the

device and the USB port.

Make sure that the device

does not have an auto-

install program or active

security settings.

Make sure you are not

leaving the device in your
vehicle during very hot or

cold temperatures.

This is a device limitation.

SYNC does not recognize

my device when I turn on the

car.

Review the device compatib-

ility chart on the SYNC

website to confirm your

phone supports the

Bluetooth audio streaming

function.

This is a phone-dependent

feature.

Bluetooth audio does not

stream.

USB and media issues

Possible solution(s)

Possible cause(s)

Issue

Make sure you correctly

connect the device to SYNC,

and that you have pressed

play on your device.

The device is not connected.

Make sure that all song

details are populated.

Your music files may not

contain the correct artist,

song title, album or genre

information.

SYNC does not recognize

music that is on my device.

The file may be corrupted.

Some devices require you to

change the USB settings

from mass storage to MTP

class.

The song may have copy-

right protection, which does

not allow it to play.

Switch radio bands and

return to Sirius or switch the

feature off. You can then

change the Sirius station

using the directional

buttons.

Sirius Replay is active.

I cannot change the Sirius

station.

Voice command issues

Possible solution(s)

Possible cause(s)

Issue

Review the phone voice

commands and the media

voice commands at the

beginning of their respective

sections.

You may be using the wrong

voice commands.

SYNC does not understand

what I am saying.

After pressing the voice icon,

wait until after the tone

sounds and Listening

appears before saying a

command. Any command

spoken before this does not

register with the system.

You may be speaking too

soon or at the wrong time.

Review the media voice

commands at the beginning

of the media section.

You may be using the wrong

voice commands.

SYNC does not understand

the name of a song or artist.