Ford F-150 (2018 year). Manual - part 131

Action and Description

Menu Item

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 select this device to be your preferred device.

Make Primary

Removes the selected device from the system.

Delete

Press the info icon next to the device name
to see phone and device information.

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:

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

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

Enabling 911 Assist

Note: For this feature to work, your cell
phone must have Bluetooth and connect
with SYNC3.

To activate 911 Assist from the settings
screen select:

Action and Description

Menu Item

Press this button to enter the settings screen for this feature. You can
switch this feature on and off by sliding the scrollbar as follows.

911 Assist

Slide the scrollbar to switch this feature
on.

You can set your contacts in the phone
book for emergency quick dialing.

Setting Emergency Contacts

Ensure the phone book of your cell phone
downloaded to SYNC 3.

From the settings screen select:

Action and Description

Menu Item

Press this button to enter the settings screen for this feature.

911 Assistance

Select this option as it displays on the screen.

Set Emergency
Contacts

Action and Description

Menu Item

Select this option under <Emergency contact 1>.

Select a
Contact

The screen lists contacts in the phone
book. Select the contact that you want to
set as emergency contact. You can set
Emergency Contact 2 by same process.
You can set two Emergency Contacts in
total.

Note: After SYNC3 tries to place an
emergency call, the Emergency Contact
button displays on the touch screen. You
need to press the button to call the contact
through your Bluetooth phone.

Note: If the vehicle is equipped with
navigation, a map with your current street
information displays on the screen when 911
Assist is in process.

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:

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 Prefer-
ences

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.
A rest area POI icon is displayed on the map regardless of this setting.

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

Route Preferences

Second Level Messages, Actions and Descriptions

Menu Item

Route Prefer-
ences

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