The link to the SYNC explaination on how to set up the iphone for text messages provided by the Ford Tech above once again is very lacking in enough detail for a non techy like me. Although I handed it off to my 27 year old son to figure out and even he couldn't figure it out.

There are a lot of claims on what this system can do but I have been able to get very little of it to do what they say it will do and the Dealership is of no help. My experience with another maker (Toyota) is just the oposite. The dealer spent hours with my wife on getting her system set up.

BTW, how do I tell if I have MyFord Touch in my truck?

Mike

 

Do you have the navigation? If so, I'm pretty sure that means you've got the MyFord Touch system.

 

Love the Bluetooth streaming capabilities. Never had it before. Makes listening to my music much easier.

 

Mike,

Here's a link to help determine which SYNC system is installed: Getting Started Guide for the SYNC In-Vehicle Technology | Ford.com

Antonio

 

Antonio,

I have voice activated NAV in my 2012 SuperDuty. It looks like I have a USB port and an aux. port. Where is the SD card reader located in the 2012 SuperDuty's if there is one? Once again the information on the SYNC website is ok but not detailed enough to do any good for anybody that wants to know the specifics of their system.

Another thing I find very odd is that there is a lot of hype about the SYNC system (just got out of the car where there was an ad running on the radio advertising the vast abilities of Ford SYNC) and vertually no hands on support at the dealer level. Ford should know that this is not typical of other brands. I have personal experience with other brands (Toyota) dealer that is willing to take hours teaching you the system.

Mike

 

I talk to the truck on the phone. That's it. Cant figure out voice command dialing. Cant keep a call and start the truck. To much useless technology. The truck should have better springs and seats.

 

I use it all of the time to stream music. Also use it for hands free calling.

 

Mike,

If your vehicle is equipped with MyFord Touch, the SD card should be located inside the center console between the driver and passenger seats. If your vehicle has SYNC with Voice-Activated Navigation, there is no SD card - the navigation data is stored on an internal hard drive.

I would encourage you to seek further hands-on training with another dealership in your area. There are SYNC classes that are held periodically, though the locations and availability will vary by region. PM your VIN and home address if you would like any assistance with locating a SYNC class near you.

Antonio

 

Hello CornTruckDriver,

Let me give you some tips.

If you're having an issue with being able to dial your contacts by name, the first thing to make sure is that your phonebook is downloading into SYNC properly. In order for this to happen, your phone must be compatible with this feature. Which kind of phone do you have?

This last pointer is more of a confirmation. When dialing by name you want to make sure you are saying your contacts' names exactly as they are listed in your phonebook.

Antonio

 

I have SYNC with Voice-Activated Navigation and use it for hands free calling/answering and texting. My kids don't call me, they text. Only used the nav a few times as I rely on my Garmin and use Google maps to send directions to it. Have all my music stored on a USB pendrive.

Best phones in my opinion are Android based. I have the Motorola Atrix HD.
Phones that work best with SYNC with MyFord Touch:
http://www.nsapp.fordtechservice.dea...N_iop_2_00.pdf

 

all i got is stink, no sync!

 

Since I started this thread due to my frustrations over not being able to use all the features of SYNC I though it only fair to tell the rest of the story, which was completed today.

Upthread you will see comments from a Ford Corporate guy named Antonio. Well, several weeks ago Antonio got involved in trying to resolve my frustrations and went out of his way to contact one of the reps from my local dealer, Folsom Lake Ford, in an effort to help. Within a few hours of Antonio contacting the local dealership I got a call from Rene Larson from Folsom Lake Ford. Long story short, I had my truck in for a normal service today and Rene spent nearly an hour with me in my truck going through the various features of the system. We even sent a mapquest destination via the internet to my truck. This works very slick and easy even for a non techy like me. We also downloaded the SYNC Destinations app to my phone. Another slick feature. Unfortunately we could not get the text messaging system to work with my phone. Probably a compatibility issue.

Now I am very impressed with how the people at the dealership handled this and would like to publicly thank them for the excellent service.

Mike

 

There is a cure for the bad directions while towing.

Rand McNally makes a truck/RV nav unit. I use that when towing and the truck when it is just the truck.

 

I use the sync for Bluetooth for the phone and messaging. Don't care for all the voice commanded stuff or all the other things it can do.

I need to pay attention to the road when towing not trying to dish out commands and hit buttons.

 

I use it for bluetooth only but it does it very well. It stays in bluetooth media stream mode as long as I don't try to use the USB to recharge the phone. Also the USB is constrained by the USB standard so only gives 500ma to the phone. I can get 1000ma with an iphone car charger.

I also have bluetooth in my 2008 MDX and it works great to answer the phone. Not so much for other stuff. If I want to dial with it I have to spell out the number or pre-record it with a name. I can't use it for anything else as it won't stream music and pressing the siri button does not go to the car's BT microphone.

So what I do in the F250 with Sync is that I always use siri. "call my wife", "text my wife I will be late 30 minutes", "play playlist country", "add milk to my groceries note". You get the idea. There is nothing sync does that the iphone does not do better so all I need really is a good microphone and sync does that. I also use Apple NAV or Google NAV with the voice directions over the car's speakers.

I think that cars should provide us with good speakers, microphones and screens. It's the always up to date phone job to send stuff to them.