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Old Aug 26, 2022 | 10:44 AM
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How to Update sync 2 to current navigation

My 2014 apparently is way out of date. Now, I like the Nav feature, but paying $150 + & idling the truck for an hour makes me wonder if there's a better/cheaper hack. Anybody help w/ that? If I try an update, is it like "one sync version" at a time, 2 to 3, 3 to 4 etc ? Or one upgrade brings it to current? Do I have to access the radio or is there a USB / SD card slot hidden I don't know about?
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Old Aug 26, 2022 | 05:16 PM
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My 2014 apparently is way out of date. Now, I like the Nav feature, but paying $150 + & idling the truck for an hour makes me wonder if there's a better/cheaper hack. Anybody help w/ that? If I try an update, is it like "one sync version" at a time, 2 to 3, 3 to 4 etc ? Or one upgrade brings it to current? Do I have to access the radio or is there a USB / SD card slot hidden I don't know about?
Tks in advance!
Your truck has MFT it should have a SD card in it somewhere, mine is in the console towards the front.
MEDIA HUB The media hub is located either in the center console or behind an access door in the instrument panel (below the climate control buttons) and has the following features:
A. A/V inputs
B. SD card slot
C. USB ports
Page 150 in the Owners manual
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Old Aug 26, 2022 | 05:42 PM
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Use a trickle charger instead of idling the truck.
 
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Old Aug 27, 2022 | 08:23 AM
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Tks for the input! Found the SD card. Went into settings, could not find SYNC to see version. VIN decodes to SYNC 2, 3.37. SD card is an A5, is that correct or possible someone put SYNC 3 on it? Supposedly SYNC 3 is free, but applied & haven't seen a link come thru. Would love to just buy an A13 card & be done w/it
 
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Old Aug 27, 2022 | 07:33 PM
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For the Sync update you do that by VIN from Fords Website for free with a USB Thumb Drive. The Nav just change out the Card.
BTW you have Sync 2 and any 3.0 or 2.1 or what ever is the version of Sync 2 you have and if it is working don't try to fix it.
 
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Old Aug 29, 2022 | 07:34 AM
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Tks, but the roads are so far out of date I'd like to update. Is the SYNC update or the newer SD what pisses it off?
 
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Old Aug 29, 2022 | 09:49 AM
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Well, from everything I found SYNC 2 with tuochscreen CANNOT be up graded to SYNC 3. AITA?
 
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Old Aug 29, 2022 | 12:41 PM
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There are Updates for Sync 2 to update but for the Navigation it is just the SD card. You take the old SD card out and put the New one in and new and updated maps.
There is also a way to put Sync 3 in but you have to change out the radio components
 
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Tks, I may try it. But at $50 for a SD card, I'm wondering if I may cause a problem. I'm kind of OK but if cheaper I'd do it.


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