Ford Transit Connect Quick Reference Guide

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM

Your vehicle is equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system, which alerts you when one or more of your tires is signiﬁcantly under-inﬂated. If the low tire pressure warning light illuminates, stop and check your tires as soon as possible and ensure that they are inﬂated to the proper recommendations. The recommended speciﬁcations can be found on the Tire Label or Safety Compliance Certiﬁcation Label located on the driver’s door jamb or the edge of the driver’s door. Each tire including the spare should be checked monthly and inﬂated to the recommended levels. Refer to your Owner’s Manual for more information.

ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE

Your new Ford comes with the assurance and support of 24-hour emergency roadside assistance. To receive roadside assistance in the United States, call 1-800-241-3673. In Canada, call 1-800-665-2006.

FUEL FILLER LOCK

Your vehicle is equipped with a lock on the fuel ﬁller door.

To unlock, simply insert your key into the lock and turn.

FUEL TANK CAPACITY / FUEL INFORMATION

Your vehicle has a fuel tank capacity of 15.4 gallons (58.3L). Use only UNLEADED fuel or UNLEADED fuel blended with a maximum of 15% ethanol. Do not use ethanol (E85), diesel, fuelmethanol, leaded or any other fuel because it could damage or impair the emission control system.

REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM*

• Press once to unlock the front and sliding doors. Press again within three seconds to unlock all doors.

• Press to unlock the cargo doors.

• Press to lock all doors.

NOTE: Your keys are electronically coded to your vehicle. Using a non-coded key will not permit your vehicle to start. Replacement keys are available through your authorized dealer. Refer to your Owner’s Manual for more information.

CENTRAL LOCKING

• To unlock the front and sliding doors, insert the key into the driver’s door and turn it toward the front of the vehicle.

• To lock all doors, turn the key toward the rear of the vehicle.

Refer to your Owner’s Guide for more information.

OPENING THE HOOD

Your vehicle is equipped with a locking hood latch located beneath the badge on the hood.

To open:

1. Rotate the

hood badge counterclockwise and insert the key.

2. Turn the key to

the le to release the primary latch, then turn the key to the right to release the secondary latch.

3. Li the hood and support it using

the prop rod.

WARNING: Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, accident and injury.

Ford Motor Company strongly recommends that drivers use extreme caution when using any device or feature that may take their focus o the road. Your primary responsibility is the safe operation of the vehicle. We recommend against the use of any hand-held device while driving, encourage the use of voice-operated systems when possible and that you become aware of applicable state and local laws that may aect use of electronic devices while driving.

LEARN HOW TO SYNC YOUR RIDE

SYNC is a voice-activated technology personalized by you. It is a hands-free, voice recognition system used for entertainment and communication.

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This Quick Reference Guide is not intended to replace your vehicle Owner’s Manual, which contains more detailed information concerning the features of your vehicle, as well as important safety warnings designed to help reduce the risk of injury to you and your passengers. Please read your entire Owner’s Manual carefully as you begin learning about your new vehicle and refer to the appropriate sections when questions arise.

All information contained in this Quick Reference Guide was accurate at the time of duplication. We reserve the right to change features, operation and/or functionality of any vehicle speciﬁcation at any time. Your Ford dealer is the best source for the most current information. For detailed operating and safety information, please consult your Owner’s Manual.

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Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center

U.S. 1-800-392-3673 (FORD)

(TDD for the hearing impaired: 1-800-232-5952)

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Ford of Canada’s Customer Relationship Centre

Canada 1-800-565-3673 (FORD)

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TRANSIT CONNECT

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INSTRUMENT PANEL

SYNC

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1 HEADLAMP CONTROL:

Turns the headlamps o.

Turns on the parking lamps.

Turns on the headlamps.

Turns on fog lamps* by pulling

the control toward you.

2 SYNC CONTROLS:

Use the touch-sensitive buttons

to access voice, phone and media sources. See the SYNC section in this guide for more details.

3 MULTI-FUNCTION LEVER

Move the lever down for a

single wipe.

For intermittent wiping, move

the control up one position and adjust the rotary control to the desired speed.

For normal operation, move the

control up two positions.

For high-speed wiping, move the

control up three positions.

To activate the windshield washer,

push the washer control button on the edge of the stalk.

Rear window wiper wash*

Pull the lever toward you for

intermittent wiping.

Pull further toward you to

operate the washer.

HEATED FRONT WINDSHIELD*

The heated windshield control is

located on the instrument panel.

To switch it on or o, push

the button .

NOTE: The heated windshield turns

o automatically. It will turn o aer a predetermined amount of time, if a low-battery condition is detected or when the engine is turned o.

HAZARD FLASHER CONTROL

AM/FM STEREO WITH SINGLE CD*

Seek, scan, set and play radio

stations and CDs. Refer to the Audio

System chapter in your Owner’s Manual for more information.

POWER WINDOWS

Press or pull the window switches

located on the center console near the cup holders to open or close a window.

*if equipped

GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR SYNC® SYSTEM:

SYNC is a hands-free, voice recognition system used for entertainment, information and communication. SYNC…Say the word.

GENERAL TIPS

For more complete information on SYNC, refer to your Owner’s Manual, visit the SYNC website2 or call toll-free number3.

Before you get started:

1. Set up your owner account by visiting

your SYNC website2. Register by following the on-screen instructions. Aer registering, you can see what complimentary services you are eligible for.

2. SYNC uses a wireless connection called Bluetooth® to communicate with your phone. Turn Bluetooth mode on in your phone's menu options. This lets your phone ﬁnd SYNC. For more

4. Put your phone into Bluetooth discovery mode. Refer to your phone’s user guide if necessary.

5. When prompted on your phone’s display, enter the six-digit PIN provided by SYNC in the radio display.

6. The display indicates when the pairing is successful.

NOTE: The system may prompt you to:

Set your phone as the primary/

favorite (the primary phone will receive messages and voice mails).

Download your phone book

(this is required to use the full set of voice commands).

details on setting up your phone with SYNC, visit SYNC online2 or your phone manufacturer’s website.

Pairing Your Phone with SYNC:

In order to use many of the features of SYNC, you must ﬁrst pair and connect your phone with SYNC. To pair your phone for the ﬁrst time:

1. Make sure that your vehicle is in (P) park and both your ignition and radio are turned on.

2. Press the phone button. When the display indicates no phone is paired, press OK.

3. When the display asks you to add a device, press OK. The display will then show Find SYNC, which means the device is now ready to pair your phone. Press OK.

TIPS:

Make sure you accept SYNC’s

request to access your phone.

To pair subsequent phones, please

refer to Pairing Subsequent Phones in the SYNC chapter of your Owner’s Manual.

If you are experiencing pairing

problems, try performing a clean pairing by deleting your device from SYNC, deleting the SYNC connection from your phone, and then repeating the Pairing Your Phone process.

1 If equipped.

U.S. Customers: SyncMyRide.com.

Canada Customers: SyncMyRide.ca.

U.S. Customers: 1-800-392-3673 (select 1 or

2 for language, then Option 3 and Option 1); Canadian Customers: 1-800-565-3673 (select 1 or 2 for language, then Option 3 and Option 1).

USING SYNC® VOICE COMMANDS – SYNC...SAY THE WORD:

Press the voice button and when prompted, speak your voice command. For a list of voice commands, say “What can I say?"

USING MY PHONE WITH SYNC:

NOTE: You must download your phone book to make phone calls with voice commands by name. Contacts listed in all caps will require you to spell them (i.e. JAKE, will be J-A-K-E).

Making a phone call:

Use SYNC to make a phone call to anyone in your phone book by pressing the voice button and when prompted, give a voice command:

For example, you could say, “Call Jake Smith at home”. When the system conﬁrms the number, say “Dial” again to initiate the call.

NOTE: You can also make phone calls by pressing the voice button. When prompted, give the voice command, “Dial,” then verbally say the phone number.

Answering incoming calls:

Whenever you have an incoming call, you will be able to see the name and number of the person calling in your display. Press the phone button to answer an incoming call. You can hang up at any time by pressing and holding the phone button.

Do not disturb mode:

This feature blocks incoming calls and text messages, and saves them for later. You still have access to outgoing calls when this feature is active. Say the voice

command “Do not disturb on” to enable and “Do not disturb o” to disable.

USING SYNC TO ACCESS DIGITAL MEDIA:

Use the media hub to plug in your media devices such as phones and MP3 players and use SYNC to play all of your favorite tunes. Since SYNC indexes your music, the more you have stored on your device, the longer it will take SYNC to index.

Using voice commands to play music:

1. Plug your media player into your

USB port.

2. Press the voice button. When

prompted say “USB”, then follow-up by saying one of the voice commands. For a list of voice commands, say

“What can I say?”

3. You will hear the command repeated back to you and the selected item will play.

NOTE: Your SYNC voice-activated communications system with USB does not include: 911 Assist®, Vehicle Health Report (VHR), SYNC Services (TDI: Trac, Directions & Information) or SYNC AppLink™.

Why You Need a SYNC Owner Account A SYNC owner account is required to receive the latest soware updates.

U.S. Customers: visit SyncMyRide.com or call 1-800-392-3673 (select Option 1 or 2 for language, then Option 3 and Option 1). Canadian Customers: visit SyncMyRide.ca or call 1-800-565-3763 (select Option 1 or 2 for language, then Option 3 and Option 1).