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    Uh Oh! Back up Camera shows bumper!!

    Hey guys, I banged the back door where the backup camera is, body shop had to order new door and strip with camera in it Now, the camera points down enough so that the bottom inch of the screen is showing the bumper and the objects are distorted because it is pointing down more than it should...
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    clock wont support daylight savings time

    if i click on the gps setting it doesnt go to dst if i change the time manually it takes it out of the gps setting which i of course want any ideas>?
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    Explorer wont stay locked, doors unlock

    Has been happening forever, I lock it, i use the remote to lock it or I use the keypad on the door, I check it, very very carefully. Come back an hour later, unlocked... Anybody else having this problem?
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    Just got letter about sync NEW update

    First, I have navigation, so it says if I do the update and I dont simultaneously load the new nav card that I have to send away for, the nav will stop working So I have a call into local Ford dealer, so far they haven't called back, only been an hour now, to ask them that if I have them do the...
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    How do I change route on navigation

    If I am in Southern Cal and wnt to go to Northern Cal on "the 101", the nav wont let me, it will keep trying to get me over to I-5 cuz it is shorter, i see where we can tell nav to not use highways and stuff like that but how do you edit a route when putting it in how do you pick the green...
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    Navigation cant find city without address, what?

    Help, how do i go to a city without knowing an address or intersection or point of interest Lets say you are in downtown Hollywood, you want to get to San Francisco CANNOT be done unless you know a specific address in San Fran, really? I have tried so many different things, the only way...
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    Is 4.26.12023 Current?

    When I was speaking to ford customer service about my bills for towing etc when my fan assembly broke down and left me stranded 300 miles from my home The woman says i dont have the updated sync, I had mine updated before i got any flash drive in the mail, and i never got one, so maybe they...
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    Crucially Important! Fan Assembly/Motors, Lets Talk!

    I am having the entire system replaced in mine, or the fan assembly and an update to the computer. I wont tolerate it happening a 2nd time without a complete mental breakdown where I am likely to drive the car off a cliff, so here is my question, Do we know of, have we heard of anyone...
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    Vacation ruined by over heating New Explorer

    didnt think it would happen to me, parking under union square in san francisco, over heated, had to take a cab 35 miles back to my hotel (bay to breakers race in san fran, no rental cars no rooms) we are staying in san rafael $90 cab ride with tip, car will be towed to dealer in daly city...
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    Sirius, why no channel 400 or higher?

    why cant i find channel 400 (george carlin) it is on my online subscription of sirius but in my ford i cant find channels over like 180 or something?
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    Is there a new MFT update newer than April 5?

    I explained above that I have the new MFT system downloaded, that it worked fine for a week, now of course there is NO way to hear what is on my iphone anymore, no way, have done everything other than a master reset this cant be fixed unless there is some new download or something...wow, this...
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    My Sync Upgrade yet?

    I cant log on to my sync, I dont remember my log on info and by the time I get to the choices I have to use it locks me out, so I cant be going there anymore, might start drinking again if i do .... Has anyone received their upgraded my sync from Ford yet?
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    Iphone 4s ok with Sync?

    I know some work better with sync than others, i am getting the new iphone with siri and want it to work well with my ford, will it? I considered the new Ice Cream Sandwich OS with a Galaxy Nexus Samsung because the screen is better and bigger, but as I understand it the batter life is...
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    Voice activated sync, broke, nav, broke

    When do we get our new sync in the mail? Do we just plug it in the same way we plugged in the updates with a usb? Now i get a message that nav isnt working, my button to voice activate does nothing, etc. gettin so tired of all this
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    Self parking deal hits curb

    was showing off the other day and two times in a row when i used the self park deal it rubbed up against the curb is this something the dealer can adjust?
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    Sync did update now no bluetooth or phone

    did an update and now no matter what i do it wont let me turn on the bluetooth, it says it is on when i push the on button then when i try to connect the same phone that has connected the other 999 times it says blue tooth turned off, vicious circle these issues really are annoying now i went...
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    Reset oil percentage deal...?

    I had my local guy change the oil, not ford, and I cant reset the percentage to 100 on the oil reading, pushed buttons etc, cant do it
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    Cant answer phone

    if i reach over and hit the accept button on the screen, yes, then i can answer it, but if i hit the steering wheel button that has the phone icon on it it hangs up as soon as i push that what the heck on another thread i am trying to find out how to default the screen to showing the radio...
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    Default to radio not main menu, help!

    I want my sync system to be on the radio page/media page, when i start the car, not the menu... I thought I had once figured out how to do this but I cant remember now... anybody?
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    Handling, why wheel pulls away from me

    Anyone else notice if you accelerate quickly and maybe turn a little at the same time the wheel wants to pull out of your hands, i have never owned a vehicle that does this - the vehicle wants to slightly go off in a different direction, cant describe it but you must know what i mean? what is...
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    Power-off reset or a dead APIM/How to fix Sync

    What are these things, someone said you do them when sync completed shuts off, black screen of death as he called it I have had mine completely shut down, after hours at the dealer i have some functions back, not nav. If I am out of town and this happens, black screen of death, what can I do...
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    Sync/Nav Etc Poof, all gone...Sony stereo culprit

    literally leaving town for vacation, go into convenience store, come back out, nothing, nothing on the screen, no radio, no climate, no nav no phone take it to dealer, 3 hours later i have all but nav back so left town, told me sony radio or stereo is malfunctioning with sync and this is...
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    Help, easy exit stuck on

    I Cant have it stay on, the easy exit, moves seat for me, because i have back issues, have to have it set to off It is set to off, was off for a few weeks since i got car, all of a sudden seat is moving when i start or stop car, button is set to off and button CANNOT be set to on, i figured I...
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    WiFi Internet Usage MySync

    I parked next to my office where I have wifi, i linked to it, connected to it, now what :) I was hoping there would be a browser and a way to actually use it on the internet but evidently not. I guess the point of being able to connect to wifi is traffic and so on but I dont know how that...
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    Traffic, Directions & Information VS Navigation

    I wanted my navigation to do this: By using the basic navigation (my explorer has voice activated everything) I would say an address like Farmers Market in Los Angeles....I wouldnt say Farmers Market, I would find out the address and say it although maybe it would work both ways, but, after I...
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