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SYNC™ 3

USB Ports

In this manual: SYNC™ 3
Introduction — 10At a Glance — 3Child Safety — 11Seat Belts — 10Personal Safety System™ — 1Supplemental Restraint System — 10Pedestrian Protection — 1911 Assist — 3Keys and Remote Controls — 10MyKey™ — 8Doors & Locks — 9Liftgate — 7Safety — 3Steering Wheel — 11Wipers and Washers — 5Lighting — 13Automatic High Beam Control — 3Windows and Mirrors — 6Instrument Cluster — 4Information Displays — 4Climate Control — 6Cabin Air Quality — 2Seats — 9Garage Door Opener — 2Auxiliary Power Points — 3Storage Compartments — 2Starting and Stopping the Engine — 5Unique Driving Characteristics — 4Fuel and Refueling — 8Engine Emission Control — 3High-Voltage Battery — 1Infection Transmission — 8All-Wheel Drive Vehicle — 1Brakes — 5Reverse Brake Assist — 4Traction Control — 1Stability Control — 3Hill Descent Control — 3Park Aid — 8Cruise Control — 4Adaptive Cruise Control — 19Driver Assistance — 12Drive Mode Control — 4Loading — 6Tow/Haul — 6Driving Tips — 5Roadside Emergencies — 8Customer Assistance — 9Fuses — 3Maintenance — 21Vehicle Care — 12Wheels and Tires — 8Capacities and Specifications — 16Connectivity — 3Wi-Fi Hotspot — 3Audio System — 6SYNC™ 3 — 14Accessories — 1Ford Protect — 1Scheduled Maintenance — 5Appendices — 4
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The USB ports are located in the center console or behind a small door in the instrument panel.

This feature lets you connect USB media, memory cards, flash drives or thumb drives, and charge devices if they support this function.

Select this option to play audio from your USB device.

Apps

The system supports certain audio applications, such as iHeartRadio, through a USB or Bluetooth-enabled device.

Each application provides different on-screen options depending on the application content. See Applications.

Supported Media Players, Formats, and Metadata

The system can support virtually any digital media player, including iPod, iPhone and most USB drives.

Supported audio formats include MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, and FLAC.

Supported audio file extensions include MP3, WMA, WAV, M4A, M4B, AAC and FLAC.

Supported USB file systems include: FAT, exFAT and NTFS.

SYNC 3 can also sort media files on your USB device by metadata tags. Metadata tags are descriptive identifiers embedded in the media files that provide information about the file.

If your indexed media files do not contain information embedded in these metadata tags, SYNC 3 may classify the empty metadata tags as unknown.

SYNC 3 can index up to 50,000 songs per USB device for up to 10 devices.

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