Setting-up FordPass/Sync4, etc., before delivery.

[jpmtz]

I plan on inspecting everything before I take possession of my truck (sometime before Christmas, maybe (ordered 3/29)); rusted rear-end, cameras, window operation, lighting, etc. And the Sync4 and FordPass app.

Question: does it take very long connecting and running through some of the functions in these? Like checking to see if some of the Sync4 and FordPass functions actually work(?)

Question: which functions are must haves? I want to make sure this stuff is working before I drive it off the lot.

Thanks

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[Rich1982]

I plan on inspecting everything before I take possession of my truck (sometime before Christmas, maybe (ordered 3/29)); rusted rear-end, cameras, window operation, lighting, etc. And the Sync4 and FordPass app.

Question: does it take very long connecting and running through some of the functions in these? Like checking to see if some of the Sync4 and FordPass functions actually work(?)

Question: which functions are must haves? I want to make sure this stuff is working before I drive it off the lot.

Thanks

My dealer took my phone and set up the app for me during the delivery - took about 5mins
as for must have features - I use it rarely but have checked air pressure a couple times -

 

[discothan]

Maybe the Remote Lock/Unlock/Engine Start

It is going to be hard to test ProPower monitor if you don't have anything to create load plugged into the truck.

 

[ptricky]

There's not "a lot" to test in the FordPass app. It's great at what it does...but it makes for a short checklist.

There are a couple of things that report (one way data, no interaction) -

• Odometer, fuel level (& distance to empty), oil life, and tire PSI.
• ProPower readout if the truck has something plugged into the electrical outlets.
• Vehicle location should appear on the map tab.

As far as the interactive features -

• Lock/unlock & start/stop.
• Zone lighting.
• Trailer lighting test sequence (if a trailer is attached).
• Scheduled remote start (I don't think there's an option to schedule anywhere else, even from the touchscreen).

Sync4 is a bit trickier to list. There are a lot of features. Only issue I have encountered is my XM radio channel resetting when the MyView / gauge cluster configurations reset. That's not a Sync4 thing (and it's random). But read up on that "quirk" if that's news to you.

...hoping there's a software fix for that before you take delivery!

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