Vehicle Health Report and SYNC Services
(Traffic, Directions and Information) issues
Issue
Possible cause(s)
Possible solution(s)
I received a text
that the Vehicle
Health Report is
not activated.
•
Your account may
not be activated on
the website, OR
•
You may have
the wrong
VIN (vehicle
identification
number) listed.
•
This is a free feature, but you
must first register online to use it.
•
Make sure that your VIN is
correctly listed in your account.
I am unable to
retrieve the
report on the
website, or I
receive a system
error.
The preferred
dealer information
did not load
correctly.
When you register your account,
you must list a preferred dealer.
If one is already listed, try
selecting another dealer and
logging out. Log back in and
change it back to your preferred
dealer and retrieve the report.
I am unable to
submit a report.
•
This could be due
to your phone’s
compatibility, OR
•
Bad signal
strength, OR
•
Your phone may
not be activated on
the website.
•
Update your mobile number in
your account on the website.
•
Make sure you have full signal
strength and that your
Bluetooth
volume level has been turned up.
•
Try deleting your phone and
performing a clean pairing.
I heard a
commercial
when I tried to
use Traffic,
Directions and
Information.
•
The phone
in use is not
activated, OR
•
Your phone has
ID blocker active.
•
This is a free feature, but you
must first register online to use it.
•
Turn off ID blocker on your
phone as the system recognizes
you by your phone number.
•
Make sure the currently
connected phone is the same one
that is registered on your
SyncMyRide account.
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SYNC®
2014 Focus
(foc)
Owners Guide gf, 1st Printing, October 2012
USA
(fus)