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Ford Casually Explains Some of the Basics of Its SYNC 4 Infotainment System

The second-largest U.S. automaker has been quite busy this year introducing the reinvented 2021 Bronco and the fourteenth-generation 2021 F-150 pickup truck, among other models. Luckily, its Ford How-To series on YouTube still takes care of some of the basics.
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We recently saw the company explain how to easily interact with the new Cargo Management System of the 2021 Bronco Sport crossover SUV, and now the How-To is taking care of a much broader subject. It concerns the basic features of the recent SYNC 4 infotainment system making its way into more and more vehicles from the conglomerate.

So far, we have seen the latest version reach the Mustang Mach-E, 2021 F-150, 2021 Edge, and even the premium Lincoln Nautilus crossover, among others. The list will grow longer as the company is diligently expanding the SYNC 4, which is probably why the infotainment system has entered the list of features to be dissected by the Ford How-To series.

The go-to vehicle information and communications hub, Ford’s SYNC 4 continues to receive enhancements and software updates that aim to make the system more powerful and user friendly. From the 2021 Bronco to the Edge or Lincoln Nautilus, the software can fit on various (touch)screens – depending on options and the chosen model.

It runs on just about anything, from a standard 8-inch screen to 12-inch or even 15.5-inch units (as is the case with the Mustang Mach-E electric crossover) with portrait-style orientation.

The company has bundled many features and capabilities, from wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to “connected navigation technologies [that] continue working on far-off adventures unlike smartphone mapping apps that cease to work outside cellular range.” The latter feature, developed with Telenav, is going to be particularly useful to F-150 and Bronco off-road aficionados, but Ford is also catering to daily urban needs.

For example, alongside Inrix, the Blue Oval is bundling new connected parking and fuel services (first on the Mach-E, Bronco, and F-150) “to help customers find cheaper options for fuel prices and that elusive open parking spot.”

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Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution.
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