If you use this on anything other than 1.0/1.1 you may ruin your unit.You were warned
#FORD SYNC 3 UPDATE UPGRADE#
This will upgrade SYNC 3 from versions 1.0/1.1 to version 2.2 This upgrade is for North American 2016 Ford models with SYNC 3 v1.0 or v 1.1 without navigation ONLY. Read Me file for SYNC 3 Version 2.2 upgrade P.S., after doing the update, SYNC is still really bad.Read me file and some other info I've collected. (That XML file was in the SyncMyRide folder.) It’s probably the easiest part of the whole process, and involves you bringing the USB drive back to your computer and uploading an XML file that your car put on the drive back up to Ford. They really stress that, and I encourage you to do it.
#FORD SYNC 3 UPDATE UPDATE#
Last note, I did finish the process by reporting back to Ford that I did update SYNC. Don’t drag the containing directory, the GG1T-14D544-AB folder, just the fixed contents of it.įiguring this out caused me too many trips between my computer and my car. Here’s what the files should look like in order to work. Then you need to remove the “SyncMyRide\” from all of the filenames, and then move those files into the SyncMyRide folder. To fix them, you need to add a new directory called SyncMyRide. The backslash characters in the filenames are a good clue. This is the default SYNC update file list as it appears on my Mac. When you open that directory, you’ll see a bunch of odd files that look something like this. Instead of being a file you need to decompress/unzip like Ford’s instructions indicate, it’ll just be a file folder with a name like GG1T-14D544-AB. When you download the files, they will probably appear in your Downloads directory.
#FORD SYNC 3 UPDATE INSTALL#
If you try to put the files on the USB drive, go to your car and start the installation, your car will tell you File Not Found. You need to fix the files before you try to install them. When you download the installation file, everything goes sideways.You need to find a USB thumb drive and use Disk Utility to erase it and format as FAT with a scheme of Master Boot Record.For users of macOS, there are two important problems to overcome. The instructions helped me see that I was about to run the gauntlet. The instructions that came up were for more recent versions of SYNC, so I had to skip to a second set of instructions for older vehicles.
Once I had the account set up and my car added, it seemed obvious that there was an update for SYNC. (My Internet connection clocks in at around 50 to 60 Mbps, so it isn’t that.) The site felt sluggish, so I basically just had to force myself to wait for the website after every move. I made mistakes a few times because it appeared the page was loaded and I would try to use it, but in reality there was an AJAX process that was about to add my details to the pages. Ford is a car company, not a software company.įirst, you need to create an account at Ford’s website for car owners, and in the process you add a vehicle to your account by entering the VIN.Throughout this whole experience, I had to keep reminding myself of two facts to properly lower my expectations. I thought updating the software would help. I like the car, but SYNC, the media system (think phones, etc.), is really bad.
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