Ford owners with iPhone will be happy to hear that Ford has released an update for Ford My Touch that will add the use of Siri Eyes-Free through voice control for Fords starting with 2011 models. Jun 11, 2012  What Siri's 'Eyes Free' feature means for cars. Car makers and Apple are working together to bring natural language telematics to vehicles, but could this be too much of a good thing? Dec 03, 2015  Ford Sync car owners to get Apple's Siri Eyes-Free. The automaker is rolling out an update to its Sync-enabled cars that will let drivers turn on the Siri voice assistant with the touch of a button. Apr 28, 2016  Siri Eyes Free lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. To use Siri Eyes Free, first make sure Siri is enabled on your iPhone.

Ford owners with iPhone will be happy to hear that Ford has released an update for Ford My Touch that will add the use of Siri Eyes-Free through voice control for Fords starting with 2011 models through 2016 that adds iPhone feature. The update affects five million Ford vehicles.

The update can be downloaded through the Ford owners portal. Owners must be registered in order to download the update. To register, Ford owner enters in their name, email address, zip code and VIN number of the vehicle. Owners also need a USB drive to take into the car to update the software.

1. Login into your SYNC owner account.
2. Check for updates.
3. Download the software update to a computer.
4. Extract the file.
5. Copy the file onto a USB drive.
6. Then attach the USB Drve to the USB port in the Ford vehicle.
7. Access the menus within Ford My Touch to update the software.

Depending on the Ford model, screen size and software, menus will vary on how to update the software.

These kinds of updates usually take a while when you haven’t done them before. We suggest you have at least a half an owner to the complete the update.

Ford offers toll-free support in the United States by calling 1-800-392-3673, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (ET) or Saturday 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM (ET).

After downloading the update file and copying it onto the USB drive, Ford owners who are not sure of the process or who are having problems, may call the phone number while in the car.

Here’s a little video demonstrating how sending a text message by voice works via Siri Eyes Free in a MyFord Touch vehicle. Owners of Ford vehicles with the second-generation MyFord Touch infotainment system who want to download the software update will need to visit this link, Ford said. Ford has begun updating existing vehicles on the road to support Apple's Siri Eyes Free for iPhone, now available to download on systems running its second-generation Sync infotainment platform. Jun 22, 2017  Another bump on this for visbility and hopefully some additional useful information. Long story made short I recently got a new car, a Ford C-Max with MyFord Touch, that has Siri Eyes Free capability (as of v 3.6/3.8).

The tech support rep will need the name of the owner and VIN to look up the exact details of the Ford My Touch system and the exact menus to be accessed for the update.

We called earlier today and found the tech support rep to very helpful and knowledgeable.

Siri is activated through a long press on the voice button on the steering wheel. Ford drivers can use Siri to make phone calls, search for phone numbers or places, set alarms, get weather, play music, send/receive text messages and directions from Apple maps.

Ford in newer models released SYNC 3 which does a better job of most functions.

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In hard-boiled detective films, someone usually utters the line, 'Ain't nothing free in this world, kid'. But a new upgrade to Ford Sync could prove that tough talk wrong.

Sync and the MyFord Touch infotainment system have a mixed record with consumers. On the one hand, shoppers like the idea of pairing their smartphones with their cars, giving them access to music, apps, and other features. That's helped make the system hugely popular.

On the other hand, Sync and MyFord Touch have been riddled with flaws and haven't lived up to expectations. By many accounts, they're single-handedly responsible for Ford's tumble in quality ratings (though that trend may be reversing). They've even inspired lawsuits.

Today, however, some Ford owners may start to feel a little warm and fuzzy toward Sync. That's because Ford is rolling out a free upgrade that includes Apple's Siri Eyes-Free.

For those not familiar with the system, Siri Eyes-Free puts the power of Apple's digital assistant, Siri, on the dashboard. By pressing the voice-recognition button on their steering wheels, drivers can make phone calls and send text messages to folks in their address books, get weather info and driving directions, and of course, find and play music stored on their iPhone. You can see a brief demo of Siri Eyes-Free in action above.

That said, if you've never used Eyes-Free before, we recommend that you spend a little time toying with it before pulling out of your driveway. Like Sync itself, Siri Eye-Free isn't without its flaws.

The Ford Sync upgrade is available for download today at http://owner.ford.com. It will work on more than 5 million Ford vehicles equipped with Sync from model years 2011 to 2016.

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