How do I reverse pair a phone with SYNC^®*?

Before pairing your phone and SYNC using reverse pairing, verify the following:

• Turn on your phone's Bluetooth^®**.
• Put your phone in discoverable mode.
• Ensure your vehicle is completely stopped (e.g. in park).

Reverse Pairing Your Phone with SYNC 4

1. Tap Settings on your vehicle's SYNC screen.
2. Press the Phone tab.
3. Touch Phone List.
4. Tap Add Phone.
5. Using the phone: 
   1. Go to the Bluetooth settings.
   2. Select SYNC.
   3. Confirm the 6-digit PIN displayed matches the PIN on the SYNC screen.
      
      Note: The phone may require the client to enter the PIN.
       
6. Watch both the device and SYNC and answer any additional prompts or questions that either device asks. The prompts on the phone will vary.
   
   Note: Some examples include downloading the phonebook, allowing access to the contact list, text messages, etc.

Once all additional prompts or questions are selected, a successful pairing message will display on the SYNC screen.

Before pairing your phone and SYNC using reverse pairing, verify the following:

• Turn on your phone's Bluetooth.
• Put your phone in discoverable mode.
• Ensure your vehicle is completely stopped (e.g. in park).

Note: The pairing process can be different on each phone. Watching both the phone and the SYNC system for any messages is the best way to successfully pair a phone.

Reverse Pairing Your Phone with SYNC 3

1. Turn on Bluetooth on the phone or device.
2. Turn on discoverability on the phone or device. This is normally a timed function, so you will want to work quickly to complete the pairing from this point.
3. Press Settings.
4. Touch Phone.
5. Tap Add Bluetooth Device. 
6. Press Discover Other Bluetooth Devices and then select your device name from the list.
7. On the phone, go to the Bluetooth settings and press SYNC.
8. Depending on your software version, your phone may prompt you to enter the 6-digit PIN, or it may display the PIN automatically. Confirm that the PIN matches.
9. The device should pair, and you should receive a message that the pairing was successful.

Before pairing your phone and SYNC using Reverse Pairing:

• Turn on your phone's Bluetooth.
• Put your phone in discoverable mode.
• Ensure your vehicle is completely stopped (e.g. in park).

Note: The pairing process can be different on each phone. Watching both the phone and the SYNC system for any messages is the best way to successfully pair a phone.

Reverse Pairing Your Phone with MyLincoln Touch

Note: To scroll through the menus, press the up and down arrows on your audio system.

1. Press the Phone button to enter the Phone menu.
2. Scroll repeatedly until "SYSTEM SETTINGS" appears on the radio display. You may have to select Return up to two times to find it. If you see "Add Bluetooth Device," you can select that and proceed to step 7.
3. Press OK to confirm and enter the SYSTEM SETTINGS menu.
4. Scroll repeatedly until "BT DEVICES / BLUETOOTH DEVICES" appears in the radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm and enter the BT DEVICES / BLUETOOTH DEVICES menu.
6. Scroll repeatedly until "ADD DEVICE / ADD BLUETOOTH DEVICE appears in the display. Press OK to confirm.
7. Scroll repeatedly until "FIND BLUETOOTH DEVICES" appears on the display. Press OK to confirm.
8. The vehicle will search for nearby discoverable Bluetooth devices. Once SYNC is finished searching, it will display the devices it has found. Scroll through until the device you wish to pair is displayed. Press OK.
9. The vehicle will ask you to provide a PIN. We recommend verbally saying 0000. When the PIN is confirmed back, press OK or verbally say "enter."
10. Your phone should prompt you with a message that SYNC wants to pair to it. The phone will likely ask you to enter the PIN that you choose in step 9. Enter that PIN and select the OK or Enter button on your phone.
11. Listen and watch for any prompts on the SYNC and/or phone screen. Make sure to answer any questions that either device asks.

If you are still experiencing issues, follow the troubleshooting steps listed here.

Before pairing your phone and SYNC using Reverse Pairing:

• Turn on your phone's Bluetooth.
• Put your phone in discoverable mode.
• Ensure your vehicle is completely stopped (e.g. in park).

Note: The pairing process can be different on each phone. Watching both the phone and the SYNC system for any messages is the best way to successfully pair a phone.

Reverse Pairing Your Phone - SYNC with Voice-Activated Navigation

1. Press the PHONE hard button on the system.
2. The screen may read "NO PHONE CONNECTED." Press the Settings tab on the touchscreen.
3. Press Add. A six-digit PIN will appear on the radio display. Press FIND OTHER DEVICES.
4. The vehicle will search for nearby discoverable Bluetooth devices. Once SYNC is finished searching, it will display the devices it has found.  Select the device you wish to pair.
5. The vehicle will ask you to provide a PIN. We recommend entering "0000" and selecting Enter.
6. Your phone should prompt you with a message that SYNC wants to pair to it. The phone will likely ask you to enter the PIN that you choose in step 5. Enter that PIN and select the Ok or Enter button on your phone.
7. Listen and watch for any prompts on the SYNC and/or phone screen. Make sure to answer any questions that either device asks.

Reverse pairing is not available on SYNC Gen 1.1. systems.  Please pair your device using Standard Pairing.

Before pairing your phone and SYNC using Reverse Pairing:

• Turn on your phone's Bluetooth.
• Put your phone in discoverable mode.
• Ensure your vehicle is completely stopped (e.g. in park).

Note: The pairing process can be different on each phone. Watching both the phone and the SYNC system for any messages is the best way to successfully pair a phone.

Reverse Pairing Your Phone - SYNC Gen 1

1. Press the Phone button to enter the Phone menu.
2. Scroll repeatedly until "SYSTEM SETTINGS" appears on the radio display. You may have to select Return up to two times to find it. If you see "Add Bluetooth Device," you can select that and proceed to step 7.
3. Press OK to confirm and enter the SYSTEM SETTINGS menu.
4. Scroll repeatedly until "BT DEVICES / BLUETOOTH DEVICES" appears on the radio display.
5. Press OK to confirm and enter the BT DEVICES / BLUETOOTH DEVICES menu.
6. Scroll repeatedly until "ADD DEVICE / ADD BLUETOOTH DEVICE" appears on the display. Press OK to confirm.
7. Scroll repeatedly until "FIND BT DEVICES / FIND BLUETOOTH DEVICES" appears on the display. Press OK to confirm.
8. The vehicle will search for nearby discoverable Bluetooth devices. Once SYNC is finished searching, it will display the devices it has found. Scroll through until the device you wish to pair is displayed. Press OK.
9. The vehicle will ask you to provide a PIN. We recommend verbally saying "0000." When the PIN is confirmed back, press OK or verbally say "enter."
10. Your phone should prompt you with a message that SYNC wants to pair to it. The phone will likely ask you to enter the PIN that you choose in step 9. Enter that PIN and select the OK or Enter button on your phone.
11. Listen and watch for any prompts on the SYNC and/or phone screen. Make sure to answer any questions that either device asks.