2010 Lincoln and Mercury Models Featuring the new SYNC

The Sync entertainment and communication system, which is powered by Microsoft, is a bold way to listen and navigate music.  It was first included on many 2008 models, including low end vehicles.  SYNC offers many innovative features, ease of use and value and is one of the most forward-thinking systems available.  Currently the SYNC system is available on the following 2010 Lincoln models: MKS, MKT, MKX, MKZ, and Navigator.  The Mercury models that feature SYNC are the 2009 Mariner and Sable, and the 2010 Milan and Mountaineer. SYNC started out as a means of music and hands free phone calls.  It expanded to a moniter of your vehicle’s health and a connection to 911.  The latest iteration of this technology is SYNC with Traffic, Directions, and Information.  This new version of SYNC offers personalized traffic reports with text message traffic alerts, turn by turn driving directions, and news, sports, weather, and business information.

With SYNC, in place of a mouse, drivers use voice commands and buttons on the steering wheel to control a device such as a portable media player (PMP), mobile phone or PDA.  Sync is the first technology to allow a driver to control nearly any PMP using voice commands. And it’s the first to allow both receiving and replying to text messages without requiring drivers to take their hands off the wheel—or eyes off the road.   Sync gets its upper hand with its superior voice-activation technology, which is not only convenient for entertainments sake, but also critical for on-the-road communication.  Sync uses the Bluetooth wireless communications standard to connect to mobile phones. Bluetooth allows hands-free calling in a car, and has become a common feature on many vehicles. But the Sync system takes in-car communication a step further by receiving and reading aloud text messages, including emoticons.