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I recently got a 2015 C-Max Hybrid with basic SYNC with MyFord, not MyFord Touch.  I paired my android phone and ran a Vehicle Health Report.  It worked fine.

 

About 2 weeks later my Check Engine Light came on.  I tried to run a Vehicle Health Report again, but all I could get was “Phone Disconnected”.

 

Took the car to the dealer and they fixed the CEL.  We tried for 15 minutes to get my phone working with SYNC, but with no luck.  Then the tech left, came back a few minutes later and said “Sorry, your phone is not compatible”.  I asked why it worked for 2 weeks.  They didn’t have a good answer, but insisted there was nothing else they could do for me.

 

After doing some reading I decided to try a Master Reset.  Per my manual I should be able to push the Phone button, then scroll through the options until I get to System Settings, then to Advanced, then select Master Reset.

 

But when I press Phone, my options are Add Bluetooth Device, Connect Bluetooth Device, Set Primary Phone, Set Bluetooth on/off, Delete Device, Delete All Devices and Return.

 

If I push my Menu button I get Audio Settings, Clock Settings, Display Settings and SYNC-Phone.  If I select SYNC-Phone, it takes me to the same set of options as pushing the Phone button.

 

While at the dealer we tried Delete All Devices.  It deleted the device the dealer paired, but did not delete my phone.  I tried Delete Device, selected my phone and pressed OK, but it just hung.

 

Any suggestions?

 

I’m thinking maybe the next step is to pull the fuse (it’s either F67 or F79).  Has anyone tried that, and if so did it reset everything?

 

I've attached an image of the system I have.

 

Thanks,

Ron

 

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Were you able to get into the ADVANCED menu by following Shaay's instructions, Ron? It looks like your phone is a pre-paid type phone; is that correct? We tend not to test these types of phones since a lot of them have connection issues. However, that doesn't mean we can't get it working again. If you were able to perform the reset, please delete SYNC from your phone and try these pairing steps: 

http://owner.ford.com/how-tos/sync-technology/sync/phone-setup/how-to-reverse-pair-your-phone.html?sync=sync

Let me know how it goes please!

Rebecca

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Hi Rebecca,

 

Yes, I was able to do a Master Reset following Shaay's instructions!

 

It is NOT a pre-paid phone.  It's fairly popular unlocked phone I bought from Amazon and use with my T-Mobile account.

 

Tonight I will delete SYNC from my phone and try the reverse pairing.  Thanks for your help Rebecca!

 

Ron

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Hi Rebecca,

 

Reverse pairing seems to have worked, thank you!

 

Next, how can we get staff in the dealership service department trained so that they can provide acceptable service to Ford customers?

 

Also, I did try running a vehicle health report.  It seemed to go OK, but when it tried to send the report I got the message "vehicle health report cannot be submitted at this time".

 

I did login to my owner.ford.com account and on the Keep Your Vehicle Healthy page I verified the correct phone number for running a health report.

 

Ron

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Hi Rebecca,

 

I did PM you the answers.

 

I tried again on my way home from work.  Everything progresses fine.  I see "Sending", then shortly after that it fails.

 

I see the phone number it called, 888 796 2864.  Then for 1 minute I hear what sounds a bit like the ringing of an unanswered phone. After 1 minute it stops and I see the messages "In Privacy" and "Call Ended".

 

Hope that helps solve the mystery.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Hi Rebecca,

 

 I tried a VHR again yesterday, and I'm all the back to "Phone Disconnected".   :sad:

 

I thank you for all of your help, but I think I'm going to give-up.  I never expected to use SYNC very much, and it just isn't worth the stress trying to get it to work.

 

Ron

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