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funny, have a iphone 5 and have absolutely no issues with that part of the system, as a matter of fact that is the one of the few things that doe work on the car, I don;t blame the crappy GPS on the Sync system, just a crappy GPS system. As far as the Iphone not doing text message to voice on the Sync system - remember Apple as of IOS 6 is NOT using a standard SMS texting module, they have their own custom written Imessage that handles texting, prior to that implementation my old Iphone 3 worked perfectly with the texting interface on the sync system
As far as the OS goes, to me not a point of discussion - there are MS lovers / haters and Linux Lovers / Haters, IOS lovers / haters that argument will be around till the end of time. Seen junk Liniux builds also and the IOS build on the iphone is one of the biggest security failures I have seen in years, so bad that we banned Iphones and android phones from the corporate network until they get it fixed properly
I am moderately happy you aren't having problems. I definitely am. Previous comments are legit in the sense that the "too bad" approach only applies if the goods aren't advertised to do something that they can't. Ford said it would work so it should work, for everyone.
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I can't agree more. If you have advertised features, those should just work. Period. End of story. The iPhone is the second most popular phone on the market, so manufacturers just need to test the heck out of it and get it right before it goes out the door.
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On thinking further about this, I want to temper my response with this caveat: although increasingly integrating software into the car experience is fraught with risk and prone to cause frustration, I think it is also one of the most promising developments in Automotive technology. I say this because software provides for a serious potential to improve the experience over time. If something doesn't work reliably, that can be fixed over time with system upgrades. What consumers need to understand is that with software integration, the car experience is necessarily going to start feeling more and more like their computing experience. System upgrades to fix and add features will become increasingly necessary and routine.
In the not too distant past, you bought your new car, and any improvements you want to get are all on you. Don't like the radio? You swap it out for an after-market product. You install it yourself, or pay someone to do it. The original car did not change significantly by the dealer or the manufacturer once you drove it off the lot. Today that is all changed. For the better. But software integration is just starting to catch on, this is going to require us to have more patience and understanding.
Regarding the features Manufacturers advertise: Ford needs to edit their ads to show only what they can reliably deliver. Then they can reedit their ads to show new features only once those new features are delivered reliably and broadly.
It is a brave new automotive world. I have an old truck in the driveway. I should put a bumper sticker on it that reads: "My other car is a PC... and a phone... and a NAV system. About the only thing it doesn't do is make coffee. I'm sure that's next".
Very well said. I agree that "Detroit" needs to come up with new stuff. I firmly believe that there is an intrinsic responsibility to make the things work that they imagine BEFORE launch. I wonder how bad it was before they approved it?
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I believe the root of most Sync problems is its Windows Mobile operating system. Cadillac used a Windows Mobile based system in my previous 2004 CTS and it had lockups similar to the C-Max.
Cadillac has now wisely divorced themselves from the flawed Microsoft based system and moved to Linux.
Nail on the head......
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So, I obviously have a big problem with the max. I have contacted Ford and have a case number and all that stuff so I am not so much looking for an answer rather than sharing my experience. For starters, MPG. I would cautiously state that everyone needs to relax about the low MPG. The break in period of the car and what appears to be a glorious misunderstanding of mean, median, and mode are responsible for this. Even though I am getting about 35 MPG at the 5,000 ish mile mark, I expect warmer weather and more break in to cross the gap. Oh sure, I have more problems; rear kick to open the hatch thingy is intermittent, GPS is lost, the gain on the speaker phone mic is way too high, and sync. Sync is the one problem that is so significant that this will be my last Ford purchase. Take a look at the video..... It isn't 1993 and we should have this radio thing to the iPhone 5 thing figured out BEFORE we launch a car. After talking with Ford they actually admit that the iPhone is more powerful than their Sync system and the Sync doesn't know how to act. While I applaud Ford for trying to take care of, we'll, everything, I think they fell short. All I want is what what's advertised. Not to wildly ridiculous when all I want is to; make a call, have a text read to me, and listen to the radio. My C Max experience has failed me at all three. Now I know some of will have diarrhea of the blog and star screaming how its Apple's fault and even pepper that with some Steve Jobs versus Bill Gates conspiracy theories. I get it. But, Ford claimed that it would work, not Apple. Ford admits the iPhone is more powerful than Sync so I will let them figure that out. I love my dealership and they have tried everything they can but my mechanic isn't a software programer nor do I want him to be. Ford promises a fix is coming but..... Thoughts?
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<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Fits2at" data-cid="7595" data-time="1359387606"><p>
One of these days we will be able to program a destination into the Nav system and the car will drive us there. I swear somewhere this is most likely in the works! I mean those of you in my age group (early 40's) will remember what a big deal the coming of the year 2000 was. We were told that after that we would have vacuum cleaners that would run themselves at the push of a button. How far fetched that seemed at the time but look at the options we have for self running vacuum cleaners now! Self operating cars won't be far behind!!!</p></blockquote>
I love the C Max but... I would never buy a car that did that! My sync crashed the second day I had it. Adds a new meaning to the term "crash". Waka waka....
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Or the car will take control and start driving you around!!
Lol, baby steps. Ford just figured out the hybrid!
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Sorry but "most of america" does not own a iPhone, Samsung has the market share right now
Siri is just as bad as sync
Not a fan of you using a lower case "a". I am a fan of this movie though. Have you seen it?
http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0187393/
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Hey, yea so this is a C Max forum. So I thinks it's awesome that some country other than America has smartphones. But your reference is as about as impressive as citing smartphone sales in Montana (about as many people live in that other place/who cares). It's a C Max hybrid Forum!
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I do love Siri, and which I could access her through Sync. Could it be jealousy? :)
It is! Plus Sync sounds like a tranny....
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"Your" is possessive.
So the people you are referring to posses a "doing it wrong"? What is a "doing it wrong"? How does someone have a "doing it wrong"?
Anyway, I agree with the OP - the car is great (except for MFT).
"They" posess deplorable math reasoning. Duh. I love you.
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Sorry but "most of america" does not own a iPhone, Samsung has the market share right now
Siri is just as bad as sync
Nice try.... Unfortunately you are myopically quoting a source that is looking at 4Q 11 and 12 sales of Apple and Samsung. High end smartphones versus free ones. Apple makes one type of phone, Samsung make many more. Additionally, Apple has a substantial market share that predates Samsung by six years. There are previous versions of the IPhone 5..... At least you agree that sync is bad......
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Speaking of doing it wrong...
Um, no. This is titled to refer to those that refer to the "evil Ford lie" of 47 MPG and the horrible math they use. Therefore the possessive adjective form is appropriate. In this case you are incorrect. I do appreciate sharing the knowledge though even if you missed the altruistic intent. Additionally, the iPhone has the most market penetration, hold on a sec.....
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Please. The only thing wrong with this car is Microsoft sync. I take no pleasure in saying this but I am afraid that some of you are way better at giving opinions than understanding the measures of central tendencies. Google it. This vehicle is an epic leap forward for Ford (less sync) and sips gas. Post break in it will blast by 47 MPG. Again, learn what "average" means and how to apply the term over time- if you dare. Unfortunately, most are confusing (or don't understand) mean, median, and mode versus vehicle life time average MPG during higher consumption periods like driver learning curve and vehicle break in. Lets face it, Prior to a few months ago how many of us have been driving a hybrid C MAX for 7 years/100,000 miles and actually KNOW what we are talking about? Kinda Fords fault as well I guess. Did I mention sync is horrible?
FAVs
I am a huge fan of the kick under the bumper open the power hatch thing. It's just cool. Ford also hit a home run with the interior space, it feels like a palatial penthouse suite.
NOT FAVs
Sync is so 1999, it's horrible. If you know who Siri is you will laugh at how far short sync falls from the mark. If your like most of America and own an iPhone you will not enjoy every feature sync has to offer because of compatibility issues (text to speech) but thankfully sync does it so bad you aren't missing out on much. anyway.
As always share your thoughts!
Why C MAX ruined my Ford experience (not MPG related)
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It isn't you, read the topic of this thread. You did everything correct except for believing Ford could write code....