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2021 Ford F-150 Owners Manual - Phone



Phone

Navigation Examples

PHONE PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: Driving while distracted can result in loss of vehicle control, crash and injury. We strongly recommend that you use extreme caution when using any device that may take your focus off the road. Your primary responsibility is the safe operation of your vehicle. We recommend against the use of any hand-held device while driving and encourage the use of voice-operated systems when possible. Make sure you are aware of all applicable local laws that may affect the use of electronic devices while driving.

CONNECTING YOUR PHONE

Go to the settings menu on your cell phone and switch Bluetooth on.

Select the phone option on the feature bar.

    Select Add Phone.

Note: A prompt alerts you to search for your vehicle on your cell phone.

    Select your vehicle on your cell phone.

Note: A number appears on your cell phone and on the touchscreen.

    Confirm that the PIN (personal identification number) on your cell phone matches the number on the touchscreen.

Note: The touchscreen indicates that you have successfully paired your cell phone.

    Download the phonebook from your cell phone when you are prompted.

Note: If you pair more than one cell phone, use the phone settings to specify the primary phone. You can change this setting at any time.

This menu becomes available after pairing a phone.

Display and select an entry from a list of previous calls.

Display a smart search form to look up your contacts. Use the List button to alphabetically sort your contacts.

Favorites

Display the list of favorite contacts that are set up on your phone.

Display the list of paired or connected devices that you can select.

Note: Up to 12 devices can be stored.

Reject incoming calls and switch ring tones and alerts off.

Directly dial a number.

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Menu Item

Action and Description

Contacts

You can then select the name of the contact you want to call. Any numbers stored for that contact display along with any stored contact photos. You can then select the number that you want to call. The system begins the call.

To call a number from your recent calls, select:

Menu Item

Action and Description

Recent Call List

You can then select an entry that you want to call. The system begins the call.

To call a number from your favorites, select:

Menu Item

Action and Description

Favorites

You can then select an entry that you want to call. The system begins the call.

To call a number that is not stored in your phone, select:

Menu Item

Action and Description

Phone Keypad

Select the digits of the number you wish to call.

Call

The system begins the call.

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Pressing the backspace button deletes the last digit you typed.

During an incoming call, an audible tone sounds. Caller information appears in the display if it is available.

Note: You can also accept the call by pressing the phone button on the steering wheel.

Ignore the call by doing nothing. The system logs it as a missed call.

During a phone call, the contacts name and number display on the screen along with the call duration.

The phone status items are also visible:

    Signal Strength.
    Battery.

You can select any of the following during an active phone call:

SENDING AND RECEIVING A TEXT MESSAGE

Menu Item

Description

Hear It

Hear the text message.

View

View the text message.

Call

Call the sender.

Reply

Reply to the text message with a standard text message.

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    Go to the settings menu on your cell phone.
    Select Bluetooth.
    Select the information icon to the right of your vehicle.
    Switch text message notification on or off.
    Go to the settings menu on your cell phone.
    Select Bluetooth.
    Select the profiles option.
    Select the phone profile.
    Switch text message notification on or off.

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