On a 2016 Sync 3 vehicle, does the Sync software control both the 8" center screen and also the 8" cluster screen? Is it all driven by the Sync software or is there some separate software aside from Sync that handles the cluster screen? just curious, when a Sync update comes out, what it can affect.

And, if the answer is that there is separate software for the cluster screen, is that only possible to be updated by the dealer? How do we know if there is a Sync or other software update available? I can't find anything on the owner site about that.

 

Great question.

I don't believe the productivity screen in the instrument cluster is related to/powered by the Sync system. My impression is that the productivity screen "talks" to the sync 3 API, at most.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

I agree - when Sync spontaneously has a brainfart and reboots (they call it 'Maintenance', lol), the Productivity screen keeps right on working.

Thank the Imaginary Friend that it ISN'T a subsystem of Sync

Cheers!
MGD

 

These updates have dun took to long to download. I went fer a drive to the farm and it was out the whole time. Definitely not like thar old ones.

 

MGT always offers such insight with the utmost stellar humor sprinkled in

And the last poster had me almost spit my adult beverage all over my phone!

 

Hel' far rootin tootin!!! Yee yee!!