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Received notice today that an update was available 4.6 for my 2014 STX "basic radio" . See screen cap below..
Of course I tried to install it... Following the direction provided from ford.. Nope it aint happening.. Anyone else having issues?
Instructions from Ford's website.
Before you start
There are a few things you should do before starting step 1:
Familiarize yourself with your vehicle’s USB port, controls, and display
Note any saved Navigation points. You’ll need to re-enter them after the installation is complete
To perform the following steps, you must first complete the previous procedure: How to download software updates to a USB drive
Take the USB drive with the software updates to your vehicle. Turn on your vehicle, and then turn on the radio.
Make sure your car is in a well-ventilated area. Your vehicle will need to be turned on, with the engine running between ten and thirty five minutes. Make sure that your vehicle is not in Accessory mode.
Plug the USB drive in to your vehicle’s USB port.
Press AUX until you select SYNC Line In. Press OK.
Press Menu. SYNC Media may display. If it does, press OK.
Media Menu displays, and then Play Menu appears.
SYNC USB displays. Press OK.
USB Selected displays. Press OK.
Prompts display. Press Seek until Install Applications is highlighted. Press OK.
SYNC automatically detects the files on your USB drive, and then displays “Install Application?” Press OK to confirm.
SYNC displays “Installing Application” during the process. Do not remove your USB drive or turn off your vehicle while this update is in progress. Shortly after installation has begun, SYNC says “Installation Complete.” Ignore this message. It refers to a specific phase of the installation, not the overall update process. While the update is loading, SYNC will not recognize your mobile phone or media device.
In another approximately 10 minutes (timing may vary per update), SYNC says “Installation Complete.” SYNC may also say, "The system will now reboot. Please wait a few moments before using the system." The system then reboots, which takes several minutes. Do not attempt to use SYNC during this time.
SYNC prompts “Installation Complete.” Press MENU to exit installation mode. It is now safe to remove your USB drive.
Once you have installed the SYNC software updates, you’ll need to pair your phone again. To complete the process, take the USB drive to your computer to report the successful installation.
Last edited by weedwhacker; 04-17-2016 at 02:49 PM.
I think with all the problems the last update seemed to cause, I'll wait a while and see how it goes for everyone else.
Agreed, I finally figured out the correct stream of obscenities and voodoo chants to say after turning the key to get 4.4 to work half the time, not going to screw that up.
Hopefully this update works and is good. My sync has never been updated, and it recently got dropped on its head or something because it's suddenly stupid. Lost my voice screaming at it on the way to work this morning. Made me feel better.
04-17-2016, 02:45 PM
Sync Update v4.6 DL3T-14D544-AG
