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MFT had a way to set up a car WiFi network with a plethora of connectivity options. In Sync 3 (2016 Edge), I cant find any such thing. It seems the car can now only be a WiFi client. Is this how its supposed to be or am I missing something ?

Update : The issue still persists. It just varies from boot to boot. Whats even more strange is what I saw today. The exact same contact name is shown properly on the same LCD in one entry but the number is shown instead in another entry ! The 1st & 3rd entry was a incoming call from my wife's cell. Yet, the 1st entry showed her number but the 3rd entry showed her name correctly ! Similarly the 2nd and 4th entries were outgoing calls to my friend. 2nd entry showed his number and 4th entry showed his name. Went to my office and came back in the car after an hour and now all contact names show perfectly OK. Might be something to do with "phonebook auto download" setting being on. Issue is not annoying enough for me to chase it down right away but I will experiment with that setting next.

So I havent seen the complete light out issue again yet BUT I have seen the speedometer light dim at different times. And it seems to be "feature" rather than a "bug". 1) It seems to be bright when its bright outside and dim otherwise. 2) It also seems dim when the car headlights are in "off position" but brighten up when I turn the knob to any other position. Item #2 is normal behavior I guess but #1 is interesting and I dont recall seeing that feature/issue in any other car. Maybe its part of the "auto-dimming rear view mirror" feature ?

Agreed. I would really love if Ford could just send a $500 check saying "Sorry, one of the advertised features doesnt work at all. Please use this money to either fix it yourself or to forget about it"

Congrats man ! Whats the 3M protection ?

Thats what I initially thought but my headlights were in "off" position not the "auto" one. Still, it could be something to do with lighting conditions maybe afterall. It seems .... The lights went out when we went from shade to direct bright sunlight. And the lights came back when some trees put us back in shade. I will see if I can create that situation again.

yeah well I guess I will visit the dealer if I have to but I will have to wait anyways till I know how to replicate the issue again else they wont know how to fix it and I wont know how to verify their fix :-)

My dealer doesnt have many good reviews for service or repairs etc. They are good for selling but not so much for handling the guts of a car. I guess I will wait as much as I can and fix as many things as I can myself before I put faith in someone for whom my car is just another piece of oil and metal :-)

While driving on highway today, the speedometer lights went out for a few seconds and the left/right side LCD screens dimmed out. But then they came back on themselves. Strange, I wasnt doing anything special at all. I was on adaptive cruise control though. It was daylight and I my headlights were off. Anyone else seen any such behavior ?

Before I could try the things you suggested like deleting phone book and re loading it etc., it seemed to start working fine itself yesterday. I am not really sure if it fixed 'itself'. I did rename some of the contacts on my phone. So at this point things are too complex for me to phrase the issue properly. I will keep a watch and report back when things are consistent. BTW, now that I have your attention, let me ask 2 off-topic questions if I may : 1. Any news/rumors if sync connect (cellular modem) will be made available for 2016 Edge as an HW+SW plug in ? 2. Are we right in assuming 2016 Edge comes with 5 years of sirius travel-link (traffic, weather info etc.) ?

Not sure what you mean by "D contacts". I have only 9 contacts whose name starts with D.

Thaks for replying Shaay ! I had tried a master reset which didnt help. I will try just the phonebook delete but I doubt it would be any more effective than master reset. Anyways, as I mentioned earlier, the same contacts do show up correctly in the main display but just not in display on the right of the speedometer. BTW, the link you sent doesnt work.

For some of my contacts, the name of the person does not show up on the right side LCD. It shows their phone number instead. The name shows correctly for the same contact in the main display though. So its not like the sync couldnt download the phonebook correctly. Also the persons name is not too long, just a 5-6 letters 2016 Edge with sync 3.

My bad. What I meant to write was : "I can confirm the back of the (front) seats do not cool."

My Edge was built 17 May 2016 and I can confirm the back seats do not cool.

Yeah thats why I havent called Sirius yet. I looked at window sticker but dont see any such info. (example window sticker : http://www.inventory.ford.com/services/inventory/WindowSticker.pdf?vin=2FMPK4K97GBB73434) I guess I will just trust you guys :-)

Thanks guys ! Has anyone seen it written anywhere. Sometimes dealers/sites mix up specs from Escape with Edge etc. I tried asking the folks on owner.ford.com but they (as usual) told me to check with my dealer (who doesnt know it). They also suggested I ask sirius folks. I guess I will have to do that.

Bought a new 2016 edge Titanium but cant locate info on subscription duration for Sirius etc. Is my understanding correct that Sirius XM radio will stop working after 6 months. But the traffic info etc. (travel link ?) will keep running for 5 years ? Sorry if this has been answered already somewhere.

IIRC, 302A packages comes with 19" minimum. If you select anything lower, it de-selects your choice for 302A.

Picture of wheel column in my Edge

Received my Edge finally 2016 Edge Titanium + AWD + 2.0L Ecoboost + Too Good to be Blue + Ebony Interior + 302A + Drivers package 7 May : Placed order 27 May : VIN Available 14 May : Window sticker available 17 May : Built 7 July : Arrived at dealer 9 July : Picked up

Yeah thats what I am saying. Phones will get the wifi option definitely. If not via a software update in out current phone then in a new phone altogether. It is easier to buy a new phone than a new Car. So the question is whether Sync 3 equipped Ford Edges will ever support wifi carplay/android-auto via a SW update only. And I think its too early to ask as since we dont even have the USB flavor yet. Atleast the following article suggests it should be a simple SW update but only Ford can confirm how true it is for Sync 3 on the Edge. http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/18/11700174/android-auto-update-wi-fi-support-ok-google-io-2016

Sync connect refers to the inbuilt modem and related features like Fordpass which allows you to lock/unlock/start etc. the car from your smartphone. It has nothing to do with Apple Carplay or Android Auto. Ford Edge will support Carplay or Android Auto only via USB. I have not seen any news of they working over WiFi/Bluetooth.

I wish there was a NatGeo/Discovery/History documentary showing car transport from east to west in US.

What kind of journey does a special ordered Edge take from Oakville to a dealer in San Jose, California ? Is it a direct train/truck trip or a multi hop journey via car carriers etc. where it will trickle down a tree/chain of distributors/dealers and other middlemen ? And how long does it take typically ?