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The directions are in post #1.

For the 57th time - the dealer can only activate it if it was installed at the factory. The dealers do not have the ability to install it and activate it later. If and when Ford decides to make that option available to dealers to do this aftermarket there will be a factory SD Nav option. There isn't one yet. End of story.

You need the dealer tools to update the module - you can't DIY.

Make sure you have the latest firmware for the phone. The phone has to support that bluetooth profile and a lot of the new phones don't support that feature. Nothing sync can do about it.

You can't pair or connect different devices while you're moving (over 20 mph I think). Try it with the vehicle stopped.

You see this all the time from software companies that do this for a living. Why would you be so surprised to see it from a car company that's never really done consumer software before much less anything this complicated. Obviously they screwed up releasing it too early but the latest update seems to have fixed all the major problems and most of the minor ones. Not sure why you're so paranoid about buying a new one at this point.

Please note that pellefson ordered his vehicle with the Nav option - it just doesn't work. This is totally different than someone buying it without the Nav option and trying to add it later. And the 5-6 hour delay I believe is mostly downloading the correct files from Ford and that depends on the dealer's computer and internet connection.

That's the same trick us guys use with housework. Do it wrong enough times and pretty soon they just stop asking you to do it at all! But I do 95% of the cooking and grocery shopping in my house (plus all the other "man" chores) so I can talk. Except bugs. I don't do bugs, not even crickets. Or reptiles.

Because if the process doesn't work the entire system is hosed. Could you imagine non-techies trying to do it and then taking it to the dealer after it's hosed and having them spend hours to fix it? It's unfortunate that the dealers are not better equipped and trained for this. It sounds like Ford offered the training and told them what was required but ultimately they can't force the dealer to be prepared.

You don't have to drop and re-add them once they're paired. Sync only supports one connected bluetooth device at a time. If your blackberry is connected and you want to use a different device you have to go to the bluetooth screen, select the new device and select Connect (might be slightly different on the MFT equipped 2011s). I have to do this with my phone and my wife's phone when I leave the house in her Edge. Her iphone connects automatically and then I have to go into the menu and connect my iphone manually.

There is a lot of debate whether nitrogen is really beneficial or just a placebo. The biggest advantage seems to be that it's drier than air but then again I've never had a wheel or tire rust from the inside out. Bottom line is if you check your tire pressure regularly either one is fine.

Braking, not breaking. And no - it won't change the brake force it just takes out the mushy feel. Even if they did increase the brake force that would not cause the rotors to warp.

Close. It's nitrogen. Nitrogen supposedly leaks out more slowly due to the larger molecules and it doesn't expand as much when hot. I don't see where it would help with colder temps though. Personally I use a carefully measured mixture of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen with a few other inert gases and check my air pressure every 3-4 weeks. Seems to work just fine!

Way too many parts not to mention the PCM would have to be reflashed and then your PCM code won't match the VIN. You'd be better off swapping for a used one.

Of course you'll have to take it to a Ford dealer for warranty repair. The door panels might be covered if it looks like a defect and not just normal wear and tear.

Almost any name brand leather cleaner/conditioner should work find - Lexol, Mother's, Meguiars plus all the higher end stuff.

They're covered unless you have aftermarket wheels.

Just because you have a problem doesn't mean it's Ford's fault. I don't recall anyone else having worse than normal chipping on their wheels (peeling, yes and that would be a warranty issue). And tires losing air? Once again not a common problem. And watch the slurs. Not only was it uncalled for it didn't even make sense.

Power Takeoff Unit - it sends power from the front of the vehicle to the rear in AWD vehicles.

What do you mean by "supports speed cameras"?

Where did you get that information? We know it comes with the Nav software installed if you bought it that way from the factory but we haven't confirmed that it's pre-loaded otherwise.

$400 for "mop-n-glo"? That's about $350 profit for the dealer (at least). You can do the same thing with scotchguard and some paste wax. As for the warranty - do not buy a wells fargo or any other 3rd party warranty. The dealer is also making a killing on that, which explains why they "got into the holdback" on the vehicle itself - they're making it up on the other stuff. Only buy a Ford ESP warranty if you really want one.

That was a typo. It was $1150 in the original post which makes more sense.

The problem is even though it's for the passenger, it's easy for the driver to be distracted unintentionally. That said, do a search for sync lockpick.