maherj

I'm Canadian, and when I called my local dealer with the part numbers, they basically are clueless. I think I'm better off ordering one from a US dealer and driving the hour to the states to pick it up and install myself

Okay thanks for the confirmation, I guess I was under the impression that AA did not require a USB connection but CP did, which is why the hub replacement was so important. That being said, the OG hub did work for AA

Now if only I could figure out how to update maps from NA1 14...

Update worked fine for me on my 2016 Ford Edge Sport. I did find it odd that my Nexus 5 that I'm using to test requires Android Auto to be connected via USB for it to detect, I thought it worked over BT. Maybe because I also have an iPhone paired? Not sure. My primary device is currently an iPhone but depending on the interface I may switch back to a Pixel, however it would be nice to know why I need to have it plugged in to work.

Has anyone been able to get it working on their edge without being plugged in with version 2.2?

 

Hi maherj,

 

 

Luxpow is correct! SYNC Connect is separate from those features and will not be available on the 2016 models through any upgrade option. Apple Carplay will require a USB connection and is not compatible over Wi-Fi. You can read more about how it works here:

 

http://owner.ford.com/how-tos/sync-technology/sync-3/apple-carplay/sync-3-plus-apple-carplay-support.html

 

 

Joy

Thank you Luxpow & Joy for the clarification. I'm happy to hear that Connect isn't required (I wasn't sure due to the 'mobile features') and I would only use it for the auto start (which I don't have any issues on the remote start). I am looking forward to hearing more details about Apple Carplay integrations over the summer. I hope this is also available to Canada as well!

I'll be curious if it requires the Sync Connect system (which looks like it may or may not be an option on the '16 Edges), or if it's a 30$ USB add-on. Seeing that Android Auto is moving more towards wireless connectivity, it will be interesting if this is just a 'stop gap' until Carplay can also run over wireless as well.

I'm hoping more details are released soon! Also hoping we can get a word on updated Maps as well, they are seriously out of date...

Not a bad idea, I think I'll do just this today. I don't recall the first Sport I test drove with this issue.

Try another Edge Sport at the dealership just to make it's not something particular to your car.

Did you find after having your Edge for some time that it got better? Worse? About the same?

I've seen a few discussions about this on the seats in the current gen Edges. I think the discussion landed somewhere between the best seats ever and the worst seats ever depending on who was posting the reply...

 

Mine (2015 sport) seem to be fairly comfortable for me except on the back of my left leg. The left seat bolster always seems to have a pressure point that I can never quite adjust away. Other than that seems fine and I'm also pretty big (250 6'5")

2016 Sport Model - Same issue. Cracking/rattle since day 1. Tomorrow will be 3rd day of looking at it. I had this same issue on my old Edge. Took 3 service visits to finally address it, so hopefully tomorrow it will be resolved.

Hi folks,

I'm about 1000km (600 miles) into my new 2016 Sport, and the one thing I have noticed, is that the seats just aren't very comfortable for the driver. I've tried adjusting lumbar tension in the back, raising the seat up and down, and the sides of my ass still hurt after a long period of driving. The way the seats are bucketed, it appears to really push up against your butt. Now, I'm not a big guy (200 lbs, 6 feet tall), so I find it a bit strange that I'm having difficulty fitting into the seats properly.

Has anyone else noticed this? And if you have, does it work itself out after awhile (building your ass groove, so to speak).

Thoughts?

Hello all,

I used to frequent these forums back in the day when I was looking at a Edge. This has always been a site of great resources, and can say helped me decide that I wanted to look at another one!

So I traded in my 2011 Ford Edge Limited for a 2016 Ford Edge Sport.

I look forward to reading your posts, and contributing when I can!

I called Sirius 1-888-539-7474 Option 1 - 5

 

I mentioned the Travel Link showed unsubscribed and he sent a new signal to my truck. It was about 30 seconds and all of a sudden everything showed "SUBSCRIBED" and when I went to the i side, everything was updating.

 

They are testing it in Canada. I guess you just have to talk to the right guy.

 

You want the guys from Nova Scotia.

Very interesting. I'm going to give this a try as well, I found the option but said I was unsubscribed to everything but Radio.

So far with my initial 10 minute drive from the dealership to work, it seems pretty snappy. Phone paired up without issue, and navigation maps look MUCH better. Still a bit 'miffed' about the home screen layout, but it just means I'll be in one of the corner windows instead of my default 'home wallpaper screen'

I was quite happy to see that at least the signal strength was available on the phone menu when in other menus, and at least sirius channel names/song name were scrolling on the bottom, but when you're in the home screen, it will just say Entertainment I believe.

I'm sure the issues are cosmetic right now, and we can get things back like the outside temp and phone battery life, etc back.

Edit: Just on hold with Sirus now, I noticed Option 5 was to cancel, so I'm guessing this is some sort of retentions department. I'm trying Option 4 which is to ask question about an existing radio, and will see how 'knowledgable' they are on adding Travel Link.

Edit #2 - So the fella I talked to on Option 4, mentioned that Travel Link was not available in Canada, and they can not enable it. Going to try Option 5

Edit #3 - Not much luck with Option 5 as well, but I did get someone from NS. It appears that they enable this for the '6 month Trial' that they give you, and since I moved my ESN to my already established account, I lost the access to the Travel Link options. I also asked them about what sort of deal I can get to keep my two radios, they offered it to me for $179 a year for two radios, which works out to $15 a month. I think I can do better though

I called my dealership in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and they now have them in stock. They would NOT release just the map card for me though, said they would lose their license or something :rolleyes:

So I scheduled a dealer install for Monday AM.

Anyone from Canada happen to call the number yet, or hear back from a dealer?

Would love to hear from anyone that was brave enough to download the file and try it themselves

I'd be very interested in hearing from any canadian Edge owner that got the update by mail.

Same. Thinking I may call my dealer as my Edge is only 2 weeks old and see if they've received any of the upgrade packages yet.

does this add app-link functionality to the edge yet?

Not yet. Their main priority was to release this update, I believe it will be worked on if feedback from the performance update is positive.

I recommend posting here - http://boards.synccommunity.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=fordsyncmb&tid=5028

Maybe the more people that 'ask nicely' the more they will allow people to upgrade it, even if the NAV system won't work until the upgrade packages come.

Looks pretty snappy. That same guy (on youtube) installs a wallpaper on the new MFT system. Not real thrilled with the end result, but it's a small thing.

 

Peace,

 

DM

Yeah I'm kinda bummed that there isn't a 'blank' home screen with all the information in the corners. Wallpapers are kinda useless if they are covered up by all of the icons.

I am employee of a Ford dealership by the end of March to mid April everyone will have the update. The service departments will be getting the updates by the end of the week

Promising news! Since I am in Canada, I will expect to see my update closer to Mid April-Early May however I'm not experiencing too many critical issues and can wait a bit longer

DISREGARD! a coworker was on here typing while i was with a customer.

 

SD CARDS HAVE NOT SHIPPED YET!

FordGuru, are you at a dealership where this was sent to, or was this sent to your home address? Just wondering if these are the first initial batch of updates which may be sent only to dealers first.

Very cool :happy feet:

Funny that they're sendng the update out via USB before posting on syncmyride.com...

This is also on the Android market as well, if you don't have an iOS device. I played around with it on my tablet last night, very snappy, but I am already missing my blank home screen and temperature gauge in the top middle...