Yes, it will be charged when the radio is switched on. Charging is done as it would be done via a PCs USB-Port. We recognized that some iPods® with a completely empty battery are not chargeable via USB anymore.

There is still some activity in the car electronics (e.g. to control engine temperature). After up to 15 minutes the iPod® display will be switched off and it will go to sleep.

Browsing the iPod® using the radio/nav works similar to browsing on the iPod® itself, i.e. sorting by Genre/Artist/Album.

The iPod Shuffle® can only be used as an external data volume (like a USB mass storage device). The size of the external volume needs to be adjusted via iTunes®. Please refer to the iPod Shuffle® owner’s handbook.

On a device connected via Bluetooth it is not possible to browse the files using the car-radio/nav. Current Bluetooth-technology does not support this functionality.

It might be possible that the iPod® is not connected correctly. There are two different possibilities to connect the iPod®: a) With the Y-cable offered by your Ford-Dealer: Connect the one end of the cable to the dock-connector on the bottom of the iPod® and the other two ends with the USB-port and the line-in of the car. Advantage: There is a standard audio-output-level delivered at the bottom-connector, which offers optimal sound. b) With standard cables two connections have to be made: Connect the dock-connector on the bottom of the iPod® with the USB-port of the car for controlling the iPod® (standard iPod®-USB-cable) and connect the headphone-jack of the iPod® with the line-in of the car for the audio-signal (3.5 mm stereo-jack, from any electronic-store). If only one cable is connected you can either control the iPod® and will not hear anything or you cannot control the iPod® using the car-radio/nav (but then using the iPods® own control).

When iPod® is the active source and shuffle is switched on a new internal shuffled playlist of the current selection will be created. Like the iPod® the car display shows the position of the currently played title in this playlist. It will start by 1 and increase one by one. This might lead to the impression that the iPod® does not play shuffled although it actually does.

Apple does not officially support the connectivity of the iPhone® to your car, however our tests show that it works. When connecting the iPhone® to the car, this accessory is not made to work with iPhone® may display. Ignore this. Select NO if prompted to turn on Airplane Mode.

This depends on how the files are stored on the mobile phone and which USB-class is implemented in the phone. If the phone behaves like a Mass Storage Device (e.g. like a USB-stick) it can be browsed like a normal USB-stick. If the phone presents e.g. internal memory and a memory-card through USB the behaviour is entirely dependent on the phone make and model. (Please refer to the user manual of your phone.)

Please use the correct Ford Adapter to connect your iPod (parts number: 8M5J-19C142-AA, Finis: 1529487) Cables or adapters not authorised by Ford can result in faulty behaviour on the part of the audio interface. Please also refer to the compatible iPod models under: iPod

If you experience difficulties when connecting your iPod to your Ford audio system, the present problem can be solved by restarting or resetting your iPhone or iPod. Please proceed as follows:
Note: When resetting your device, all music is kept, but some adjusted settings may be lost. In contrast to this, on recovery, all saved music and files are deleted.
More information can be found at: Apple Support

Resetting the iPod nano of the 6th generation:
Hold down the "Standby" key and the "Volume down" key at the same time for approx. 8 seconds or until the Apple logo is displayed.

Resetting iPod with Click Wheel (iPod Nano 1-5 generations, iPod classic, iPod 5th generation, iPod photo, iPod mini 1-2 generations):
Move the "Hold" button forwards and backwards. Hold down the "Menu" key and the "Centre" (Select) key at the same time for approx. 8 seconds or until the Apple logo is displayed.

Resetting the iPod (Scroll Wheel), iPod (Touch Wheel) and iPod (Dock Connector):
Hold down the "Start/Pause" key and the "Menu" key at the same time for approx. 8 seconds or until the Apple logo is displayed.

Restarting the iPhone / iPod touch:
Hold down the Standby key for several seconds until the Switch off scroller is displayed and then move this scroller. In order to switch on, hold down the standby key until the Apple logo is displayed.
Note: If you cannot switch your device on or off, you must reset your device. Hold down the Standby key and the Home key at the same time for at least ten seconds until the Apple logo is displayed.

In some cases, resetting or a software update of your iPhone/iPod can improve the connection via the audio interface. Please refer to the instructions on the Apple websites: Apple Support

In case your Bluetooth Audio Device supports the A2DP and the AVRCP profile it is possible to play audio-files stored on your device. In some cases only a basic functionality of browsing might be supported. Please refer to the user manual of your Bluetooth Audio Device.

It is possible to browse the complete file system of a USB device by folder in the same way the Windows-Explorer folder structure works. There are the following restrictions:

• Max. 5000 folders per device
• Max. 1000 items per folder
• Maximum of 8 hierarchy levels
• The files are not sorted by metadata (ID3-tags) like Genre/Artist/Album. If connected devices do this on their own, the sorting is not reflected on the radio/nav. (This exception does not apply to the iPod®.)