Ford has just introduced the SYNC Connect that provides customers with a remote access to their vehicle features via a smartphone app.
“New SYNC Connect provides convenience to Ford owners through an easy-to-use app,” said Don Butler, executive director, Ford Connected Vehicle and Services. “The technology helps you seamlessly integrate your vehicle into your lifestyle. Get locked out? Cold outside? Forget where you parked? No problem. Just use your smartphone.”
SYNC Connect makes its global debut in the new Ford Escape (also known as the Kuga in Malaysia), with other vehicles soon to follow. The app is connected to a built-in modem in the vehicle – allowing owners to remotely access features via their smartphones.
Vehicle features SYNC Connect users can remotely access are:
- To lock and unlock their Ford vehicles.
- Remote start, including scheduling a future start. For instance, if you need to leave at 8 a.m., you can program a remote start for 7:50 a.m., then get in to a running, warm car and drive away comfortably and on time.
- Vehicle status, including fuel, oil and battery levels, along with tyre pressure readings.
- Vehicle location – where your car is parked is displayed on a map on your smartphone.
The SYNC Connect, available together with SYNC 3, comes with complimentary activation for five years. A user enables the system through a two-step authentication process which designed to protect the owner’s personal information.
