✓ Y
our current privacy settings allow data
and information to be transmitted and
received.
✓ The vehicle is in an area with sucient
mobile telephone reception.
✓ The electrical system in the vehicle is
functional.
✓ The 12-volt vehicle battery is appropri-
ately charged.
Download and sowar
e installa-
tion
Please refer to and at the start
of the chapt
er on page 227.
Download costs
Over-the-air updates are downloaded via
the factory-fitted modem and are free of
charge. Ford pays the connection costs.
Download
The download of an over-the-air update
can be interrupted at any time and will be
resumed again as required when the igni-
tion is switched on.
The duration of a download process de-
pends on the network quality, file size and
type of over-the-air update.
Download requirements
✓ The prerequisites for an over-the-air
update are met → page 227.
✓ The vehicle is in a location or area with
adequate mobile and GPS reception.
1. Switch on the vehicle ignition and the
Infotainment system.
2.
Observe the information in the Infotain-
ment system.
3. Start download in the Infotainment
system.
Soware installation
Choose a time for manual soware instal-
lation of an over-the-air update when the
vehicle does not have to be driven by your-
self or other users.
WARNING
Control units will be deactivated and will
not func
tion while soware installation is
taking place. Driving with deactivated or
malfunctioning control units can cause
accidents and fatal injuries.
·
Perform the soware installation in
such a way that other road users are
not obstructed.
·
Never use your vehicle during a so-
ware installation.
Soware ins
tallation requirements
✓ T
he vehicle is parked safely in accord-
ance with legal requirements and local
conditions → page 194.
✓ The previously provided over-the-air
updates have been installed.
✓ All vehicle occupants have le the vehi-
cle.
✓ There are no animals in the vehicle.
✓ There is no vehicle key in the vehicle.
1. Stop the engine and apply the electric
parking brake.
2.
Close the bonnet, boot lid, all windows
and all doors.
3. Confirm soware installation in the In-
fotainment system.
4. Make sure that all vehicle occupants
leave the vehicle and that no animals
are le in the vehicle.
5. Remove all vehicle keys and exit the ve-
hicle.
6. Lock the vehicle.
Before starting the engine again, read the
notification in the Infotainment system
about the completed soware installation.
Observe the relevant instructions if the
soware installation failed.
Functional restrictions during soware
installation
Control units, functions and displays are
not available during soware installation.
Do not use the vehicle during this time.
— Central computer of the Infotainment
system: during the soware installation,
the central computer, the display and
228
Data transmission