What's Up Guys: A First Look at SYNC 3 in Lincoln
Mike here, and welcome back to my channel, the Detroit Borg. Today, I'm excited to share with you my first impressions of SYNC 3 in a Lincoln MKC. The MKC, along with the Escape and Fiesta, is one of the first models to feature this latest technology from Ford.
SYNC 3: A Familiar Technology with a Unique Twist
As we all know, SYNC 3 is essentially the same technology as its predecessor, but with some notable differences. The display hardware and general layout are identical, providing a similar user experience that you'd expect from any SYNC-equipped vehicle. However, Lincoln has taken some creative liberties to make it unique to their brand.
The first thing I noticed was the change in touch screen technology - instead of resistive touchscreens, we now have capacitive touchscreens with multi-touch capabilities. This means you can swipe across the screen with ease, and the overall system feels much smoother and quicker to use.
The Layout: Icons Along the Bottom
One of the defining features of SYNC 3 is its layout, which consists of icons along the bottom of the display. These icons allow you to jump to various functions such as settings, climate, phone, and media with just a few taps. The Lincoln MKC's SYNC 3 has a darker theme, but also incorporates elements of a flatter design - no more dimensional buttons for us!
Personally, I prefer this new design language over its predecessor. Gone are the days of raised buttons; instead, we have sleeker, lower-profile designs that fit perfectly within the cabin.
The Home Screen: A Familiar Experience
Just like my previous SYNC-equipped vehicles, the Lincoln MKC's home screen is easily accessible via a button in the upper left corner. When you tap this icon, it illuminates in orange or amber to let you know it's active. The live tiles on this screen are similar to those found in my Ford Touch cars - you can interact with them by tapping on them, and they'll bring up relevant information or allow you to perform specific actions.
Temperature and Clock Functions
One feature that caught my attention was the ability to tap on the temperature icon to jump straight into climate settings. Similarly, tapping on the clock allows you to adjust it with ease. These minor differences may seem insignificant, but they demonstrate how SYNC 3 is designed to be user-friendly and intuitive.
Features Not Available at Launch
While SYNC 3 in the Lincoln MKC offers a solid foundation for this technology, there are some features that won't be available right away. Features like Android Auto and CarPlay will arrive in the future as updates. However, don't worry; once they're implemented, we can expect a seamless integration with your smartphone.
Two New Features to SYNC 3
I did find two new features that I think are particularly interesting, though: auto updating and auto dimming. The former allows you to connect to your Wi-Fi network at home and have the software on your car automatically updated - it's a great convenience feature!
The latter feature is also noteworthy: the display will adapt its brightness based on ambient light conditions. This not only improves visibility but also reduces eye strain during long drives.
In Conclusion...
That's my initial impression of SYNC 3 in the Lincoln MKC. As I spend more time with this system, I'll be sure to share further insights and explore its many features in depth.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up guys Mike here the Detroit Borg with a quick look at what sync 3 looks like in Lincoln so in this case I'm looking at a Lincoln MKC now the MKC the escape and the fiesta are the first to get sync 3 uh now Lincoln does it a little differently than Ford it's basically the same technology the same display hardware and the same general layout and software experience it just looks a little different now case you're wondering my Ford touch cars and my Lincoln touch cars cannot be upgraded to sync 3 unfortunately uh this is entirely different Hardware so we have a capactive touchcreen instead of resistive touchscreen so we have multi-touch and you can swipe across the screen and the screen is very sensitive and quick to use and generally speaking the system works a lot smoother and quickly now the layout consists of icons along the bottom which allows you to jump to various functions such as settings climate phone and media now syn 3 in the Lincoln has this darker theme but also has a flatter theme so you don't have those dimensional buttons instead you have these darker black buns uh which I personally prefer now what I don't prefer is the background color which is this kind of brownish color I think I understand what they're trying to do here that warmer tone is more consistent with the interior of a Lincoln so you might have wood trim or Bas sheets or something like that now we still get a home screen here so you can tap the home icon in the upper left and it illuminates in orange or Amber uh when you're active on the home screen and very similar to my link and touch we get these live tiles you can interact with or you can tap on them to bring them forward you can also tap on the temperature icon to jump to your climate settings or tap on the clock to adjust the clock so in the end this is a very minor difference I really need to spend more time with it to fully explore it features like Android auto and carplay are not available yet on sync 3 at launch but will be available in the future now I did find two features that are new to sync 3 which I think are kind of interesting one of them is auto updating so you can connect to your Wi-Fi network at home and auto update the software on your car which is very nice Auto dimming on this display which will adapt the brightness to the ambient light conditions so that's going to do for me in this quick video thanks for watching and I'll see you again in the next onewhat's up guys Mike here the Detroit Borg with a quick look at what sync 3 looks like in Lincoln so in this case I'm looking at a Lincoln MKC now the MKC the escape and the fiesta are the first to get sync 3 uh now Lincoln does it a little differently than Ford it's basically the same technology the same display hardware and the same general layout and software experience it just looks a little different now case you're wondering my Ford touch cars and my Lincoln touch cars cannot be upgraded to sync 3 unfortunately uh this is entirely different Hardware so we have a capactive touchcreen instead of resistive touchscreen so we have multi-touch and you can swipe across the screen and the screen is very sensitive and quick to use and generally speaking the system works a lot smoother and quickly now the layout consists of icons along the bottom which allows you to jump to various functions such as settings climate phone and media now syn 3 in the Lincoln has this darker theme but also has a flatter theme so you don't have those dimensional buttons instead you have these darker black buns uh which I personally prefer now what I don't prefer is the background color which is this kind of brownish color I think I understand what they're trying to do here that warmer tone is more consistent with the interior of a Lincoln so you might have wood trim or Bas sheets or something like that now we still get a home screen here so you can tap the home icon in the upper left and it illuminates in orange or Amber uh when you're active on the home screen and very similar to my link and touch we get these live tiles you can interact with or you can tap on them to bring them forward you can also tap on the temperature icon to jump to your climate settings or tap on the clock to adjust the clock so in the end this is a very minor difference I really need to spend more time with it to fully explore it features like Android auto and carplay are not available yet on sync 3 at launch but will be available in the future now I did find two features that are new to sync 3 which I think are kind of interesting one of them is auto updating so you can connect to your Wi-Fi network at home and auto update the software on your car which is very nice Auto dimming on this display which will adapt the brightness to the ambient light conditions so that's going to do for me in this quick video thanks for watching and I'll see you again in the next one\n"
