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In 2010 Fusion, Sync was  unavailable on the base "S" trim, and standard on the higher-end SEL, Sport, and Hybrid trims. But on the SE, it was avaliable with a special trim package.   Because it was optional in your model year/trim, the easiest way to tell is by looking at the right-hand side of the steering wheel. If your the car has SYNC installed, you will see buttons featuring a "Media" track control, a phone icon, and a "Voice/Speak" icon (a profile of a face with sound waves).

Date in error. The date on your car is automatically pulled from GPS.   GPS satellites reset their calendar tracking every 19.7 years due to a computer programming limitation known as the "GPS Week Number Rollover."   The system tracks dates by counting weeks rather than months or years, and the legacy data format assigns only 10 binary bits of data to this week counter     A binary system stores information as 1s and 0s. Because the original military engineers allocated a 10-bit string for the week counter, the maximum number of unique values that can be expressed is 2¹⁰, which equals 1,024 weeks.   Once the system reaches week 1,023, the counter experiences an integer overflow and mechanically rolls back to week 0.    This is just normal behavior for the satellites. The actual issue lies with ground-based GPS receivers (Fords implementation in their software.)   Ford's firmware was never programmed to anticipate the reset, and it interprets the "Week 0" signal literally.    In newer satellites they fixed this by changing the week counter to 13 bits. This allowed the system to count up to 8,192 weeks (2¹³), extending the timeline to 157 years.    Because of this hardcoded tech limitation, your car's calendar permanently reset itself back to December 2005.   Ford never released software update for the older navigation modules. (Basically a single line of code would fix.)   Only fixes are, 1. Change the system settings from time and date to time only. 2. New head unit.   

Hello.   Going to the recommended website to check for updates is best.  The latest version of Sync 3.4 is 23188.  This version is very stable and provided many fixes from  previous versions.   Also, if you have built-in navigation, you can go here (https://syncnavigation.com/ford/home) for the latest map update which is separate from the Sync update.  These come out annually about this time.  The latest just came out a few weeks ago.  Most likely you'll have to pay for any map updates. (Sync updates are no charge.)   When updating via USB, be sure to follow the instructions exactly.  Sometimes, when updating Sync or Maps, you'll get a 'Complete' message fairly quickly, even when there is more to update.  Be sure that the system no longer restarts on its own before removing the USB and you should be good.  USB updates can take up to an hour or so complete.

HI Denver and welcome to the Ford SYNC Forum. First... I am assuming you are using this Ford SYNC 3 update website: https://www.ford.com/support/software-updates?srsltid=AfmBOoperedCOkv3_L9QFReAhzmut2FIOYDL52eiG7UtzNpNhvxbBe0c   Yes, I would recommend you install the available SYNC 3.4 update to your vehicle. However, it may be more efficient to go to the Ford SYNC update website and follow the instructions to download the update to your computer, load it to a USB drive, and install it manually. This is due to the fact that WiFi updating with SYNC 3.0/3.4 is spotty at times. Although WiFi updating with SYNC 3.4 is more efficient than 3.0.    Therefore, if you wish, you can turn on automatic updates, park your vehicle and connect it to your home WiFi system, and see if it will download any available update. However, I would still recommend you use the Ford SYNC 3 update website, since even the Automatic Update messages can be worded in a confusing manner, leading some owners to believe their vehicle is updated when it is not. The Ford SYNC 3 website is the best way to determine if your system has the latest updated installed.  Also, see below for an explanation of WiFi versus "OTA" update capability.    To answer some of your other questions: - Yes, you can turn on "automatic updates". However, just to explain...SYNC 3.0/3.4 does not have "OTA updates" capability. It only has WIFi update capability. The two are different. WiFi updating requires the vehicle be connected to a strong WiFi network signal and parked. On the other hand, OTA update capability allows the vehicle to download updates via a data connection (in the same manner as how a cell phone works), and the vehicle can also be on the move.  - Yes, the latest SYNC 3.0/3.4 updates (they are different) are stable.  - The "...camera view selections, lane keeping assist behavior, etc..." systems are stable. Do issues sometimes occur> Of course, just as with any modern or even old system.    On a related note: Just to clarify for others...SYNC 3.0 through SYNC 3.4 systems are strictly infotainment system related. They do not control other systems such as "...camera view selections, lane keep assist etc...". That function was introduced in SYNC 4.    If you have any other questions, feel free to ask. 

Unsure about a 350 or a 2022. Not sure if the 2022 had Sync 3 or 3.4   Now as far as 'if' you should upgrade? AFAIK 3. can not upgrade to 3.4. only in increments Turning on that ability will give you some relief , OS and Maps are not the same thing and as far as I know might come separate  The more I think about it, that might be a 3.5 thing as far as OTA updates... so maybe you have 3.4    

I bought a used 2013 ford explorer. How do I get the maps/navigation to update and if my phone is blue toothed why does navigation not come up on my screen on the car?