Nova Scotia Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 Hi all. Long time Escape owner here (this is my 4th) but new to the redesigned version. Just traded in my 2010 for a 2017 Titanium. Wow, it's like a computer on wheels ! I have 2 questions: 1- Is there any way to tell the Sync 3 Nav system vocally that I just want a city or town name as my destination ? It seems I have to know an exact address, intersection or POI and I can't simply tell it for example: "Destination. Halifax Nova Scotia" . I would rather not have pull over and type the city name using the touchscreen. 2- Is there a trick to folding the 60 section of the rear seats all the way flat? The 40 section folds flat without a problem. The larger section remains raised by about 2 inches above the smaller one. Is it just because the rear armrest adds bulk to the seat and that's as flat as it can go ? Thanks for any replies. NS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multitask Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 It is not that intelligent... you would have to say Destination POI, then a city name, it would then try to take you to the City hall... Only Google Maps, or Apple Maps, or Sync 4 seem to be that intelligent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Scotia Posted July 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 Thanks Multitask, That would seem to be a complete miss by the designers of the Nav system hey ? To me, it would be an obvious feature to include....say if you're traveling and don't know anything about a town you might want to check out. Anyway, much appreciated ! NS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzicman61 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) As for your seats, I know in my wife's 2011 Escape, we had to remove the head rests and pull up on the from of the lower seat then tip it forward so it was resting against the back of the driver/passenger seats. Then the back part would fold completely flat. Hope that helps. Edited July 22, 2021 by Muzicman61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Scotia Posted July 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 Thanks Musicman, Yes all of the older versions allowed you to fold everything up like that which would make the seat backs lay flat, which was very handy and convenient especially if you have a dog back there. Unfortunately, in the 2017 Titanium (I don't know about any of the other trims), the lower half of the seats are fixed in place and the seat backs are the only sections that you can move...unless I'm missing something. NS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzicman61 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, Nova Scotia said: Thanks Musicman, Yes all of the older versions allowed you to fold everything up like that which would make the seat backs lay flat, which was very handy and convenient especially if you have a dog back there. Unfortunately, in the 2017 Titanium (I don't know about any of the other trims), the lower half of the seats are fixed in place and the seat backs are the only sections that you can move...unless I'm missing something. NS Yah, wishful thinking. I found the same issue in my wife's 2020 Edge ST. No way to get them to lay perfectly flat like they did in the Escape. Seems like a poor design. I plan to ask them at the dealership next time if I'm missing something. But I found nothing in the owners manual that address the issue. Edited July 23, 2021 by Muzicman61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multitask Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 6:53 AM, Nova Scotia said: Thanks Multitask, That would seem to be a complete miss by the designers of the Nav system hey ? To me, it would be an obvious feature to include....say if you're traveling and don't know anything about a town you might want to check out. Anyway, much appreciated ! NS Yup, you would think they would have thought it all out, but Sync 2 is over 10 years old, and Sync 3 is roughly 5 years old... so if you are luck Sync 4 which is out for some vehicles is what will do what you want it to do (so they say) I use AA for all voice stuff as Google can accept natural talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Scotia Posted July 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 50 minutes ago, Multitask said: Yup, you would think they would have thought it all out, but Sync 2 is over 10 years old, and Sync 3 is roughly 5 years old... so if you are luck Sync 4 which is out for some vehicles is what will do what you want it to do (so they say) I use AA for all voice stuff as Google can accept natural talk. AA ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Scotia Posted July 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Muzicman61 said: Yah, wishful thinking. I found the same issue in my wife's 2020 Edge ST. No way to get them to lay perfectly flat like they did in the Escape. Seems like a poor design. I plan to ask them at the dealership next time if I'm missing something. But I found nothing in the owners manual that address the issue. I'm very surprised the designers didn't keep that feature from the old Escape. With all the electronic gadgets and computerized assistance and hi tech wizardry, they dropped the ball on the simplest of things. I find it hard to believe that their design team laid the back seat (60 section) down and either said: "Yup that looks good"...or "ahhh who cares if it's not flat, nobody's gonna notice" Or with the case of the Nav system simply allowing you to name a town and then giving you the route....these things would have been so easy to include, but they blew it in my humble opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multitask Posted July 23, 2021 Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Nova Scotia said: AA ? AA == Android Auto (used with any Sync 3 2.2-3.4 system) it runs better with 3.0 or 3.4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Scotia Posted July 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2021 14 minutes ago, Multitask said: AA == Android Auto (used with any Sync 3 2.2-3.4 system) it runs better with 3.0 or 3.4 Hmmmm...I'll definitely check that out...thanks Multitask.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Multitask Posted July 24, 2021 Report Share Posted July 24, 2021 Just remember that Android Auto means you have an Android phone, if you have an iPhone, then it is Car Play and Apple Maps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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