It's probably best to do this update after the vehicle has been driven for around 15 minutes or longer, to ensure the battery is freshly charged. Make sure your climate control is completely switched off to avoid the blower fan running which will cause the battery to drain faster. Now, head to your car, unlock it, get in, and follow the steps below carefully:ġ. The contents of the memory stick should appear as below: Unzip the contents (all 21 items) of the zip file you just downloaded, and copy them to the root of the memory stick, i.e. Format a USB memory stick, ensuring the file system is set to FAT32ģ. Download the update from here: Download Ford Audio Bluetooth / USB firmware update - November 2012 releaseĢ. If you are unsure of your vehicle's build date, check by looking it up at C-Max - February 2008 to January 2012ġ. This tutorial applies to anyone who owns one of the following vehicles and build dates, with the bluetooth and USB audio interface. The illustrative photo in this guide shows me performing the update to my 2010 Mondeo's Ford/Blaupunkt NX touch-screen nav system, but it works with any USB-capable audio system (for example the Sony 6 CD/DAB unit) in any the vehicles listed below.

Also, these updates improve iPod reliability and compatibility and allow the audio to be transmitted over USB in order for the audio system's DAC to decode it instead of having to have the 'aux' lead attached at the same time. If you've recently bought a 2008-2012 Ford with bluetooth audio and USB, or perhaps if you've retro-fitted the Bluetooth/USB/voice control components, you might need to update the firmware in order to ensure proper compatibility with iPhones and modern devices. I decided to create this tutorial as a definitive guide to updating the Bluetooth/USB firmware, due to a lack of other information available online!

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