Just go into your settings, look for sync than updates. There's a place to have auto updates so you won't have to remember to update them next time.
I have not.checked my version but it did a big long update 2 days ago, i had to restart my truck 3 times to make sure it went thruIt finally updated. I went out to do a small job this morning and it was still on the old version and when I went to leave it was updated. Only problem now is my phone won't connect. It connected when I started the truck up but half way home it disconnected. It's showing on the phone tab and I touch it to connect but it doesn't. I'll probably try deleting it and re syncing the phone.
Maybe my Ranger's mad that it's not original anymore? ?
Mike - I've experienced the same frig'n problem. I got my Lariat to finally upload the latest sync update from a thumb drive after nearly 25 minutes, but (for whatever reason) it now will not recognize my cell phone. I've tied everything short of doing a master reset. I deleted my phone from the Ranger and tried re-adding, but it seems like the bluetooth can't even find it. I get the "Failed to connect" message, but I know it's not my phone. Also tried to load up my wife's cell, but 'nada".. Still get the same gay message... It's maddening. I'm the dude that never has good experiences with "updates" and always has download remorse. After several hours of deleting, resetting, repeated attempts to scan and link and wasting a 1/3 of a tank of fuel, I finally gave up... Let me know if you have any better luck.
Beez, mine did fine, it remembered my phone and recognized my thumb drive usb and plays the music as normal. I have yet to try and use the navigation but on my home screen while I drive it at least knows where I am. The 2nd time my truck was about to shut off (due to idling timer) I got in and put the truck in drive and then back into park. The 3rd time I went to check on it, it was installing the update . Just save that .38 round for the sync module ONLY! I still don't know if this update is the same one I got the email about regarding paying for it , maybe one is a new operating system and one I got is just an update for what i am running. I haven't checked to see which version I have on board but when I go to out to update my wife's Lincoln I will look.
You have a CD drive in yours?!?Haven't done the upgrade - restriction were insane. As I recall, you needed to abandon your truck for several hours to let the download happen. Or, they'd be happy to sell you a CD version for an outrageous price and let you go on your own. I don't have that much patience and I'm stingy with my cash. No thanks.
Odd, my update file for NU5T-14G381-AA (3.4.22200) is only 1.3GB download.
Lock down the wireless mac addresses to only your known devices and block the rest. Then even if they sniff the passwords they can't connect unless they have hardware that allows them to spoof the mac address, but that may make it annoying enough for them to move on to softer targets.
You get 1 free map update, that is why I'm going to wait as long as I possibly can to do the map update. Using Waze, and GM where I'm offline, makes that Sync map update not that important to me.
You have made a wise decision.... Allow my life to be a warning to you.
CD to USB to Ranger. Got another email and they sound a bit friendlier.
It only took mine a few minuets to do the upgrade. No problems yet.Haven't done the upgrade - restriction were insane. As I recall, you needed to abandon your truck for several hours to let the download happen. Or, they'd be happy to sell you a CD version for an outrageous price and let you go on your own. I don't have that much patience and I'm stingy with my cash. No thanks.
I never saw anything when updating over wifi. I started mine on Wednesday (late morning) and when I drove to work on Thursday morning I still had the same old version on my screen. 4 hours later when I left work it finally finished updating to the current version. Now mine has never been updated since new (3+ years) so it took a lot longer. Honestly besides the ugly blue accents on the main screen I see nothing different.
Mine had a banner across the top of the screen that said, "Update In Process". Maybe it depends on the method of the update? I had downloaded mine to a thumbdrive, then plugged it in after I started the car. It accepted it immediately to begin the process, but it took every bit of 20 minutes to finish. At the end, it then changed the message to Update Complete, then automatically cycled off and came back up..... Have had nothing but problems since. - Good luck!
I did a phone restart and then resyc’d with the head unit. If it hiccups for the first few days then I just switched positions on the sync USB connect point. Been fine since then. I use Waze exclusively so it boots to that screen automatically after startup and handshake with my phone.
