I think @Hoonigan got one in the past, he posted it on what you got in the mail thread.

 

Yeah, it was a bit more $ than I expected but it was easy to update the system and it's ran without any issues ever since. By now there should also be a crap ton of offers over on eBay.

 

Don’t our cars have sync 3 anyways? Sync 1 was the ~2012 mustangs and stuff. Sync 2 was my 2014 focus ST and my 2017 RS is sync 3

 

IIRC, the 2016s came with SYNC2.

 

My car has sync 2 I believe. So will updating it give me carplay?

 

You can check your version by going to Settings -> About.

If you have a 2016 you might have to buy a new USB hub to support car play (android auto uses bluetooth so no hardware upgrade needed)

Unless you have a non-north American car, you have at least Sync 3 v1.0. All NA cars in 2016 were at least Sync 3 v1.0, with later ones shipping with v2.2. As long as you have the Sync 3 hardware you can go all the way up to 3.4 (unofficially) with the Cyanlabs method.

Check out this thread for more details: Unofficial Update- Sync3 v2.2 with Android Auto and...

 

You can check your version by going to Settings -> About.

If you have a 2016 you might have to buy a new USB hub to support car play (android auto uses bluetooth so no hardware upgrade needed)

Unless you have a non-north American car, you have at least Sync 3 v1.0. All NA cars in 2016 were at least Sync 3 v1.0, with later ones shipping with v2.2. As long as you have the Sync 3 hardware you can go all the way up to 3.4 (unofficially) with the Cyanlabs method.

Check out this thread for more details: Unofficial Update- Sync3 v2.2 with Android Auto and...

Awesome thank you for the info and the link.

 

Updating an 2016 to sync 3 v3 is easy and free from ford, you just need a usb stick.

Ford Support | Update Your SYNC® System

Update your Ford SYNC version to receive the latest infotainment software features and bug fixes. Key features vary by SYNC version, these may include: Enhanced voice recognition, Apps at your command, Easy destination entry, Automatic updates over Wi-Fi and Android Auto or Apple Carplay.

help.ford.com

You do need to create an owners login

I think the $149 is a Nav maps update

 

It is a map update, you can also just download it yourself and update.

I did my map update 2 weeks ago.

 

And I went online to find that a download using my USB stick is $109. What does the upgrade do that Waze does not?

 

That's for updated maps if you use your car nav maps. If not, don't do it, or just get the Cyanlabs update which come with latest maps.