
{"id":6501,"date":"2020-12-21T16:27:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/sherwoodford\/?p=6501"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:00:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:00:41","slug":"how-to-use-the-audio-preset-tabs-in-your-ford-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sherwoodford.ca\/blog\/how-to-use-the-audio-preset-tabs-in-your-ford-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the audio preset tabs in your Ford vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Video and text guide to using audio preset tabs in a Ford vehicle<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">How can you use the audio preset tabs in your vehicle? Below, we have a video and text guide on how to use the audio preset tabs in your Ford vehicle. These tabs allow you to save stations, as you\u2019ll see. Keep reading or skip ahead to the video\u00a0if you prefer a visual guide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherwoodford.ca\/clp-new-vehicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>View Our New Ford Inventory<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherwoodford.ca\/ford-build-and-price\"><strong>Factory Order Your New Ford<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>Steps to using the SYNC 3 interface to program the preset audio tabs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"604\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/71\/2023\/06\/02171220\/FordAudioPresetB_D.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8266 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/71\/2023\/06\/02171220\/FordAudioPresetB_D.jpg 604w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/71\/2023\/06\/02171220\/FordAudioPresetB_D-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-total-time\"><span class=\"schema-how-to-duration-time-text\">Time needed:\u00a0<\/span>5 minutes. <\/p><p class=\"schema-how-to-description\">Programming the preset audio tabs in your Ford vehicle is a simple task with SYNC 3. As you\u2019ll see in the video below, this process can take under 5 minutes to complete. Here are the steps that you\u2019ll take to program the preset audio tabs in your Ford vehicle using SYNC 3.\u00a0<\/p> <ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps\"><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1608567366690\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Turn on your vehicle.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Keep your vehicle in park and turn it on to start up the SYNC 3 system. Do not attempt this while driving.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1608567448094\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Select the audio system on your Ford display screen. <\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">You\u2019ll see your options along the bottom of the screen, including the \u201cAudio\u201d option. You can adjust the volume by turning the knob.\u00a0<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1608567469445\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Select your music source.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\"> The options for a preset audio tab include AM radio, FM radio, and SiriusXM radio. Select the one with your favorite station that you want to save.\u00a0<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1608567481707\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Find the station that you want to program your audio preset tab for.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\"> When we are done, this is the station that the audio preset tab will automatically take you to when pressed.\u00a0<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1608567492038\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">When on the preferred station, hold down the audio preset tab.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\"> Hold your finger on the audio preset tab on the touchscreen. You\u2019ll see the station automatically update to the one that you are on. The\u00a0change is automatically saved.\u00a0<\/p> <\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherwoodford.ca\/blog\/how-do-i-install-a-child-safety-seat-or-booster-seat-in-my-ford-f-150\/\">How to install a child seat in a Ford F-150<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\">Guide to set up Wi-Fi on a Ford SYNC 3 system<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to Set the Audio Preset Tabs for Ford Sync 3 System video by Sherwood Ford&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g7Vc-L9pKC8\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"615\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherwoodford.ca\/blog\/ford-sync-3-how-to-videos\/\">Ford SYNC 3 how-to videos<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video and text guide to using audio preset tabs in a Ford vehicle&nbsp; How can you use the audio preset tabs in your vehicle? 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