2006 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Owners Manual

until the vehicle battery condition dictates cessation of
the call on the UConnect ™ system and transfer of the
call to the mobile phone.
• After ignition key is switched to off, a call can continue
on the UConnect ™ system for certain duration, after
which the call is automatically transferred from the
UConnect ™ system to the mobile phone.
• An active call is automatically transferred to the
mobile phone after ignition key is switched to off.
UConnect ™ System Features
Language Selection
To change the language that the UConnect ™ system is
using,
• Press the ’ Phone ’ button to begin. • After the  Ready  prompt and the following beep, say
the name of the language you wish to switch to
(English, Espanol, or Francais, if so equipped).
• Continue to follow the system prompts to complete
language selection.
After selecting one of the languages, all prompts and
voice commands will be in that language.
NOTE: After every UConnect ™ language change op-
eration, only the language specific 32 name phonebook is
usable. The paired phone name is not language specific
and usable across all languages.
Emergency Assistance
If you are in an emergency and the mobile phone is
reachable:
• Pick up the phone and manually dial the emergency
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If the phone is not reachable and the UConnect ™ system
is operational, you may reach the emergency number as
follows:
• Press the ’ Phone ’ button to begin.
• After the  Ready  prompt and the following beep, say
 Emergency  and the UConnect ™ system will instruct
the paired cellular phone to call the emergency num-
ber. This feature is only supported in the USA.
NOTE: The emergency number dialed is based on the
Country where the vehicle is purchased (911 for USA and
Canada and 060 for Mexico). The number dialed may not
be applicable with the available cellular service and area.
The UConnect ™ system does slightly lower your chances
of successfully making a phone call as to that for the cell
phone directly.
Your phone must be turned on and paired to the UCon-
nect ™ system to allow use of this vehicle feature in emergency situations when the cell phone has network
coverage and stays paired to the UConnect ™ system.
Towing Assistance
If you need towing assistance,
• Press the ’ Phone ’ button to begin.
• After the  Ready  prompt and the following beep, say
 Towing Assistance. 
NOTE: The Towing Assistance number dialed is based
on the Country where the vehicle is purchased (1-800-
528-2069 for USA, 1-877-213-4525 for Canada, 55-14-3454
for Mexico city and 1-800-712-3040 for outside Mexico
city in Mexico).
Please refer to the 24-Hour “ Towing Assistance ” cover-
age details in the Warranty information booklet and on
the 24 – Hour Towing Assistance Card.106 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE

Paging
To learn how to page, refer to  Working with Automated
Systems.  Paging works properly except for pagers of
certain companies which time-out a little too soon to
work properly with the UConnect ™ system.
Voice Mail Calling
To learn how to access your voice mail, refer to  Working
with Automated Systems. 
Working with Automated Systems
This method is designed to be used in instances where
one generally has to press numbers on the cellular phone
keypad while navigating through an automated tele-
phone system.
You can use your UConnect ™ system to access a voice-
mail system or an automated service, such as, paging
service or automated customer service. Some services
require immediate response selection, in some instances,
that may be too quick for use of UConnect ™ system. When calling a number with your UConnect ™ system
that normally requires you to enter in a touch-tone
sequence on your cellular phone keypad, you can push
the ’ Voice Recognition ’ button and say the sequence you
wish to enter followed by the word  Send.  For example,
if required to enter your pin number followed with a
poun d3746#,youcanpressthe ’ Voice Recognition ’
button and say  3746# Send.  Saying a number, or
sequence of numbers, followed by  Send  is also to be
used to navigate through an automated customer service
center menu structure and to leave a number on a pager.
Barge In - Overriding Prompts
The ’ Voice Recognition ’ button can be used when you
wish to skip part of a prompt and issue your voice
recognition command immediately. For example, if a
prompt is playing  Would you like to pair a phone, clear
a  ,  you could press the ’ Voice Recognition ’ button and
say  Pair a Phone  to select that option without having to
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Turning Confirmation Prompts On/Off
Turning confirmation prompts off will stop the system
from confirming your choices (e.g. the UConnect ™ sys-
tem will not repeat a phone number before you dial it).
• Press the ’ Phone ’ button to begin.
• After the  Ready  prompt and the following beep, say
 Setup Confirmations.  The UConnect ™ system will
play the current confirmation prompt status and you
will be given the choice to change it.
Phone and Network Status Indicators
If available on the radio and/or on a premium display
such as the instrument panel cluster, and supported by
your cell phone, the UConnect ™ system will provide
notification to inform you of your phone and network
status when you are attempting to make a phone call
using UConnect ™ . The status is given for roaming net-
work signal strength, phone battery strength, etc. Dialing Using the Cellular Phone Keypad
You can dial a phone number with your cellular phone
keypad and still use the UConnect ™ system (while
dialing via the cell phone keypad, the user must exercise
caution and take precautionary safety measures). By
dialing a number with your paired Bluetooth ™ cellular
phone, the audio will be played through your vehicle ’ s
audio system. The UConnect ™ system will work the
same as if you dial the number using voice recognition.
NOTE: Certain brands of mobile phones do not send the
dial ring to the UConnect ™ system to play it on the
vehicle audio system, so you will not hear it. Under this
situation, after successfully dialing a number, the user
may feel that the call did not go through even though the
call is in progress. Once your call is answered, you will
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Mute/Un-mute (Mute off)
When you mute the UConnect ™ system, you will still be
able to hear the conversation coming from the other
party, but the other party will not be able to hear you. In
order to mute the UConnect ™ system:
• Press the ’ Voice Recognition ’ button.
• After the  Ready  prompt and the following beep, say
 Mute. 
In order to un-mute the UConnect ™ system:
• Press the ’ Voice Recognition ’ button.
• After the  Ready  prompt and the following beep, say
 Mute-off.  Information Service
When using AT&T Wireless Service, dialing to phone
number  #121,  you can access voice activated automated
system to receive news, weather, stocks, traffic, etc.
related information.
Advanced Phone Connectivity
Transfer Call to and from Cellular Phone
The UConnect ™ system allows on going calls to be
transferred to your cellular phone to the UConnect ™
system without terminating the call. To transfer an ongo-
ing call from your UConnect ™ paired cellular phone to
the UConnect ™ system or vice-versa, press the ’ Voice
Recognition ’ button and say  Transfer Call. 
Connect or Disconnect Link Between the
UConnect ™ System and Cellular Phone
Your cellular phone can be paired with many different
electronic devices, but can only be actively  connected 
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If you would like to connect or disconnect the Blue-
tooth ™ connection between a UConnect ™ paired cellular
phone and the UConnect ™ system, follow the instruction
described in your cellular phone user ’ s manual.
List Paired Cellular Phone Names
• Press the ’ Phone ’ button to begin.
• After the “ Ready ” prompt and the following beep, say
“ Setup Phone pairing ” .
• When prompted, say  List Phones. 
• The UConnect ™ system will play the phone names of
all paired cellular phones in order from the highest to
the lowest priority. To “ select ” or “ delete ” a paired
phone being announced, press the  Voice recognition ’
button and say “ Select ” or “ Delete. ” Also, see the next
two sections for an alternate way to “ select ” or “ de-
lete ” a paired phone. Select another Cellular Phone
This feature allows you to select and start using another
phone with the UConnect ™ system. The phone must
have been previously paired to the UConnect ™ system
that you want to use it with.
• Press the ’ Phone ’ button to begin.
• After the  Ready  prompt and the following beep, say
 Setup Select Phone. 
• The phone names along with priority numbers will be
announced.
• When prompted say the priority number of the cellu-
lar phone you wish to select. You can also press the
 Voice Recognition ’ button anytime while the list is
being played, then say the priority number of the
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• The selected phone will be used for the next phone
call. If the selected phone is not available, the UCon-
nect ™ system will return to using the highest priority
phone present in or near (approximately with in 30
feet) the vehicle.
Delete UConnect ™ Paired Cellular Phones
• Press the ’ Phone ’ button to begin.
• After the  Ready  prompt and the following beep, say
 Setup Phone Pairing. 
• At the next prompt, say  Delete. 
• The phone names along with priority numbers will be
announced.
• When prompted say the priority number of the cellu-
lar phone you wish to delete. You can also press the  Voice Recognition ’ button anytime while the list is
being played and say the priority number of the phone
you wish to delete.
Things You Should Know About Your UConnect ™
System
Voice Recognition (VR)
• Always wait for the beep before speaking.
• Speak normally, without pausing, just as you would
speak to a person sitting approximately eight (8) feet
away from you.
• Make sure that no one other than you is speaking
during a voice recognition period.
• Performance is maximized under:
• low-to-medium blower setting,
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• low road noise,
• smooth road surface,
• fully closed windows,
• dry weather condition.
• Even though the system is designed for users speaking
in North American English, French, and Spanish ac-
cents, the system may not always work for some.
• When navigating through an automated system, such
as, voice mail, or when sending a page, at the end of
speaking the digit string, make sure to say  send. 
• Storing names in phonebook when vehicle is not in
motion is recommended.
• It is not recommended to store similar sounding
names in the UConnect ™ phonebook. • UConnect ™ phonebook name tag recognition rate is
optimized for the voice of the person who stored the
name in the phonebook.
• You can say  O  (letter  O  ) for  0  (zero).  800  must be
spoken  eight-zero-zero. 
• Even though international dialing for most number
combinations is supported, some shortcut dialing
number combinations may not be supported.
Far End Audio Performance
• Audio quality is maximized under:
• low-to-medium blower setting,
• low-to-medium vehicle speed,
• low road noise,
• smooth road surface,112 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE