2008 DODGE RAM 2500 DIESEL Owners Manual

The UConnecttsystem will allow you to enter up to 32
names in the phonebook with each name having up to
four associated phone numbers and designations. Each
language has a separate 32-name phonebook accessible
only in that language.
Phonebook Download
UConnecttallows the user to download entries from
their phone via Bluetootht. To use this feature, press the
PHONE button and say ªPhonebook Download.º The
system prompts, ªReady to accept ªVº card entry via
Bluetootht¼º The system is now ready to accept phone-
book entries from your phone using the Bluetootht
Object Exchange Profile (OBEX). Please see your phone
Owner's Manual for specific instructions on how to send
these entries from your phone.
NOTE:
²The phone handset must support BluetoothtOBEX
transfers of phonebook entries to use this feature.
²Some phones cannot send phonebook entries if they
are already connected to any system via Bluetootht,
and you may see a message on the phone display that
the Bluetoothtlink is busy. In this case, the user must
first disconnect or drop the Bluetoothtconnection to
the UConnecttsystem, and then send the address
book entry via Bluetootht. Please see your phone
Owner 's Manual for specific instructions on how to
drop the Bluetoothtconnection.
²If the phonebook entry is longer than 24 characters, it
will only use the first 24 characters.
Edit Entries in the UConnecttPhonebook
NOTE:Editing names in the phonebook is recom-
mended when the vehicle is not in motion.
²Press the PHONE button to begin.
²After the9Ready9prompt and the following beep, say
9Phonebook Edit.9
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²You will then be asked for the name of the phonebook
entry that you wish to edit.
²Next, choose the number designation (home, work,
mobile, or pager) that you wish to edit.
²When prompted, recite the new phone number for the
phonebook entry that you are editing.
After you are finished editing an entry in the phonebook,
you will be given the opportunity to edit another entry in
the phonebook, call the number you just edited, or return
to the main menu.
9Phonebook Edit9can be used to add another phone
number to a name entry that already exists in the
phonebook. For example, the entry John Doe may have a
mobile and a home number, but you can add ºJohn
Doe'sº work number later using the9Phonebook Edit9
feature.
Delete Entries in the UConnecttPhonebook
NOTE:Editing phonebook entries is recommended
when the vehicle is not in motion.
²Press the PHONE button to begin.
²After the9Ready9prompt and the following beep, say
9Phonebook Delete.9
²After you enter the Phonebook Delete menu, you will
then be asked for the name of the entry that you wish
to delete. You can either say the name of a phonebook
entry that you wish to delete or you can say9List
Names9to hear a list of the entries in the phonebook
from which you choose. To select one of the entries
from the list, press the ªVoice Recognitionº button
while the UConnecttsystem is playing the desired
entry and say9Delete.9
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²After you enter the name, the UConnecttsystem will
ask you which designation you wish to delete: home,
work, mobile, pager, or all. Say the designation you
wish to delete.
²Note that only the phonebook entry in the current
language is deleted.
Delete All Entries in the UConnecttPhonebook
²
Press the PHONE button to begin.
²After the9Ready9prompt and the following beep, say
9Phonebook Erase All.9
²The UConnecttsystem will ask you to verify that you
wish to delete all the entries from the phonebook.
²After confirmation, the phonebook entries will be
deleted.
²Note that only the phonebook in the current language
is deleted.
List All Names in the UConnecttPhonebook
²
Press the PHONE button to begin.
²After the9Ready9prompt and the following beep, say
9Phonebook List Names.9
²The UConnecttsystem will play the names of all the
phonebook entries.
²To call one of the names in the list, press the ªVoice
Recognitionº button during the playing of the desired
name, and say9Call.9
NOTE:The user can also exercise9Edit9or9Delete9
operations at this point.
²The UConnecttsystem will then prompt you as to the
number designation you wish to call.
²The selected number will be dialed.
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Phone Call Features
The following features can be accessed through the
UConnecttsystem if the feature(s) are available on your
cellular service plan. For example, if your cellular service
plan provides three-way calling, this feature can be
accessed through the UConnecttsystem. Check with
your cellular service provider for the features that you
have.
Answer or Reject an Incoming Call - No Call
Currently in Progress
When you receive a call on your cellular phone, the
UConnecttsystem will interrupt the vehicle audio sys-
tem, if on, and will ask if you would like to answer the
call. Press the PHONE button to accept the call. To reject
the call, press and hold the PHONE button until you hear
a single beep, indicating that the incoming call was
rejected.
Answer or Reject an Incoming Call - Call
Currently in Progress
If a call is currently in progress and you have another
incoming call, you will hear the same network tones for
call waiting that you normally hear when using your cell
phone. Press the PHONE button to place the current call
on hold and answer the incoming call.
NOTE:The UConnecttsystem compatible phones in
the market today do not support rejecting an incoming
call when another call is in progress. Therefore, the user
can only answer an incoming call or ignore it.
Making a Second Call While Current Call in
Progress
To make a second call while you are currently on a call,
press the ªVoice Recognitionº button and say9Dial9or
9Call9followed by the phone number or phonebook entry
you wish to call. The first call will be on hold while the
second call is in progress. To go back to the first call, refer
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to9Toggling Between Calls9in this section. To combine
two calls, refer to9Conference Call9in this section.
Place/Retrieve a Call From Hold
To put a call on hold, press the PHONE button until you
hear a single beep. This indicates that the call is on hold.
To bring the call back from hold, press and hold the
PHONE button until you hear a single beep.
Toggling Between Calls
If two calls are in progress (one active and one on hold),
press the PHONE button until you hear a single beep,
indicating that the active and hold status of the two calls
have switched. Only one call can be placed on hold at one
time.
Conference Call
When two calls are in progress (one active and one on
hold), press and hold the PHONE button until you hear
a double beep indicating that the two calls have been
joined into one conference call.
Three-Way Calling
To initiate three-way calling, press the ªVoice Recogni-
tionº button while a call is in progress, and make a
second phone call, as described under9Making a Second
Call While Current Call in Progress.9After the second call
has established, press and hold the PHONE button until
you hear a double beep, indicating that the two calls have
been joined into one conference call.
Call Termination
To end a call in progress, momentarily press the PHONE
button. Only the active call(s) will be terminated and if
there is a call on hold, it will become the new active call.
If the active call is terminated by the far end, a call on
hold may not become active automatically. This is cell
phone-dependent. To bring the call back from hold, press
and hold the PHONE button until you hear a single beep.
Redial
²
Press the PHONE button to begin.
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²After the9Ready9prompt and the following beep, say
9Redial.9
²The UConnecttsystem will call the last number that
was dialed from your cellular phone.
NOTE:This may not be the last number dialed from the
UConnecttsystem.
Call Continuation
Call continuation is the progression of a phone call on the
UConnecttsystem after the vehicle ignition key has been
switched to OFF. Call continuation functionality avail-
able on the vehicle can be any one of three types:
²After the ignition key is switched to OFF, a call can
continue on the UConnecttsystem either until the call
ends, or until the vehicle battery condition dictates
cessation of the call on the UConnecttsystem and
transfer of the call to the mobile phone.
²After the ignition key is switched to OFF, a call can
continue on the UConnecttsystem for a certain dura-
tion, after which the call is automatically transferred
from the UConnecttsystem to the mobile phone.
²An active call is automatically transferred to the
mobile phone after the ignition key is switched to OFF.
UConnectTSystem Features
Language Selection
To change the language that the UConnecttsystem is
using:
²Press the PHONE button to begin.
²After the9Ready9prompt and the following beep, say
the name of the language you wish to switch to
(English, Espanol, or Francais, if so equipped).
²Continue to follow the system prompts to complete
language selection.
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After selecting one of the languages, all prompts and
voice commands will be in that language.
NOTE:After every UConnecttlanguage change opera-
tion, 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:
²Pick up the phone and manually dial the emergency
number for your area.
If the phone is not reachable and the UConnecttsystem
is operational, you may reach the emergency number as
follows:
²Press the PHONE button to begin.
²After the9Ready9prompt and the following beep, say
9Emergency9and the UConnecttsystem will instruct
the paired cellular phone to call the emergency num-
ber. This feature is only supported in the U.S.
NOTE:The emergency number dialed is based on the
country where the vehicle is purchased (911 for the U.S.
and Canada and 060 for Mexico). The number dialed may
not be applicable with the available cellular service and
area.
The UConnecttsystem 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
UConnecttsystem to allow use of this vehicle feature in
emergency situations, when the cell phone has network
coverage and stays paired to the UConnecttsystem.
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Towing Assistance
If you need towing assistance:
²Press the PHONE button to begin.
²After the9Ready9prompt and the following beep, say
9Towing Assistance.9
NOTE:The Towing Assistance number dialed is based
on the country where the vehicle is purchased (1-800-528-
2069 for the U.S., 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 ªTowing Assistanceº cover-
age details in the Warranty Information Booklet and on
the 24±Hour Towing Assistance Card.
Paging
To learn how to page, refer to9Working with Automated
Systems.9Paging works properly except for pagers ofcertain companies, which time out a little too soon to
work properly with the UConnecttsystem.
Voice Mail Calling
To learn how to access your voice mail, refer to9Working
with Automated Systems.9
Working with Automated Systems
This method is used in instances where one generally has
to press numbers on the cellular phone keypad while
navigating through an automated telephone system.
You can use your UConnecttsystem to access a voice
mail system or an automated service, such as a paging
service or automated customer service line. Some ser-
vices require immediate response selection. In some
instances, that may be too quick for use of the UConnectt
system.
When calling a number with your UConnecttsystem
that normally requires you to enter in a touch-tone
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