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•Performance is maximized under:
•low-to-medium blower setting,
•low-to-medium vehicle speed,
•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, before speaking
the digit string, make sure to say “Send”.
•Storing names in your favorites phonebook when the
vehicle is not in motion is recommended.
•Phonebook (Mobile and Favorites) name recognition
rate is optimized when the entries are not similar.
•You can say “O” (letter “O”) for “0” (zero).
•Even though international dialing for most number
combinations is supported, some shortcut dialing
number combinations may not be supported.
•In a convertible vehicle, system performance may be
compromised with the convertible top down.
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Far End Audio Performance
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Audio quality is maximized under:
•low-to-medium blower setting,
•low-to-medium vehicle speed,
•low road noise,
•smooth road surface,
•fully closed windows,
•dry weather conditions, and
•operation from the driver’s seat.
•Performance, such as audio clarity, echo, and loudness
to a large degree rely on the phone and network, and
not the Uconnect™ Phone.
•Echo at the far end can sometimes be reduced by
lowering the in-vehicle audio volume.
•In a convertible vehicle, system performance may be
compromised with the convertible top down.
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SMS
Uconnect™ Phone can read or send new messages on
your phone.
Your phone must support SMS over Bluetoothin order
to use this feature. If the Uconnect™ Phone determines
your phone is not compatible with SMS messaging over
Bluetooth the “Messaging” button will be greyed out
and the feature will not be available for use.
NOTE: Uconnect™ Phone SMS is only available when
the vehicle is not in moving.
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Read Messages:
If you receive a new text message while your phone is
connected to Uconnect™ Phone, an announcement will
be made to notify you that you have a new text message.Once a message is received and viewed or listened to,
you will have the following options:
•Send a Reply
•Forward
•Call
Send Messages Using Soft-Keys:
You can send messages using Uconnect™ Phone. To send
a new message:
•Touch the “Phone” soft-key,
•Touch the “messaging” soft-key then “New Message”,
•Touch one of the 18 preset messages and the person
you wish to send the message to,
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•If multiple numbers are available for the contact select
which number you would like to have the message
sent,
•Press “Send” or “Cancel”.Send Messages Using Voice Commands:
•Press thebutton,
•After the “Listening” prompt and the following beep,
say “Send message to John Smith mobile”,
•After the system prompts you for what message you
want to send, say the message you wish to send or say
“List”. There are 18 preset messages.
While the list of defined messages are being read, you can
interrupt the system by pressing the
button and
saying the message you want to send.
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After the system confirms that you want to send your
message to John Smith, your message will be sent.
List of Preset Messages:
1. Yes.
2. No.3. Okay.
4. I can’t talk right now.
5. Call me.
6. I’ll call you later.
7. I’m on my way.
8. Thanks.
9. I’ll be late.
10. I will be minutes late.
11. See you in minutes.
12. Stuck in traffic.
13. Start without me.
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14. Where are you?
15. Are you there yet?
16. I need directions.
17. I’m lost.
18. See you later.BluetoothCommunication Link
Mobile phones have been found to lose connection to the
Uconnect™ Phone. When this happens, the connection
can generally be reestablished by switching the phone
OFF/ON. Your mobile phone is recommended to remain
in Bluetooth ON mode.
Power-Up
After switching the ignition key from OFF to either the
ON or ACC position, or after a language change, you
must wait at least 15 seconds prior to using the system.
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Voice Tree
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