2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE service

WARNING!
Deployed air bags and seat belt pretensioners
cannot protect you in another collision. Have
the air bags, seat belt pretensioners, and the
front seat belt retractor assemblies replaced
by an authorized dealer immediately. Also,
have the Occupant Restraint Controller
(ORC) system serviced as well.
Maintaining Your Air Bag System
WARNING!
•Modifications to any part of the air bag
system could cause it to fail when you need
it. You could be injured if the air bag system
is not there to protect you. Do not modify the
components or wiring, including adding any
kind of badges or stickers to the steering
wheel hub trim cover or the upper right side
of the instrument panel. Do not modify the
front bumper, vehicle body structure, or add
aftermarket side steps or running boards.
(Continued)
WARNING! (Continued)
• It is dangerous to try to repair any part of
the air bag system yourself. Be sure to tell
anyone who works on your vehicle that it
has an air bag system.
• Do not attempt to modify any part of your
air bag system. The air bag may inflate
accidentally or may not function properly if
modifications are made. Take your vehicle
to an authorized dealer for any air bag
system service. If your seat including your
trim cover and cushion needs to be ser-
viced in any way (including removal or
loosening/tightening of seat attachment
bolts), take the vehicle to your authorized
dealer. Only manufacturer approved seat
accessories may be used. If it is necessary
to modify the air bag system for persons
with disabilities, contact your authorized
dealer. Air Bag Warning Light
You will want to have the air bags
ready to inflate for your protection
in a collision. The Air Bag Warning
Light monitors the internal circuits
and interconnecting wiring associ-
ated with air bag system electrical
components. While the air bag system is de-
signed to be maintenance free. If any of the
following occurs, have an authorized dealer
service the air bag system immediately.
• The Air Bag Warning Light does not come on
during the four to eight seconds when the
ignition switch is first turned to the ON/RUN
position.
• The Air Bag Warning Light remains on after
the four to eight-second interval.
• The Air Bag Warning Light comes on inter-
mittently or remains on while driving.
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Defroster
Check operation by selecting the defrost mode
and place the blower control on high speed.
You should be able to feel the air directed
against the windshield. See your authorized
dealer for service if your defroster is inoper-
able.
Floor Mat Safety Information
Always use floor mats designed to fit the foot-
well of your vehicle. Use only floor mats that
leave the pedal area unobstructed and that are
firmly secured so that they cannot slip out of
position and interfere with the pedals or impair
safe operation of your vehicle in other ways.WARNING!
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause
loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of
serious personal injury.
•Always make sure that floor mats are prop-
erly attached to the floor mat fasteners.
• Never place or install floor mats or other
floor coverings in the vehicle that cannot be
properly secured to prevent them from
moving and interfering with the pedals or
the ability to control the vehicle.
• Never put floor mats or other floor cover-
ings on top of already installed floor mats.
Additional floor mats and other coverings
will reduce the size of the pedal area and
interfere with the pedals.
(Continued)WARNING!(Continued)
• Check mounting of mats on a regular basis.
Always properly reinstall and secure floor
mats that have been removed for cleaning.
• Always make sure that objects cannot fall
into the driver footwell while the vehicle is
moving. Objects can become trapped un-
der the brake pedal and accelerator pedal
causing a loss of vehicle control.
• If required, mounting posts must be prop-
erly installed, if not equipped from the fac-
tory.
Failure to properly follow floor mat installation
or mounting can cause interference with the
brake pedal and accelerator pedal operation
causing loss of control of the vehicle.
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•ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) — IF EQUIPPED .... 117
• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Operation .......... 118
• Activating Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) ......... 119
• To Activate ............................ 119
• To Set A Desired ACC Speed ................. 119
• To Cancel ............................. 120
• ToTurnOff ............................ 120
• To Resume Speed ........................ 120
• To Vary The Speed Setting .................. 121
• Setting The Following Distance In ACC ........... 122
• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Menu ............ 123
• Display Warnings And Maintenance ............. 124
• Precautions While Driving With ACC ............ 126
• Normal (Fixed Speed) Cruise Control Mode ........ 128
• Forward Collision Warning — If Equipped ......... 129
• PARKSENSE PARK ASSIST — IF EQUIPPED ......... 131
• ParkSense Sensors...................... 132
• ParkSense Warning Display ................. 132
• ParkSense Display...................... 132
• Enabling And Disabling ParkSense ............. 134
• Service The ParkSense Park Assist System........ 135
• Cleaning The ParkSense System.............. 135
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Overtaking Traffic
If you pass another vehicle slowly (with a
relative speed of less than 10 mph (16 km/h)
and the vehicle remains in the blind spot for
approximately 1.5 seconds, the warning light
will be illuminated. If the difference in speed
between the two vehicles is greater than
10 mph (16 km/h), the warning light will not
illuminate.The BSM system is designed not to issue an
alert on stationary objects such as guardrails,
posts, walls, foliage, berms, etc. However, oc-
casionally the system may alert on such ob-
jects. This is normal operation and your vehicle
does not require service.
Rear MonitoringOvertaking/Approaching
Overtaking/Passing
Stationary Objects
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zone”. The side mirrors LED’s will be lit up and
stay lit until the vehicle exits the zone.
Uconnect™ Phone — IF EQUIPPED
NOTE:
For Uconnect™ Phone with Navigation or
Multimedia radio, refer to the Navigation or
Multimedia radio’s User’s Manual (separate
booklet) Uconnect™ Phone section.
Uconnect™ Phone is a voice-activated, hands-
free, in-vehicle communications system.
Uconnect™ Phone allows you to dial a phone
number with your mobile phone* using simple
voice commands (e.g., “Call”“Jim”“Work” or
“Dial”“151-1234 -5555”). Your mobile phone’s
audio is transmitted through your vehicle’s au-
dio system; the system will automatically mute
your radio when using the Uconnect™ Phone.
Uconnect™ Phone allows you to transfer calls
between the Uconnect™ Phone and your mo-
bile phone as you enter or exit your vehicle and
enables you to mute the Uconnect™ Phone’s
microphone for private conversation. The Uconnect™ Phone is driven through your
Bluetooth
“Hands-Free profile” mobile phone.
Uconnect™ Phone features Bluetooth tech-
nology - the global standard that enables dif-
ferent electronic devices to connect to each
other without wires or a docking station, so
Uconnect™ Phone works no matter where you
stow your mobile phone (be it your purse,
pocket, or briefcase), as long as your phone is
turned on and has been paired to the vehicle’s
Uconnect™ Phone. The Uconnect™ Phone al-
lows up to seven mobile phones to be linked to
the system. Only one linked (or paired) mobile
phone can be used with the Uconnect™ Phone
at a time. The Uconnect™ Phone is available in
English, Dutch, French, German, Italian or
Spanish languages (as equipped).
WARNING!
Any voice commanded system should be
used only in safe driving conditions following
local laws and phone use. All attention should
be kept on the roadway ahead. Failure to do
so may result in a collision causing serious
injury or death. Uconnect™ Phone Button
The radio or steering wheel con-
trols (if equipped) will contain the
two control buttons (Uconnect™
Phone
button and Voice Com-
mandbutton) that will en-
able you to access the system.
When you press the button you will hear the
word Uconnect™ followed by a BEEP. The
beep is your signal to give a command.
Voice Command Button Actual button location may vary
with radio. The individual buttons
are described in the “Operation”
section.
The Uconnect™ Phone can be used with
Hands-Free Profile certified Bluetooth mobile
phones. Some phones may not support all the
Uconnect™ Phone features. Refer to your mo-
bile service provider or the phone manufacturer
for details.
The Uconnect™ Phone is fully integrated with
the vehicle’s audio system. The volume of the
Uconnect™ Phone can be adjusted either from
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•Note that only the phonebook in the current
language is deleted.
• Automatic downloaded phonebook entries
cannot be deleted or edited.
List All Uconnect™ Phonebook Names
• Press the
button to begin.
• After the “Ready” prompt and the following
beep, say “Phonebook List Names”.
• The Uconnect™ Phone will play the names
of all the phonebook entries, including the
downloaded phonebook entries, if available.
• To call one of the names in the list, press the
button during the playing of the de-
sired name, and say “Call”.
NOTE:
The user can also exercise “Edit” or “De-
lete” operations at this point.
• The Uconnect™ Phone will then prompt you
as to the number designation you wish to
call.
• The selected number will be dialed.
Phone Call FeaturesThe following features can be accessed
through the Uconnect™ Phone if the feature(s)
are available on your mobile service plan. For
example, if your mobile service plan provides
three-way calling, this feature can be accessed
through the Uconnect™ Phone. Check with
your mobile 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 mobile phone,
the Uconnect™ Phone will interrupt the vehicle
audio system, if on, and will ask if you would
like to answer the call. Press the
button to
accept the call. To reject the call, press and
hold the
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 mobile phone. Press the
button to place the current call on hold and
answer the incoming call.
NOTE:
The Uconnect™ Phone compatible phones
in the market today do not support rejecting
an incoming call when another call is in
progress. Therefore, the user can only an-
swer 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
button and say “Dial”
or “Call” followed 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 to
“Toggling Between Calls”. To combine two
calls, refer to “Conference Call”.
Place/Retrieve A Call From Hold
To put a call on hold, press the
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
button until you hear a
single beep.
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•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™ Phone language
change operation, only the language-
specific 32-name phonebook is usable. The
paired phone name is not language-specific
and is usable across all languages.
For command translations and alternate com-
mands in supported languages, refer to “Com-
mand Translations” at the end of this section.
Emergency Assistance — If Equipped
If you are in an emergency and the mobile
phone is reachable:
• Pick up the phone and manually dial the
emergency number for your area.
If the phone is not reachable and the
Uconnect™ Phone is operational, you may
reach the emergency number as follows:
• Press the
button to begin. •
After the “Ready” prompt and the following
beep, say “Emergency” and the Uconnect™
Phone will instruct the paired mobile phone
to call the emergency number.
NOTE:
• The default number is 112. The number
dialed may not be applicable with the
available mobile service and area.
• If supported, this number may be pro-
grammable on some systems. To do this,
press the
button and say “Setup”,
followed by “Emergency”.
• The Uconnect™ Phone does slightly
lower your chances of successfully mak-
ing a phone call as to that for the mobile
phone directly.
WARNING!
To use your Uconnect™ Phone System in an
emergency, your mobile phone must be:
•turned on,
• paired to the Uconnect™ System,
• and have network coverage. Breakdown Service — If Equipped
If you need Breakdown service:
•
Press the
button to begin.
• After the “Ready” prompt and the following
beep, say “Breakdown service”.
NOTE:
The Breakdown service number has to be
setup before using. To setup, press the
button and say “Setup, Breakdown Service”
and follow prompts.
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™ Phone.
Voice Mail Calling
To learn how to access your voice mail, refer to
“Working with Automated Systems”.
Working With Automated Systems
This method is used in instances where one
generally has to press numbers on the mobile
phone keypad while navigating through an
automated telephone system.
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You can use your Uconnect™ Phone to access
a voice mail system or an automated service,
such as a paging service or automated cus-
tomer service. Some services require immedi-
ate response selection. In some instances, that
may be too quick for use of the Uconnect™
Phone.
When calling a number with your Uconnect™
Phone that normally requires you to enter in a
touch-tone sequence on your mobile phone
keypad, you can press the
button and
say the sequence you wish to enter followed by
the word “Send”. For example, if required to
enter your PIN followed with a hash, (3746#),
you can press the
button and say, “3 7 4
6 # Send”. Saying a number, or sequence of
numbers, followed by “Send”, is also to be
used for navigating through an automated cus-
tomer service center menu structure, and to
leave a number on a pager.
You can also send stored Uconnect™ Phone-
book entries as tones for fast and easy access
to voice mail and pager entries. To use this
feature, dial the number you wish to call and
then press the
button and say “Send.”
The system will prompt you to enter the name or number and say the name of the phonebook
entry you wish to send. The Uconnect™ Phone
will then send the corresponding phone num-
ber associated with the phonebook entry, as
tones over the phone.
NOTE:
•
You may not hear all of the tones due to
mobile phone network configurations;
this is normal.
• Some paging and voice mail systems
have system time out settings that are too
short and may not allow the use of this
feature.
Barge In — Overriding Prompts
The “Voice Command” button can be used
when you wish to skip part of a prompt and
issue your voice command immediately. For
example, if a prompt is asking “Would you like
to pair a phone, clear a,” you could press the
button and say, “Pair a Phone” to select
that option without having to listen to the rest of
the voice prompt.
Turning Confirmation Prompts On/Off
Turning confirmation prompts off will stop the
system from confirming your choices (e.g., the Uconnect™ Phone will not repeat a phone
number before you dial it).
•
Press the
button to begin.
• After the “Ready” prompt and the following
beep, say:
“Setup Confirmations Prompts On”
“Setup Confirmations Prompts Off”
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 mobile phone, the
Uconnect™ Phone will provide notification to
inform you of your phone and network status
when you are attempting to make a phone call
using Uconnect™ Phone. The status is given
for network signal strength, phone battery
strength, etc.
Dialing Using The Mobile Phone Keypad
You can dial a phone number with your mobile
phone keypad and still use the Uconnect™
Phone (while dialing via the mobile phone
keypad, the user must exercise caution and
take precautionary safety measures). By dial-
ing a number with your paired Bluetooth mo-
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