2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Owner handbook (in English)

Remote Unlock Sequence
WhenUnlock Driver Door Only On 1st Press
is selected, only the driver’s door will unlock on
the first press of the RKE transmitter UNLOCK
button. When Driver Door 1st Press is selected,
you must press the RKE transmitter UNLOCK
button twice to unlock the passenger’s doors.
When Unlock All Doors On 1st Press is
selected, all of the doors will unlock on the first
press of the RKE transmitter UNLOCK button.
To make your selection, scroll up or down until
the preferred setting is highlighted, then press
and release the SELECT button until a check-
mark appears next to the setting, showing that
the setting has been selected.
NOTE:
If the vehicle is equipped with Keyless
Enter-N-Go (Passive Entry) and the EVIC is
programmed to Unlock All Doors 1st Press,
all doors will unlock no matter which Pas-
sive Entry equipped door handle is grasped.
If Driver Door 1st Press is programmed, only
the driver’s door will unlock when the driv-
er’s door is grasped. With Passive Entry, if
Driver Door 1st Press is programmed touch-
ing the handle more than once will only result in the driver’s door opening. If driver
door first is selected, once the driver door is
opened, the interior door lock/unlock switch
can be used to unlock all doors (or use RKE
transmitter).
RKE Linked To Memory
When this feature is selected, you can use your
RKE transmitter to recall one of two pre-
programmed memory profiles. Each memory
profile contains desired position settings for the
driver seat, side mirror, adjustable pedals (if
equipped), power tilt and telescopic steering
column (if equipped), and a set of desired radio
station presets. When OFF is selected, only the
MEMORY switch on the driver’s door trim panel
will recall memory profiles. To make your selec-
tion, press and release the SELECT button a
check-mark appears next to the feature show-
ing the system has been activated or the
check-mark is removed showing the system
has been deactivated. Refer to “Driver Memory
Seat” in “Understanding The Features Of Your
Vehicle.”
Flash Lamps With Lock
When this feature is selected, the front and rear
turn signals will flash when the doors are locked
or unlocked with the RKE transmitter. To make
your selection, press and release the SELECT
button until a check-mark appears next to the
feature showing the system has been activated
or the check-mark is removed showing the
system has been deactivated.
Headlamp Off Delay
When this feature is selected, the driver can
choose to have the headlights remain on for 0,
30, 60, or 90 seconds when exiting the vehicle.
To make your selection, scroll up or down until
the preferred setting is highlighted, then press
and release the SELECT button until a check-
mark appears next to the setting, showing that
the setting has been selected.
Headlamps with Wipers (Available with
Automatic Headlamps Only)
When this feature is selected, and the headlight
switch is in the AUTO position, the headlights
will turn on approximately 10 seconds after the
wipers are turned on. The headlights will also
turn off when the wipers are turned off if they
were turned on by this feature. To make your
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selection, press and release the SELECT but-
ton until a check-mark appears next to the
feature showing the system has been activated
or the check-mark is removed showing the
system has been deactivated.
NOTE:
Turning the headlights on during the day-
time causes the instrument panel lights to
dim. To increase the brightness, refer to
“Lights” in “Understanding The Features Of
Your Vehicle.”
Tilt Mirror in Reverse — If Equipped
When this feature is selected, the outside rear-
view mirrors will tilt downward when the ignition
switch is in the RUN position and the transmis-
sion shift lever is in the REVERSE position. The
mirrors will move back to their previous position
when the transmission is shifted out of RE-
VERSE. To make your selection, press and
release the SELECT button until a check-mark
appears next to the feature showing the system
has been activated or the check-mark is re-
moved showing the system has been deacti-
vated.Auto High Beams
(Available with SmartBeam™ Only)
When this feature is selected, the high beam
headlights will deactivate automatically under
certain conditions. To make your selection,
press and release the SELECT button until a
check-mark appears next to the feature show-
ing the system has been activated or the
check-mark is removed showing the system
has been deactivated. Refer to “Lights/
SmartBeam™ — If Equipped” in “Understand-
ing The Features Of Your Vehicle” for further
information.
Wiper Mode — If Equipped
When this feature is selected, the system will
automatically activate the windshield wipers if it
senses moisture on the windshield. To make
your selection, press and release the SELECT
button until a check-mark appears next to the
feature showing the system has been activated
or the check-mark is removed showing the
system has been deactivated. When this fea-
ture is deactivated, the system reverts to the
standard intermittent wiper operation.
Easy Entry/Exit Seat
(Available with Memory Seat Only)
This feature provides automatic driver seat
positioning to enhance driver mobility when
entering and exiting the vehicle. To make your
selection, press and release the SELECT but-
ton until a check-mark appears next to the
feature showing the system has been activated
or the check-mark is removed showing the
system has been deactivated.
NOTE:
The seat will return to the memorized seat
location (if Recall Memory with Remote Key
Unlock is set to ON) when the RKE transmit-
ter is used to unlock the door. Refer to
“Driver Memory Seat” in “Understanding
The Features Of Your Vehicle” for further
information.
Key-Off Power Delay
When this feature is selected, the power win-
dow switches, radio, hands-free system (if
equipped), DVD video system (if equipped),
power sunroof (if equipped), and power outlets
will remain active for up to 10 minutes after the
ignition switch is turned OFF. Opening either
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front vehicle door will cancel this feature. To
make your selection, scroll up or down until the
preferred setting is highlighted, then press and
release the SELECT button until a check-mark
appears next to the setting, showing that the
setting has been selected.
Illuminated Approach
When this feature is selected, the headlights
will activate and remain on for 0, 30, 60, or
90 seconds when the doors are unlocked with
the RKE transmitter. To make your selection,
scroll up or down until the preferred setting is
highlighted, then press and release the SE-
LECT button until a check-mark appears next
to the setting, showing that the setting has
been selected.
Hill Start Assist (HSA)
When this feature is selected, the HSA system
is active. Refer to “Electronic Brake Control
System” in “Starting And Operating” for system
function and operating information. To make
your selection, press and release the SELECT
button until a check-mark appears next to the
feature showing the system has been activated
or the check-mark is removed showing the
system has been deactivated.Keyless Enter-N-Go (Passive Entry)
This feature allows you to lock and unlock the
vehicle’s door(s) without having to press the
RKE transmitter lock or unlock buttons. To
make your selection, press and release the
SELECT button until a check-mark appears
next to the feature showing the system has
been activated or the check-mark is removed
showing the system has been deactivated.
Refer to “Keyless Enter-N-Go” in “Things To
Know Before Starting Your Vehicle”.
Display Units of Measure In:
The EVIC, odometer, and Uconnect™ gps (if
equipped) can be changed between English
and Metric units of measure. To make your
selection, press and release the SELECT but-
ton until “ENGLISH” or “METRIC” appears.
Display Fuel Saver — If Equipped
The “ECO” message is located in the
Compass/Temperature display; this message
can be turned on or off. To make your selection,
press and release the SELECT button until a
check-mark appears next to the setting, show-
ing that the setting has been selected.
Calibrate Compass
Refer to “Compass Display” for more informa-
tion.
Compass Variance
Refer to “Compass Display” for more informa-
tion.
SOUND SYSTEMSRefer to your Sound Systems Booklet.
iPod/USB/MP3 CONTROL — IF
EQUIPPED
NOTE:
This section is for sales code RES and
REQ/REL/RET radios only with Uconnect™.
For sales code RBZ/RHB, RHR, RHP, RHW or
RB2 touch-screen radio iPod/USB/MP3
control feature, refer to the separate RBZ/
RHB, RHR, RHP, RHW or RB2 User’s Manual.
iPod/USB/MP3 control is available only if
equipped as an option with these radios.
This feature allows an iPod
or external USB
device to be plugged into the USB port, lo-
cated in the center console or glove compart-
ment.
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iPodcontrol supports Mini, 4G, Photo, Nano,
5G iPod and iPhone devices. Some iPod
software versions may not fully support the
iPod control features. Please visit Apple’s
website for software updates.
NOTE:
• If the radio has a USB port, refer to the
appropriate Uconnect™ Multimedia radio
User’s Manual for iPod or external USB
device support capability.
• Connecting an iPod or consumer elec-
tronic audio device to the AUX port lo-
cated in the radio faceplate, plays media,
but does not use the iPod /MP3 control
feature to control the connected device.
Connecting The iPod Or External
USB Device
Use the connection cable to connect an iPod 
or external USB device to the vehicle’s USB/
AUX connector port which is located in the
center console or glove compartment. Once the audio device is connected and syn-
chronized to the vehicle’s iPod
/USB/MP3 con-
trol system (iPod or external USB device may
take a few minutes to connect), the audio
device starts charging and is ready for use by
pressing radio switches, as described below.
NOTE:
If the audio device battery is completely
discharged, it may not communicate with
the iPod/USB/MP3 control system until a
minimum charge is attained. Leaving the
audio device connected to the iPod/USB/
MP3 control system may charge it to the
required level.
Using This FeatureBy using iPod cable or external USB device to
connect to USB port:
• The audio device can be played on the
vehicle’s sound system, providing metadata
(artist, track title, album, etc.) information on
the radio display.
• The audio device can be controlled using
the radio buttons to Play, Browse, and List
the iPod contents.
• The audio device battery charges when
plugged into the USB/AUX connector (if sup-
ported by the specific audio device)
Controlling The iPod Or External
USB Device Using Radio Buttons
To get into the iPod/USB/MP3 control mode
and access a connected audio device, either
press the “AUX” button on the radio faceplate
or press the VR button and say USBor
Switch to USB. Once in the iPod/USB/MP3
control mode, audio tracks (if available from
audio device) start playing over the vehicle’s
audio system.
Center Console USB/AUX Connector Port
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Play ModeWhen switched to iPod/USB/MP3 control
mode, the iPodor external USB device auto-
matically starts Play mode. In Play mode, the
following buttons on the radio faceplate may be
used to control the iPod or external USB
device and display data:
• Use the TUNE control knob to select the next
or previous track.
• Turning it clockwise (forward) by one
click, while playing a track, skips to the
next track or press the VR button and say
Next Track.
• Turning it counterclockwise (backward)
by one click, will jump to the previous
track in the list or press the VR button and
say Previous Track
• Jump backward in the current track by
pressing and holding the << RWbutton.
Holding the << RWbutton long enough
will jump to the beginning of the current
track.
• Jump forward in the current track by press-
ing and holding the FF>> button. •
A single press backward << RWor forward
FF >> will jump backward or forward re-
spectively, for five seconds.
• Use the << SEEKandSEEK >> buttons to
jump to the previous or next track. Pressing
the SEEK >> button during play mode will
jump to the next track in the list, or press the
VR button and say Next or Previous Track.
• While a track is playing, press the INFO
button to see the associated metadata (art-
ist, track title, album, etc.) for that track.
Pressing the INFObutton again jumps to the
next screen of data for that track. Once all
screens have been viewed, the last INFO
button press will go back to the play mode
screen on the radio.
• Pressing the REPEATbutton will change the
audio device mode to repeat the current
playing track or press the VR button and say
Repeat ON orRepeat Off.
• Press the SCANbutton to use iPod/USB/
MP3 device scan mode, which will play the
first 10 seconds of each track in the current
list and then forward to the next song. To
stop SCAN mode and start playing the de- sired track, when it is playing the track, press
the
SCAN button again. During Scan mode,
pressing the << SEEKandSEEK >> but-
tons will select the previous and next tracks.
• RND button (available on sales code RES
radio only): Pressing this button toggles be-
tween
Shuffle ON and Shuffle OFF modes for
the iPod or external USB device, or press
the VR button and say Shuffle ONor
Shuffle Off.IftheRND icon is showing on
the radio display, then the shuffle mode is
ON.
List Or Browse ModeDuring Play mode, pressing any of the buttons
described below, will bring up List mode. List
mode enables scrolling through the list of
menus and tracks on the audio device.
• TUNE control knob: The TUNEcontrol knob
functions in a similar manner as the scroll
wheel on the audio device or external USB
device.
• Turning it clockwise (forward) and coun-
terclockwise (backward) scrolls through
the lists, displaying the track detail on the
radio display. Once the track to be played
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is highlighted on the radio display, press
theTUNE control knob to select and start
playing the track. Turning the TUNEcon-
trol knob fast will scroll through the list
faster. During fast scroll, a slight delay in
updating the information on the radio dis-
play may be noticeable.
• During all List modes, the iPod displays
all lists in “wrap-around” mode. So if the
track is at the bottom of the list, just turn
the wheel backward (counterclockwise)
to get to the track faster.
• In List mode, the radio PRESETbuttons
are used as shortcuts to the following lists
on the iPod or external USB device.
• Preset 1 – Playlists
• Preset2–Ar tists
• Preset 3 – Albums
• Preset 4 – Genres
• Preset 5 – Audiobooks
• Preset 6 – Podcasts •
Pressing a PRESET button will display the
current list on the top line and the first item
in that list on the second line.
• To exit List mode without selecting a
track, press the same PRESETbutton
again to go back to Play mode.
• LIST button: The LISTbutton will display the
top level menu of the iPod or external USB
device. Turn the TUNEcontrol knob to list the
top-menu item to be selected and press the
TUNE control knob. This will display the next
sub-menu list item on the audio device, then
follow the same steps to go to the desired
track in that list. Not all iPod or external USB
device sub-menu levels are available on this
system.
• MUSIC TYPE button: TheMUSIC TYPE but-
ton is another shortcut button to the genre
listing on your audio device.CAUTION!
• Leaving the iPod or external USB device
(or any supported device) anywhere in the
vehicle in extreme heat or cold can alter the
operation or damage the device. Follow the
device manufacturer’s guidelines.
• Placing items on the iPod or external USB
device, or connections to the iPod or
external USB device in the vehicle, can
cause damage to the device and/or to the
connectors.
WARNING!
Do not plug in or remove the iPod or external
USB device while driving. Failure to follow this
warning could result in an accident.
Bluetooth Streaming Audio (BTSA)Music can be streamed from your cellular
phone to the Uconnect™ phone system.
Controlling BTSA Using Radio Buttons
To get into the BTSA mode, press either “AUX”
button on the radio or press the VR button and
say “Bluetooth Streaming Audio”.
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Play Mode
When switched to BTSA mode, some audio
devices can start playing music over the vehi-
cle’s audio system, but some devices require
the music to be initiated on the device first, then
it will get streamed to the Uconnect™ phone
system. Seven devices can be paired to the
Uconnect™ phone system, but just one can be
selected and played.
Selecting Different Audio Device
1. Press PHONE button to begin.
2. After theReadyprompt and the following
beep, say Setup, then Select Audio De-
vices.
3. Say the name of the audio device or ask the
Uconnect™ phone system to list audio de-
vices.
Next Track
Use the SEEK UP button, or press the VR
button on the radio and say “Next Track” to
jump to the next track music on your cellular
phone. Previous Track
Use the SEEK DOWN button, or press the VR
button on the radio and say “Previous Track” to
jump to the previous track music on your cel-
lular phone.
Browse
Browsing is not available on a BTSA device.
Only the current song that is playing will display
info.
UCONNECT™ MULTIMEDIA VIDEO
ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
(VES)™ — IF EQUIPPED
Your rear seat Video Entertainment System
(VES)™ is designed to give your family years of
enjoyment. You can play your favorite CDs or
DVDs, listen to audio over the wireless head-
phones, or plug and play a variety of standard
video games or audio devices. Please review
this Owner’s Manual to become familiar with its
features and operation.
System OverviewThe rear seat Video Entertainment System
(VES)™ consists of:
•
Your vehicle may be equipped a single LCD
overhead console screen system.
• One infrared remote control to allow rear seat
audio and video control function capability of
the VES™.
• Two infrared wireless dual channel head-
phones for rear passenger listening.
• Auxiliary RCA audio/video inputs (AUX
jacks) for listening and viewing of other con-
sumer electronic device media such as MP3
players or video games.
• Radio capable of playing DVDs.
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Video Entertainment System (VES)™This manual is intended to aid with the opera-
tion of the rear seat Video Entertainment Sys-
tem (VES)™.
The Video Entertainment System (VES)™ ex-
pands the vehicle’s audio and video capabili-
ties so that rear passengers can enjoy movies,
music and external audio/video devices such
as video games or MP3 players. The VES™
integrates seamlessly with the vehicle’s radio
so the audio may be heard through the cabin
speakers and/or headphones. The system may
be controlled by the radio for front seat occu-
pants or controlled by the remote control for
rear seat occupants.The VES™ is a dual channel system. The video
screen displays information in a split screen
format. The left side of the screen is referred to
as Channel 1 and the right side of the screen is
referred to as Channel 2. All modes except
video modes (DVD video, Aux video) are dis-
played in a split screen format. When a video
mode is displayed it is displayed on the full
screen. The remote control is designed to con-
trol either channel by the use of the selector
switch located on the right side of the remote
control. The headphones are designed to listen
to either channel by use of the selector switch
located on the right ear cup.
Using the included dual channel wireless head-
phones, the VES™ allows rear passengers to
listen to two different audio sources simultane-ously. The wireless remote control allows rear
passengers to change stations, tracks, discs
and audio/video modes.
Remote Control Operation
Quick Reference Chart
This chart provides a quick reference of the
remote control button functions for the different
radio modes and menu screens.
NOTE:
•
Ensure the remote control channel/
screen selector switch is set to the screen
or channel to be controlled.
• Ensure the headphone channel selector
switch is set to the screen or channel to
be listened to.
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