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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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RemoteControl Button Standard Screens Menu Screens
AM/FM/MW/LW SAT–Audio HDD–Hard Disc DriveDISC/DVD AUX/AUX1/AUX2
Mode Select
Menu Screen Setup
Power Screen ON/OFF
Light Remote Backlight ON/OFF
Up Arrow
Next Seek Up* Next
Channel*Next
ChannelNext Track
Audio:Next Track
Not
AvailableSelection Up Selection Up
Video Play: Next
Chapter
Video Menu: Selection
Up
Down Arrow
Prev Seek Down* Previous
Channel*Previous
ChannelPrevious
Track Audio:
Previous
Track
Not
AvailableSelection
Down Selection
Down
Video Play: Previous
Chapter
Video Menu: Selection
Down
Right Arrow
FF Tune Up* Next
Channel*Next
ChannelFast Forward
Audio:Fast
Forward
Not
AvailableSelection
Right Selection
Right
Video Play: Fast
Forward
Video Menu: Selection
Right
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1. Power – Turns the screen and wireless
headphone transmitter for the selected Chan-
nel on or off. To hear audio while the screen is
closed, press the Power button to turn the
headphone transmitter on.
2. Channel Selector Indicators – When a but-
ton is pressed, the currently affected channel
or channel button is illuminated momentarily.
3. Light – Turns the remote control backlighting
on or off. The remote backlighting turns off
automatically after five seconds.4. Channel/Screen Selector Switch - Indicates
which channel is being controlled by the re-
mote control. When the selector switch is in the
Channel 1 position, the remote controls the
functionality of headphone Channel 1 (right
side of the screen). When the selector switch is
in the Channel 2, position the remote controls
the functionality of headphone Channel 2 (left
side of the screen).
5.
 – In radio modes, press to seek the next
tunable station. In disc modes, press and hold
to fast forward through the current audio track
or video chapter. In menu modes use to navi-
gate in the menu.
6. / Prev – In radio modes, press to select to
the previous station. In disc modes, press to
advance to the start of the current or previous
audio track or video chapter. In menu modes,
use to navigate in the menu.
7. MENU – Press to return to the main menu of
a DVD disc, to select a satellite audio channel
from the Station list, or select playback modes
(RANDOM for a CD). 8.
/ (Play/Pause) – Begin/resume or pause
disc play.
9. (Stop) – Stops disc play
10. PROG Up/Down – When listening to a radio
mode, pressing PROG Up selects the next
preset and pressing PROG Down selects the
previous preset stored in the radio. When lis-
tening to compressed audio on a data disc,
PROG Up selects the next directory and PROG
Down selects the previous directory. When
listening to a disc in a radio with a multiple-disc
changer, PROG Up selects the next disc and
PROG Down selects the previous disc.
11. MUTE – Press to mute the headphone
audio output for the selected channel.
12. SLOW – Press to slow playback of a DVD
disc. Press play () to resume normal play.
13. STATUS – Press to display the current
status.
Figure 1: Remote Control
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14. MODE – Press to change the mode of the
selected channel. See the Mode Selection sec-
tion of this manual for details on changing
modes.
15. SETUP – When in a video mode, press the
SETUP button to access the display settings
(see the display settings section) to access the
DVD setup menu, select the menu button on
the radio. When a disc is loaded in the DVD
player (if equipped) and the VES™ mode is
selected and the disc is stopped, press the
SETUP button to access the DVD Setup menu.
(see the DVD Setup Menu of this manual.)
16. BACK – When navigating in menu mode,
press to return to the previous screen. When
navigating a DVDs disc menu, the operation
depends on the disc’s contents.
17. – In radio modes, press to seek to the
previous tunable station. In disc modes, press
and hold to fast rewind through the current
audio track or video chapter. In menu modes
use to navigate in the menu. 18. ENTER – Press to select the highlighted
option in a menu.
19.
/ NEXT – In radio modes, press to select
to the next station. In disc modes, press to
advance to the next audio track or video chap-
ter. In menu modes, use to navigate in the
menu.
Remote Control StorageThe video screen(s) come with a built in stor-
age compartment for the remote control which
is accessible when the screen is opened. To
remove the remote, use your index finger to pull
and rotate the remote towards you. Do not try to
pull the remote straight down as it will be very
difficult to remove. To return the remote back
into its storage area, insert one long edge of the
remote into the two retaining clips first, and
then rotate the remote back up into the other
two retaining clips until it snaps back into
position.
Locking The Remote ControlAll remote control functionality can be disabled
as a parental control feature.
• To disable the Remote Control from making
any changes, press the Video Lock button
add follow the radio’s instructions (select
menu, rear ves, lock). If the vehicle is not
equipped with a DVD player, follow the ra-
dio’s instructions to turn Video Lock on. The
radio and the video screen(s) indicate when
Video Lock is active.
The Remote Control Storage
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is highlighted then press the ENTER button on
the remote control to select the mode.
In a single screen system, when a video mode
(such as DVD-video, Aux video, etc.) is active
and Channel/Screen 1 is selected using the
remote control selector switch, the first press of
the remote control’s MODE button causes the
Mode Selection menu to appear.
Numeric Keypad Menu
When the display for either Channel 1 or Chan-
nel 2 shows a direct action button, pressing the
remote control’s ENTER button activates a nu-
meric keypad menu (as seen in Figure 7 Chan-
nel 1). This screen makes it easy to enter a
specific tuner frequency, satellite channel, or
track number. To enter the desired digit:
1. Press the remote control’s navigation but-
tons (,,,) to navigate to the desired
digit.
2. When the digit is highlighted, press the
remote control’s ENTER button to select the
digit. Repeat these steps until all digits are
entered.
3. To delete the last digit, navigate to the Del
button and press the remote control’s ENTER
button.
4. After all of the digits are entered, navigate to
the Go button and press the remote control’s
ENTER button.Disc Menu
When listening to a CD Audio or CD Data disc,
pressing the remote control’s MENU button
displays a list of all commands which control
playback of the disc. Using the options you can
activate or cancel play and Random play.
Figure 7: Numeric Keypad Menu
Figure 9: Disc Menu For CDs
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Pressing the center button will make the radio
switch between the various modes available
(AM/FM/SAT/CD/HDD/AUX/VES, etc.).
The left-hand control is a rocker-type switch
with a pushbutton in the center. The function of
the left-hand control is different depending on
which mode you are in.
The following describes the left-hand control
operation in each mode.
Radio OperationPressing the top of the switch will “Seek” up for
the next listenable station and pressing the
bottom of the switch will “Seek” down for the
next listenable station.
The button located in the center of the left-hand
control will tune to the next preset station that
you have programmed in the radio preset
pushbutton.
CD PlayerPressing the top of the switch once will go to
the next track on the CD. Pressing the bottom of
the switch once will go to the beginning of the
current track, or to the beginning of the previ-ous track if it is within one second after the
current track begins to play.
If you press the switch up or down twice, it
plays the second track; three times, it will play
the third, etc.
The center button on the left side rocker switch
has no function for a single-disc CD player.
However, when a multiple-disc CD player is
equipped on the vehicle, the center button will
select the next available CD in the player.
CD/DVD DISC MAINTENANCETo keep a CD/DVD in good condition, take the
following precautions:
1. Handle the disc by its edge; avoid touching
the surface.
2. If the disc is stained, clean the surface with
a soft cloth, wiping from center to edge.
3. Do not apply paper or tape to the disc; avoid
scratching the disc.
4. Do not use solvents such as benzene, thin-
ner, cleaners, or anti-static sprays.
5. Store the disc in its case after playing.6. Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight.
7. Do not store the disc where temperatures
may become too high.
NOTE:
If you experience difficulty in playing a par-
ticular disc, it may be damaged (i.e.,
scratched, reflective coating removed, a
hair, moisture or dew on the disc) oversized,
or have protection encoding. Try a known
good disc before considering disc player
service.RADIO OPERATION AND MOBILE
PHONES
Under certain conditions, the mobile phone
being on in your vehicle can cause erratic or
noisy performance from your radio. This condi-
tion may be lessened or eliminated by relocat-
ing the mobile phone antenna. This condition is
not harmful to the radio. If your radio perfor-
mance does not satisfactorily “clear” by the
repositioning of the antenna, it is recom-
mended that the radio volume be turned down
or off during mobile phone operation when not
using Uconnect™ (if equipped).
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To provide you with maximum comfort in the
Automatic mode, during cold start-ups the
blower fan will remain on low until the engine
warms up. The blower will increase in speed
and transition into Auto mode.
Manual Operation
This system offers a full complement of manual
override features.
NOTE:
Each of these features operate indepen-
dently from each other. If any one feature is
controlled manually, temperature control
will continue to operate automatically.There are seven fixed
blower speeds. Use
the outer dial control
to regulate the amount
of air forced through
the system in any
mode you select. The
blower speed in-
creases as you move
the control clockwise
and decreases when you move the control
counter-clockwise. The blower fan speed can be set to any fixed
speed by adjusting the blower control outer
dial. The fan will now operate at a fixed speed
until additional speeds are selected. This al-
lows the front occupants to control the volume
of air circulated in the vehicle and cancel the
Auto mode.
The operator can also select the direction of the
airflow by selecting one of the following posi-
tions.
Panel Mode
Air comes from the outlets in the instru-
ment panel. Each of these outlets can be
individually adjusted to direct the flow of
air. The air vanes of the center outlets and
outboard outlets can be moved up and down or
side to side to regulate airflow direction. There
is a shut off wheel located below the air vanes
to shut off or adjust the amount of airflow from
these outlets.
Bi-Level Mode Air comes from the instrument panel
outlets, floor outlets and defrost outlets. NOTE:
In many temperature positions, the BI-
LEVEL mode is designed to provide cooler
air out of the panel outlets and warmer air
from the floor outlets.
Floor Mode
Air comes from the floor outlets. A slight
amount of air is directed through the
defrost and side window demister out-
lets.
Mix Mode Air comes from the floor, defrost and
side window demist outlets. This mode
works best in cold or snowy conditions.
It allows you to stay comfortable while
keeping the windshield clear.
Defrost Mode Air comes from the windshield and side
window demist outlets. Use Defrost
mode with maximum temperature set-
tings for best windshield and side window
defrosting. When the defrost mode is selected,
the blower will automatically default to medium-
high unless the blower is controlled manually.
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•After Driving Off-Road ..................... 241
• POWER STEERING ......................... 242
• 3.6L And 5.7L Engine ...................... 242
• 3.0L Diesel Engine ....................... 242
• Power Steering Fluid Check .................. 243
• MULTI-DISPLACEMENT SYSTEM (MDS)
(IF EQUIPPED) — 5.7L ENGINE ONLY .............. 244
• PARKING BRAKE .......................... 244
• ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM ........... 245
• Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) ................ 245
• Traction Control System (TCS) ................ 246
• Brake Assist System (BAS) .................. 246
• Electronic Roll Mitigation (ERM) ............... 246
• Electronic Stability Control (ESC) .............. 247
• Trailer Sway Control (TSC) .................. 248
• Hill Start Assist (HSA) ..................... 249
• Ready Alert Braking ...................... 250
• Rain Brake Support ....................... 250
• Hill Descent Control (HDC) — Four-Wheel Drive Models
With MP3023 Two-Speed Transfer Case Only ........ 250
• ESC Activation/Malfunction Indicator Light and ESC OFF
Indicator Light .......................... 251
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