used to control the iPod® or external
USB device and display data:
Use the TUNE control knob to se-lect 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
<< RW button. Holding the <<
RW button long enough will
jump to the beginning of the cur-
rent track.
Jump forward in the current track by pressing and holding the FF>>
button.
A single press backward << RWor
forward FF>> will jump backward
or forward respectively, for five sec-
onds. 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 (artist, track title, album,
etc.) for that track. Pressing the
INFO button again jumps to the
next screen of data for that track.
Once all screens have been viewed,
the last INFObutton 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 "Re-
peat ON" or "Repeat Off".
Press the SCANbutton to use
iPod®/USB/MP3 device scan
mode, which will play the first
10 seconds of each track in the cur-
rent list and then forward to the
next song. To stop SCAN mode and start playing the desired track,
when it is playing the track, press
the
SCAN button again. During
Scan mode, pressing the << SEEK
and SEEK >> buttons will select
the previous and next tracks.
RND button (available on sales
code RES radio only): Pressing this
button toggles between Shuffle ON
and Shuffle OFF modes for the
iPod® or external USB device, or
press the VR button and say
"Shuffle ON" or "Shuffle Off". If
the RND icon is showing on the
radio display, then the shuffle mode
is ON.
List Or Browse Mode
During Play mode, pressing any of the
buttons described below, will bring up
List mode. List mode enables scroll-
ing through the list of menus and
tracks on the audio device.
TUNE control knob: The TUNE
control knob functions in a similar
manner as the scroll wheel on the
audio device or external USB de-
vice.
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Turning it clockwise (forward)and counterclockwise (back-
ward) scrolls through the lists,
displaying the track detail on the
radio display. Once the track to
be played is highlighted on the
radio display, press the TUNE
control knob to select and start
playing the track. Turning the
TUNE control knob fast will
scroll through the list faster. Dur-
ing fast scroll, a slight delay in
updating the information on the
radio display 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 (counter-
clockwise) to get to the track
faster.
In List mode, the radio PRESET
buttons are used as shortcuts to
the following lists on the iPod®
or external USB device.
Preset 1 – Playlists
Preset 2 – Artists
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 select- ing a track, press the same PRE-
SET button 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 TUNEcontrol 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 button is another shortcut
button to the genre listing on your
audio device.
CAUTION!
Leaving the iPod® or external USB device (or any supported de-
vice) 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 ex-
ternal USB device, or connections
to the iPod® or external USB de-
vice in the vehicle, can cause dam-
age to the device and/or to the
connectors.WARNING!
Do not plug in or remove the iPod®
or external USB device while driv-
ing. Failure to follow this warning
could result in an accident.
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Bluetooth Streaming Audio
(BTSA)
Music can be streamed from your cel-
lular 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”.
Play Mode
When switched to BTSA mode, some
audio devices can start playing music
over the vehicle’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 sys-
tem, but just one can be selected and
played.Selecting Different Audio Device
1. Press PHONE button to begin.
2. After the "Ready" prompt and the
following beep, say "Setup", then
"Select Audio Devices".
3. Say the name of the audio device
or ask the Uconnect™ phone system
to list audio devices.
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 mu-
sic 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 pre-
vious track music on your cellular
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)™ (for
versions/markets, where
provided)
Getting Started
Screen(s) located in the over-
head console: Unfold the over-
head LCD screen(s) by pushing the
button on the overhead console be-
hind the screen(s).
Cycle the ignition to the ON or ACC position.
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Turn on the VES™ player (forversions/markets, where provided
on Dual Screen System) by pushing
the Power button, located on the far
left, or by pressing the button on
the Remote Control.
When the Video Screen(s) are open and a DVD is inserted into the
VES™ player, the screen(s) turn(s)
on automatically, the headphone
transmitters turn on and playback
begins.
For Dual Video Screen System, Channel 1 on the Remote Control
and Headphones refers to Screen 1
(second row) and Channel 2 on the
Remote Control and Headphones
refers to Screen 2 (third row). Refer
to the Dual Video Screen section for
more information.
Play Video Games
Connect the video game console to the
Auxiliary RCA input jacks (1 set or 2
depending on vehicle) located on the
back of the center console or on left
side behind the second row seat. When connecting an external source
to the AUX input, be sure to follow the
standard color coding for the VES™
jacks:
Ensure the Remote Control and
Headphone switch is on Channel 1.
Using The Remote Control
1. Press the MODE button on the Re-
mote Control.
2. While looking at the video screen,
highlight VES AUX 1 or 2 (depending
which AUX input the gaming console
is plugged into), by either pressing
Up/Down/Left/Right buttons or byrepeatedly pressing the MODE but-
ton, then press ENTER on the Remote
Control.
Using The Touch-Screen Radio
Controls
1. Press the MENU hard-key on the
radio faceplate.
2. Touch the Rear VES soft-key to
display the Rear VES Controls. If a
channel list is displayed, press the
HIDE LIST soft-key to display the
Rear VES Controls screen.
3. Touch the 1 soft-key and then
touch either AUX 1 or AUX 2 in the
VES column (depending which AUX
input is used). To exit press the back
arrow soft-key at the top of the screen.
Listen To An Audio Source
On Channel 2 While A
Video Is Playing On
Channel 1
Ensure the Remote Control and
Headphone switch is on Channel 2.
Using The Remote Control
1. Press the MODE button on the Re-
mote Control and the Mode Select
1. Video In – Yellow
2. Left Audio In – White
3. Right Audio In – Red
4. AUX 2 Inputs (for versions/
markets, where provided)
5. Power Outlet
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Screen will display, unless a video is
playing then only a small banner will
appear on the bottom of the screen.
2. While looking at the video screen,
either press Up/Down/Left/Right on
the Remote Control to highlight the
desired audio source or repeatedly
press the MODE button on the remote
until the desired audio source appears
on the screen.
Using The Touch-Screen Radio
Controls
1. Press the MENU hard-key on the
radio faceplate.
2. Touch the Rear VES soft-key to
display the Rear VES Controls. If a
channel list is displayed, press the
HIDE LIST soft-key to display the
Rear VES Controls screen.
3. To listen to an audio source on
Channel 2 while a video is playing on
Channel 1, touch the 2 soft-key and
choose an audio source. To exit touch
the back arrow soft-key at the top left
of the left screen.Dual Video Screen
NOTE:
Typically there are two different
ways to operate the features of the
Video Entertainment System
(VES)™.
The Remote Control
The Touch-Screen Radio (for
versions/markets, where pro-
vided)
Play A DVD Using The
Touch-Screen Radio
1. Press the OPEN/CLOSE or LOAD
hard-key on the radio faceplate
(Touch-Screen).
2. Insert the DVD with the label fac-
ing up. The radio automatically se-
lects the appropriate mode after the
disc is recognized and displays the
menu screen or starts playing the first
track.
3. To watch a DVD on Screen 1 for
second row passengers, ensure the Re-
mote Control and Headphone switch
is on Channel 1. 4. To watch a DVD on Screen 2 for
third row passengers, ensure the Re-
mote Control and Headphone switch
is on Channel 2.
Using The Remote Control
1. Press the MODE button on the Re-
mote Control.
2. While looking at Screen 1 or 2,
highlight DISC by either pressing Up/
Down/Left/Right buttons or by re-
peatedly pressing the MODE button,
then press ENTER.
NOTE:
Channel/Screen 1 select mode
information is shown on the left
side of the screen.
Channel/Screen 2 select mode information is shown on the
right side of the screen.
The VES™ will retain the last setting when turned off.
Using The Touch-Screen Radio
Controls
1. Press the MENU hard-key on the
radio faceplate.
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2. Touch the Rear VES soft-key to
display the Rear VES Controls. If a
channel list is displayed, press the
HIDE LIST soft-key to display the
Rear VES Controls screen.
3. Touch the 1 or 2 soft-key based on
the channel you want to change and
then the DISC soft-key in the MEDIA
column. To exit touch the back arrow
at the top left of the screen.
NOTE:
To view a DVD on the radiopress the RADIO/MEDIA hard-
key, on the radio faceplate, then
touch the DISC tab soft-key and
then the VIEW VIDEO soft-key.
Viewing a DVD on the Touch- Screen radio screen is not avail-
able in all states/provinces, and
the vehicle must be stopped, and
the shift lever must be in the
PARK position for vehicles with
automatic transmission. In ve-
hicles with manual transmission
the parking brake must be en-
gaged. Touching the screen on a Touch-
Screen radio while a DVD is
playing brings up basic remote
control functions for DVD play
such as scene selection, Play,
Pause, FF, RW, and Stop. Press-
ing the X in the upper corner
will turn off the remote control
screen functions.
Play A DVD Using The
VES™ Player (for
versions/markets, where
provided)
1. Insert the DVD with the label fac-
ing up. The VES™ player automati-
cally selects the appropriate mode af-
ter the disc is recognized and starts
playing the DVD.
NOTE:
The VES™ player has basic DVD
control function such as Menu,
Play, Pause, FF, RW and Stop
2. To watch a DVD on Screen 1 for
second row passengers, ensure the Re-
mote Control and Headphone switch
is on Channel 1. 3. To watch a DVD on Screen 2 for
third row passengers, ensure the Re-
mote Control and Headphone switch
is on Channel 2.
Using The Remote Control
1. Press the MODE button on the Re-
mote Control.
2. While looking at Screen 1 or 2,
highlight VES DISC by either press-
ing Up/Down/Left/Right buttons or
by repeatedly pressing the MODE
button, then press ENTER on the Re-
mote Control.
NOTE:
Channel/Screen 1 select mode
information is shown on the left
side of the screen.
Channel/Screen 2 select mode information is shown on the
right side of the screen.
The VES™ will retain the last setting when turned off.
Using The Touch-Screen Radio
Controls
1. Press the MENU hard-key on the
radio faceplate.
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priority over the VES™ or all radio
modes (FM, AM, and SAT). The
VES™ has the ability to switch tuner
(AM/FM), SEEK, SCAN, TUNE, and
recall presets in radio modes as long
as it is not in shared mode.
When in shared disc mode both the
radio and the VES™ have control of
the video functions. The VES™ has
the ability to control the following
video modes:
1. CD: Ability to Fast Forward, Re-
wind, Scan, and Track Up/Down.
2. CD Changer (in radio): Ability to
Disk Up/Down and program all listed
CD controls (Fast Forward, Rewind,
Scan, and Track Up/Down).
The VES™ can even control radio
modes or video modes while the radio
is turned off. The VES™ can access
the radio modes or disc modes by
navigating to those modes on the
VES™ and activating a radio mode or
disc mode.Information Mode Display
1. Channel 1 Mode
2. Channel 1 Shared Status
3. Channel 1 Audio Only/Mute
4. Channel 2 Mode
5. Channel 2 Shared Status
6. Channel 2 Audio Only/Mute
7. Channel 1 ENTER Button Action
8. Channel 2 ENTER Button Action
9. Clock
10. Video Lock
11. Not Available / Error
12. Disc Changer StatusNumeric Keypad Menu
When the display for either Channel 1
or Channel 2 shows DIRECT TUNE,
pressing the remote control’s ENTER
button activates a numeric keypad
menu. This screen makes it easy to
enter a specific tuner frequency, satel-
lite channel, or track number. To en-
ter the desired digit:
1. Press the remote control’s naviga-
tion buttons (▲,
▼,►,◄) to navi-
gate 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.
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Station List Menu
When listening to Satellite audio,
pressing the remote control’s MENU
button displays a list of all available
channels. Navigate this list using the
remote control’s navigation buttons
(▲,▼) to find the desired station,
press the remote control’s ENTER
button to tune to that station. To jump
through the list more quickly, navi-
gate to the Page Up and Page Down
icons on the screen.
Disc Menu
When listening to a CD Audio or CD
Data disc, pressing the remote con-
trol’s MENU button displays a list of
all commands which control playback
of the disc. Using the options you can
activate or cancel Scan play and Ran-
dom play. Display Settings
When watching a video source (DVD
Video with the disc in Play mode, Aux
Video, etc.), pressing the remote con-
trol’s SETUP button activates the
Display Settings menu. These settings
control the appearance of the video on
the screen. The factory default set-
tings are already set for optimum
viewing, so there is no need to change
these settings under normal circum-
stances.
To change the settings, press the re-
mote control’s navigation buttons (▲,
▼) to select an item, then press the
remote control’s navigation buttons
(►, ◄) to change the value for the
currently selected item. To reset all
values back to the original settings, select the Default Settings menu op-
tion and press the remote control’s
ENTER button.
Disc Features control the remote DVD
player's (for versions/markets, where
provided) settings of DVD being
watched in the remote player.
Listening To Audio With The
Screen Closed
To listen to only audio portion of the
channel with the screen closed:
Set the audio to the desired source
and channel.
Close the video screen.
To change the current audio mode, press the remote control’s MODE
button. This will automatically se-
lect the next available audio mode
without using the Mode Select
menu.
When the screen is reopened, the video screen will automatically turn
back on and show the appropriate
display menu or media.
If the screen is closed and there is no
audio heard, verify that the head-
phones are turned on (the ON indica-
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