2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE radio

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
Passive Entry equipped door handle is
grasped. If Driver Door 1st Press is pro-
grammed, only the driver’s door will unlock
when the driver’s door is grasped. With Passive Entry, if Driver Door 1st Press is
programmed touching 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
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Key-Off Power DelayWhen this feature is selected, the power window
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 front vehicle door will
cancel this feature. To make your selection, scroll
up or down until the preferred setting is high-
lighted, then press and release the SELECT
button until a check-mark appears next to the
setting, showing that the setting has been se-
lected.
Illuminated Approach
When this feature is selected, the headlights will
activate and remain on for 0, 30, 60, or 90 sec-
onds 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 SELECT button until
a check-mark appears next to the setting, show-
ing that the setting has been selected.Hill Start Assist (HSA) — If Equipped
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 Start-
ing 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, showing that
the setting has been selected.
Calibrate Compass
Refer to “Compass Display” for more information.
Compass VarianceRefer to “Compass Display” for more information.
SOUND SYSTEMS
Refer to your Sound Systems Booklet.
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iPod®/USB/MP3 CONTROL —
IF EQUIPPED
This feature allows an iPod® or external USB
device to be plugged into the USB port, located
in the center console or glove compartment.
iPod® control 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.
NOTE:
The center console will have a position
where the iPod® or consumer electronic
audio device cable can be routed through
without damaging the cable when closing
the lid. A factory cut out space for the cable to be routed may be located in the base of
the center console on either the front or
side. This allows routing of the cable without
damaging it while closing the lid. If a cut out
is not available in the center console base,
route the cable away from the lid latch and in
a place that will allow the lid to close without
damaging the cable.
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.
Center Console USB/AUX Connector Port
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Using This FeatureBy using an iPod® cable, or an external USB
device to connect to the 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 "USB"or"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.
Play ModeWhen switched to iPod®/USB/MP3 control
mode, the iPod® or 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 press-
ing 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 pressing
and holding the FF>> button. •
A single press backward << RWor forward
FF>> will jump backward or forward respec-
tively, 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 (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
"Repeat ON" or"Repeat Off".
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•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 desired
track, when it is playing the track, press the
SCAN button again. During Scan mode,
pressing the << SEEKandSEEK >> buttons
will select the previous and next tracks.
•
RNDbutton (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 ON"or
"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 counter-
clockwise (backward) 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 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
• 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 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
button is another shortcut button to the genre
listing on your audio device.
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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. Fol-
low 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”.
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 A Different Audio Device
1. Press the PHONE button to begin.
2. After the "Ready"prompt and following the
beep, say "Setup", then say "Select Audio De-
vices". 3. Say the name of the audio device or ask the
Uconnect® phone system to list the 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 music track 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 music track on your cellular
phone.
Browse
Browsing is not available on a Bluetooth
Streaming Audio (BTSA) device. Only the cur-
rent song that is playing will display info.
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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 with 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 consumer
electronic device media such as MP3 players
or video games.
• Radio capable of playing DVDs.
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 capabilities
so that rear passengers can enjoy movies,
music and external audio/video devices such as
video games or MP3 players. The VES™ inte-
grates seamlessly with the vehicle’s radio so the
audio may be heard through the cabin speakers
and/or headphones. The system may be con-
trolled by the radio for front seat occupants 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.
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Remote Control OperationQuick 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.
Remote Control
Button Standard Screens
Menu Screens
AM/FM/
MW/LW HDD–Hard
Disc Drive DISC/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 Track Audio:
Next Track
Not
Available Selection
Up Selection
Up
Video Play:
Next Chapter
Video Menu: Selection Up
Down Arrow Prev Seek Down*Previous
Channel Previous
Track Audio:
Previous Track
Not
Available Selection
Down Selection
Down
Video Play:
Previous Chapter
Video Menu: Selection Down
Right Arrow FF Tune Up*Next
Channel Fast
Forward Audio:
Fast Forward
Not
Available Selection
Right Selection
Right
Video Play:
Fast Forward
Video Menu: Selection Right
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