Setting The Time
•Model8.4NsynchronizestimeautomaticallyviaGPS,soshouldnotrequireanytime
adjustment. If you do need to set the time manually, follow the instructions below for
Model 8.4.
•ForModel8.4,turntheuniton,thenpressthe“TimeDisplay”atthetopofthescreen.
Press “Yes”.
•Ifthetimeisnotdisplayedatthetopofthescreen,press“More”buttononthe
touchscreen and then “Settings” button on the touchscreen. In the Settings screen,
press the “Clock” button on the touchscreen, then check or uncheck this option.
•Press“+”or“–”nexttoSetTimeHoursandSetTimeMinutestoadjustthetime.
•Ifthesefeaturesarenotavailable,uncheckthe“Sync”withGPSbox.
•Press“X”tosaveyoursettingsandexitoutoftheClockSettingscreen.
Audio Settings
•Pressthe“Audio”buttononthetouchscreentoactivatetheAudiosettingsscreento
adjust Balance\Fade, Equalizer and Speed Adjusted Volume.
•YoucanreturntotheRadioscreenbypressingthe“X”locatedatthetopright.
Balance/Fade
•Pressthe“Balance/Fade”buttononthetouchscreentoBalanceaudiobetweenthe
front speakers or fade the audio between the rear and front speakers.
•Pressingthe“Front,”“Rear,””Left”or“Right”buttonsonthetouchscreenorpress
and drag the red Speaker Icon to adjust the Balance/Fade.
Equalizer
•Pressthe“Equalizer”buttononthetouchscreentoactivatetheEqualizerscreen.
•Pressthe“+”or“–”buttonsonthetouchscreen,orbypressinganddraggingoverthe
level bar for each of the equalizer bands. The level value, which spans between ±9, is
displayed at the bottom of each of the Bands.
Speed Adjusted Volume
•Pressthe“SpeedAdjustedVolume”buttononthetouchscreentoactivatetheSpeed
Adjusted Volume screen. The Speed Adjusted Volume is adjusted by pressing the “+”
and “–” buttons or by pressing and dragging over the level bar. This alters the automatic
adjustment of the audio volume with variation to vehicle speed.
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RADIO
Models 4.3 & 4.3S
1—RadioStationPresets5—AudioSettings2—ViewAllPresets6—DirectTuneRadioStation3—SeekUp7—RadioBand4—Channel/StationInformation 8—SeekDown
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•ToaccesstheRadiomode,pushtheRADIObuttonontheupperleftsideofthe
faceplate (4.3 & 4.3S) or the “Radio” button on the touchscreen at the lower left of the
screen (8.4 & 8.4N).
•Unlessotherwisenoted,theinformationprovidedontheoperationandfunctionalityof
the radios in this section is common to all Uconnect®radios.
Selecting Radio Stations
•Pressthe“Radioband”buttononthetouchscreentocyclethroughAM,FMorSAT
(4.3 & 4.3S) or the desired radio band (AM, FM or SAT) button on the touchscreen (8.4
&8.4N).SiriusXMSatelliteRadioisnotavailableonthe4.3.
Seek Up/Seek Down
•Pressthe“Seekarrow”buttonsonthetouchscreenforlessthantwosecondstoseek
through radio stations.
•Pressandholdeither“Seekarrow”buttononthetouchscreenformorethantwo
seconds to bypass stations without stopping. The radio will stop at the next listenable
station once the arrow button on the touchscreen is released.
Uconnect 8.4 Radio
1—RadioStationPresets2—TogglePresets1–6and7–123—RadioBandButtons4—BrowseAndManageStations
5—SeekDownButton6—DirectTuneToARadioStation7—SeekUpButton8—AudioSettingsButton
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Direct Tune
•Tunedirectlytoaradiostationbypressingthe“Tune”buttononthescreen,and
entering the desired station number.
Store Radio Presets
•Yourradiocanstore12totalpresetstations.Theyareshownatthetopofyourscreen.
To s e e a l l 1 2 s t a t i o n s , P r e s s t h e “ A l l ” b u t t o n o n t h e t o u c h s c r e e n ( 4 . 3 & 4 . 3 S ) o r p r e s s
the “arrow” button on the touchscreen at the top right of the screen to toggle between
the six presets (8.4 & 8.4N).
•Tosetastationintomemorypressandholdthedesirednumberedbuttononthe
touchscreen for more than two seconds or until you hear a confirmation beep.
SiriusXM SATELLITE RADIO
•SiriusXMSatelliteRadiogivesyouover130channels,including100%commercial-
free music from nearly every genre, plus all your favorite sports, news, talk and
entertainment channels – all with crystal clear, coast-to-coast coverage, all in one place
and all at your fingertips.
•ToaccessSiriusXMSatelliteRadio,pressthe“Radioband”buttononthetouchscreen
and select the “SAT” button on the touchscreen (4.3S) or press the “SAT” button on
the touchscreen on the main Radio screen (8.4 & 8.4N).
•ThefollowingdescribesfeaturesthatareavailablewheninSiriusXMSatelliteRadio
mode.
•Unlessotherwisenoted,theinformationprovidedontheoperationandfunctionalityof
the radios in this section is common to all Uconnect®radios.
Selecting SiriusXM Satellite Channels
Seek Up/Seek Down
•Pressthe“Seekarrow”buttonsonthetouchscreenforlessthantwosecondstoseek
through channels in SAT mode.
•Pressandholdeither“arrow”buttononthetouchscreenformorethantwosecondsto
bypass channels without stopping. The radio will stop at the next listenable channel
once the arrow button on the touchscreen is released.
Direct Tune
•TunedirectlytoaSATchannelbypressingthe“Tune”buttononthescreen,and
entering the desired station number.
Info (4.3S Only)
•ProvidesdetailedinformationaboutthecurrentSiriusXMSatelliteRadiochannel.
More... (4.3S Only)
•Accessmoremenus:Audio,Favorites,GameZone,andReplay.
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Traffic & Weather (U.S. Residents/8.4 & 8.4N Only)
•AutomaticallytellsyouwhenTraffic&Weatherforafavoritecityisavailable,andgives
you the option to switch to that channel. Select Traffic & Weather then press “Jump” to
activate the feature. After listening to Traffic and Weather, press “Jump” again to return
to the previous channel.
Fav (8.4 & 8.4N Only)
•Activatesthefavoritesmenu.Youcanaddupto50favoriteartistsorsongs.Justpress
“Add Fav Artist” or “Add Fav Song” while the song is playing. You will then be alerted
any time one of these songs, or works by these artists, is playing on other SiriusXM
Satellite Radio channels.
SiriusXM Parental Controls
•Youcanskiporhidecertainchannelsfromviewifyoudonotwantaccesstothem.Push
the SETTINGS button on the faceplate (4.3S) or press the “More” button on the
touchscreen, then the “Settings” button on the touchscreen (8.4 & 8.4N), next press
the “SiriusXM Satellite Radio Setup” button on the touchscreen, then select “Channel
Skip.” Press the channel(s) to be skipped (4.3S) or press the box, check-mark, next to
the channel you want skipped (8.4 & 8.4N). They will not show up in normal usage.
•SiriusXMSatelliteRadioalsoofferstheoptiontopermanentlyblockselectedchannels.
Call 1-888-539-7474 and request the Family Package.
Browse
•LetsyoubrowsetheSiriusXMSatelliteRadiochannellisting,Favorites,Genres,Game
Zone, and Weather channels. Jump setting, and also provides the SiriusXM Satellite
Radio channel list. Browse contains many sub-menus.
BrowseSub-MenuSub-Menu Description
All Shows the channel listing.
GenreProvides a list of all genres, and lets you jump to a channel within the selectedgenre.
Presets (8.4 &8.4N Only)Lets you scroll the list of Preset satellite channels. Press the “Chan-nel”, or press “Enter” on the Tune knob, to go to that channel. Pressthe “Trash can” icon to delete a preset. Your presets are also shown atthe top of the main Satellite Radio screen.
FavoritesLets you manage artists and songs in the Favorites list and configure AlertSettings to let you know when favorite songs or artists are playing on otherchannels). Also, view a list of channels airing any of your Favorites.
Game Zone Provides alerts when your favorite sports teams are starting a gamewhich is being aired on other SiriusXM Satellite Radio channels, orwhen their game score is announced. You can select and manage yourTe a m s l i s t h e r e , a n d c o n f i g u r e a l e r t s .
Tr a f f i c / W e a t h e r(4.3S only)Lets you browse Traffic & Weather information by city.
Jump (8.4 &8.4N only)Lets you select your favorite cities for Traffic & Weather information, byselecting Traffic, then Jump feature on the main satellite radio screen.
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Replay
•Letsyoureplayupto44minutesofthecontentofthecurrentSiriusXMSatelliteRadio
channel.
ReplayOptionOption Description
Play/Pause Press to Pause content playback. Press “Pause/Play” again to resumeplayback.
Rewind/RW Rewinds the channel content in steps of five seconds. Press and hold torewind continuously, then release to begin playing content at that point.
FastForward/FWForwards the content, and works similarly to Rewind/RW. However, FastForward/FW can only be used when content has been previously rewound.
Replay Time Displays the amount of time in the upper center of the screen by which yourcontent lags the Live channel.
Live Resumes playback of Live content at any time while replaying rewoundcontent.
iPod®/CD/AUX CONTROLS
Models 4.3 & 4.3S
Models 4.3 & 4.3S
1—MusicSource2—More:AudioSettingsandShuffle3—CurrentTrackInformation4—Play/Pause5—Source:Disc,iPod®,AUXOrBluetooth®
6—BrowseMusicBy:Folder,Artist,Playlist,Song,AlbumOrGenre
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PLAYING iPod®/USB/MP3 DEVICES
•TherearemanywaystoplaymusicfromiPod®/MP3 players or USB devices through
your vehicles sound system.
Audio Jack (AUX)
•TheAudioJack,locatedinthecenterconsole,allowsaportabledevice,suchasan
MP3 player or an iPod®,tobepluggedintotheradioandutilizethevehiclessound
system, using a 3.5 mm audio cable, to amplify the source and play through the vehicle
speakers.
•Pressingthe“Player”buttononthetouchscreenthenchooseAUXsourcewillchange
the mode to auxiliary device if the Audio Jack is connected, allowing the music from
your portable device to be heard through the vehicles speakers.
•Thefunctionsoftheportabledevicearecontrolledusingthedevicebuttons.The
volume may be controlled using the radio or portable device.
•Toroutetheaudiocableoutofthecenterconsole,usetheaccesscutoutinthefront
of the console.
USB Port
•ConnectyouriPod®or compatible device using a USB cable into the USB Port. The
USB Port is contained within the center console. USB Memory sticks with audio files
can also be used. Then, audio from the device can be played on the vehicles sound
system while providing metadata (artist, track title, album, etc.) information on the
radio display.
•Whenconnected,theiPod®/compatible USB device can be controlled using the radio
or Steering Wheel Audio Controls to play, skip to the next or previous track, browse, and
list the contents.
•TheiPod®battery charges when plugged into the USB port (if supported by the specific
device).
•ToroutetheUSB/iPod®cable out of the center console, use the access cut out in the
front of the console.
NOTE:
•WhenconnectingyouriPod®device for the first time, the system may take several
minutes to read your music, depending on the number of files. For example, the system
will take approximately five minutes for every 1000 songs loaded on the device. Also
during the reading process, the Shuffle and Browse functions will be disabled. This
process is needed to ensure the full use of your iPod®features and only happens the
first time it is connected. After the first time, the reading process of your iPod®will take
considerably less time unless changes are made or new songs are added to the playlist.
•TheUSBportsupportscertainMini,Classic,Nano,Touch,andiPhone®devices. The
USB port also supports playing music from compatible external USB Mass Storage
Class memory devices. Some iPod®software versions may not fully support the USB
port features. Please visit Apple’s website for iPod®software updates.
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SD Card (8.4 and 8.4N Only)
•PlaysongsstoredonanSDcardinsertedintotheSDcardslot,locatedontheradio
faceplate.
•SongplaybackcanbecontrolledusingtheradioorSteeringWheelAudioControlsto
play, skip to the next or previous track, browse, and list the contents.
Bluetooth® Streaming Audio
•IfequippedwithUconnect®Voice Command, your Bluetooth®-equippediPod®
devices, cell phones or other media players, may also be able to stream music to your
vehicles sound system. Your connected device must be Bluetooth®-compatible,and
paired with your Uconnect®system (see Uconnect®Phone for pairing instructions).
Yo u c a n a c c e s s t h e m u s i c f r o m y o u r c o n n e c t e d B l u e t o o t h®device by pressing the
“Source” button on the touchscreen while in Player mode.
Uconnect® PHONE
Uconnect® Phone (Bluetooth® Hands Free Calling)
•IftheUconnect®Phone Buttonexists on your steering wheel, then you have the
Uconnect®Phone features.
•TheUconnect®Phone is a voice-activated, hands-free, in-vehicle communications
system with Voice Command Capability (see Voice Command section).
•TheUconnect®Phone allows you to dial a phone number with your mobile phone using
simple voice commands or using touchscreen buttons.
•Refertothe“UnderstandTheFeaturesOfYourVehicle”sectionofyourvehicle's
Owner's Manual on the DVD for further details.
NOTE:
The Uconnect®Phone requires a mobile phone equipped with the Bluetooth®Hands-Free
Profile, Version 1.0 or higher. For Uconnect®customer support: U.S. residents - visitUcon-
nectPhone.com or call 1–877–855–8400. Canadian Residents - call 1-800-465–2001
(English) or 1-800-387-9983 (French).
Pairing A Phone
•TousetheUconnect®Phone feature, you must first pair your Bluetooth®phone with
the Uconnect®system.
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