2016 DODGE JOURNEY Owners Manual

•Smooth Road Surface
• Fully Closed Windows
• Dry Weather Conditions
• Operation From The Driver’s Seat
Performance such as audio clarity, echo, and loudness to
a large degree rely on the phone and network, and not
the Uconnect Phone.
Echo at the far end can sometimes be reduced by
lowering the in-vehicle audio volume.
In a convertible vehicle, system performance may be
compromised with the convertible top down.
Voice Text Reply
Uconnect Phone can read or send new messages on your
phone. Your phone must support SMS over Bluetooth to use this
feature. If the Uconnect Phone determines your phone is
not compatible with SMS messaging over Bluetooth the
“Messaging” button will be grayed out and the feature
will not be available for use.
Voice Text List
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NOTE:Uconnect Phone SMS is only available when the
vehicle is not moving.
Read Messages:
If you receive a new text message while your phone is
connected to Uconnect Phone, an announcement will be
made to notify you that you have a new text message.
Once a message is received and viewed or listened to,
you will have the following options:
•Send a Reply
• Forward
• Call
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Send Messages Using Buttons On The Touchscreen:
You can send messages using Uconnect Phone. To send a
new message:
1. Press the “Phone” button on the touchscreen.
2. Press the “messaging” button on the touchscreen then“New Message.”
3. Press one of the 18 preset messages and the person you wish to send the message to.
4. If multiple numbers are available for the contact selectwhich number you would like to have the message
sent.
5. Press “Send” or “Cancel.”
Preset Message List
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Send Messages Using Voice Commands:
1. Push the Phone
button.
2. After the “Listening” prompt and the following beep,say “Send message to John Smith mobile.”
3. After the system prompts you for what message you want to send, say the message you wish to send or say
“List.” There are 18 preset messages.
While the list of defined messages are being read, you can
interrupt the system by pushing the Voice Command
button and saying the message you want to send.
After the system confirms that you want to send your
message to John Smith, your message will be sent. List of Preset Messages:
1. Yes.
2. No.
3. Okay.Preset Message List
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4. I can’t talk right now.
5. Call me.
6. I’ll call you later.
7. I’m on my way.
8. Thanks.
9. I’ll be late.
10. I will be minutes late.
11. See you in minutes.
12. Stuck in traffic.
13. Start without me.
14. Where are you?
15. Are you there yet?
16. I need directions.17. I’m lost.
18. See you later.
Bluetooth Communication Link
Mobile phones have been found to lose connection to the
Uconnect Phone. When this happens, the connection can
generally be re-established by switching the mobile
phone OFF/ON. Your mobile phone is recommended to
remain in Bluetooth ON mode.
Power-Up
After switching the ignition key from OFF to either the
ON or ACC position, or after a language change, you
must wait at least 15 seconds prior to using the system.
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Voice Tree
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NOTE:
1. You can replace “John Smith” with any name in yourmobile or favorite phone book. You can also say “Send
a message to John Smith” and the system will ask you
which phone number you want to send a message to
for John Smith.
2. You can replace “Mobile” with “Home,” “Work” or “Other.”
3. You can replace “Incoming Calls” with “Outgoing Calls” or “Missed Calls.”
4. You can replace “248 555 1212” with any phone number supported by your Mobile phone.
5. These commands can be used during a phone call after pushing the Uconnect Voice Command button on the
steering wheel. Please note the call will be muted
while the VR session is active. 6. Send dial tones for automated systems is available
while a call is active. This is an example that uses a
Phonebook Record named “Voicemail Password.”
7. Storing Dial tones in contact names is possible but only the first number encountered in a contact name
will be sent. For example if there is a number stored in
the Home and Work numbers for the contact “Voice-
mail password” only the Home number will be sent.
8.
If your phone does not support phonebook download or
call log download over Bluetooth then these commands
will return a response that the contact does not exist in the
phonebook.
9.Emergency and Towing assistance are contacts that have
been pre-loaded in the phonebook. Commands such as
“Call Emergency” and “Call Towing Assistance” will call
the corresponding number stored with those contacts.
NOTE: Available Voice Commands are shown in bold
face and underlined in the gray shaded boxes.
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