2019 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED Owners Manual

•The system can be controlled either by the front seat
occupants utilizing the touchscreen radio or by the rear
seat occupants using the remote control.
Dual Video Screen
NOTE: Typically there are two different ways to operate
the features of the Rear Seat Entertainment System.
• The Remote Control
• The Touchscreen Radio (If Equipped)
Blu-ray Disc Player
Play A Blu-ray Disc
The Blu-ray disc player is located in the center console.
Blu-ray Disc Player Location
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1. Insert a Blu-ray disc into the VES disc player with thelabel facing as indicated on the Blu-ray player. The radio
automatically selects the appropriate mode after the disc
is recognized and displays the menu screen, the lan-
guage screen, or starts playing the first track.
2. To watch a Blu-ray disc on Rear 1 for driver’s side rear passengers, ensure the Remote Control and Headphone
switch is on Rear 1.
3. To watch a Blu-ray disc on Rear 2 for passenger side rear passengers, ensure the Remote Control and Headphone
switch is on Rear 2.
NOTE:
• To view a Blu-ray disc on the radio, press the “Media”
button on the touchscreen, and then press the “Disc”
button. Press the “Play” button, and then the “full
screen” button.
• Viewing a Blu-ray disc on the radio screen is not
available in all states/provinces. The vehicle must be
stopped, and the gear selector must be in the PARK
position for vehicles with automatic transmission. Using The Touchscreen Radio
1.
RSE Channel 1 Mode
Indicates the current source for Screen 1/Channel 1. This
button will be highlighted when it is the active Screen/
Channel being controlled by the front user. If this button is
not highlighted, select button to access controls for Screen
1/Channel 1 source.
2. RSE Power
Press to turn RSE On/Off.

3.RSE Mute
Mute rear headphones for the current ignition cycle. Press-
ing mute again will unmute rear headphones.
4. RSE Remote Control Lock Out
Press to enable/disable remote control functions.
5. RSE Channel 2 Mode
Indicates the current source for Screen 2/Channel 2. This
button will be highlighted when it is the active Screen/
Channel being controlled by the front user. If this button is
not highlighted, select button to access controls for Screen
2/Channel 2 source.
6. Cabin Audio Mode
Select this button to change the cabin audio to the rear
entertainment source currently shown on the rear media
control screen.
7. Radio Full Screen Mode
Select this button to change to Full Screen Mode. 8.
RSE Mode
Select this button to change source for the active (high-
lighted) rear Screen/Channel on the rear media control
screen.
• Press the Media button on the touchscreen, and then
press the rear media button on the touchscreen.
• Press the OK button on the touchscreen to begin playing
the Blu-ray disc on the touchscreen radio.
Using The Remote Control
• Select an audio channel (Rear 1 for driver ’s side rear
screen and Rear 2 for passenger ’s side rear screen), and
then press the source key, and using the up and down
arrows, highlight disc from the menu and press the OK
button.
• Press the popup/menu key to navigate the disc menu
and options.
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Play Video Games
Connect the video game console to the Audio/Video
RCA/HDMI input jacks located on the side of each seat.
Audio/Video RCA/HDMI Jacks (AUX/HDMI Jacks) on
the side of each seat enable the monitor to display video
directly from a video camera, connect video games for
display on the screen, or play music directly from an MP3
player.
When connecting an external source to the AUX/HDMI
input, ensure to follow the standard color coding for the
audio/video jacks:1. HDMI Input.
2. Right audio in (red).
3. Left audio in (white).
4. Video in (yellow).
NOTE:
Certain high-end video games consoles may exceed
the power limit of the vehicle’s Power Inverter.
Play A DVD/Blu-ray Disc Using The Touchscreen
Radio
1. Insert the DVD/Blu-ray Disc with the label facing as indicated on the DVD/Blu-ray Disc player. The radio
automatically selects the appropriate mode after the disc
is recognized and displays the menu screen or starts
playing the first track.
2. To watch a DVD/Blu-ray Disc on Rear 1 (driver ’s side rear passenger), ensure the Remote Control and Head-
phone channel selector switch is on Rear 1.
3. To watch a DVD/Blu-ray Disc on Rear 2 (passenger ’s side rear passenger), ensure the Remote Control and
Headphone channel selector switch is on Rear 2.

Using The Remote Control
1. Push the SOURCE button on the Remote Control.
2. While looking at Rear 1 or 2, highlight DISC by eitherpushing Up/Down/Left/Right buttons, then push
ENTER/OK.
Using The Touchscreen Radio Controls
1. Press the Media button on the Uconnect system touch-screen.
2. Press the Rear Media button to display the Rear Media Control screen.
Rear Media Control Screen
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3. Press the 1 or 2 buttons on the touchscreen, and theselect source button on the touchscreen. Press the DISC
button on the touchscreen in the MEDIA column. To
exit, press the X at the top right of the screen. NOTE:
Pressing the screen on the radio while a DVD or
Blu-ray Disc is playing, brings up the basic remote control
functions for DVD play such as scene selection, Play, Pause,
FF, RW, and Stop. Pressing the X in the upper corner will
turn OFF the remote control screen functions.
Important Notes For Dual Video Screen System
• The Rear Seat Entertainment System is able to transmit
two channels of stereo audio and video simultaneously.
• The Blu-ray Disc Player can play CDs, DVDs and
Blu-ray Discs.
• Selecting a video source on Rear 1, the video source will
display on Rear 1 and can be heard on Rear 1.
• Selecting a video source on Rear 2, the video source will
display on Rear 2 and can be heard on Rear 2.
• Audio can be heard through the headphones even when
the screen(s) are closed.

Blu-ray Disc Player Remote Control — If Equipped
Controls And Indicators
1. Power — Turns the screen and wireless headphonetransmitter for the selected Channel on or off. To hear
audio while the screen is closed, push the Power button
to turn the headphone transmitter on.
2. Channel Selector Indicators — When a button is pushed, the currently affected channel or channel button is
illuminated momentarily. 3. SOURCE — Push to enter Source Selection screen.
4. Channel/Screen Selector Switch — Indicates which
channel is being controlled by the remote control. When
the selector switch is in the Rear 1 position, the remote
controls the functionality of headphone Channel 1 (left
screen). When the selector switch is in the Rear 2
position, the remote controls the functionality of head-
phone Channel 2 (right screen).
5. — Push to navigate menus.
6. SETUP — Push to access the screen settings menu.
7.  — Push and hold to fast forward through the
current audio track or video chapter.
8. /(Play/Pause) — Begin/resume or pause disc play.
9. Four Colored Buttons — Push to access Blu-ray Disc features.
10. POPUP/MENU — Push to bring up repeat and shuffle options, the Blu-ray Disc popup menu, the DVD title
menu, or to access disc menus.
11. Keypad — Push to navigate chapters or titles.
12.
(Stop) — Stops disc play.

13. — Push and hold to fast rewind through the
current audio track or video chapter.
14.
— Mutes headphone audio.
15. BACK — Push to exit out of menus or return to source selection screen.
16. — Push to navigate menus.
17. — Push to navigate menus.
18. OK— Push to select the highlighted option in a menu.
19. — Push to navigate menus.
Headphones Operation
The headphones receive two separate channels of audio
using an infrared transmitter from the video screen.
If no audio is heard after increasing the volume control,
verify that the screen is turned on, the channel is not muted
and the headphone channel selector switch is on the
desired channel. If audio is still not heard, check that fully
charged batteries are installed in the headphones.
Controls
The headphone power indicator and controls are located
on the right ear cup.