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The heated steering wheel control button is 
located within the Uconnect system. You can 
gain access to the control button through the 
climate screen or the controls screen.
Press the heated steering wheel button   
once to turn the heating element on.
Press the heated steering wheel button   a 
second time to turn the heating element off.
NOTE:
The engine must be running for the heated 
steering wheel to operate.
Vehicles Equipped With Remote Start
On models that are equipped with remote start, 
the heated steering wheel can be programmed 
to come on during a remote start through the 
Uconnect system. Refer to “Uconnect Settings” 
in “Multimedia” for further information.
MIRRORS    
Inside Day/Night Mirror — If Equipped
A single ball joint mirror is used to allow the 
driver to adjust up, down and left, right. Mirror 
should be adjusted to center on the view 
through the rear window.
Headlight glare can be reduced by moving the 
small control under the mirror to the night 
position (toward the rear of the vehicle). The 
mirror should be adjusted while set in the day 
position (toward the windshield).
Manual Rearview Mirror
WARNING!
Persons who are unable to feel pain to the 
skin because of advanced age, chronic 
illness, diabetes, spinal cord injury, medica -
tion, alcohol use, exhaustion, or other phys -
ical conditions must exercise care when 
using the steering wheel heater. It may 
cause burns even at low temperatures, 
especially if used for long periods.
Do not place anything on the steering wheel 
that insulates against heat, such as a 
blanket or steering wheel covers of any type 
and material. This may cause the steering 
wheel heater to overheat.
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Neutral Wipe Inhibit — The Rain Sensing 
feature will not operate when the ignition is 
ON, when the transmission gear selector is in 
the NEUTRAL position and the vehicle speed 
is less than 3 mph (5 km/h), unless the wiper 
control on the windshield wiper lever is 
moved, the vehicle speed is greater than 
3 mph (5 km/h) or the gear selector is moved 
out of the NEUTRAL position.
Remote Start Mode Inhibit  — On vehicles 
equipped with Remote Starting system, Rain 
Sensing wipers are not operational when the 
vehicle is in the remote start mode. Once the 
operator is in the vehicle and has placed the 
ignition switch in the ON/RUN position, rain 
sensing wiper operation can resume, if it has 
been selected, and no other inhibit condi -
tions (mentioned previously) exist.
Rear Wiper And Washer
Rear Window Wiper Operation
Rotate the windshield wiper lever center ring 
upwards to operate one of two modes for the 
rear window wiper:
First detent — intermittent mode.
Second detent — continuous mode.
Rear Window Washer Operation
Pushing the windshield wiper lever forward 
activates the rear window washer. If the lever is 
pushed while on the intermittent setting, the 
wipers will turn on and operate for several wipe 
cycles after the lever is released, and then 
resume the intermittent interval previously 
selected. If the lever is pushed while the wipers 
are in the off position, the wipers will operate 
several wipe cycles, then turn off.
CLIMATE CONTROLS 
Manual Climate Controls Overview
Uconnect 4 With 7–inch Display Manual Climate  Controls
Uconnect 4/4C NAV With 8.4–inch Display Manual  Climate Controls
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STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS — IF 
EQUIPPED 
The remote sound system controls are located 
on the rear surface of the steering wheel at the 
three and nine o’clock positions. Both controls 
are rocker-type switches with a push button in 
the center.
Steering Wheel Audio Controls (Back View Of  Steering Wheel)
 The right-hand control is a rocker-type switch 
with a push button in the center and controls 
the volume and mode of the sound system. 
Pushing the top of the rocker switch will 
increase the volume, and pushing the bottom of 
the rocker switch will decrease the volume.
Pushing the center button will make the radio 
switch between the various modes available 
(AM/FM/SXM or Media etc.)
The left-hand control is a rocker-type switch with 
a push button in the center. The function of the 
left-hand control is different depending on 
which mode you are in.
The following describes the left-hand control 
operation in each mode.
Radio Operation
Pushing the top of the switch will “Seek” Up for 
the next listenable station and pushing the 
bottom of the switch will “Seek” Down for the 
next listenable station. The button located in the center of the left-hand 
control will tune to the next preset station that 
you have programmed in the radio preset 
button.
Media Mode
Pushing the top of the switch once goes to the 
next track on the selected media (AUX/USB/
Bluetooth®). Pushing the bottom of the switch 
once goes to the beginning of the current track, 
or to the beginning of the previous track if it is 
within eight seconds after the current track 
begins to play.
NOTE:
While In Media Mode, the center button on the 
left rocker switch is nonfunctional.
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UCONNECT THEATER — IF EQUIPPED  
Uconnect Theater Overview
Your Uconnect Theater is designed to give your 
family years of enjoyment.
There are multiple ways to interact with your 
Uconnect Theater system;
Play your favorite CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray™ 
Discs
Plug and play a variety of standard video 
games or devices into the HDMI port
Listen to audio over the wireless headphones
Plug and play a variety of devices into the 
Video USB port
Plug in standard headphones to listen to 
audio
Project your mobile phone or tablet screen 
onto the rear Uconnect Theater touchscreens
Please review this Owner's Manual to become 
familiar with its features and operation.
Getting Started
Uconnect Theater Screen
There are three different ways to operate the 
features of the Uconnect Theater:
The Remote Control
The Uconnect System
The Individual Uconnect Theater Touch -
screens
Accessing The System From The Uconnect 
System
You can access your Uconnect Theater system 
from the radio touchscreen following the steps 
below:
Option 1
1. Press the Media button.
2. Press the Uconnect Theater button icon.
Option 2
1. Press the Apps button on the bottom of the 
touchscreen.
2. Press the Uconnect Theater button on the  touchscreen. You may need to navigate to 
different pages in the Apps drawer to find 
the Uconnect Theater button.
NOTE:
The Uconnect Theater icon may be dragged and 
dropped down from the Apps drawer to the drag 
& drop menu to create an App/shortcut. Refer 
to “Drag & Drop Menu Bar” in this section for 
more information.
1 — Uconnect Theater Touchscreen (Rear Touch -
screens)
2 — Uconnect System (Front Touchscreen)
3 — Uconnect Theater Media Hub (Headphone 
Jack, HDMI Input, USB Charge Only Port)
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Uconnect Theater Controls
Uconnect Theater Summary Screen
 Parents can control certain features of the 
system with the “Uconnect Theater Controls” 
screens, right from the Uconnect touchscreen 
radio. Options include:
Change media sources or select Apps by 
using the drop-down list
Lock one or both screens
Mute an individual screen or both screens
Turn “On/Off” one or both screens
View media showing on a specific screen 
while gear selector is in PARK (P)
Listen in to a particular Uconnect Theater 
screen through the vehicle’s sound system 
by selecting the “Listen In” feature after 
selecting the “Press to Enter” option.
Accessing The System From The Uconnect 
Theater Rear Screens
You can also access your Uconnect Theater 
system from the rear screens from the steps 
below:
1. Lift screen upward, the system will 
automatically power on.
NOTE:
A message asking if you would like to pair a 
remote will pop up if one has not already been 
paired to the system.
2. If “YES” is selected to pair a remote, push  any button on the remote and pairing will 
immediately start.
3. If “NO” is selected, the Uconnect Theater  home screen will pop up.
1 — Power All On/Off (Controls Both Screens)
2 — Mute All On/Off (Controls Both Screens)
3 — Lock All On/Off (Controls Both Screens)
4 — Source Drop-Down List for Current Screen
5 — Lock On/Off for Current Screen
6 — Mute On/Off for Current Screen
7 — Power On/Off for Current Screen
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NOTE:
There will be a touchscreen notification 
message when pairing is successful.
Test to make sure the remote is successfully 
paired by dragging your finger across the 
gesture pad. If you do not see the On-screen 
Arrow, try using the Screen button on the 
remote to switch between rear screen one 
and rear screen two to make sure the remote 
is controlling the intended screen. It may take 
several seconds for the remote to react when 
initially paired.
If remote does not pair, refer to “Pairing The 
Remote” in this section for an alternative 
pairing process.
Pairing The Remote
Remote Pairing
If the remote needs to be paired to your 
Uconnect Theater system, follow the procedure 
below:
1. Install batteries into both remotes.
2. Press the Settings icon found in the lower  right portion of the Uconnect Theater 
touchscreen.
3. Press the Remote button towards the  bottom of the Uconnect Theater 
touchscreen, within the settings menu. 4. Press the Pair Remote option. Press the OK 
button. A touchscreen notification will 
appear indicating that your remote has 
been paired successfully or unsuccessfully.
5. Test to make sure the remote is  successfully paired by dragging your finger 
across the gesture pad. If you do not see the 
On-Screen arrow, try using the Screen 
button on the remote to switch between 
rear screen one and rear screen two to 
make sure the remote is controlling the 
intended screen. It may take several 
seconds for the remote to react when 
initially paired.
NOTE:
If pairing fails, try resetting the remote by pushing 
and holding the Play/Pause, Down arrow, and the 
Screen button simultaneously for about five 
seconds until the back light flashes.
If the remote is ever non-operational, try 
re-pairing the remote.
The system can accommodate up to 10 
paired remote controls.
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Unpairing The Remote
In events such as updating the Uconnect 
Theater software, or taking a remote to another 
vehicle, the remote will need to be unpaired 
from your Uconnect Theater system. To unpair 
the remote:
1. Press the Settings icon found in the lower 
right portion of the Uconnect Theater 
touchscreen.
2. Press the Remote button towards the  bottom of the Uconnect Theater 
touchscreen, within the settings menu.
3. Select Manage Remote Controls from the  Remote section of "Settings” and follow the 
on-screen instructions to complete the 
unpairing process.
4. Once complete, the remote will be ready to  pair again. NOTE:
There will be a touchscreen notification 
message when unpairing is successful. Repeat 
the above steps to unpair a second remote.
Media Sources
Media Source Selection
Users can select content for each screen from 
the front radio touchscreen by choosing desired 
content from the “Select Input” drop-down 
menu. Options include Blu-ray™ Disc, HDMI, 
USB, Apps, and Viewing the other rear screen.
NOTE:
Use the “View Screen” function to pull content 
from one screen to the other with a single press 
of a button. Doing this however will disable and 
gray out certain player controls on the screen 
viewing the other screen's content.
1 – Selected Source Screen 1
2 – Screen 2 Source Selection Drop Down
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Uconnect Theater Remote Control
Remote Control
 1.
Gesture Pad
  — Control pointer position by 
running your finger over this area and 
tapping to select items on the touchscreen, 
functions similar to a computer/laptop 
mouse.
2. Mute Button  — Mutes headphone audio.
3. Home Button  — Push to access available 
“Sources”.
4. Arrow Buttons  — Push the Arrow   
buttons to highlight an item or scroll 
through menus.
5. Fast Forward Button — Push and hold 
to fast forward through the current audio 
track or video chapter. Push once to skip to 
the next track.
6. Play/Pause Button  ? — Begin/resume or 
pause disc play.
7. Fast Rewind Button — Push and hold to 
fast rewind through the current audio track 
or video chapter. Push once to revert back 
to the previous track.
8. OK Button  — Push to select the highlighted 
option in a menu. 9.
Screen Selector Button  — Push the screen 
selector to toggle between screen 1 (Driver 
Side), or screen 2 (Passenger Side).
10. Back Button  — Push to exit out of menus or 
return to previous screen.
11. Power Button — Turns the screen for the 
selected channel on or off.
12. Screen Indicator  — Indicates which screen 
(1 or 2) is being controlled by the remote 
control.
Replacing The Remote Control Batteries
Each remote control requires two AAA batteries 
for operation.
To replace the batteries:
1. Locate the battery compartment on the  back of the remote, then slide the battery 
cover downward.
2. Remove the old batteries and follow battery  recycling procedures for your area.
3. Install new batteries, making sure to orient  them according to the polarity diagram 
shown inside the battery compartment.
4. Replace the battery compartment cover.
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