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Track Selection (Browse)
Rotate the Browse button on the touchscreen to
scroll through and select a desired track on the
iPod®, MP3 player, phone, or USB. Press the
Exit button on the touchscreen if you wish to
cancel the Browse function.
Repeat
Press the Repeat button on the touchscreen to
repeat the song selection. To cancel Repeat,
press the Repeat button on the touchscreen a
second time.
Shuffle
Press the Shuffle button on the touchscreen to
play the selections on the USB/iPod® or
Bluetooth® device in random order to provide
an interesting change of pace. Press the Shuffle
button on the touchscreen a second time to
turn this feature off.
Track Info
Press the Info button on the touchscreen to
display the current track information. Press the
X button on the touchscreen to cancel this
feature.
Audio
Refer to “Audio Settings” for the adjustable
audio settings.
USB/iPod® Mode
USB/iPod® Mode is entered by either inserting
a USB Jump Drive or iPod® cable into the USB
port, or by pushing the MEDIA button located on
the faceplate. Once in Media Mode, press the
Source button on the touchscreen, and select
the USB/iPod® button.
Inserting USB/iPod® Device
Gently insert the USB/iPod® device into the
USB Port. If you insert a USB/iPod® device with
the ignition ON, the unit will switch to USB/
iPod® mode and begin to play when you insert
the device. The display will show the track
number and index time in minutes and
seconds. Play will begin at the start of track 1.
Browse
Press the Browse button on the touchscreen to
select Artist, Albums, Genres, Songs, Playlists or
Folders from the USB/iPod® device. Once the
desired selection is made you can chose from the available media by pressing the button on
the touchscreen. Press the Exit button on the
touchscreen if you wish to cancel the Browse
function.Bluetooth® Mode
Bluetooth® Streaming Audio (BTSA) or
Bluetooth® Mode is entered by pairing a
Bluetooth® device containing music to the
Uconnect system.
Before proceeding, the Bluetooth® device must
be paired with the Uconnect Phone to
communicate with the Uconnect system.
Refer to Phone Mode section for pairing
procedure.
Once the Bluetooth® device is paired to the
Uconnect system, push the MEDIA button
located on the faceplate. Once in Media Mode,
press the Source button on the touchscreen
and select the Bluetooth® button.
NOTE:
For mobile phone compatibility and pairing
instructions, please visit UconnectPhone.com.

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AUX Mode
AUX Mode is entered by inserting a AUX device
using a stereo cable with a 3.5 mm audio jack
into the AUX port or by pushing the MEDIA
button located on the faceplate. Once in Media
Mode, press the Source button on the
touchscreen, and select the AUX button.
Inserting Auxiliary Device
Gently insert the Auxiliary device cable into the
AUX Port. If you insert an Auxiliary device with
the ignition on, the unit will switch to AUX mode
and begin to play when you insert the device
cable.
Controlling The Auxiliary Device
The control of the Auxiliary device (e.g.,
selecting playlists, play, fast forward, etc.)
cannot be provided by the radio; use the device
controls instead. Adjust the volume with the
VOLUME rotary knob or with the volume of the
attached device.
The radio unit is acting as the amplifier for audio
output from the Auxiliary device. Therefore, if
the volume control on the Auxiliary device is set
too low, there will be insufficient audio signal for
the radio unit to play the music on the device.
PHONE MODE
Operating Phone Mode

Phone Mode
The Uconnect Phone is a voice-activated,
hands-free, in-vehicle communications system
with voice command capability. Refer to Voice
Recognition (VR) within this publication for
further information.
The Uconnect Phone allows you to dial a phone
number with your mobile phone using simple
voice commands.
NOTE:
The Uconnect Phone requires a mobile phone
equipped with the Bluetooth® Hands-Free
Profile. To check mobile phone compatibility,
please visit UconnectPhone.com.
For Uconnect customer support:
US residents - visit UconnectPhone.com or
call 1-877-855-8400
Canadian residents - visit Uconnect
-
Phone.com or call 1-800-465-2001 (English)
or 1-800-387-9983 (French)
1 — Call/Redial/Hold
2 — Phone Signal Strength
3 — Paired Phone
4 — Phone Battery Life
5 — Mute Microphone
6 — Transfer To/From Uconnect System
7 — Uconnect Phone Settings
8 — Text Messaging
9 — Direct Dial Pad
10 — Recent Call Log
11 — Browse Phone Book
12 — End Call
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Making A Second Call While Current Call Is In
Progress
When a phone conversation is active, a second
phone call can be made as follows:
Select the number/contact from the list of
recent calls.
Select the contact from the phonebook.
Press the Hold button and dial the number
using the graphic keyboard of the display.
Redial
To call the number/contact of last call made,
press the Redial button.
Answering An Incoming Call
Call Controls
The buttons on the display allow the following
phone call functions to be managed:
Answer
End
Ignore
Put on hold/resume
Deactivate/activate the microphone
Transfer the call
Switch from one call to the other
Conference/merge two active calls
Answering Or Ignoring A Call With No Call
Currently In Progress
When an incoming call rings or is announced on
the Uconnect system, push the Answer button
on the touchscreen, or push the PHONE button
on the steering wheel.
Answering Or Ignoring An Incoming Call With A
Call Currently In Progress
When an incoming call rings or is announced on
the Uconnect system, push the Answer button
on the touchscreen, or push the PHONE button
on the steering wheel to answer the call and put
the ongoing call on hold.
NOTE:
Not all mobile phones may support the manage -
ment of an incoming call when another phone
conversation is active.
Managing Two Phone Calls
If two calls are in progress (one active and one
on hold), it is possible to switch between them
pressing the Call On Hold button or to merge the
two calls in a conference pressing the Merge
Calls button.
NOTE:
Check whether the mobile phone in use
supports the management of a second call and
the "Conference" mode.
Transferring/Call Continuation
Transferring
The ongoing calls can be transferred from the
mobile phone to the system and vice versa
without ending the call.
To transfer the call, press the Transfer button.
Call Continuation
After the engine is switched off, it is still possible
to continue a phone call.
The call continues until it is ended manually or
for a maximum period of about 20 minutes.
When the system is switched off, the call is
transferred to the mobile phone.

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Ending A Call
Press the End button on the touchscreen or the
PHONE button on the steering wheel controls to
end a call in progress.
Only the ongoing call is ended and any call on
hold becomes the new active call.
Depending on the type of mobile phone, if the
ongoing call is ended by the caller, the call on
hold may not be activated automatically.
Uconnect Phone Features
Mute/Unmute

1. During a call, push the VOICE COMMAND
button on the steering wheel.

2. After the beep, say “mute” or “mute off”.
Reading Messages
The system can read the messages received by
the mobile phone.
To use this function, the mobile phone must
support the SMS exchange function via
Bluetooth®. If this function is not supported by the phone,
the corresponding message button is
deactivated (grayed out) or may only accept
incoming messages.
When a text message is received, the display
will show a screen where the options "Listen",
"Call" or "Ignore" can be selected.
Press the Message button to access the list of
SMS messages received by the mobile phone.
The list displays a maximum of 60 messages
received.
Browsing SMS
Using the steering wheel commands, you can
view and manage the last 10 SMS messages
received on the instrument panel. To use this
function, the mobile phone must support the
SMS exchange function through Bluetooth®.
Select the PHONE button on the instrument
panel menu, and then select “SMS Reader”
using the arrow keys on the steering wheel
controls.
The “SMS Reader” submenu allows the last 10
SMS messages to be displayed.
STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS — IF
EQUIPPED
The remote sound system controls are located
on the back surface of the steering wheel.
Reach behind the wheel to access the switches.

Steering Wheel Audio Controls (Rearview Of Steering Wheel)

The right-hand control is a rocker type switch
with a push button in the center. Pushing the
top of the switch will increase the volume, and
pushing the bottom of the 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.).
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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 will go 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.
IPOD®/USB/MP3 CONTROL — IF EQUIPPED
Located on the center stack, just below the
instrument panel, is the main media hub. There
are four total USB Ports: Two Mini-USBs (Type C)
and two Standard USBs (Type A). There is also
an AUX Port located in the middle of the USB
Ports.
Plugging in a smartphone device to a USB Port
may activate Android Auto™ or Apple CarPlay®
features, if equipped. For further information,
refer to “Android Auto™” or “Apple CarPlay®” in
the Owner’s Manual Supplement.
NOTE:
Two devices can be plugged in at the same time
and both ports will provide charging capabili -
ties. Only one port can transfer data to the
system at a time. A pop-up will appear and allow
you to select the device transferring data.
For example, if a device is plugged into the Type
A USB port and another device is plugged into
the Type C USB port, a message will appear and
allow you to select which device to use.
Center Stack USB/AUX Media Hub

A third and fourth USB Ports are located behind
the center console, above the power inverter.
One is a charge only port, and can only charge
USB devices. The other USB Port allows you to
play music from iPod®/MP3 players or USB
devices through your vehicle’s sound system.
1 — Standard USB Type A Port #1
2 — AUX Port
3 — Standard USB Type A Port #2

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INDEX
A
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
(Cruise Control)
.............................................. 282Adding Engine Coolant (Antifreeze)............... 418Adding Fuel.......................................... 319, 320Additives, Fuel............................................... 454AdjustDown........................................................... 35Forward....................................................... 35Rearward..................................................... 35Up................................................................ 35Adjustable Pedals............................................ 42Air BagAir Bag Operation...................................... 185Air Bag Warning Light................................ 182Enhanced Accident Response......... 189, 384Event Data Recorder (EDR)....................... 384If Deployment Occurs................................ 188Knee Impact Bolsters................................ 185Maintaining Your Air Bag System.............. 190Maintenance............................................. 190Redundant Air Bag Warning Light.............183Transporting Pets...................................... 209Air Bag Light............................... 130, 182, 210Air Cleaner, Engine (Engine Air
Cleaner Filter)...................................... 403, 425
Air Conditioner Maintenance........................ 405Air Conditioner Refrigerant.................. 405, 406Air Conditioner System................................. 405Air Conditioning......................................... 57, 67Air Conditioning Filter..............................69, 406Air Conditioning System................................... 67Air Conditioning, Operating Tips....................... 68Air Filter........................................................ 403Air PressureTires......................................................... 436AlarmPanic........................................................... 15Security Alarm....................................25, 132Alterations/ModificationsVehicle......................................................... 12Android Auto................................................. 545Antifreeze (Engine Coolant)................. 418, 459Capacites................................................. 460Disposal................................................... 420Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)...................... 144Anti-Lock Warning Light................................ 137Apple CarPlay................................................ 546Assist, Hill Start............................................. 151Audio Systems (Radio).................................. 467Auto Down Power Windows............................. 70Automatic Door Locks...................................... 30
Automatic Headlights.......................................50Automatic Tailgate Release.............................74Automatic Temperature Control (ATC)..............67Automatic Transmission....................... 235, 424Adding Fluid.............................................. 424Fluid And Filter Change............................. 424Fluid Change............................................. 424Fluid Level Check............................. 422, 423Fluid Type............................... 422, 463, 466Shifting..................................................... 239Special Additives...................................... 422Automatic Transmission Limp Home Mode... 238AUX Camera......................................... 311, 318Auxiliary Driving Systems.............................. 153Axle Fluid.....................................424, 463, 466Axle Lubrication............................................ 424
B
Back-Up......................................................... 309Back-Up Camera........................................... 309Bar, Stabilizer/Sway System......................... 260Battery................................................. 132, 400Blanket..................................................... 225Charging System Light.............................. 132Keyless Key Fob Replacement....................15Battery Saver Feature......................................53

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