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Display
When the Display button is pressed on the touchscreen, the system will display the options related to the theme (if equipped), brightness, and color of 
the touchscreen. The available settings are:
Setting Name Description
Language This setting will change the languages of the Uconnect system. The 
available language are English, Français, and Español.
Display Mode This setting will allow you to set the brightness manually or have the 
system set it automatically. The “Auto” setting has the system 
automatically adjust the display brightness. The “Manual” setting will 
allow the user to adjust the brightness of the display.
Brightness This setting will allow you to set the brightness when the headlights are 
on. To access this setting, Display Mode must be set to Manual. The 
“With Headlights On” setting will increase or decrease the brightness 
with the headlight on; the “With Headlights Off” will increase or decrease 
the brightness with the headlights off.
Touchscreen Beep This setting will allow you to turn the touchscreen beep on or off.
Display Trip B This setting will turn on or off the Trip B display on the Instrument Cluster 
Display.
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Siri® Eyes Free — If Equipped
When used with your Apple® iPhone® 
connected to your vehicle, Siri lets you use your 
voice to send text messages, select media, 
place phone calls and much more. Siri uses 
your natural language to understand what you 
mean and responds back to confirm your 
requests. The system is designed to keep your 
eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel 
by letting Siri help you perform useful tasks.
To enable Siri, push and hold, then release the 
Uconnect Voice Recognition (VR) button on the 
steering wheel. After you hear a double beep, 
you can ask Siri to play podcasts and music, get 
directions, read text messages, and many other 
useful requests.
Bluetooth® Communication Link
Mobile phones may lose connection to the 
Uconnect Phone. When this happens, the 
connection can generally be re-established by 
restarting the mobile phone. Your mobile phone 
is recommended to remain in Bluetooth® ON 
mode. Power-Up
After switching the ignition key from OFF to 
either the ON/RUN or ACC position, or after a 
language change, you must wait at least 
15 seconds prior to using the system 
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NAVIGATION MODE — IF EQUIPPED
Operating Navigation Mode — If Equipped
Planning A Route
Using the search bar provides a wide range of 
ways to find places and then navigate to them. 
You can search for your destination in different 
ways:
A specific address
A partial address
A type of place
A zip code
A city to navigate to a city center
A Point of Interest (POI) near your current 
location
Latitude and longitude coordinates Using Search
Press the Search button   in the Main menu 
to start searching. The search screen will open, 
displaying the keyboard and the following 
buttons:
Navigation Search
1 — Back Button
2 — Search Box
3 — Type Of Search
4 — View Button
5 — Show/Hide Keyboard Button
6 — List/Map Button
7 — Keyboard Layout Button
8 — 123?! Button
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Planning A Route — Searching For A City Center
When planning a route to a city center, you can 
search for a town, city, or postal code.
1. Enter the name of the city or town.
Searching For A City Center
 2. Select the Points Of Interest tab.
Addresses List
 3. Select the city center POI.
Addresses List
NOTE:
The city center location is shown on the map.
View Button
Press this button to return to the map view or guidance view.
Show/Hide Keyboard Button Press this button to show or hide the keyboard.
List/Map Button Select this button to switch between showing the results in a list or 
showing the results on the map.
Keyboard Layout Button Press this button to change your keyboard layout to another language.
123?! Button Press this button to use numbers and symbols on your keyboard. Select 
the =\< button to toggle between the numbers and more symbols. Select 
the ABC button to go back to the general keyboard.
Feature
Description
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Route Planning
Select this setting to control how your system 
plans routes. The following options are 
available:
Always Take the Fastest Route
You can choose whether you would like the 
navigation system to always default to the 
fastest route.
Ask Me So I Can Choose
You can choose whether you would like the 
navigation system to allow you to pick the 
route to the destination.
Don’t Ask me
You can choose whether you would like the 
navigation system to select the route to the 
destination.
Fastest Route
You can choose whether you would like the 
navigation system to choose the fastest 
route to the destination.
Shortest Route
You can choose whether you would like the 
navigation system to choose the shortest 
route by distance to the destination.
Most Eco-Friendly Route
You can choose whether you would like the 
navigation system to choose the route that 
will consume the least amount of energy.
Avoid Interstate Highways
You can choose whether you would like the 
navigation system to avoid all highways while 
navigating to the destination.
Sounds And Warnings
Select this setting to change the following 
sounds and warnings:
Warning Type : You can choose the type of 
warnings you want to hear when you are 
driving:
Warning Sounds: Hear only warning 
sounds
None: No warning sounds are given
Safety Warnings : You can change settings for 
whether you want to be warned, never 
warned, or warned only if you are speeding. 
The following options are available:
When speeding: This warning is given 
when you exceed the speed limit by more 
than 3 mph (5 km/h). When you are 
speeding, the speed panel also turns red 
in the guidance view.
Driver Safety: Select this setting to make 
some features locked while the vehicle is 
in motion.
NOTE:
This feature increases safety by minimizing 
driver distraction. When driver safety is on, a 
message tells you when the lock is enabled.
System
Select this setting to reset all other settings. 
Selecting “Reset” will delete all saved places 
and settings and restore the standard settings. 
This includes the language, voice settings, 
warning settings, and theme.
NOTE:
This is not a software update and will not affect 
the version of the software application installed 
on your Uconnect system.
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