How To Configure Uconnect Infotainment System - 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee
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- Опубликовано: 18 дек 2024
- A short video going over some basics, including how to connect/pair your phone via bluetooth to the Uconnect infotainment system and how to customize the vehicle settings through Uconnect. This tutorial applies to many FCA vehicles including but not limited to: Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge Durango, and Ram trucks. *However, some of the off-road-centric features that are mentioned may only apply to the Jeep.
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Hi there ! I just bought a 2016 Jeep Cherokee 75th Anniversary. Do I have Apple Car play, and if so How do I set up Apple Car play?
Hi Dana, sorry I just saw your comment! Unfortunately, these early year Uconnect systems don’t offer Apple CarPlay :/
Hey Dana - I also have a 2016 and wanted Car Play. Jeep rumors said there would be an upgrade (software) but never happened. There is a hardware upgrade available that swaps out the radio for the latest version - mine is on order. If interested search user “Infotainment” for their video “2014-2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Factory OEM Radio Options”. Good luck.
@@1Brain4Wheels u Can do it with a radio hack in paterson NJ
Thank you for this. It helped me with my ‘new’ 2014 Jeep Summit.
Is there a way we can get RUclips or other apps
I wish! Unfortunately Uconnect doesn’t support any types of video apps on the main screen, which is a waste if you ask me :/
1Brain4Wheels 😭maybe if we complain enough they’ll do some type of update
@@202WinkProductions haha, that would be nice, or at least if they let us play through our phone and just use it as an external screen!
excellent detail video kudoz..i saw on the suspension part in the settings you for those who don't know if you go to get 4 wheel alignment the shop must put the jeep in 4 wheel alignment mode. Also if you change your own oil or rotate your own tires you can turn off wheel suspension while you do this otherwise the tire will keep dropping down and you wont get the tire off because it is leveling it self...found that out while changing my brakes. Very useful safe info there.
but this was a very thought out and informative video .i have owned 5 gc 96 01 05 12 and 14 overland 12 and 14 both trailrated and now i have a hemi as my name says "there is .only one jeep" or 5 lol great job
Thanks man, I appreciate the support! :) That’s a good point about getting the air suspension to stay put when trying to get the vehicle up, I’d be lying if I didn’t forget about this the first time I had get under the Jeep haha Ahhh, the nuances of having all these cool gadgets and features on new cars! ;)
Ty! Crazy question I have 4X4 there’s nothing to push turn on nothing so how do u even know it’s working at all being there’s not even a app on stereo screen showing u nothing abt 4-Wheel Suspension how the tires angles of drive if u were to take it off rd ,?
@@jenniferbrown3611 it on youir steering wheel display
Thanks for all the info. Very helpful!
Glad I could help!
Does the 2016 Grand Cherokee support apple car play? Or is it only bluetooth and there’s a USB available to charge?
Hi Daisy, that’s exactly right, for 2016 (same year as mine) it’s Bluetooth or USB direct, but neither providing any availability of Apple CarPlay. You can play music through the Bluetooth or if you plug in, can simultaneously charge your device as well as stream music.
The speed limit thing is really cool
How can I download Pandora into my car? I have a 2019 Jeep GC Altitude.
It should already be preloaded? Try pressing the “Apps” button and seeing if Pandora is on one of the other pages. If not, then within the “Apps” menu, click “App Manager” and it should list available apps you can add, Pandora being one of them! :)
@@1Brain4Wheels It wont show me any apps though. I have no idea how to do it.
Put on a add on uconnect gas system. But, the road is going sideways instead of up and down. Any suggestions
Hmmmm, I’m not exactly sure what the problem is, perhaps you can reboot the whole infotainment system by disconnecting the negative battery terminal for the car (under passenger seat) and then reconnect and try again? Sorry I can’t be of more help :(
Thank you can i use USB to watch mp4? Or watch RUclips videos on iPhone?
Unfortunately not, these systems are really basic in that aspect and aren't set up to play any type of video source :(
you can watch you tube on your android auto screen with a free app works like a champ dont get a ticket
I have a 2018 Jeep Cherokee, His can I download Tuneln radio into my radio system?
Indy D hey there, unfortunately Uconnect is a bit limited on the apps it has in their system, the only thing I could suggest is to run TuneIn through your phone and steam the audio via Bluetooth. I know they do have the Aha radio app preinstalled, I have never used it before but maybe you could see if that would be a good alternative for you? Sorry, I know that’s not really the answer you were looking for, but as of now it’s not possible :/
I play Tunein on my JGC ucconect system all the time through my phone and bluetooth, just hit the media icon on the display screen.
in the process of trying to add apps or at least get iheart or pandora on my 14 do i need an update because i dont have the aha on my screen like the infotainment or uconnect web site says
without paying uconnect is the via mobile part free thx that is what makes the phone apps work without apple play or android play?
Hey again! Unfortunately Uconnect discontinued supporting the Via Mobile apps a few years ago (Pandora, Aha, etc.) so there is no way to add those apps to your system and even if you have them listed on your screen like I do, they are no longer functional. It’s not ideal, but now I usually just set the playlist I want to listen to on my phone before I start driving and then I can perform basic functions like skip next song through the screen. Hopefully the new systems have Apple CarPlay & Android auto, I loved it in my Corvettes and Suburban!
Here’s a forum thread discussing the discontinuation of Via Mobile just for reference: www.ramforumz.com/threads/via-mobile-apps-discontinued-but-message-wont-go-away.248359/
@@1Brain4Wheels thanx i had that figured been looking for a while kinda tech savvy but this is way to complicate with the risk of frying the head unit.ok thx for time will keep using my phone in a mount iheart has some serious sound and i have dolby atmos turned on in my phone so iheart pandora amazon music cant get spotify to work for free but the sound is incredible my 2012 sub didnt work right sounded weak the 14 is like wow.
thx for advice im done looking for now.i only traded the 12 for the 14 radio glad i did big difference minus dvd player but now i have 1tb of data from verizon for 10 bucks dont need it anymore
@@1Brain4Wheels well that says it all thanks a bunch im done with that for good. or buy one of the $2000+ radio factory upgrades.....not
Hello, on 2018 jeep GC radio, is the radio automatic frequency adjusting available? I believe this feature is called RDS: it is a feature where the radio is permanently adjusting and updating the frequency of the radio stations without any action from the driver. I had this feature on my 2009 Jeep GC, but on the 2018 model, I did not found it unfortunately, so I have to manually perform a new frequency search for the same station during a long driving trip. Any idea or advice please?
Hmmmm, I don't have an immediate answer in regard to Alternative frequency (or AF) on our stereo, but I'll try to see what I can find on this - I didn't even realize this was a thing to be honest, but it sounds like a useful feature!
Yes it exists on the 2009 jeep GC and you do even not need to activate it or choose a specific setting, it was the by-default feature. When on a long travel, I check the list of radio stations, and I find new stations added to the list, some others disappeared because these are not available anymore on the location I was in, and then the system does not show it because there is no need to... the current feature on the 2018 GC is really taking us back to the 90’s decade where the programmable buttons on radios first time appears!! Thanks a lot for your help!
Thank you for the informative video.
I know that this model doe not have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, but are you able to install it using any 3rd party apps or devices?
Fidel Z Ceja hi Fidel, I actually recently stumbled upon this video which shows a cool device called NavTool that will support Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on these older Uconnect systems ruclips.net/video/OOOOSnHFKRc/видео.html
Thank you for the explanation about the apps, I hav e always wondered about that..
Q) Is it possible to drive with the rear view camera shown on the screen? Kind of using it as a rear view mirror?
TheNASCARJeff that’s actually a question I had back when I first bought this car, unfortunately unlike what I believe Ford and some other vehicles let you do, we cannot activate the backup camera manually, only when it’s in reverse :/
@@1Brain4Wheels I thought so too but maybe there was a work around.. Thanks for the information
TheNASCARJeff Yeah no problem, I did a little bit more digging and apparently you can buy a device called Lock Pick which will give you all sorts of different functionality including operation of the back up camera at any time. Here’s a forum thread discussing it: www.jeepgarage.org/threads/any-way-to-use-the-backup-camera-when-not-in-r.20675/
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on the newer 19s you just press a button and it works while you drive
how did you download the Pandora app? thanks
Liza Lewis that’s a good question-on ours, it was already downloaded from the factory, but I think to add any available app that’s not already on your system, click on “Apps” at bottom of screen, go to the “App Manager”, and there should be a search bar where you can type Pandora and download it from there. 👍🏻
Does it come with CarPlay? I’m about to buy a 2016 grand cherokee limited with 8.4 uconnect and was wondering if it had Apple CarPlay cause sometimes I read it has it something it doesn’t. Thank you!
Hi how do I put pandora and I heart radio on that screen
Amazing video. Questions ? when I connect my phone. I dont want my messages be available to passengers. Do there is way I can block messages ?
Yeah, there actually is a setting in the settings menu that allows you to turn off SMS/texting notifications - I've never messed with it since Uconnect doesn't even support that feature for iPhones (at least my version of Uconnect) but hopefully it's not too hard to find now that you know it exists :) Hope that helps!
A friend has a 2016 model. one day the phone bluetooth connection disappeared. We went through the process of connecting to uconnect. All good till the car was switched off. Restart the car and the connection has failed. Tried multiple times with different phones. Same result. The Jeep support in South Africa sucks and no one can guarantee a fix. Does anyone have any suggestions. Thanks, Geoff
Thanks! Do you have access to 2018 Grand Cherokee? Are there any significant changes from 2016? Next video a little time on apple play please. Also on the 4 wheeler stuff in the infotainment system-more details.
Thanks for the support! Unfortunately right now all we have is the 2016, but mechanically the Grand Cherokee hasn't really changed since 2014. However, the 2018 Grand Cherokee (and maybe the 2017?) have the 4th generation UConnect system which was when they added Apple Carplay/Android Auto and the off-road pages on the center infotainment screen... I wish FCA would allow for us to upgrade to the new interface, but at this time we're stuck with the 3rd gen system in ours. :/
2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Dose anyone know if Uconnect is a paid subsribtion nothing works at all, I can't even get bluetooth to connect/pair. idk what Software this is suppose to b on, I ws told that cld be a issue, $250 for a Software Update
My physical controls don’t work at all ! The radio is on but it is so low you can barely hear it, unfortunately on Uconnect there is no volume control for you radio. So, I can’t turn up my radio by any means! As stated none of my manual controls work! ANY IDEAS/
Hi James, sorry to hear that you're having such bad luck with the radio! I haven't had that issue with ours yet (knock on wood), but it sounds like the system is having a software hiccup since it's unlikely the hardware would be going out already... if I were you, I'd disconnect the negative cable of the vehicle's battery for a few minutes and then reconnect and see if that resets the radio and gets it to work?
Good tip on how to get out of paddle shift mode.
How do you use the gage in the steering window for ECO display?
Do you mean how I have it showing fuel economy etc.? You can use the up/down arrows on the steering wheel to control the left-hand side menu of that screen until it highlights the fuel pump icon ⛽️, then you can use the left/right arrows to scroll through different fuel economy metrics/data! Let me know if that's what you meant or if I misunderstood you?
How do stop the odometer from blinking on a jeep Cherokee Latitude 2016
How do I get the volume to play from my phone to the car with an Android phone?
with aux its manual with blue tooth its automatic so you dont screw up the radio inputs mine works like a champ sirus sounds kinda cheap depending on your station but the phone and iheart and pandora and amazon music wow yeah that factory sub works!
I don’t have navigation in my car how can I get that I have jeep Cheroke 2017
Hi, I can't change the state on the gps. Can you help me?
How do you add Android auto to a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Hi Jeff, unfortunately these early Uconnect systems never offered the option of Android Auto or Apple CarPlay... one of my least favorite things about this vehicle compared to the rest of the ones we own :(
My Instrument Cluster Display does not show neither digital display nor analog (gauge) speedometer, after pressed Ok and left arrow to exit the features. The screen does not show after reset or saved. It always shows settings menu as upper/center/left/right even though it could be strolled through all settings. Any thoughts?.
hieu tran hmmmm, without being able to see it, I’m thinking that maybe the software is having a glitch - I would try disconnecting the negative battery cable for a few minutes and then reconnect and see if that works if you haven’t already been able to fix the problem?
The screen on the passenger side works but won't play any video.. Does anyone know why? I tried playing the the source inputs but in vain.
I'm thinking that by the looks of it ,Husky liners look like they fit better and cost less...what do you think?
Yeah, I saw those after I got these ones :( I think I had Husky liners in the rear of my old Tahoe back in the day, they were a slightly harder plastic (less floppy, which may lead to better fit.) Also, they didn't stink like rubber, so +1 for Husky. I'd say try them since they're cheaper and are going to function and look the same (imo) Let me know how you like them if you do go that route, maybe I'll try them on the next vehicle!
Does it come with apple car play
If you have a 2018+ model year Grand Cherokee (or most, if not all of the other Jeep models), then Apple Carplay was available. Unfortunately for people like me, our older models didn't come with it :/
How did u get the navigation app?
For these vehicles, the UConect radio either comes with or without navigation depending on how the car is configured at the factory... unfortunately you can’t add it after the fact to these radios, and they don’t even have CarPlay which is really a drag. :/
Thankyou, i just bought a 2015 overland edition 3.6L v6
Nice, congrats on your new ride!
@@1Brain4Wheels She's a beauty. Thanks budd.
I tried to pair my phone but it told me uconnect wasn't available. Do I have to register? I did not have to register previously and now, deleted my phone and want to add it again.
Hi Fran, no you shouldn't have to register anything? I would try to just restart the vehicle so the UConnect system can refresh and then try going in to the menu to pair the phone - at that point you should be able to go into the Bluetooth menu of your phone and select Uconnect under the other devices header. If it doesn't immediately show up, try pulling down on your phone screen to refresh the available devices list. If it shows up, then you should be able to follow the instructions on the phone and the car system to complete pairing - let me know if you're still having trouble!
What kind of floor mats are those ?
Brian Zahn they're Weather Tech brand, really nice and fit well, although they are a little pricey... Also, I would recommend letting them air out in your garage etc. for a week when you get them so the inside of your car doesn't smell like rubber (learned that the hard way.)
Great video you know your stuff !
Thanks for the praise, glad my video was helpful!
1Brain4Wheels indeed. Just got a 2019 srt today and trying to learn the vehicle
@@ecarrecarr7852 I'm jealous, our diesel is cool, but definitely lacks in the speed department!
hi my friend ….. am from Iraq ,,, I buy jeep grand Cherokee 2017 and I want to now how can setup GPS depended m
y country Iraq so can you tell us how can setup my GPS in my country …. thanks with best regard
EN.SINAN ABBAS KH hi there! Did it already have the GPS system built in from the factory and was it originally exported to Iraq or elsewhere? If yes to both of those questions, it should be able to work. If not, you would need to locate online or from a dealer the map files that could then be downloaded into your car’s GPS via the USB port. I hope that gives some help!
Having a problem setting up two phones to Bluetooth in our2016 grand Cherokee , any tips ?
Hmmmm, were both phones present in the car at the same time? If so, try setting it up with only one phone in the car at a time during the set up and then within the phone section of the settings menu/app on the Uconnect system, you can select which phone you would like to use when more than one connected phone is within range. Let me know if that's not clear, I'm trying to answer this solely off memory as we too had a similar problem!
Its the vr button not the call button to activate siri
Oh, good catch - thanks!
great video
Trish Berger thanks, I'm glad it was helpful!
How do you put apps in the app manager?
Sorry for such a late reply, I don’t always seem to get notifications for comments. Unfortunately I’m out of town for a while, so I don’t have the car in front of me, but once you click on the app manager, on the left-hand side of the screen I believe there’s a button that will allow you to select some more apps that you can add to your system, but at least when we bought the car the selection was pretty much limited to Pandora and a couple other Internet radio selections-nothing all that great to be honest. I find it much better to just connect my phone via Bluetooth or USB and skip the clunky apps that are built into the system. Apparently though, the new Uconnect systems in current FCA vehicles are much nicer than in our vehicles.
Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much!
Dave Cooper I'm glad the video was helpful! :)
Thank you!
Ana F glad the video helped! :)
So.... nothing about setting up Uconnect here
Literally the first half of this video is all using the Uconnect interface... I'm guessing you wanted more info regarding apps maybe? The early generations of Uconnect (what this video is based on) had a dismal selection of options for apps and the ones included functioned poorly, I'd suggest using Apple CarPlay if that's a concern you're having. Feel free to reach out if you have questions.
well welcome android radio don't need uconnects app anymore bought my wife 2019 Cherokee without navigation
well it does now and all my radio apps from my phone..hmmmmm
im sorry android auto
By the way Uconnect SUCKS ! It never responds right!
Haha, I'm not really the biggest Uconnect fan either - I know a lot of people love it, but I think it responds way too slowly and I don't like the layout of the controls, personally.... not that my Corvette was much better though :/
We've had Uconnect4 in 2 Trailhawks and a Charger. In my opinion, it's great! I wouldn't recommend the new Uconnect, Uconnect5, to anyone for all the tea in China!