DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2011 5.G Service Manual
Manufacturer: DODGE, Model Year: 2011, Model line: GRAND CARAVAN, Model: DODGE GRAND CARAVAN 2011 5.GPages: 100, PDF Size: 4.02 MB
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USB Port
• The USB Port on the radio allows you to copy songs from a connected USB drive orsupported media device onto your Media Center hard drive. You can also playback
music from your USB device through the USB Port on the radio. The USB Port on
a Media Center 730N allows you to support iPod
®devices or USB drives for music
playback, charging, control through radio or steering wheel buttons, voice
commands and song selection by voice.
• The USB port located in the glove box also offers the ability to play songs from connected USB drives, or supported media devices. Supported devices may be
controlled through the vehicles steering wheel or radio controls, or even with voice
commands, and may be charged through the USB port. If equipped, you may also
select songs by name.
Navigation – Media Center 730N (Sales Code RHR) Only
• Navigation radios require digital data from a navigation database. The data in thenavigation database is licensed from Navigation Technologies®. Not all roads are
digitized.
• For software updates, visit http://www.navteq.com website, or contact your authorized dealer for the latest available software.
NOTE: Many features of this radio are speed dependent. For your own safety, it is not
possible to use the touch-screen keyboard to enter a name (e.g., street name) while the
vehicle is in motion. Pull over at a safe location to complete your task or use Voice
Command.
• The Navigation system receives GPS signals from satellites to display the positionof your vehicle.
Map • Press the NAV hard-key to access the Navigation Main Menu.
• Touch the MAP soft-key to display a map of your current position.
New Destination • Press the NAV hard-key to access the Navigation Main Menu.
• Touch the NEW DESTINATION soft-key to program a destination, then select the destination soft-key of your choice.
• Media Center 730N allows destinations to be input by voice while in motion. Press the Voice Command button on the radio to begin.
Program/Storing Home Address • Press the NAV hard-key to access the Navigation Main Menu.
• Touch the GUIDE ME HOME soft-key, then touch the STREET ADDRESS soft-key.
• Touch the STATE soft-key, then enter your state name into the speller; select your state from the list and press the CHANGE soft-key.
• Touch the INPUT STREET NAME soft-key and enter your street name into the speller.
• Touch the CONTINUE soft-key and enter your address into the speller; touch the CONTINUE soft-key again.
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• Touch the city name and touch the SAVE soft-key to complete programming.
Change Stored Home Address • Press the MENU hard-key, then touch the MY FILES soft-key.
• Touch the MY ADDRESS BOOK soft-key, then touch the HOME soft-key.
• In the Home Address Information screen, touch the EDIT CONTACT soft-key, then touch the CHANGE ADDRESS soft-key in the next screen.
• Touch the INPUT STREET NAME soft-key and enter your street name into the speller.
• Touch the CONTINUE soft-key and enter your address into the speller; touch the CONTINUE soft-key again.
• Touch the city name and touch the SAVE soft-key to complete programming.
Guide Me Home • Press the NAV hard-key to access the Navigation Main Menu.
• Touch the GUIDE ME HOME soft-key to route you back to your home destination from your current location. Touch the GO soft-key to start your trip.
Local Address Book Features • Your navigation-equipped radio can store destinations into its local address book so that you can recall them later.
• To save your current location to the local address book, touch the cursor on the screen, next touch SELECT, then touch CURSOR POINT, next touch OPTIONS,
then touch SAVE DESTINATION, and lastly touch ADDRESS BOOK.
• To add or delete destinations from your local address book stored on the radio, press the MENU hard key, then touch MY FILES, next touch ADDRESS BOOK, and
last touch DEFAULT FOLDER (or any added folder).
• To route to a destination that is saved in your local address book, press the MENU hard key, then touch MY FILES, next touch ADDRESS BOOK, and last touch
DEFAULT FOLDER and select the contact you want to route to.
Navigation – Media Center 430N (Sales Code RHB) Only
• For software updates, visit http://www.garmin.com/chrysler website, or contact yourauthorized dealer for the latest available software.
• The Navigation system receives GPS signals from satellites to display the position of your vehicle. You may experience interruptions or delays in receiving navigation
information in garages, tunnels, large cities, or other situations where the vehicle
does not have a direct line of sight to the sky.
• Voice Command is not available for navigation commands on this radio (although Voice Command functions for all other radio functions).
Map • Touch the NAV soft-key in the upper-right corner of your radio screen, to access the Navigation system.
• Touch the View Mapsoft-key to display a map of your current position.
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Entering a Destination/Finding a Point of Interest• Touch the NAV soft-key in the upper-right corner of your radio screen, to access the Navigation system.
• Touch the Where To?soft-key to program a destination.
• Next touch one of the subcategories to search for your destination. Address, Points of Interest, Recently Found, Favorites and Intersection are a few of the options.
• After touching one of the subcategories, follow the on-screen steps to complete the process and be routed to your destination.
Setting a Home Location • Touch the NAV soft-key in the upper-right corner of your radio screen, to access the Navigation system.
• Touch the Where To?soft-key, then touch Go Home.
• Next, select from: • Enter My Address – enter an address for the location using the on-screenkeyboard.
• Use my current location – sets your current location as your Home Location.
• Choose from Recently Found – select a location from your recently found locations.
• After you set your Home Location, touch Where To?, then touch Go Home.
Editing Home Location • Touch the NAV soft-key in the upper-right corner of your radio screen, to access the Navigation system.
• Touch the Where To?soft-key, then touch Favorites.
• Touch the location you want to edit.
• Next, touch Press for More.
• Touch Edit.
• Follow the on-screen steps for editing the Home Location.
Go Home • Touch the NAV soft-key in the upper-right corner of your radio screen, to access the Navigation system.
• Touch Where To? , then touch Go Home.
SIRIUS Travel Link – Media Center 730N (RHR) & Media Center 430N (RHB) Only
• To access SIRIUS Travel Link, press the MENU hard-key, then touch the Travel
Link soft-key.
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NOTE:SIRIUS Travel Link requires a subscription, sold separately after trial
subscription included with vehicle purchase.
• SIRIUS Travel Link brings a wealth of useful information into your vehicle and rightto your fingertips:
• Weather
• View detailed weather conditions at your current location.
• Ski Info
• View ski and snowboarding conditions at ski resorts.
• Fuel Prices
• Check detailed price information for fuel stations near your current location.
• Movie Listings
• Check which movies (includes start times, ratings, run lengths and summaries)
are playing at theaters near your current location.
• Sports Scores
• View scores and upcoming events for all major sports.
• Your favorite location, theater and sports teams can be stored for quick access.
• Refer to your Media Center 730N (RHR) User's Manual or Media Center 430/430N (RBZ/RHB) User's Manual for more details.
STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS
• The steering wheel audio controls arelocated on the rear surface of the
steering wheel.
Right Switch
• Press the switch up or down toincrease or decrease the volume.
• Press the button in the center to change modes AM/FM/CD/SAT.
Left Switch
• Press the switch up or down to search for the next listenable station or select the
next or previous CD track.
• Press the button in the center to select the next preset station (radio) or to change CDs if equipped with a CD Changer.
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Uconnect™ Phone
• To determine if your vehicle is equipped with Uconnect™ Phone, press theUconnect™ Phone button
. If your vehicle has this feature, after a couple
seconds you will hear a voice prompt. If not, you will see a message on the radio
“Uconnect phone not available”.
• The Uconnect™ Phone is a voice-activated, hands-free, in-vehicle communications system with Voice Command Capability (see Voice Command section).
• The Uconnect™ Phone allows you to dial a phone number with your mobile phone using simple voice commands.
• For vehicles equipped with Video Entertainment System (VES)™, refer to the Uconnect™ Phone section of the Uconnect™ User's Manual on the DVD for
further details.
• For vehicles not equipped with VES™, refer to your vehicle Owner's Manual on the DVD for further details.
NOTE: The Uconnect™ Phone requires a mobile phone equipped with the Bluetooth
®
Hands-Free Profile, Version 0.96 or higher. For Uconnect™ customer support, call
1–877–855–8400 or visit www.dodge.com/uconnect.
Phone Pairing
NOTE: Pairing is a one-time initial setup before using the phone. You will also need to
follow the Bluetooth®instructions in your cell phone user guide to complete the phone
pairing setup.
• Press the Phone button
to begin.
• Wait for the “ready” prompt and BEEP.
• (After the BEEP), say “Uconnect setup”.
• (After the BEEP), say “phone pairing”.
• (After the BEEP), say “pair a phone”.
• Follow the audible prompts.
• You will be asked to enter a four-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN), which you will later need to enter into your mobile phone. You can enter any four-digit
PIN. You will not need to remember this PIN after the initial pairing process.
• You will then be prompted to give the phone pairing a name (each phone paired should have a unique name).
• Next you will be asked to give this new pairing a priority of 1 thru 7 (up to seven phones may be paired); 1 is the highest and 7 is the lowest priority. The system
will only connect to the highest priority phone that exists within the proximity of
the vehicle.
Making A Phone Call
• Press the Phone button.
• (After the BEEP), say “dial” (or “call” a name).
• (After the BEEP), say number (or name).
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Phonebook Edit
• Press the Phone button.
• (After the BEEP), say “phonebook”.
• (After the BEEP), say “new entry” or “list names” or “delete”.
• Follow the prompts.
Receiving A Call – Accept (And End)
• When an incoming call rings/is announced on Uconnect™, press the Phone button
.
• To end a call, press the Phone button
.
Mute (Or Unmute) Microphone During Call
• During a call, press the Voice Command button.
• (After the BEEP), say “mute” (or “mute off”).
Transfer Ongoing Call Between Handset And Vehicle
• During a call, press the Voice Command button.
• (After the BEEP), say “transfer call”.
Changing The Volume
• Start a dialogue by pressing the Phone button, then adjust the volume during
a normal call.
• Use the radio ON/OFF VOLUME rotary knob to adjust the volume to a comfortable level while the Uconnect™ system is speaking. Please note the volume setting for
Uconnect™ is different than the audio system.
NOTE: To access the tutorial, press the Uconnect™ hard-key. After the BEEP, say
“tutorial”. Press any hard-key/button or touch the display (Touch-Screen radio) to
cancel the tutorial.
WARNING!
• Any voice commanded system should be used only in safe driving conditions following local laws and phone use. All attention should be kept on the
roadway ahead. Failure to do so may result in a collision causing you and
others to be severely injured or killed.
• In an emergency, to use Uconnect™ Phone, your mobile phone must be: • turned on,
• paired to Uconnect™ Phone,
• and have network coverage.
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Uconnect™ VOICE COMMAND
• The Uconnect™ Voice Command system allows you to control your AM, FM radio,satellite radio, disc player, HDD, Uconnect™ Phone, a memo recorder, and
supported portable media devices.
• When you press the Voice Command button
located on the radio faceplate
or steering wheel, you will hear a beep. The beep is your signal to give a command.
If you do not say a command within a few seconds, the system will present you
with a list of options. If you ever wish to interrupt the system while it lists options,
press the Voice Command button
, listen for the BEEP, and say your
command.
Voice Command for Text Messaging
• If equipped with Uconnect™ Voice Command, your Media Center 430N radio may be able to play incoming SMS messages through the vehicle sound system.
• It also allows you to respond by selecting from various pre-defined phrases.
• Not all phones are compatible with this feature. Refer to the phone compatibility list at www.dodge.com/uconnect. Connected mobile phones must be
bluetooth-compatible, and paired with your radio.
Changing The Volume
• Start a dialogue by pressing the Voice Command button, then say a
command (for example, “tutorial”).
• Use the radio ON/OFF VOLUME rotary knob to adjust the volume to a comfortable level while the Voice Command system is speaking. The volume setting for Voice
Command is different than the audio system.
• For vehicles equipped with Video Entertainment System (VES)™, refer to the Uconnect™ Voice Command section of the Uconnect™ User's Manual on the DVD
for further details.
• For vehicles not equipped with VES™, refer to your vehicle Owner's Manual on the DVD for Uconnect™ Voice Command information.
NOTE: To access the tutorial, press the Voice Command button
. After the
BEEP, say “tutorial”. Press any hard-key/button or touch the display (Touch-Screen
radio) to cancel the tutorial.
WARNING!
Any voice commanded system should be used only in safe driving conditions
following local laws and phone use. All attention should be kept on the roadway
ahead. Failure to do so may result in a collision causing you and others to be
severely injured or killed.
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iPod®/USB/MP3 CONTROL
• There are many ways to play music from iPod®players or other portable devices
through your vehicle's speakers. Your choices depend on what radio your vehicle is
equipped with.
• The radio sales code is located on the lower right side of the radio faceplate.
If Equipped With Media Center 130 with Satellite Radio (Sales Code RES + RSC) Or
Media Center 430/430N (Sales Code RBZ/RHB)
• The USB port, located within the upper glove box, allows you to plug an iPod®into
the vehicle's sound system.
• To hear audio from devices connected to this port from a non-touch-screen radio, press the AUX button on the radio faceplate. From a touch-screen radio, press the
MEDIA hard-key, then touch the AUX or iPod
®soft-key.
• When connected to this feature: • The iPod
®can be controlled using the radio buttons to Play, Browse, and List
the iPod®or external devices contents. Refer to the Owner's Manual on the DVD
for details.
• The iPod
®battery charges when plugged into the USB port (if supported by the
specific audio device).
• Compatible iPod
®devices may also be controllable using voice commands. Refer
to the Owner's Manual on the DVD for details.
NOTE:
• The USB port supports certain Mini, Classic, Nano, Touch, and iPhone
®devices. The
USB port also supports playing music from compatible external USB Mass Storage
Class memory devices. For supported audio file formats, refer to the USB Port
section in the Owner's Manual on the DVD. Refer to www.chrysler.com/uconnect
website for a list of tested iPod
®s. Some iPod®software versions may not fully
support the USB port features. Please visit Apple’s website for iPod®software
updates.
Bluetooth®Streaming Audio
• If equipped with Uconnect™ Voice Command, your Bluetooth-equipped iPod®
devices, cell phones or other media players, may also be able to stream music to
your vehicle's speakers. Your connected device must be Bluetooth-compatible, and
paired with your Media Center radio (see Uconnect™ Phone for pairing
instructions). Press the AUX button on the radio faceplate until "BT" is displayed
on the radio screen.
WARNING!
Do not plug in or remove the iPod®or external device while driving. Failure to
follow this warning could result in a collision.
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VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (VES)™
System Operation
• The screen is located in the overhead compartment console. To lower the screen,press the release button located in the center of the console rear of the screen.
• The system may be controlled by the front seat occupants using either the radio or DVD player controls, or by the rear seat occupants using the remote control.
• The video screen displays information in a split screen format. The left side of the screen is referred to as Channel 1 and the right side of the screen is referred to as
Channel 2. All modes except video modes are displayed in a split screen format.
• To use the headphones, press the power button located on the right ear cup. Select the channel on the headphones (1 or 2) which corresponds to the channel selected
on the desired video screen.
• To receive VES™ audio through the vehicle's sound system, press the VES™ soft-key on the radio's touch-screen.
Operation Of The Touch-Screen Radio/DVD Player
• To view a DVD press the OPEN/CLOSE or LOAD hard-key on the touch-screen radioand insert the disc or insert the disc into the optional DVD player. Playback will
begin automatically after the DVD is recognized by the disc drive. If playback does
not begin automatically when the disc is inserted into the DVD player press the
PLAY button. If playback does not begin automatically after the disc is inserted
into the touch-screen radio follow these steps:
• Press the MENU hard-key, then touch the Rear VES™ soft-key. If a chapter list
appears on the right side of the screen, touch the HIDE LIST soft-key to display
the Rear VES™ control screen.
• Touch the 1 soft key to select an audio channel, then touch the DISC soft-key in the MEDIA column.
Operation Of The Remote Control
• The remote control operates similarly to any DVD remote you may have used beforeand allows the rear seat passengers to change stations, tracks, discs and
audio/video modes.
• The remote control is designed to control either channel by using the selector switch located on the right side of the remote.
• Connect the video game or other external media devises to the AUX jacks following the color coding for the VES™ jacks.
• Pressing the power button will turn the VES™ system ON/OFF.
• Pressing the mode button causes the MODE SELECTION menu to appear on the VES™ screen. Use the remote control arrow buttons to scroll through the available
modes, and then press ENTER to select the desired mode.
Auxiliary Audio/Video Input Jacks
• The AUX jacks are located on the drivers side rear trim panel behind the slidingdoor.
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• Connect the video game or other external media devises to the AUX jacks followingthe color coding for the VES™ jacks.
• Using either the touch-screen radio or remote control, select AUX from the REAR VES™ CONTROL or the MODE SELECTION screen.
• Refer to the Uconnect™ Multimedia – Video Entertainment System (VES)™ section in the Uconnect™ User's Manual on the DVD for further details.
ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER
(EVIC)
• The EVIC features a driver interactivedisplay that is located in the
instrument cluster. Pressing the
controls on the left side of the steering
wheel allows the driver to select
vehicle information and Personal
Settings. For additional information,
refer to Programmable Features in this
guide.
• Press and release the UP
button
to scroll upward through the main
menus (Fuel Economy, Vehicle Info,
Tire PSI, Cruise, Messages, Units, System Setup) and sub menus.
• Press and release the DOWN
button to scroll downward through the main
menus and sub menus.
• Press and release the SELECT
button for access to main menus, sub menus
or to select a personal setting in the setup menu.
• Press the BACK button to scroll back to a previous menu or sub menu.
Compass Calibration
• This compass is self-calibrating, which eliminates the need to set the compass manually. When the vehicle is new, the compass may appear erratic and the EVIC
will display “CAL” until the compass is calibrated.
• You may also calibrate the compass by completing one or more 360 degree turns (in an area free from large metal or metallic objects) until the “CAL” message
displayed in the EVIC turns off. The compass will now function normally.
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