Ram 3500 Chassis Cab 2017 Owner's Manual

If you see theicon on your touchscreen, you have the
Uconnect 8.4 NAV system. If not, you have a Uconnect
8.4 system.
Uconnect 8.4 NAV
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Get Started
1. Visit UconnectPhone.com to check mobile device andfeature compatibility and to find phone pairing instruc-
tions.
2.
Reduce background noise. Wind and passenger conversa-
tions are examples of noise that may impact recognition.
3. Speak clearly at a normal pace and volume while facing straight ahead. The microphone is positioned in the
headliner and aimed at the driver.
4. Each time you give a Voice Command, you must first push either the VR or Phone button, wait until afterthe
beep, then say your Voice Command.
5. You can interrupt the help message or system prompts by pushing the VR or Phone button and saying a Voice
Command from current category. Two buttons are all you need to control your Uconnect
system with your voice.
Voice Recognition (VR)/Phone Buttons
1 — Push To Begin Radio, Media, Navigation, Apps And Climate
Functions
2 — Push To Initiate Or To Answer A Phone Call, Send Or Receive
A Text
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Basic Voice Commands
The basic Voice Commands below can be given at any
point while using your Uconnect system.
Push the VR button
. After the beep, say
•Cancel to stop a current voice session
• Help to hear a list of suggested Voice Commands
• Repeat to listen to the system prompts again
Notice the visual cues that inform you of your voice
recognition system’s status. Cues appear on the screen.
Uconnect 3.0
Uconnect 5.0
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Radio
Use your voice to quickly get to the AM, FM or SiriusXM
Satellite Radio stations you would like to hear. (Subscrip-
tion or included SiriusXM Satellite Radio trial required.)Push the VR button
. After the beep, say
•
Tune to ninety-five-point-five FM
• Tune to Satellite Channel Hits 1
TIP: At any time, if you are not sure of what to say or want
to learn a Voice Command, press the VR button
and say
“Help.” The system will provide you with a list of
commands.
Uconnect 8.4/8.4 NAV
Uconnect 3.0 Radio
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Uconnect 5.0 Radio
Uconnect 8.4/8.4 NAV Radio
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Media
Uconnect offers connections via USB, Bluetooth and auxil-
iary ports (If Equipped). Voice operation is only available
for connected USB and iPod devices. (Remote CD player
optional and not available on all vehicles.)
Push the VR button
. After the beep, say one of the
following commands and follow the prompts to switch
your media source or choose an artist.
• Change source to Bluetooth
• Change source to iPod
• Change source to USB
• Play artist Beethoven; Play album Greatest Hits; Play
song Moonlight Sonata; Play genreClassical TIP:
For the Uconnect 3.0, Uconnect 5.0 and 8.4/8.4 NAV
systems, select Browse to see all of the music on your iPod
or USB device. Your Voice Command must match exactly
how the artist, album, song and genre information is
displayed.
Uconnect 3.0 Media
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Uconnect 5.0 Media
Uconnect 8.4/8.4 NAV Media
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Phone
Making and answering hands-free phone calls is easy with
Uconnect. When the Phonebook button is illuminated for
the Uconnect 3.0, Uconnect 5.0 and 8.4/8.4 NAV radios,
your system is ready. Check UconnectPhone.com for mo-
bile phone compatibility and pairing instructions.
Push the Phone button
. After the beep, say one of the
following commands
• Call John Smith
• Dial 123-456-7890 and follow the system prompts
• Redial (call previous outgoing phone number)
• Call back (call previous incoming phone number) TIP:
When providing a Voice Command, push the Phone
button
and say “Call,”then pronounce the name
exactly as it appears in your phone book. When a
contact has multiple phone numbers, you can say “Call
John Smith work.”
Uconnect 3.0 Phone
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Voice Text Reply
Uconnect will announceincomingtext messages. Push the
Phone button
and say Listen.(Must have compatible
mobile phone paired to Uconnect system.)
1. Once an incoming text message is read to you, push the
Phone button
. After the beep, say: “Reply.”
Uconnect 5.0 Phone
Uconnect 8.4/8.4 NAV Phone
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2. Listen to the Uconnect prompts. After the beep, repeatone of the pre-defined messages and follow the system
prompts.
PRE-DEFINED VOICE TEXT REPLY RESPONSES
Yes. Stuck in traffic. See you later.
No. Start without
me. I’ll be late.
Okay. Where are you? I will be

minutes late.
Call me. Are you there
yet?
I’ll call you later. I need
directions. See you in
of minutes.
I’m on my way. Can’t talk right
now.
I’m lost. Thanks.
TIP: Your mobile phone must have the full implementation
of the Message Access Profile (MAP) to take advantage of
this feature. For details about MAP, visit
UconnectPhone.com. Apple iPhone iOS 6 or later supports reading
incoming
text messages only. To enable this feature on your Apple
iPhone, follow these four simple steps:
TIP: Voice Text Reply is not compatible with iPhone, but if
your vehicle is equipped with Siri Eyes Free, you can use
your voice to send a text message.
iPhone Notification Settings
1 — Select “Settings”
2 — Select “Bluetooth”
3 — Select The (i) For The Paired Vehicle
4 — Turn On “Show Notifications”
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