After setting the time in my sisters Jeep Cherokee I decided I should also connect her iPhone to the Uconnect system via Bluetooth. The Uconnect system will allow you to receive calls, dial calls, etc. verbally in your car so you don’t have to look a t your cell phone while dialing. The Uconnect system i activated by pressing the button below the rear view mirror in your Jeep Grand Cherokee and I assume that in most cases the button location is similar for other vehicles. Below are two images including a close up of the Uconnect button located to the far left of the buttons below the rear view mirror and a picture of the entire rear view mirror so you get an idea of the buttons location.
The Uconnect button is the button on the far left of the images above and has a U with a circle of arrows around it. Follow the below steps to sync your iPhone with the Uconnect of any automobile.
Sync iPhone To Uconnect System:
- Turn iPhone Bluetooth On:First you want to make sure that Bluetooth is functioning on your iPhone. Click on the Settings icon from the iPhone desktop. From the settings screen click General to show the iPhone General Settings as displayed in the below image. Notice you can see if Bluetooth is on or off from this screen.
From the above General Settings screen you can click on Bluetooth to configure the Bluetooth settings. On the Bluetooth screen shown below click to the left of Off to turn Bluetooth On.
- Begin Uconnect Setup:Now that Bluetooth is operational on the iPhone you can start the Uconnect process. Click the Uconnect button on the rear view mirror to begin. The voice from the Uconnect system will ask you to verbally select one of the options from the menu. Once Uconnect asks for your input say “Setup” to begin the process of syncing the iPhone.
- Start Phone Pairing:Once you say setup in the above step the Uconnect system will list numerous options available from the setup menu. One of these options is “Phone Pairing” so when the Uconnect system asks for the choices from the setup menu say “Phone Pairing”.
- Pair a Phone:In the Phone Pairing menu you can modify current entries or begin pairing a new phone. After Uconnect lists all of the choices you should say “Pair a Phone” to begin the process of pairing the iPhone.
- Uconnect Pin Code:The first step in pairing a phone is setting the Bluetooth Pin Code that authorizes that phone to pair with the Uconnect system. When asked for the Pin Code say any four digit combination such as “1 – 2 – 3 – 4”. Uconnect will repeat back the Pin Code so you can verify it has recorded properly.
- Connect iPhone To Uconnect:After you have set the Pin Code for the Uconnect system you need to view the iPhone’s Bluetooth Settings screen which you can get to following the steps in Step 1 above. Before the Uconnect system shows up in Bluetooth the Bluetooth Settings screen will look similar to the below where you may have other Bluetooth devices showing or not.
After a couple seconds the Uconnect system will display as “Hands Free” as shown in the below image. Notice it states that it is not yet paired.
Click on the Hands Free device showing in the Bluetooth devices list above. This will open a new screen as shown in the below image that prompts you for the Pin Code you specified in Step 5.
Enter the Pin Code and then click the Connect button in the top right corner of the above window. This will pair the iPhone with Uconnect and take you back to the Bluetooth devices screen where the Uconnect Hands Free device will now show Connected as shown in the below image.
After the device is connected you will be prompted by the Uconnect voice again so proceed to the below steps.
- Phone Name & Priority: After connecting the iPhone you will then name the phone and set a priority between one and seven. Name the phone anything you would like and if this is your primary phone set the priority to one so this phone always connects at a higher priority than any other phone.
- Verify & Test:Now have a friend dial your cell phone while you are in your car to see if the music volume lowers and the Uconnect voice tells you there is an incoming call from a certain number. To make calls you can press the Uconnect button and follow the voice prompts.
The Uconnect system is a great way to safely use your cell phone in the car.
great step by step, how do you have the uconnect play the music on my iphone 3gs
Hello rta,
I am not exactly sure right off on how you play music through uconnect or if it is even possible. I would suggest posting the question on QD Engage to see if anyone else can answer. Engage is designed for anyone to be able to post questions and have them answered by anyone else. If nobody answers the question then I can look into it at some point in the future when my sister has her car at my house again.
Thanks.
alex
thank u very much, ill post later
Hello rta,
No problem. Thanks for leaving feedback.
Thanks.
alex
I just bought a 2012 Grand Cherokee and paid about $2K for a package that included Bluetooth – as I am on the road a lot. Well, in spite of all that was expected I spent 1/2 a day trying to connect only to find when I contacted Jeep that they ONLY connect to Iphone-4 (Verizon) if using software version 4.2.6. Since 5.0.1 is out and almost everyone is using it if they want the latest security none of us can connect to our Jeep Bluetooth/Uconnect. What kind of operation are they running? And just so you know that it is not just the Verizon – while they do link to 3Gs and 4 under AT&T, they only do so on earlier versions of the software.
When I asked the Jeep representative what they were going to do about it she said she had no idea. That was certainly a waste of my $2,000!
Same problem with Jeep Liberty…. the iphone is 5.1.1 and will not pair with a new 2012 Jeep. Jeez.
Hello Larry,
Sorry to hear about your issues. That is really a bummer that they don’t have a firmware update or something that would resolve this issue. If you were ever able to find resolution le tus know what fixed the issue so others including Cathy above will know how to fix their problem.
Thanks.
alex
Can you pair an iPhone 5 (system Iso7) to a 2014 Grand Cherokee Overland?
Hi all,
I have 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel with u-connect, I just updated my iphone to the iOS 7, and the u-connect works fine. I think it has to do with the password set up when initializing. I was having the same problem as well, and then when I tried 0-0-0-0 it connected…
give it a shot… I am not saying its a guarantee, however it did work for me
Any idea how to have your phone identified with your own voice rather than the computer voice? I did this with my first iPhone but cannot with my iPhone5. Everything else works just fine. Thanks.
I unconnected my iPhone after finding some of my contacts were old and no longer correct. Once I did this I can no longer figure out how to reconnect my phone again!!! It won’t let me.
I have 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo with UConnect Bluetooth system, so why I try to pair my I phone 6s, the radio volume is too low to listen the instructions, why i can’t adjust??