Dodge 2500 Diesel (2005 year). Instruction

• The selected phone will be used for the next phone

call. If the selected phone is not available, the UCon-
nect™ system will return to using the highest priority
phone present in or near (approximately with in 30
feet) the vehicle.

Delete UConnect™ Paired Cellular Phones

• Press the ’Phone’ button to begin.
• After the ⬙Ready⬙ prompt and the following beep, say

⬙Setup Phone Pairing.⬙

• At the next prompt, say ⬙Delete.⬙
• The phone names (along with priority numbers) will

be played.

• When prompted say the priority number of the cellu-

lar phone (or “All” to delete all phones) you wish to

delete. You can also press the

⬘Voice Recognition’

button anytime while the list is being played and say
the priority number.

Things You Should Know About Your UConnect™
System

Voice Recognition (VR)

• Always wait for the beep before speaking.
• Speak normally, without pausing, just as you would

speak to a person sitting approximately eight (8) feet
away from you.

• Make sure that no one other than you is speaking

during a voice recognition period.

• Performance is maximized under:

• low-to-medium blower setting,
• low-to-medium vehicle speed,

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• low road noise,
• smooth road surface,
• fully closed windows,
• dry weather condition.

• Even though the system is designed for users speaking

in North American English and Spanish accents, the
system may not always work for some.

• When navigating through an automated system, such

as, voice mail, or when sending a page, at the end of
speaking the digit string, make sure to say

⬙send.⬙

• Storing names in phonebook when vehicle is not in

motion is recommended.

• It is not recommended to store similar sounding

names in the UConnect™ phonebook.

• UConnect™ phonebook name tag recognition rate is

optimized for the person who stored the name in the
phonebook.

• You can say ⬙O⬙ (letter ⬙O⬙) for ⬙0⬙ (zero). ⬙800⬙ must be

spoken

⬙eight-zero-zero.⬙

• Even though international dialing for most number

combinations is supported, some shortcut dialing
number combinations may not be supported.

Far End Audio Performance

• Audio quality is maximized under:

• low-to-medium blower setting,
• low-to-medium vehicle speed,
• low road noise,
• smooth road surface,
• fully closed windows, and

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• dry weather condition.
• Operation from driver seat.

• Performance, such as, audio clarity, echo. and loud-

ness to a large degree, rely on the phone and network,
and not the UConnect™ system.

• Echo at far end can sometime be reduced by lowering

the in-vehicle audio volume.

Bluetooth Communication Link
Cellular phones have been found to occasionally loose
connection to the UConnect™ system. When this hap-
pens, the connection can generally be re-established by
switching the phone off/on. Your cell phone is recom-
mended to remain in Bluetooth

⬙on⬙ mode.

Reset
In rare instances, it may be necessary to reset the UCon-
nect™ system. The reset feature is exercised by pressing
and holding the ’UConnect™ ’ and ’Voice Recognition’
buttons simultaneously for 15 seconds. Normally, you do
not need to exercise this feature.

Power-Up
After switching ignition key from off to either On or ACC
position, or after a reset, you must wait at least five (5)
seconds prior to using the system.

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North American English

Primary

Alternate(s)

Zero

Add location

Add new

All

All of them

Confirmation prompts

Confirmations prompts

Delete a name

Delete

Language

Select language

List names

List all

List paired phones

List phones

Pager

Beeper

Phone pairing

Pairing

Phonebook

Phone book

Return to main menu

Return. Main menu

Select phone

select

Set up

Phone settings phone set
up

SEATS
The seating options available in this truck are the result of
extensive customer research and evaluations.

Seats are also a primary part of the Occupant Restraint
(protection) System of the vehicle. They need to be used
properly for safe operation of the vehicle.

WARNING!

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people
riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously
injured or killed.

Do not allow people to ride in any area of your
vehicle that is not equipped with seats and seat belts.

Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and
using a seat belt properly.

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40-20-40 Front Seat

As the name implies, the seat is divided into 3 segments.
The outboard seat portions are each 40% of the total
width of the seat. The back of the center portion (20%)
easily folds down to provide an armrest/center storage
compartment (if equipped).

Each outboard seat is independently adjustable forward
orr earward and is equipped with a back recliner. The
instruction forward or rearward seat adjustment handle is
found at the front edge of each seat cushion. Pull up on
the handle and slide the seat to get the most comfortable
position.

WARNING!

Adjusting a seat while the vehicle is moving is
dangerous. The sudden movement of the seat could
cause you to lose control. The seat belt might not be
properly adjusted and you could be injured. Adjust
any seat only while the vehicle is parked.

Instruction Forward and Rearward Adjustment

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Reclining Seats
The recliner handle is on the outside of the seat cushion.
Pull up on the handle, as shown, to release the seat back
and adjust for comfort.

WARNING!

You can be seriously, even fatally, injured riding in a
seat with the seatback reclined. Do not ride with the
seatback reclined so that the shoulder belt is no
longer resting against your chest. If you ride in this
position, the shoulder harness will no longer be
restraining you. In a collision you could slide under
the seat belt and receive serious or fatal injuries.
Recline in a seat only when the vehicle is parked.

Adjustable Head Restraints
Head restraints can reduce the risk of neck injury in the
event of impact from the rear. Pull up or push down on
the restraints so that the upper edge is as high as
practical, at least to the level of the ears.

Seat Recliner Handle

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To lower the head restraint, push in the button and then
push down on the head restraint.

Instruction Rotary Lumbar Support Adjustment — If
Equipped
Rotating the lumbar control knob on the left side of the
driver’s seatback and on the right side of the passenger’s
seatback increases or decreases the lumbar (lower back)
support.

Head Restraint Adjustment

Instruction Lumbar Adjustment

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The power seat controls are on the outboard side of the
front seat cushions. Three switches control the seat move-
ment. The four-way switch in the center can be moved
forward or backwards to get the most comfortable posi-
tion. The same switch can be moved up and down to

control seat height. Change the seat angle by using the
two toggle switches, tilting it up or down.

Up, Down, Forward, and Rearward

Tilt Adjustment

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Heated Seats — If Equipped
The heated seat switches are located in the instrument
panel under the climate controls. The engine must be
running for the heated seats to operate.

Each heated seat switch has two settings (HI and LOW).
Press the switch once to obtain the desired heating
position and press a second time in the same direction to
turn the heated seats OFF. If you do not purposefully
turn the switch OFF, the heating element in the seat will
remain activated until the ignition is turned off. The
indicators on the switch will illuminate when the heated
seats are in the (HI or LOW) position. Flashing telltale
lights on the switch indicate that the Heated Seat system
needs servicing.

Heated Seat Switches

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TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE HOOD

To open the hood, two latches must be released. First pull
the hood release lever located below the steering wheel at
the base of the instrument panel. Once the hood is
released you must reach into the opening beneath the
center of the grille and push up the latch to release the
safety catch before raising the hood.

To prevent possible damage, do not slam the hood to
close it. Use a firm downward push at the front center of
the hood to ensure that both latches engage.

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WARNING!

If the hood is not fully latched, it could fly up when the
vehicle is moving and block your forward vision. Be
sure all hood latches are latched fully before driving.

LIGHTS

Interior Lights

Courtesy/ dome lights are turned on when the front
doors are opened, when the dimmer control (rotating
wheel on the right side of the switch) is rotated to the
second upward detent position, or if equipped, when the
UNLOCK button is pressed on the key fob. Rotating the
dimmer control to the optional fully upward position will

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turn on the cargo light located on the back of the cab.
When a door is open and the interior lights are on,
rotating the dimmer control all the way down to the OFF
detent will cause all the interior lights to go out. This is
also known as the

⬙Party⬙ mode because it allows the

doors to stay open for extended periods of time without
discharging the vehicle’s battery.

The brightness of the instrument panel lighting can be
regulated by rotating the dimmer control up (brighter) or
down (dimmer). When the headlights are ON you can
supplement the brightness of the odometer, trip odom-
eter, radio and overhead console by rotating the control
up until you hear a click. This feature is termed the
“Parade” mode and is useful when headlights are re-
quired during the day.

Battery Saver
To protect the life of your vehicle’s battery, Load Shed-
ding is provided for both the interior and exterior lights.

If the ignition is off and any door is left ajar for 15
minutes or the dimmer control is rotated upwards for 15
minutes, the interior lights will automatically turn off.

If the headlamps remain on while the ignition is cycled
off, the exterior lights will automatically turn off after 5
minutes. After 5 minutes timeout, if the headlamp switch
is turned off and then turned on, the exterior lights will
automatically turn off after 15 minutes.

If the dimmer control is rotated to the cargo lamp
position with the ignition off, the cargo lamps will
automatically turn off after 15 minutes.

NOTE:

Battery Saver mode is cancelled if the ignition is

ON.

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