Hands Free Phone

A Uconnect™ Hands Free Phone system is factory-installed standard equipment. This system allows hands free use of compatible mobile phones for sending and receiving phone calls and text messages as well as for streaming audio from those devices through the audio system in the vehicle. The Hands Free Phone system includes the following major components, which are described in further detail elsewhere in this service information:

• Bluetooth™ Antenna  - A Bluetooth™ antenna is internal and integral to the Radio Receiver Module (RRM) (also known as the radio or the head unit).
• Bluetooth™ Phone  - A compatible, customer-supplied and paired Bluetooth™ phone is a required component of the hands free phone system. A list of suggested phones and providers is available at: http://www.chrysler.com/uconnect 
• Body Control Module  - The Body Control Module (BCM) is located on the instrument panel structural support within the passenger compartment, where it is concealed behind the instrument panel to the left of the steering column. The BCM is the configuration master node for the vehicle. Refer to MODULE, BODY CONTROL, DESCRIPTION .
• Left Steering Wheel Switch Pod  - The left steering wheel switch pod is located in the left horizontal spoke of the steering wheel. This switch pod contains the Uconnect™ Voice Recognition (VR) (also known as Voice Command) switch button and the Uconnect™ Phone switch buttons of the Hands Free Phone system. Refer to SWITCH, EVIC CONTROL, DESCRIPTION .
• Microphone  - A microphone is integral to the overhead console and roof lamp unit in the headliner near the center of the upper windshield opening header panel in vehicles equipped with the Uconnect™ Hands Free Phone system. Refer to MICROPHONE, DESCRIPTION .
• Radio Receiver Module  - The Radio Receiver Module (RRM) (also known as the radio or the head unit) is located near the top of the instrument panel center stack area and is the primary component of the phone system in this vehicle. Depending upon selected vehicle optional equipment the RRM may include a microcontroller, a Bluetooth™ transceiver, a navigation module, flash memory and sophisticated Advanced Speech Recognition (ASR) input capability through Voice Recognition (VR) software. The ASR software includes many different available languages. Each vehicle is equipped with a list of available languages, which are made available from the factory based upon languages most commonly used for the market destination. Refer to RADIO, DESCRIPTION .

The RRM also contains a microcontroller and programming that allows it to communicate with other electronic modules in the vehicle over the Controller Area Network - Interior High Speed (CAN-IHS) data bus. Refer to COMMUNICATION, DESCRIPTION .

The Uconnect™ Hands Free Phone system components cannot be adjusted or repaired. If any Hands Free Phone system component is damaged or ineffective, that component must be replaced. The Hands Free Phone system software is flash programmable through the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.