Hands Free Phone - Description

HANDS-FREE PHONE

A Uconnect(TM) Hands-Free Phone system is factory-installed optional 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(TM) Antenna - A Bluetooth(TM) antenna is internal and integral to the Radio Receiver Module (RRM) (also known as the radio or the head unit).

- Bluetooth(TM) Phone - A customer-supplied and paired Bluetooth(TM) phone is a required component of the hands-free phone system.

- Body Control Module - The Body Control Module (BCM) (also known as the Common Body Controller/CBC) is located on the upper left corner of the dash panel within the passenger compartment, where it is concealed behind the instrument panel to the left of the steering column and pedal support bracket. The BCM is the configuration master node for the vehicle. Body Control Module - Description.

- Electronic Vehicle Information Center Switch Pod - The Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) switch pod is located in the left horizontal spoke of the steering wheel. In addition to the EVIC switch buttons this switch pod contains the Uconnect(TM) Voice Recognition (VR) (also known as Voice Command) switch button and the Uconnect(TM) Phone switch button of the Hands-Free Phone system. Electronic Vehicle Information Center Switch - Description.

- Microphones - Stereo microphones are integral to the inside rear view mirror in vehicles equipped with the Uconnect(TM) Hands-Free Phone system. These microphones are located on the top surface of the mirror housing, one to each side of center. 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 either a 127 millimeter (5 inch) or a 213 millimeter (8.4 inch) color electronic touchscreen display, a microcontroller, a Bluetooth(TM) 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. 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. Communication - Description.

The Uconnect(TM) 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.