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Toggling Uconnect Off/On?

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#1 ·
I have the 430 cockpit nav thingy. I like the Uconnect incorporating my cell phone into my speaker system more than I thought I would. But, there are times I want to be able to use my regular Bluetooth with my Blackberry (have to have one rather than iPhone, etc .. for work compatibility) in the vehicle at times--particularly when my wife call and someone else is in the vehicle because she might say who knows what about them, etc ... Also, for some reason, when I play my voicemails back, the Uconnect does not pick that up. So, I have to turn my BB speaker phone on and listen to it that way, which not only is a pain, but also allows anyone else in the vehicle to hear it.

When the Jeep is no running, my BB automatically pairs with my Bluetooth thingy. But when the Jeep's running, the Uconnect pairing trumps everything else on the planet. I've tried just turning the 430 unit off when I want to pair with the Bluetooth headset, but that doesn't work--Uconnect still prevents the pairing. And the solution cannot be that I scroll through my phone's connection options to disconnect from Uconnect and connect to the Bluetooth (as I would then likely careen into oncoming traffic).

I aslo cannot figure out if I can change the Uconnect settings by button rather than voice control. I can live with it if I can't, but I hate voice command gadgets and, again, I don't want to be doing that out loud with others in the car.


So, questions:

(1) Is there a simple way when driving to just turn the Uconnect off?

(2) Is there any way to manipulate the Uconnect settings without using voice commands?

Thanks in advance for any helpful advice, or even the humorous derision that's likely to follow from tech-savvy people.
 
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#2 ·
So, questions:

(1) Is there a simple way when driving to just turn the Uconnect off?

(2) Is there any way to manipulate the Uconnect settings without using voice commands?

Thanks in advance for any helpful advice, or even the humorous derision that's likely to follow from tech-savvy people.
I had to turn mine (same system as yours) off recently, but I did it by hitting the Uconnect button, then using voice commands. Not sure if there's a way to do it with just buttons, but I don't think so.

If you don't get satisfaction in an acceptable time period, PM member xsdbs...he's pretty much the authority on Uconnect and the various sound/nav features on our rigs.

I've had dealings with him on a couple of matters. Good dude. :thumb:
 
#6 ·
Hello KB, I just stumbled on this thread.
as for toggling the UC on / off, there's not a factory way to do that. However if you need to take the call of UC then during the call, press the VR (voice) button and say "transfer call". The call will then be transferred to the phone and the ear piece should be able to also now pair up to the phone. The phone will now stay in that mode till the next key cycle, (turning off the key, then back on), as long as when you need to make a call you now do it thru the handset. Don't press the UC buttons or the phone will once again pair up to Uconnect.
Now the other option would be if you don't like or want to do it that way, you could get to the module which is behind the HVAC control head below the radio and install a toggle switch on the power lead.
Hope this helps.
 
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