Navigating the 2019 Ram 1500 Uconnect 12-inch touchscreen display

  • 5 years ago

In part two of our eight-part Truck Thursday Uconnect series, Brad Gieske, FCA Experience Design Manager, demonstrates the many different options and capabilities of the fourth-generation Uconnect 12-inch touchscreen display.
Launched in 2003, Uconnect systems are FCA’s award-winning in-vehicle connectivity centers, designed to keep consumers connected, entertained and, most importantly, focused on the road. Uconnect systems provide drivers with a range of communication, navigation, entertainment features and connected services. FCA enriches the easy-to-use Uconnect systems’ features and services by delivering enhancements via over-the-air software update capability. Updates, deployed automatically via wireless cellular networks, enable product enhancements, security updates and improved compatibility with mobile devices. Updates are applied at no cost to FCA US vehicle owners and without a service appointment.
An included trial of connected services is available on properly equipped vehicles. These real-time servicesinclude a monthly vehicle health report; vehicle health alerts; a smartphone app that enables owners toremotely lock, unlock or start their vehicle and locate their vehicle, and more. Also, SOS Call and Assist buttons on the rearview mirror connect vehicle owners to help at the push of a button.
Vehicle owners can access and control their Uconnect system features and services via advanced voice recognition technology, steering wheel controls, intuitive touchscreens or traditional knobs and buttons, as well as by using the Uconnect app and Vehicle Brand Owner Site to remotely send secure commands to the vehicle.