Why didn't your dealership activate Sirius Guardian ??
You should have either a 6 months or 1 year free trial period, i forget which, as i don't own a smart phone.

I just use Bluetooth, which Chrysler/FCA has called Uconnect, which is Hands Free Calling

Sirius Guardian used to be called Uconnect Advantage or Uconnect Access, it is a Fee based APP
I don't need it, to me there is no need to call my Ram to start it so that the truck will be nice & toasty when i climb in it when it is cold

Some people listen to music that is on their phone & play it through the trucks speakers :4-dontknow:

 

I figured out most of it. I activated Uconnect right through the console. I believe I get a year. The usb problem seemed to fix itself. I took a nap , plugged the usb back in, and it worked. Its good to have for running android play. I can run spotify and waze navigation at the same time.

 

Now I just have to stop reaching for the center column shifter!!

 

Yep that one takes a little time, doin though you’ll be reaching for the knob in every other vehicle you get in to.

 

That damn rotary knob shifter ...

i have owned this Ram for 3 years this month

I have to look at the dash to see what i am grabbing
I have touched it to mute the radio while night driving
I have touched it to turn the fan speed up or down

Using the darn steering wheel buttons is almost as bad
I want to do something with the Cruise Control & i am always pushing the gear selector buttons, unless i am looking at it.

Taking my eyes off the road is not a good thing at 70 MPH

When i had my last Ram, i never had to look for the floor console shifter

 

Wait until you accidentally hit it while attempting to grab something that's falling off the dash like glasses out of the little cup on top and knock it into reverse while going 70 mph on the freeway.:SHOCKED:

Ask me how I know and I'll tell you about the minor heart attack I had.
I miss the positive lock shifting between gears...

 

That must be new for 2019 then. Or you can turn the shifter but it doesn't actually shift the transmission

 

Actually it happened in my 2014. Tried it in my 4th Gen '19 yesterday and yep, it turned. I didn't wait to see if it actually went into any other gear (other than neutral which it did) but the light flashed above the selection...

 

Didn't notice a message and certainly didn't wait to see if it'd actually do what the selector knob said/told it to do. That would've turned out very,very badly indeed...

 

Lol!


Fair enough indeed, I wouldn't wait either.


I seem to recall I did this at some point, can't remember but I thought there was a message that popped up or maybe the light just kept flashing.


Either way I was like you, I didn't wait to see if or when it would shift I put it back into D right quick! Lol

 

If its flashing it didn't complete the shift

 

Yes, I'm aware of that.:doh:
The points are nobody KNOWS if it would or wouldn't have had I not caught it in time, AND that it was a comment about one thing that CAN happen with a rotary shifter at that point in the dash, nothing more was meant...