[ghostone]

I find this a slight annoyance that I cannot turn the Uconnect 5.0 radio off, yes you can mute the speakers but on every engine start up its on again, have I missed somewhere that I can turn it off until needed?


2014 SXT P.V6

 

[Bob Chapman]

Turn the volume down to Zero. You cannot turn off the radio.

 

[Thunderhorse]

The radios for the 2013+ trucks are more than just radios, some of the actual electrical functions of the truck are integrated into them.

 

[ghostone]

Thank you for the information, now I know why.

 

[DetroitDoc]

 

[Dr Honda]

We all understand that they are integrated, and do more than just being the radio. BUT... I agree with the OP. If I push the mute button... it should be muted when I turn the truck back on.

As above... it's a minor annoyance... but to me... it seems like a software glitch. (It remembers every other button position on a restart)

 

[Rambunkshuss]

They stay on now, so that big brother can track you 24/7 (chryslers version of "OnStar")

 

[Rambunkshuss]

We all understand that they are integrated, and do more than just being the radio. BUT... I agree with the OP. If I push the mute button... it should be muted when I turn the truck back on.

As above... it's a minor annoyance... but to me... it seems like a software glitch. (It remembers every other button position on a restart)

Its not a glitch, its designed this way for a reason.

 

[PTCTreeGuy]

Its not a glitch, its designed this way for a reason.

The reason being Ram is sponsored by the radio industry now?

Strikes me more as an oversight, no one considered the radio ever being off so it wasn't on their radar. I can tell you in 8 years of owning my previous truck the radio may have been off twice. And only muted it by spinning the volume down myself, but the volume wasn't ever that cranked it wasn't as fast as hitting the mute.

 

[pinkx]

Best solution for me was a small flash dive and put silent mp3 files on it. They are available http://duramecho.com/Misc/SilentCd/. Use the longest ones at the bottom. You can rename the files so you can put several 32 minute ones on the USB drive. Plug it in to the port on the Ram and it will default to it. No sound.

 

[bubba33]

We all understand that they are integrated, and do more than just being the radio. BUT... I agree with the OP. If I push the mute button... it should be muted when I turn the truck back on.

As above... it's a minor annoyance... but to me... it seems like a software glitch. (It remembers every other button position on a restart)

This is what would happen if it stayed muted when turned back on.Hey guys when I start my truck I don't get any sound out of the radio. First reply would be did you check to see if it was muted.:doh:

 

[andyo5]

When I inquired at my dealership parts department about installing an aftermarket radio, I was told "those trucks will go to the crusher with their original radios still in them". His way of saying that the radio is an integral part of the vehicle control system.

 

[48Connor]

When I inquired at my dealership parts department about installing an aftermarket radio, I was told "those trucks will go to the crusher with their original radios still in them". His way of saying that the radio is an integral part of the vehicle control system.

Most after market radios specifically built for the Ram don't loose any of the stock features. Go look at something like and Apline X009. Pricey, yes, but doesn't loose any features, thereby, not truly and integral part of the vehicle.

With the 3.0 and the 5.0, (never used the 8.4, no idea what's on it) you could pull the thing out, rock no radio, and the truck wouldn't even bat an eye.