Toronto, ON – Soon, Chrysler Canada dealers can activate navigation functions in vehicles equipped with certain Uconnect systems long after the vehicle has been sold. Uconnect offers navigation capability, but not all customers choose the option at the time of sale.
“Sometimes customers don’t realize what they want until they need it,” says Marios Zenios, Vice President-Uconnect Systems and Services. “That’s fine. We can help. With dealer-activated navigation, we are adopting a ‘no-customer-left-behind’ attitude.”
The dealer-activated navigation will be initially available on the 2013 Ram 1500 full-size pickup, SRT Viper and the 2014 Fiat 500L.
Because the necessary hardware is already resident in the vehicle, dealer-activated navigation affords a major convenience over portable devices, which create clutter and require charging or smartphone data plans – or both.
Dealer-activated navigation boasts the same map data as pre-ordered systems, including:
- Points of interest
- Junction views
- Lane guidance
- Intersection zoom
- Trip programming
In addition, dealer-activated navigation features turn-by-turn audio instructions to further encourage drivers to keep their focus on the task at hand – driving.
Dealer-activated navigation bodes particularly well for used-car buyers, Zenios says.
Source: Chrysler
