Siri is Apple’s voice recognition feature that helps you to concentrate on the road while driving your Cherokee as you can control the functions of the iPhone with voice commands. Only 2020 and later model year Jeep Cherokee vehicles are compatible with CarPlay.

You’ve an older model of Cherokee that does not support Apple CarPlay.

Reset the Cherokee’s infotainment system to its factory settings.

A software glitch is responsible for the CarPlay problem.

The connected USB port on your Cherokee does not support CarPlay.

Try a different cable, preferably original Apple cable.

The Lightning-to-USB cable you’re using is defective.

CarPlay is disabled in your iPhone, go to ‘Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps’ and enable both CarPlay and Siri.

If Apple CarPlay does not start on your Cherokee when you plug in the USB cable and there is no CarPlay icon in the list of apps in the infotainment system, it can be due to a number of reasons:

If you’re unsure which USB port supports CarPlay on your particular Cherokee variant, then consult your vehicle’s owners manual – or you can try plugging in the cable, one by one, in all the USB ports in dashboard and center console. If CarPlay does not start automatically on your Cherokee after you plug in the USB, then touch its icon on the launch bar on home screen of the infotainment display.

Apple CarPlay will launch automatically in Cherokee’s touchscreen and its icon will replace the Phone icon in the home screen.

This allows the use of CarPlay with your Cherokee while phone is locked.

Touch Allow on your iPhone when prompted.

Connect your Apple iPhone to your Jeep Cherokee USB port using an Apple-approved Lightning-to-USB cable.

CarPlay auto-launch enable / disable option under Apps > Projection Manager in Uconnect infotainment system Connect iPhone to Cherokee’s USB port Check the box next to Smartphone Device Mirroring. To enable CarPlay, select Apps, then Projection Manager. Enable CarPlay in CherokeeĬarPlay must be enabled in your Cherokee’s infotainment system settings if you want it to launch automatically when you connect USB. If you can’t see CarPlay or Siri & Search under your iPhone settings, then go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps, and make sure both CarPlay and Siri & Search are enabled.

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