Does my Gladiator have HD Radio?

[Quickstep192]

My 2021 Gladiator has the UConnect4 Radio with the 7” display. The sales literature says “Tune into Available HD radio to access digital signals transmitted over traditional radio frequencies, allowing you to access even more local AM/FM programming with digital sound”.

But, dang if I’m seeing how to do that and the owners manual does not offer any guidance on how to tune HD stations.

Am I missing something, or am I just incredibly daft?

Any information is appreciated.

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[Ferg]

Suggestion: If you have a local NPR station, try that. Many of them have HD "side channels" (or whatever the right term is) that will immediately show as HD.

 

[Quickstep192]

You’re clairvoyant! It’s actually an NPR HD channel I’m trying to tune. Locally 88.5 is the NPR station and 88.5 HD2 is the local station that has bluegrass music. I can tune 88.5 HD 2 on my wife’s Honda, but not in the Jeep. I only get the main NPR broadcast.

 

[Hootbro]

Uconnect website is somewhat misleading. There is no HD radio on the Gladiator or Wrangler model radios as of yet.

https://hdradio.com/new_car_manufacturer/jeep-3/

 

[Ferg]

I respectfully disagree.

 

[Hootbro]

I stand corrected then.

Must be just the 5.0 & 7.0 radios that do not have it.

 

[JET_83]

I stand corrected then.

Must be just the 5.0 & 7.0 radios that do not have it.

Yep, just the crappy 5.0 and 7.0 don't

 

[Quickstep192]

Interesting. What radio is that? I don’t see the HD thing on my radio. Am I missing something?

 

[Ferg]

Interesting. What radio is that? I don’t see the HD thing on my radio. Am I missing something?

Look on p. 15. See if this helps:

https://msmownerassets.z13.web.core...adiator/P128835_21_00_U4C8_EN_USC_DIGITAL.pdf

 

[Quickstep192]

Look on p. 15. See if this helps:

https://msmownerassets.z13.web.core...adiator/P128835_21_00_U4C8_EN_USC_DIGITAL.pdf

Thanks for that info. It looks like that’s for the bigger screen system with NAV. My Gladiator has the non-nav 7”. I’m resigning myself to the fact that I don’t have HD. Kinda Sux. Even my wife’s 6 year old cheapie Honda has HD.

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