So I collected my new series 4 595 Comp the other day(will post some pics later). It's glorious, but just one small niggle. I have the standard 5" screen head unit with the beats upgrade. I've paired my iPhone 6 (iOS fully up to date to v10.2) and the music works fine. But there's an apps section on the head unit too. I've downloaded the Uconnect Live app and have registered an account but it refuses to connect to my car. I keep getting the message "Sorry Uconnect LIVE services are not enabled on your vehicle".  Is it right that I get that message (i.e. The app doesn't work with the 5" non nav head unit)? Or is something amiss? Anyone else had/ not had this problem?
Thanks in advance and happy new year!

Thanks for the reply. I'll see what the dealer has to say.

I have a S4 595 Comp like you, but with the 7 inch screen with satnav. Not sure it's anything to do with the nav though.

Fish

After chasing it up with them, I had a further response from Abarth. They gave me a procedure to go through of turning things off/on disconnecting/connecting etc and now it works! I don't know if it was purely that process or whether they've tinkered with something on the backend too. Oddly though, if I put my VIN in here >>  https://www.driveuconnect.eu/en/check-your-vin  it still tells me that "Uconnect LIVE services are not available on your vehicle”.

In case it helps anyone else, this is what they told me to do:

In order to activate the UConnect LIVE Services with your account, please be informed to proceed with the following steps:

1)   Cancel from the HU (radio) all the paired phones (press setting button on the radio and select Cancel personal data)
2)   Turn-off the radio and the vehicle.
3)   Cancel from the smartphone, all the Bluetooth information regarding UConnect LIVE Services (smartphone settings >>Bluetooth)
4)   de-install mobile app from the mobile.
5)   Turn off the smartphone.
6)   Turn –on the smartphone and reinstall UConnect Live app on the mobile phone.
7)   Enable Bluetooth connection on the mobile phone.
   Log in into the UConnect Live app trough your mail and password (username),inserting the flag on “remember me” bottom.
9)   Turn-on radio and vehicle and proceed with the pairing between mobile phone and UConnect system (radio) pressing phone and follow the instructions.

Got the same issue with mine, just took ownership of a S4 comp and it has 7" screen with live (VIN checked on mopar site and it says yes) but the app never finds the car, is paired BT wise etc but just doesnt see it.

Tried the steps above removed it all and pairing but no dice, am going to call the Abarth support line next I think, anyone else had this issue and resolved it? I know the app is flaky as it gets awful reviews in the app store 

Part of my setup was done during delivery so can't remember exactly. Think it needs an account and a VIN and the phone paired. It downloaded a small update and then was ready to go.  App wise, I've had to go into Android settings and turn off battery optimisation for the Uconnect app to get it to reliably open when connected to the car.

Feature wise, I don't know for sure if it needs the app open to get traffic updates of it works without. I think it does from experience but someone else may know for sure.  Maps are updated via USB. Just under 8GB download. Extract zip to memory stick along with the license file downloaded from same page. Stick it in the car, go for a drive for about 30mins whilst it updates.

There is an additional component you can add that grants more features like remote locking by the looks of it, https://www.driveuconnect.eu/en/features/discover

I have a USB stick for music, so for now use the built in nav. Switching to Android auto will be an option for me later when map updates etc cease.  Speed camera notification can be annoying but it does show you your average speed through cameras which is great for roadworks when you have no cruise control

Constantly connecting mobile to a device that provides charge causes extra battery wear, as can having it fully charged for longer periods of time. Some new devices actually have a setting to cap charging to 80/90% for this reason.