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Section 3 Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
In this section, you'll find out how to operate the comfort control and audio systems offered with your vehicle.
Be sure to read about the particular systems supplied with your vehicle.
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-2 Comfort Controls
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-2 Climate Control Panel
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-6 Electronic Solar Sensor
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-7 Air Conditioning
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-7 Heating
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-7 Defogging and Defrosting
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-8 Rear Window Defogger
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-8 Ventilation System
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-10 HVAC Steering Wheel Controls
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-10 Climate Control Personalization (If Equipped)
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-10 Audio Systems
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-10 Setting the Clock
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-11 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
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-15 CD Adapter Kits
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-16 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Radio Data
Systems (RDS) and Digital Signal
Processing (DPS) (If Equipped)3
-26 Radio Data Systems (RDS) Program
Type (PTY) Selections
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-27 Trunk Mounted CD Changer (Option)
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-31 Radio Personalization with Home and
Away Feature (If Equipped)
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-31 Theft-Deterrent Feature
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-32 Audio Steering Wheel Controls
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-32 Understanding Radio Reception
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-33 Tips About Your Audio System
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-34 Care of Your Cassette Tape Player
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-35 Care of Your Compact Discs
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-35 Care of Your Compact Disc Player
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-36 Power Antenna Mast Care
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Playing the Radio
PWR (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOL (Volume): Turn this knob clockwise to increase
volume. Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
The volume level will appear on the display.HR (Hour) or MN (Minute): Display the time with
the ignition off by pressing this button.
DSPL (Display): Pressing this button will display the
station being played.
Finding a Station
BAND
: Press this button to select AM,
FM1 or FM2.
TUNE
: Press and release this button to tune
to the next or previous radio station.
SEEK
: Press and hold this button until a chime
sounds. Next or previous radio stations are advanced to
in small increments until the SEEK button is released.
Seeking stops when you release this button. If you
press and hold the SEEK button again within five
seconds of being in seek mode, seeking will continue.
Waiting longer than five seconds places the radio back
in tune mode.
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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
BASS: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob clockwise to increase and counterclockwise to
decrease bass.
TREB (Treble): Press this knob lightly so it
extends. Turn the knob clockwise to increase and
counterclockwise to decrease treble. If a station is
weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions
when you're not using them.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
BAL (Balance): Press this knob lightly so it extends.
Turn the knob clockwise to adjust sound to the right
speakers and counterclockwise for the left speakers.
The middle position balances the sound between
the speakers.
FADE: Press this knob lightly so it extends. Turn the
knob clockwise to adjust the sound to the front speakers
and counterclockwise for the rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
Push these knobs back into their stored positions when
you're not using them.Playing a Cassette Tape
With the radio on, insert a cassette tape. The tape will
begin playing as soon as it is inserted. When one side
of your cassette tape is done playing, auto reverse plays
the other side of your cassette tape. If you want to insert
a cassette tape when the ignition is off, first press the
eject button.
While the tape is playing, use the VOL, FADE, BAL,
BASS and TREB controls just as you do for the radio.
Other controls may have different functions when a
tape is inserted. The display will show TAPE with an
arrow to indicate which side of the tape is playing.
PLAY will appear on the display temporarily when a
tape is playing. The display will then revert back to
showing the time.
Your cassette tape player automatically reduces
background noise from tapes. Dolby Noise
Reduction is manufactured under a license from
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Dolby and the double
-D symbol are trademarks
of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
If an error appears on the display, see ªCassette Tape
Messagesº later in this section.
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REV (Reverse): Press the left arrow to rewind the
tape rapidly. The radio will play while the tape reverses
and REV will appear on the display. You may use your
station pushbuttons to tune to another radio station while
in reverse mode. Press the left arrow again to return to
playing speed.
FF
(Fast Forward): Press the right arrow to fast
forward to another part of the tape. The radio will play
while the tape advances and FF will appear on the
display. You may use your station pushbuttons to
tune to another radio station while in fast forward mode.
Press the right arrow again to return to playing speed.
SEEK
: Press the right arrow to seek to the next
selection on the tape. Press the left arrow to search for
the previous selection on the tape (REP will appear on
the display). Your tape must have at least three seconds
of silence between each selection for seek to work. The
sound will mute while seeking.SCAN: Press this button to listen to selections for a
few seconds. SCAN FF will appear on the display until
the next selection is found and then SCAN PLAY will
appear on the display. The tape will go to a selection,
play for a few seconds, then go on to the next selection.
Press this button again to stop scanning.
~SIDE!: Press this button to change the side of the
tape that is playing. (PLAY shows on the display.)
SOURCE
: Press this button to select a source.
If no cassette tape is in the tape player, CASS appears
on the display and then the radio station appears briefly.
The display then reverts back to showing the time of
day. Press this button again or press BAND to switch
back to the radio.
(Eject): Press this button to stop a tape when
it is playing or to eject a tape when it is not playing.
Eject may be activated with the radio off. Cassette tapes
may be loaded with the radio off but they will not start
playing until the PWR knob is pressed. Press PWR
or turn the ignition off to stop the cassette tape player.
The tape will stay in the player and resume play at the
point where it stopped.
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Cassette Tape Messages
If an error occurs while trying to play a cassette tape,
it could be one of the following reasons:
The cassette tape is tight and the cassette player
cannot turn the hubs of the tape. Hold the cassette
tape with the open end down and try turning the
right hub counterclockwise with a pencil. Flip the
tape over and repeat. If the hubs do not turn easily,
your cassette tape may be damaged and should not
be used in the player. Try a new tape to be sure your
player is working properly.
The cassette tape is broken. (Check to see if your
tape is broken. Try a new tape.)
CLN (Clean): If this message appears on the display,
the cassette tape player needs to be cleaned. It will still
play tapes, but you should clean it as soon as possible to
prevent damage to the tapes and player. See ªCare of
Your Cassette Tape Playerº in the Index.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can't be
corrected, contact your dealer.CD Adapter Kits
It is possible to use a portable CD player adapter kit
with your cassette tape player after activating the
bypass feature on your tape player.
To activate the bypass feature, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the ignition to RUN or ACCESSORY.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. Press and hold the SOURCE button for
five seconds. The tape symbol on the display
will flash for two seconds, indicating the feature
is active.
4. Insert the adapter into the cassette slot. It will
power up the radio and begin playing.
This override routine will remain active until the eject
button is pressed.
3-16 AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and
Compact Disc Player with Radio Data
Systems (RDS) and Digital Signal
Processing (DSP) (If Equipped)
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power): Press this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOL (Volume): Turn this knob clockwise to increase
volume. Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
HR (Hour) or MN (Minute): Display the time with
the ignition off by pressing this button.
SOURCE: Press this button to select a source,
either cassette or compact disc. The audio source
must be loaded to play. Available loaded sources are
shown on the display. If a source is being used, it will be
underlined on the display. If none of the audio sources
are loaded, NO SOURCE LOADED will appear on the
display. Press this button again or press BAND to switch
back to the radio.
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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
TONE: Press and release this button until BASS or
TREBLE appears on the display. The radio keeps
separate tone settings for each band, preset
(except weather band presets) and source.
- LEVEL +: After selecting the desired tone control,
press the plus or minus symbol on this button to select
the desired level.
To save the tone settings for your presets, press and hold
the numbered button for the desired preset for more than
two seconds until you hear a beep.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
TONE: Press and release this button until the desired
control BALANCE or FADE.
- LEVEL +: After selecting the BALANCE or FADE,
press the plus or minus symbol on this button to select
the desired level.
To save the tone settings for your presets, press and hold
the numbered pushbutton for the desired preset for more
than two seconds until you hear a beep.Using DSP
DSP (Digital Signal Processing): DSP is used to
provide a choice of four different listening experiences:
TALK, DRIVER SEAT, LIVE and AUDITORIUM.
DSP can be used while listening to the radio, the cassette
tape player or the CD player. Press this button to turn
DSP on. Press and release this button until the desired
selection appears on the display. To turn DSP off,
press and hold this button until DSP OFF appears on
the display. When DSP OFF is displayed, the system
will provide the best overall Bose
performance.
The radio keeps separate DSP settings for each band
(except weather band, which is always set to TALK),
preset and source.
TALK: This setting is used when listening to
non
-musical material such as news, talk shows,
sports broadcasts and books on tape. TALK makes
spoken words sound very clear.
DRIVER SEAT: This setting adjusts the audio to give
the driver the best possible sound qualities. DRIVER
SEAT can be used at any time for any material. Rear seat
passengers in the vehicle may not get the same effect.
LIVE: This setting is used to enhance the stereo effect.
AUDITORIUM: This setting is used to make the
listening space seem larger.
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Setting a PTY Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite PTYs. These pushbuttons have factory presets.
See ªRadio Data Systems (RDS) Program Type (PTY)
Selectionsº in the Index. You can set up to 12 PTYs
(six FM1 and six FM2), by doing the following:
1. Turn PTY on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1 or FM2.
3. Tune in an RDS station with the PTY you desire.
4. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons
for more than two seconds until you hear a beep.
Whenever you press that pushbutton for less than
two seconds, the PTY you set will return.
5. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
When battery power is removed and later applied,
you will not have to reset your RDS presets because
the radio remembers them.RDS Messages
ALERT: This type of announcement warns of national
or local emergencies. You will not be able to turn off
alert announcements. Alert announcements will come
on even if RDS mode is turned off. ALERT appears
on the display when an alert announcement plays.
The radio uses TA volume during these announcements.
To increase volume, turn the VOL knob clockwise.
Turn it counterclockwise to decrease volume.
TA VOLUME will appear on the display while the
volume is being adjusted. When an alert announcement
comes on the current radio station or a related network
station, you will hear it, even if the volume is muted
or a cassette tape or compact disc is playing. If the
radio tunes to a related network station for an alert
announcement, it will return to the original station
when the announcement is finished. If the cassette tape
or compact disc player is playing, play will stop for the
announcement and resume when the announcement
is finished.