
3-10 Comfort Control Steering Wheel Controls
You can adjust certain comfort control functions using
the controls on your steering wheel.
(Fan): Press the up arrow to increase the fan speed
and the down arrow to decrease the fan speed.
(Temperature): Press the up arrow to increase the
temperature of the air flowing through the system and
the down arrow to decrease the temperature of the air
flowing through the system.
Audio Systems
Your audio system has been designed to operate easily
and give years of listening pleasure. You will get the
most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself with it
first. Find out what your audio system can do and how
to operate all its controls, to be sure you're getting the
most out of the advanced engineering that went into it.
Setting the Clock
Press and hold HR until the correct hour appears.
The letters AM or PM may appear on the display
for AM or PM. Then, press and hold MN until the
correct minute appears. The clock may be set with the
ignition on or off. In addition, the clock can also be
automatically set, when tuned to an RDS station that
is broadcasting time, by pressing and holding the HR
and the MN button at the same time. The display will
show TIME UPDATED. If there is no time available,
NO UPDATE will be displayed.

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Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO: To set the bass, press and hold the AUDIO
button until BASS appears on the display. Press the
knob above the AUDIO button to extend it then turn
the knob to increase or decrease bass. When you use
this knob, the radio's tone setting will switch to manual.
To set the midrange, press and hold the AUDIO button
until MID appears on the display. Press the knob above
the AUDIO button to extend it then turn the knob to
increase or decrease bass. When you use this knob,
the radio's tone setting will switch to manual.
To set the treble, press and hold the AUDIO button
until TREB appears on the display. Press the knob above
the AUDIO button to extend it then turn the knob to
increase or decrease treble. When you use this knob, the
radio's tone setting will switch to manual. If a station is
weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
Pressing and holding the AUDIO button for at least
two seconds will return all tone settings, including
balance and fade to flat.
AUTO EQ: This button allows you to choose preset
bass, midrange and treble equalization settings designed
for country, jazz, pop, rock, classical and talk stations.The last setting will appear on the display when you first
press AUTO EQ. Each time you press AUTO EQ,
another setting will appear on the display. Press AUTO
EQ again after TALK appears and MANUAL will
appear. Tone control will return to manual operation
for bass, midrange and treble. Also, if you use bass,
midrange, or treble, the radio control will automatically
return to the manual mode. MANUAL will appear on
the display.
If your vehicle has the Bose radio, your audio system
allows you to choose from four different AUTO EQ
settings: talk, driver, normal and spatial. The AUTO EQ
settings can be used while listening to the radio, the
cassette tape player or CD player. Press the AUTO EQ
button to scroll through your choices. Select TALK
when listening to non
-musical material such as news,
talk shows, sports broadcasts and books on tape.
This setting makes spoken words sound very clear.
Select DRIVER to give the driver the best possible
sound qualities. Select NORMAL to enhance stereo
effect. Select SPATIAL to make the listening space
seem larger. When AUTO EQ NORMAL is displayed,
the system will provide the best overall Bose
performance. The radio keeps separate AUTO EQ
settings for each preset and source.

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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO: This button adjusts balance and fade.
To adjust balance, press and hold the AUDIO button
until BAL appears on the display. Press the knob above
the AUDIO button to extend it then turn the knob to
adjust the sound to the left or right speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
To adjust fade, press and hold the AUDIO button until
FAD appears on the display. Press the knob above the
AUDIO button to extend it then turn the knob to adjust
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
Using RDS Mode
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful
new features. With RDS, the radio can do the following:
Seek only to stations with the types of programs
you want to listen to,
seek to stations with traffic announcements,
receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies, and
receive and display messages from radio stations.RDS features are only available on FM stations that
broadcast RDS information. The RDS features on your
radio rely on receiving specific RDS information from
these stations. These features will only work when the
RDS information is available. In rare cases, a radio
station may broadcast incorrect information that will
cause the radio features to work improperly. If this
happens, please contact the radio station.
When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name will appear on the display, instead of the
frequency. Most RDS stations provide their station
name, the time of day and a Program Type (PTY) for
their current programming.
P
-TYPE: This button is used to turn on and off
Program Type (PTY) select. The PTY icon and the
light next to the button will turn on. The last selected
PTY will appear on the display for five seconds.
Turn the P
-TYPE knob to select the PTY you want
to listen to. Press SEEK SCAN to find radio stations
for that PTY. The last PTY selected will be used to
seek or scan. If a station with the selected PTY is
not found, NONE FOUND will appear on the display.
If both P
-TYPE and TRAF are on, the radio will
search for stations with traffic announcements and the
selected PTY.

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1 REV: Press this button to reverse the tape rapidly.
Press it again to return to playing speed. The radio will
play the last selected station while the tape reverses.
You may select stations during reverse operation by
using the TUNE RCL P
-TYPE control.
2 FWD: Press this button to advance quickly to
another part of the tape. Press the button again to
return to playing speed. The radio will play the last
selected station while the tape advances. You may select
stations during forward operation by using the TUNE
RCL P
-TYPE control.
3 : Press this button to reduce background noise.
DOLBY ON will appear on the display with the
Dolby icon. Press it again to turn Dolby off.
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.
5 SIDE: Press this button to play the other side
of the tape.AUTO EQ: Press AUTO EQ to select the desired
preset equalization setting while playing a cassette tape.
The equalization will be automatically set whenever you
play a cassette tape.
SEEK SCAN: To seek, press the right or left
pointing arrow briefly to search for the next or previous
selection on the tape. Your tape must have at least three
seconds of silence between each selection for seek to
work. You can skip nine selections forward or backward
on the tape. Choose how many selections you want to
skip. Press the right or left pointing arrows on the SEEK
SCAN button that many times. The number of selections
to be skipped will appear on the display.
To scan, press and hold the SEEK SCAN button for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep and
SCAN appears on the display. Use scan to listen to
each selection for a few seconds. The tape will go to the
next selection, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the
next selection. Press this button again to stop scanning.
AM FM: Press this button to play the radio when
a tape is in the player. The tape will stop but remain in
the player.

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TP CD: With a compact disc in the player and the radio
playing, press this button to play a compact disc. Press
AM FM to return to the radio when a compact disc is
playing. Press TP CD to switch between the tape and
compact disc if both are loaded. The inactive tape or CD
will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
The display will show TAPE and CD icons.
(Eject): Press this button to remove the tape.
The radio will play. Eject may be activated with either
the ignition or radio off. Cassettes may be loaded with
the radio and ignition off if this button is pressed first.
Cassette Tape Messages
(
Tight Tape): is displayed when the tape is tight and the
player can't turn the tape hubs. Remove the tape. Hold
the tape with the open end down and try to turn the right
hub counterclockwise with a pencil. Turn the tape over
and repeat. If the hubs do not turn easily, your tape may
be damaged and should not be used in the player. Try a
new tape to make sure your player is working properly.
(Broken Tape): is displayed when the tape is broken.
Try a new tape.
(Wrapped): is displayed when the tape is wrapped
around the tape head. Attempt to get the cassette out.
Try a new tape.If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error can't be
corrected, please contact your dealer. If your radio
displays an error message, write it down and provide
it to your dealer when reporting the problem.
(Clean Playr): This message may also appear on the
radio display to indicate that 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. For additional information see
ªCare of Your Cassette Tape Playerº in the Index.
Playing a Compact Disc
With the ignition on, insert a disc partway into the slot,
label side up. The player will pull it in and the disc
should begin playing. If you want to insert a CD when
the ignition is off, first press the eject (upward pointing
triangle) button or the TUNE RCL P
-TYPE control.
When the disc is inserted, the CD symbol will be
displayed. If you select an EQ setting for your CD,
it will be activated each time you play a CD.
As each new track starts to play, the track number
will appear on the display. If an error appears on the
radio display, see ªCompact Disc Messagesº later in
this section.

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1 REV: Press and hold this button to reverse quickly
within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume.
The display will show elapsed time. Release it to play
the passage.
2 FWD:Press and hold this button to advance quickly
within a track. You will hear sound at a reduced volume.
The display will show elapsed time. Release it to play
the passage.
4 RDM:Press this button to hear the tracks in random,
rather than sequential, order. RDM and the track number
will appear on the display. Press this button again to turn
off random mode.
AUTO EQ: Press AUTO EQ to select the desired
preset equalization setting while playing a compact disc.
The equalization will be automatically set whenever you
play a compact disc.
SEEK SCAN: To seek press the reverse (left pointing)
arrow while playing a CD to go to the start of the
current track if more than eight seconds have played.
Press the forward (right pointing) arrow to go to the next
track. If you hold the button or press it more than once,
the player will continue moving backward or forward
through the disc.To scan, press and hold the SEEK SCAN button for
more than two seconds until you hear a beep and SCAN
appears on the display and. Use scan to listen to each
selection for a few seconds. The disc will go to the next
selection, stop for a few seconds, then go on to the next
selection. Press this button again to stop scanning.
The sound will mute while scanning. SCAN and the
track number will appear on the display.
TUNE RCL P
-TYPE: Press this control to see how
long the current track has been playing. To change what
is normally shown on the display (track or elapsed
time), press the control until you see the display you
want, then hold the control until the display flashes.
While elapsed time is showing, CD TIME will appear
on the display.
AM FM: Press this button to play the radio when a
disc is in the player.
TP CD: With a cassette tape in the player and the
radio playing, press this button to play a cassette tape.
Press AM FM to return to the radio when a cassette tape
is playing. Press TP CD to switch between the tape and
compact disc if both are loaded. The inactive tape or CD
will remain safely inside the radio for future listening.
The display will show TAPE and CD icons.

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To set the treble, press the AUDIO control until TREB
appears on the display. Turn the control to increase or
decrease treble. When you use this control, the radio's
tone setting will switch to custom. If a station is weak
or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
To set treble to the middle position, select TREB and
press and hold the AUDIO control. The radio will
produce one beep and set the display level to zero.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the AUDIO control when no
tone or speaker control is active. The radio will produce
one beep and CENTERED will appear on the display.
AUTO EQ: This feature allows you to choose preset
bass, midrange and treble equalization settings designed
for country, jazz, talk, pop, rock and classical stations.
The setting last chosen will appear on the display when
you first press AUTO EQ. Each time you press this
button, another setting will appear on the display and
AUTO EQ will switch to one of the preset settings
previously listed.To return to the manual mode (CUSTOM), press
the AUTO EQ button until CUSTOM appears on
the display. Then you will be able to manually adjust
the bass, midrange and treble using the AUDIO
button. To find out how to do this, see Setting the
Tone following.
If your vehicle has the Bose radio, your audio system
allows you to choose from four different equalization
settings: talk, driver, normal and spatial. These settings
can be used while listening to the radio or the CD player.
Press the AUTO EQ button to scroll through your
choices. Select TALK when listening to non
-musical
material such as news, talk shows, sports broadcasts and
books on tape. This settings makes spoken words sound
very clear. Select DRIVER to give the driver the best
possible sound qualities. Select NORMAL to enhance
the stereo effect. Select SPATIAL to make the listening
space seem larger. When AUTO EQ NORMAL is
displayed, the system will provide the best overall
Bose performance. The radio saves separate AUTO EQ
settings for each preset and source.

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Adjusting the Speakers
AUDIO (Balance/Fade): The AUDIO control adjusts
balance and fade. To adjust balance, press the AUDIO
control until BAL appears on the display. Turn the
control to adjust the sound to the left or right speakers.
The middle position balances the sound between
the speakers.
To adjust fade, press and hold the AUDIO control until
FAD appears on the display. Turn the control to adjust
the sound to the front or rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound between the speakers.
To set the balance and fade to the middle position, select
balance or fade and press and hold the AUDIO control.
The radio will beep once and will set the display level to
the middle position.
To set all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold the AUDIO control when
tone or speaker controls are not active. The radio will
produce one beep and CENTERED will appear on
the display.Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS mode gives you many useful
new features. With RDS, the radio can do the following:
Seek only to stations with the types of programs
you want to listen to,
seek to stations with traffic announcements,
receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies, and
receive and display messages from radio stations.
RDS features are only available for use on FM stations
which broadcast RDS information. The RDS features of
your radio rely upon receiving specific RDS information
from these stations. These features will only work when
the RDS information is available. In rare cases, a radio
station may broadcast incorrect information that will
cause the radio features to work improperly. If this
happens, please contact the radio station.
When you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name will appear on the display, instead of the
frequency. Most RDS stations provide their station
name, the time of day and a Program Type (PTY) for
their current programming.