2005 SATURN RELAY radio

TRANSMISSION FLUID HOT
This message will display when the transaxle uid in
your vehicle is too hot. Stop the vehicle and allow it to
idle until it cools down. If the warning message
continues to display, have the vehicle serviced by your
retailer as soon as possible.
This message will display and a chime will sound only
while the ignition is in RUN. Press any of the DIC
buttons to acknowledge this message and to clear it
from the screen.
This message will continue to display for two seconds if
it has not been acknowledged when the engine is
turned off. It will also re-display for two seconds if the
message has been acknowledged, but the condition still
exists when the engine is turned off.
If the condition still exists, the message will re-appear
when the engine is turned on.
TURN SIGNAL ON
This message will display as a reminder to turn off the
turn signal if you drive your vehicle for more than
about 0.75 mile (1.2 km) with a turn signal on. SeeTurn
Signal/Multifunction Lever on page 3-7.
This message displays and a chime sounds only when
the ignition is in RUN. This message will clear from
the screen if the turn signal is manually turned off, a turn
is completed, or the message is acknowledged.
DIC Vehicle Personalization
(Uplevel Only)
Your vehicle may have customization capabilities that
allow you to program certain features to one preferred
setting. Customization features can only be programmed
to one setting on the vehicle and cannot be programmed
to a preferred setting for two different drivers. The
customization features include the following:
Exterior lighting delay
Interior lighting delay
Delayed locking
Content theft
Remote keyless entry feedback
Remote start
Rear park chime
Your vehicle may also have personalization capabilities
that allow you to program certain features to a
preferred setting for up to two drivers. The rst
personalized key corresponds to driver 1 and the second
personalized key corresponds to driver 2. The
personalization features include the following:
Radio station presets
Auto door unlock preferences
Remote keyless entry unlock preferences
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Press the menu button until PERSONALIZE KEY
appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset button
to scroll through the following choices:
NO (default):The key will not be personalized.
YES:The key will be personalized.
Choose one of the available settings and press the
menu button while it is displayed on the DIC to select it
and move on to the next feature.
REPLACE KEY
This screen displays only if YES was selected for the
PERSONALIZE KEY feature, keys 1 and 2 have already
been personalized, and the current key being used is
not key 1 or 2. This feature allows you to program a key
to be recognized as key 1 or 2 in the event that the
previously programmed key needs to be replaced.
1:The key will be programmed to be recognized as
key 1.
2:The key will be programmed to be recognized as
key 2.
CANCEL (default):The key will not be programmed.
RADIO STATIONS PERSONALIZED
This screen displays only if YES was selected for the
PERSONALIZE KEY feature. This feature allows you to
set the radio station presets to be recognized for the
key, 1 or 2, that is being used. Once this message
displays, set the radio station presets. If the presets are
not set at this time, the presets will not be recognized
for key 1 or 2, however, the vehicle radio station presets
will be maintained.
AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
This feature allows automatic door unlocking to be
turned off, used for the driver’s door only, or for all of
the doors.
Press the menu button until AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset button
to scroll through the following choices:
OFF:None of the doors will unlock when the vehicle is
shifted into PARK (P) or the key is taken out of the
ignition.
DRIVER:Only the driver’s door will unlock when the
vehicle is shifted into PARK (P) or the key is taken out of
the ignition.
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Exiting the Personal Program Menu
The personal program menu will be exited when any of
the following occurs:
The vehicle is shifted out of PARK (P).
The vehicle is no longer in RUN.
The end of the personal program menu is reached.
Audio System(s)
Notice:Before adding any sound equipment to
your vehicle, like a tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone, or two-way radio, make sure that it can
be added by checking with your retailer. Also,
check federal rules covering mobile radio and
telephone units. If sound equipment can be added,
it is very important to do it properly. Added
sound equipment may interfere with the operation
of your vehicle’s engine, radio, or other systems,
and even damage them. Your vehicle’s systems may
interfere with the operation of sound equipment
that has been added improperly.Figure out which audio system is in your vehicle, nd
out what your audio system can do, and how to operate
all of its controls.
Your vehicle has a feature called Retained Accessory
Power (RAP). With RAP, the audio system can be
played even after the ignition is turned off. SeeRetained
Accessory Power (RAP) on page 2-31for more
information.
Setting the Time
Press the H or the M button to enter clock mode. Press
and hold H until the correct hour appears on the
display. Press and hold M until the correct minute
appears on the display.
To change the time default setting from 12 hour to
24 hour, press either the H or the M button to enter the
clock mode, then press the tune knob to select
between the 12 or 24 hour display format. The clock
mode will automatically time out with the changed
display format set as the current default setting.
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Radio with CD
Your vehicle has seven Bose®amplied speakers.
See your retailer for details.
Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has a Radio Data System (RDS).
RDS features are available for use only on FM stations
that broadcast RDS information.
With RDS, the radio can do the following:
Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of
programming
Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies
Display messages from radio stations
Seek to stations with traffic announcements
This system relies upon receiving specic information
from these stations and will only work when the
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,
contact the radio station.
While the radio is tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or call letters will appear on the display. RDS
stations may also provide the time of day, a program
type (PTY) for current programming, and the name
of the program being broadcast. Radio with CD shown, Radio with Six-Disc
CD similar
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XM™ Satellite Radio Service
If your vehicle has XM™, XM™ is a satellite radio
service that is based in the 48 contiguous United States.
XM™ offers 100 coast-to-coast channels including
music, news, sports, talk, and children’s programming.
XM™ provides digital quality audio and text information
that includes song title and artist name. A service
fee is required in order to receive the XM™ service. For
more information, contact XM™ at www.xmradio.com
or call 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Playing the Radio
Top Knob (Power/Volume):Press this knob to turn
the system on and off. Turn this knob to increase or to
decrease the volume.
4(Information):For RDS, press this button to change
what appears on the display while using RDS. The
display options are station name, RDS station frequency,
PTY, and the name of the program (if available).
For XM™ (if equipped), press the information
button while in XM™ mode to retrieve four different
categories of information related to the current song or
channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY, Channel
Number/Channel Name.To change the default on the display, press the
information button until you see the display you want,
then hold the button for two seconds. The radio will
produce one beep and the selected display will now be
the default.
AUTO
n(Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, the audio system will adjust automatically to
make up for road and wind noise as you drive, by
increasing the volume as vehicle speed increases.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button to
select AUTO VOLUME MIN, AUTO VOLUME MED,
or AUTO VOLUME MAX. Each higher setting will
provide more volume compensation at faster vehicle
speeds. To turn automatic volume off, press this button
until AUTO VOLUME OFF appears on the display.
If your vehicle has the Bose
®audio system, it includes
Bose®AudioPilot®noise compensation technology.
When turned on, AudioPilot®continuously adjusts the
audio system to compensate for background noise,
so that your music always sounds the same at the set
volume level. This feature is most effective at lower radio
volume settings where background noise can affect
how well you hear the music being played through your
vehicle’s audio system. At higher volume settings,
where the music is much louder than the background
noise, there may be little or no adjustments by
AudioPilot
®.
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To use AudioPilot®, set the radio volume to your
desired level. Turn AudioPilot®on by pressing the
automatic volume button until AVOL ON appears on the
display. As you increase vehicle speed, the background
noise in your vehicle will increase. AudioPilot
®will
adjust your audio system’s output for the background
noise it hears. To turn AudioPilot
®off, press the
automatic volume button until AVOL OFF appears on
the display. For additional information on AudioPilot
®,
please visit www.bose.com.
MUTE:Press this button to silence the system. Press
this button again to turn the sound on.
This button is not available on the Radio with
Six-Disc CD.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2,
AM, or XM1 or XM2 (if equipped). The display will
show the selection.
O/e(Tune):Turn this knob to select radio
stations.
tSEEKu:Press the right or the left arrow to go to
the next or to the previous station and stay there.
The radio will only seek stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
tSCANu:Press and hold either arrow for
two seconds until FREQUENCY SCAN appears on the
display. The radio will go to a station, play for a
few seconds, then go on to the next station. Press
either arrow again to stop scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either arrow for
four seconds until PRESET SCAN appears on the
display. The radio will go to the next preset station, play
for a few seconds, then go on to the next preset
station. Press either scan arrow again or one of the
pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.
The radio will only scan stations with a strong signal
that are in the selected band.
Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM,
six XM1 and six XM2 (if equipped)), can be programmed
on the six numbered pushbuttons, by performing the
following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, AM, or
XM1 or XM2.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press AUTO EQ to select the equalization.
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5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until you hear a beep. Whenever that
numbered pushbutton is pressed, the station
that was set will return and the equalization that
was selected will be stored for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
e
(Bass/Treble/Midrange):Press this knob to select
BASS, MIDRANGE, or TREBLE. Turn the knob to
increase or to decrease. If a station is weak or noisy,
decrease the treble.
To adjust the bass, midrange, and treble to the middle
position, press and hold this knob when the tone
control is on the display. The level will change to the
middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold this knob when no tone
or speaker control is displayed. AUDIO SETTINGS
CENTERED will appear on the display.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press this button
to select customized equalization settings designed
for country/western, jazz, talk, pop, rock, and classical.
Selecting CUSTOM or changing bass or treble,
returns the EQ to the manual bass and treble settings.The radio will save separate AUTO EQ settings for each
preset and source.
If the radio is equipped with the Bose
®audio system,
the equalization settings are EQ1 through EQ7 and
CUSTOM.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
e
(Balance/Fade):To adjust the balance between
the right and the left speakers, press this knob until
BALANCE appears on the display. Turn the knob
to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press this knob until FADE appears on the
display. Turn the knob to move the sound toward
the front or the rear speakers.
To adjust the balance and fade to the middle position,
press and hold this knob when the speaker control is on
the display. The level will change to the middle position.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold this knob when no tone or
speaker control is displayed. AUDIO SETTINGS
CENTERED will appear on the display.
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Finding a Category Station
(RDS and XM™)
To select and nd a desired category perform the
following:
1. Press the CAT button. The last selected category
will appear on the display.
2. Turn the tune knob to select the category.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow to take you to a category’s station.
SEEKING CATEGORY will appear on the display.
4. To go to another station within that category, press
the CAT button to display the category, then press
either SEEK arrow to go to another station.
If both category and traffic are on, the radio will search
for stations with the selected category and traffic
announcements.
If the radio cannot nd the desired category, NONE will
appear on the display and the radio will return to the
last station you were listening to.SCAN:Scan the stations within a category by
performing the following:
1. Press the CAT button. The last selected category
will appear on the display.
2. Turn the tune knob to select the category.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press and
hold either SCAN arrow until you hear a beep and
SCAN CATEGORY appears on the display.
The radio will begin scanning the stations in the
category.
4. Press either SCAN arrow to stop scanning.
If both category and TRAF are on, the radio will scan
for stations with the selected category and traffic
announcements.
BAND (Alternate Frequency):Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the
same category. To turn alternate frequency on,
press and hold BAND for two seconds. AF ON will
appear on the display. The radio may switch to stations
with a stronger frequency.
To turn alternate frequency off, press and hold BAND
again for two seconds. AF OFF will appear on the
display. The radio will not switch to other stations.
This function does not apply for XM™ Satellite Radio
Service.
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