2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE reset

Audio System(s)
Determine which radio your vehicle has and then read
the pages following to familiarize yourself with its
features.
Driving without distraction is a necessity for a safer
driving experience. SeeDefensive Driving on page 4-2.
By taking a few moments to read this manual and
get familiar with your vehicle’s audio system, you can
use it with less effort, as well as take advantage of
its features. While your vehicle is parked, set up your
audio system by presetting your favorite radio stations,
setting the tone and adjusting the speakers. Then,
when driving conditions permit, you can tune to your
favorite stations using the presets and steering
wheel controls if the vehicle has them.{CAUTION:
This system provides you with a far greater
access to audio stations and song listings.
Giving extended attention to entertainment
tasks while driving can cause a crash and you
or others can be injured or killed. Always keep
your eyes on the road and your mind on the
drive — avoid engaging in extended searching
while driving.
Keeping your mind on the drive is important for safe
driving. For more information, seeDefensive Driving on
page 4-2.
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Here are some ways in which you can help avoid
distraction while driving.
While your vehicle is parked:
Familiarize yourself with all of its controls.
Familiarize yourself with its operation.
Set up your audio system by presetting your
favorite radio stations, setting the tone, and
adjusting the speakers. Then, when driving
conditions permit, you can tune to your favorite
radio stations using the presets and steering wheel
controls if the vehicle has them.
Notice:Before adding any sound equipment to
your vehicle, such as an audio system, CD player,
CB radio, mobile telephone, or two-way radio, make
sure that it can be added by checking with your
dealer. 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.Notice:The chime signals related to safety belts,
parking brake, and other functions of your vehicle
operate through the radio/entertainment system.
If that equipment is replaced or additional equipment
is added to your vehicle, the chimes may not
work. Make sure that replacement or additional
equipment is compatible with your vehicle before
installing it. SeeAccessories and Modifications
on page 5-3.
Your vehicle may have 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 2-23
for more information.
Setting the Time
With the ignition on and the radio off, 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 for
two seconds to enter the clock mode. 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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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
®.
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.
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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.
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.
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XM™ Radio Messages
Radio Display
MessageCondition Action Required
XL (Explicit Language
Channels)XL on the radio display,
after the channel name,
indicates content with
explicit language.These channels, or any others, can be blocked at a
customer’s request, by calling 1-800-852-XMXM (9696).
Updating Updating
encryption codeThe encryption code in the receiver is being updated, and
no action is required. This process should take no longer
than 30 seconds.
No Signal Loss of signal The system is functioning correctly, but the vehicle is in a
location that is blocking the XM™ signal. When you move
into an open area, the signal should return.
Loading XM Acquiring channel audio
(after 4 second delay)The audio system is acquiring and processing audio and
text data. No action is needed. This message should
disappear shortly.
CH Off Air Channel not in service This channel is not currently in service. Tune to another
channel.
CH Unavail Channel no longer
availableThis previously assigned channel is no longer assigned.
Tune to another station. If this station was one of the
presets, choose another station for that preset button.
No Info Artist Name/Feature not
availableNo artist information is available at this time on this
channel. The system is working properly.
No Info Song/Program Title not
availableNo song title information is available at this time on this
channel. The system is working properly.
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Playing a Specic Loaded CD
For every CD loaded, a number will appear on the
display. To play a specic CD press the numbered
pushbutton that corresponds to the CD.
If an error appears on the display, see “CD Messages”
later in this section.
X(Eject):Press this button to eject CD(s).
To eject the CD that is currently playing, press and
release this button.
To eject multiple CDs, do the following:
1. Press and hold the eject button for two seconds.
You will hear a beep and EJECT ALL DISCS will
appear on the display.
2. When REMOVE DISC appears on the display, the
CD will eject and can be removed.
To stop ejecting the CDs, press the load or the
eject button.
If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the CD will
be automatically pulled back into the player. If CD is
pushed back into the player, before the 25 second
time period is complete, the player will sense an error
and will try to eject the CD several times before
stopping.Do not repeatedly press the eject button to eject a
CD after you have tried to push it in manually.
The player’s 25-second eject timer will reset at each
press of eject, causing the player to not eject the
CD until the 25-second time period has elapsed.
O/e(Tune):Turn this knob to go to the next or
previous track.
{(Reverse):Press and hold this button to reverse
within the current track.
|(Fast Forward):Press and hold this button to fast
forward through the current track.
RDM (Random):Press this button to hear the tracks
in random, rather than sequential order, on one CD or all
of the loaded CDs.
To use random, do one of the following:
To play the tracks on the CD you are listening to in
random order, press and release this button until
RANDOM DISC PLAY appears on the display.
To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are loaded
in random order, press and release this button until
RANDOM ALL DISCS appears on the display.
To turn off random play, press and release the RDM
button until RANDOM OFF appears on the display
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The TCS system automatically comes on whenever you
start your vehicle. To limit wheel spin, especially in
slippery road conditions, you should always leave the
system on. But you can turn the TCS system off if
you ever need to.
To turn the system off,
press the button located
on the console. You can
turn the system on or off at
any time by pressing the
ACTIVE HANDLING
button. The DIC will display
the appropriate message
when you push the button.
Notice:When traction control is turned off, or
Competitive Driving Mode is active, it is possible to
lose traction. If you attempt to shift with the rear
wheels spinning with a loss of traction, it is possible
to cause damage to the transmission. Do not attempt
to shift when the rear wheels do not have traction.
Damage caused by misuse of the vehicle is not
covered. See your warranty book for additional
information.
Adding non-GM accessories can affect your vehicle’s
performance. SeeAccessories and Modications
on page 5-3for more information.Active Handling System
The Active Handling System is a computer controlled
system that helps the driver maintain directional control
of the vehicle in difficult driving conditions. This is
accomplished by selectively applying any one of the
vehicle’s brakes.
When you rst start your vehicle during cold winter
weather and begin to drive away, the message ACTIVE
HANDLING WARMING UP may be displayed in the
DIC. This is normal. You can acknowledge this message
by pressing the RESET button. The Active Handling
System performance is affected until the message,
ACTIVE HANDLING READY, is displayed in the DIC.
The ACTIVE HANDLING CALIBRATING message may
be displayed in the DIC and the instrument panel
cluster light will be on after exceeding 18 mph (30 km/h)
for 10 seconds. The Active Handling System is off
until the ACTIVE HANDLING READY message
is displayed. This could take up to 15 minutes.
The ACTIVE HANDLING message will come on when
the system is operating. SeeDIC Warnings and
Messages on page 3-53for more information. You may
also feel or hear the system working. This is normal.
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Oils meeting these
requirements should also
have the starburst
symbol on the container.
This symbol indicates
that the oil has been
certied by the American
Petroleum Institute (API).
You should look for this on the oil container, and
useonlythose oils that are identied as meeting
GM Standard GM4718M and have the starburst symbol
on the front of the oil container.
Your vehicle’s engine is lled at the factory with a
Mobil 1
®synthetic oil, which meets all requirements for
your vehicle.
Substitute Engine Oil: When adding oil to maintain
engine oil level, oil meeting GM Standard GM4718M
may not be available. You can add substitute oil
designated SAE 5W-30 with the starburst symbol at all
temperatures. Substitute oil not meeting GM Standard
GM4718M should not be used for an oil change.
Engine Oil Additives
Do not add anything to your oil. The recommended oils
with the starburst symbol that meet GM Standard
GM4718M are all you will need for good performance
and engine protection.
Engine Oil Life System
When to Change Engine Oil
Your vehicle has a computer that lets you know when to
change your engine oil and lter. This is based on
engine revolutions and engine temperature, and not on
mileage. Based on driving conditions, the mileage at
which an oil change will be indicated can vary
considerably. For the oil life system to work properly,
you must reset the system every time the oil is changed.
Z06 models are equipped with a racetrack-ready dry
sump engine lubrication system. This high-performance
system operates differently than a standard engine
lubrication system and requires a special procedure
when changing the engine oil and lter. SeeEngine Oil
on page 5-16.
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