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(Decrease Fan Speed):Press to
lower fan speed.
(Increase Fan Speed):Press to
raise fan speed.
(Air Conditioning):Press to activate
or deactivate air conditioning.
(Recirculation):Press to prevent
outside air from entering your vehicle.
Recirculation can be activated in Vent orBiLevel mode, but not in Floor/Defog orDefrost mode.
(Rear Window Defog):Press to
clear the rear glass (it turns off afterabout 20 minutes). Press again forextended operation. Press again or
switch off the ignition to turn off.
(Floor mode):Press to direct most
of the air to the floor.
(BiLevel mode):Press to direct
most of the air to the instrument paneland floor outlets.
(Vent mode):Press to direct air
through the instrument panel outlets.
(Floor/Defog):Press to clear the
windshield and front side windows ofmist and frost.
(Defrost):Press to clear the wind
shield of heavier amounts of mist and
frost more quickly.
(Heated Seats):Press to turn the
driver or passenger heated seat on/off.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
ENTERTAINMENT
Audio Systems
Setting the Time
Press and hold the H button on the
sound system faceplate until the correct
hour appears on the display. Press
and hold M until the correct minute
appears. The ignition does not need to
be turned on.
Radio Controls
(Power):
Press to turn the system on
or off.
(Volume):Turn to increase/decrease
volume.
BAND:Press to switch between AM,
FM1/FM2 and XM1/XM2 (if equipped).
DISP (Display): Press to switch the dis
play between the radio station frequency
and the time. With the ignition off, pressto display the time.
While in XM mode (if equipped), press
to display the artist, song title, categoryand channel.
INFO (Information) (if equipped):While
in XM mode (if equipped), press to dis
play a current radio station messageand other information, if available.
SCV (Speed Compensated Volume):Press to select Off, Min, Med or Max
radio volume compensation as vehiclespeed increases.
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Setting Preset Stations:
1. With the radio on, press BAND to
select AM/FM1/FM2 or XM1/XM2 (if equipped).
2. Tune to the desired station.
3. Press EQ to select equalization.
4. Press and hold a numbered push
button until a beep sounds.
Repeat for each pushbutton of each
band (up to 30 possible stations).
CD Controls
With the ignition on, insert a CD, label
side up, partway into the slot. The player
will pull it in and begin playing. To insert
with ignition off, first press eject or DISP.
1 (Reverse):Press to go to the
start of the current track if more thaneight seconds have played. Hold or
press more than once to move backward through the CD tracks.
2 (Fast Forward):Press to go to
the next track. Hold or press more thanonce to forward through the upcoming CD tracks.
4RDM (Random):Press to hear tracks
in random order. Press again to disable
random play.
(Seek):Press the left arrow to go
to the start of the current track or theprevious track. Press the right arrow togo to the start of the next track. Pressthe arrows for more than two seconds tosearch previous or next tracks. Releaseto stop searching and play the track.
DISP (Display):Press to display the
current CD track and the elapsed timethe current track has played.
BAND:Press to switch to the radio
when a CD is playing. The CD remains
inside the player.
(Tune/Balance/Fade):Turn to
select radio stations.
To set Bass/Treble, push and release
until BAS or TRE appears. Turn to
increase or decrease. To adjust to themiddle position, press and hold until itbeeps.
To adjust Balance, push and release
until BAL appears. Turn the knob to
move the sound toward the right or left.
To adjust Fade, push until FAD appears.
Turn the knob to move the sound toward
the front or rear.
To adjust all controls to the middle posi
tion, push/hold the speaker knob whenno tone or speaker control is displayed.
ALL CEN appears and the unit beeps.
(Seek):Press and release the
left/right Seek arrow to go to the previous or next station and stay there.
To scan, press and hold either arrow for
more than two seconds. SCAN appears
on the display and a beep sounds. The
radio finds a station, plays a few seconds and advances to the next. Presseither arrow or a pushbutton to stopscanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold
either arrow for more than four seconds.PSCAN appears and two beeps sound.Press either arrow or a pushbutton tostop scanning presets.
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(CD):Press to play a CD when the
radio is playing.
EQ (if equipped): Press to select cus
tomized equalization settings for C&W,
Jazz, Talk, Pop, Rock and Classical
music. To return to manual mode,
press and release the Tone knob until
MANUAL is displayed.
(Eject):Press to eject a CD, with
the ignition off or on, or the radio off.
Load CDs with the ignition off by press
ing this button first.
MP3Capable Uplevel Radio
(if equipped)
Play MP3 files on CDR CDs of up to
700MB capacity. To play, with the ignition on, insert the disc partway into theslot, label side up. The player will pull it
in. READING appears on the display
and the disc plays. Smaller, 3inch (8cm) single CDs may be used with an adapter ring.
3 (Repeat):Press to hear a track
again. RPTis displayed. Press again to
disable repeat play.
5 (Previous Folder):Press to go to
the first track in the previous folder.Pressing while in Folder Random modetakes you to the previous folder andplays random tracks there.
6 (Next Folder):Press to go to the
first track in the next folder. Pressing
while in Folder Random mode takes you
to the next folder and plays randomtracks there.
SixDisc CD Player (if equipped)
To load multiple CDs in the sixdisc
CD player:
1. Turn the ignition on. Press and hold
the Load button for two seconds. Theplayer beeps and the light to the right
of the slot will flash. MULTI LOAD #
is displayed.
2. When the light stops flashing and
turns green, INSERT CD # is
displayed. Insert a disc partway, label side up.
3. The indicator light will begin blinking
and turn green. Another disc may beloaded.
4. When loading two to five CDs, press
the Load button again after loadingthe final CD.
For every CD loaded, a number appears
on the radio display. To play a specificdisc, press CD and the number of theCD you want to hear. Asmall bar
appears under the CD number that is
playing, and the track number appears.
Note:CDs with any affixed labels may
jam in the CD player. Label a CD using
a permanent marker. If more than oneCD is inserted into the slot at one time,or if scratched or damaged CDs are
played, the CD player could be dam
aged. When using the CD player, useonly CDs in good condition withoutlabels; load one CD at a time; and keepthe CD player and the loading slot freeof foreign materials, liquids or debris.
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CONVENIENCE
Remote Vehicle Start
(if equipped)
Use the Remote Keyless Entry transmit
ter (key fob) to start the engine fromoutside the vehicle. (See the Driver
Information Center personalization menu
section to enable.) Automatic Climate
Control system vehicles will regulate the
inside temperature.
To remote start the vehicle:
1. Press and release the key fob Lock
button.
2. Press and hold the (Remote Start)
button until the turn signal lights flash.If the lights are not visible, hold theRemote Start button for four secondsand release.
The engine runs for 10 minutes. Extend
run time for 10 minutes from present bypressing the Lock and Remote Start but
tons again. Pressing only the Remote
Start button again will turn off the ignition. Maximum run time is 20 minutes.
After two remote starts have been pro
vided, the Remote Vehicle Start featurewill not operate.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Finding a Category Station
(if equipped)
Category (CAT) stations are available on
XM1 or XM2 bands only. To find a CATstation:
1. Press the CAT button to activate
Program Type (PTY) Select mode.
2. A category is displayed.
3. Rotate the Tune knob. When the
preferred category appears, press theSeek button to go to the first categorystation (pressing Seek for more thantwo seconds will activate CategoryScan).
4. To go to another station, press the
CAT button. The previously storedcategory will be displayed.
5. Press the up or down Seek button.
6. Press the CAT button to exit Program
Type Select mode.
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
(if equipped)
See Audio Systems for full details about
the functions of the following buttons:
•
(Seek)
•BAND
•1–6 (Preset Stations)
•(OnStar®/Mute):Press to silence
audio, and again to play. In OnStar
equipped vehicles, press to interactwith the OnStar system.
•
(VOLUME):Press up/down
arrow to increase/decrease volume.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
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Headlamp Controls and
Automatic Headlamp System
You will find the exterior lamps knob on
the left side of the instrument panel.
(On/Off): To turn the headlamps off
when the lights are on, turn the control
to the position. The momentary
switch design springs back to AUTOwhen released.
AUTO:Activates the automatic head
lamp system, illuminating all exterior
lamps and the instrument panel/radiolights when needed.
(Parking Lamps):The parking lamp
position illuminates tail/side marker/license plate lamps and instrumentpanel/radio lights.
(Headlamps):The headlamps posi
tion manually activates the headlamps,
exterior tail/marker lamps and instrument panel/radio lights.
(Fog Lamps):To activate the fog
lamps, press the center of the rotarycontrol marked .
To switch headlamps from low to high
beam, push the multifunction lever awayfrom you. Pull it back and release forlowbeam operation.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
DRL illuminates the lowbeam head
lamps at a lower intensity in daylight to make the front of the vehicle more
visible to others. The DRL illuminatesonly the lowbeam headlamps, not the taillamps or side marker lamps.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Interior Lamps
The interiorlamps control is located next to
the exterior lamps control on the left side
of the instrument panel. It can be set to:
(Off):This position disables the inte
rior lamps entirely, whether or not a dooris open.
(Door):This position turns on the
interior lamps when a door is openedand when the ignition key is removed.
(On):This position turns on the
interior lamps continuously.
Instrument Panel Brightness:When
you push the center of the interior lampsknob, a springloaded stem will pop out.
Turn it right or left to adjust intensity.
Reading Lamps:Press the reading light
lens to turn on/off.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
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The cruise control buttons, located on
the steering wheel, include the followingfunctions:
(On/Off): Press this button to turn
the cruise control system on or off.
+ RES (Resume/Accelerate): Press
this button toresume a setspeed, or toincrease the setspeed when thesystem is active.
– SET (Set):Press this button
to set a speed, orto decrease theset speed whenthe system isactive. When thecruise control isset, the Cruiselight will illuminateon the instrumentpanel cluster.
(Cancel):Press this button to can
cel the set speed. The set speed willremain in memory. Applying the brakes
will also cancel the set speed.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
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Cruise Control
The windshield wipers/washer controls
are located on the multifunction lever onthe left side of the steering wheel.
(Mist):For a single wipe, twist the
band on the multifunction stalk down tothis position and release.
(Off):Twist the band to this position
to turn off the wipers.
(Delay):Twist the band up to set the
delay time (the top of the band equals ashorter delay).
(Low):Twist the band up to this
position for lowspeed wipers.
(High):Twist the band up to this
position for highspeed wipers.
(Washer):To spray washer fluid,
turn the paddle at the top of the multi
function lever forward and release.There will be a slight delay before the
wipers are activated. This is normal andallows the washer to clean the entirewindshield.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Windshield Wipers/Washer
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Deck (Trunk) Lid PullDown Handle
A convenient handle is located in the top
inside of the deck lid. Use the handle to easily pull down the deck lid whenclosing it.
Vehicle Enhancements
Trunk Access
Press the (Trunk) button on the
Remote Keyless Entry transmitter.
To unlock the trunk from inside the vehicle,
press and hold the top of the driver’s or
front passenger’s power door lock switch
Universal Home Remote
(if equipped)
The Universal Home Remote is a com
bined universal transmitter and receiverthat can activate up to three devices,such as garage door openers, entrydoor locks, gates and security systems.
It’s recommended that you read the
instructions in your Owner Manual completely before attempting to program anyof the three channels on the UniversalHome Remote. The engine should be
turned off when programming the
remote.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Note: Do not use the Universal Home
Remote with any garage door openerthat does not have the “stop and
reverse” feature or any opener manu
factured before April 1, 1982.
for approximately two seconds. The vehi
cle must be in Park to unlock the trunk.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Rear Seat Trunk PassThrough
(if equipped)
To fold down one/both sides of the rear
seatback to gain trunk access or haul
longer cargo, pull forward on the seatback tab on the outboard of the rearseat cushion and fold the seatbackdown.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.
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Cupholders
On fivepassenger models, the center
console has a cupholder in its front sec
tion. A twoposition arm adjusts to hold
the cup securely.
On sixpassenger models, a cupholder
is located inside the armrest/center storage console. Turn the bottom of the
armrest/console outward to access the
cupholder.
The rear seat armrest also has a
cupholder.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
OnStar®and Owner Manual Shelf
The OnStar system and Owner Manual
shelf are located at the top of the glove box.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Deck (Trunk) Lid TieDown
Use the deck lid tiedown to secure the
deck lid when carrying oversize cargothat prevents the deck lid from closing
completely. Observe all applicable safetyprecautions.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Load Floor (Spare Tire Cover)
For convenient access to the spare tire,
lift and attach the load floor (tire cover)handle to the front of the deck lid weatherstrip.
See Section 5 of your Owner Manual.
Sun Visors
Swing down the visors and slide them
along the rod to cover different areas ofthe front window, or move them to cover
the side windows.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
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