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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 372. 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. 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.
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AUTOn(Automatic Volume):With automatic
volume, the audio system adjusts automatically
to make up for road and wind noise as you drive,
by increasing the volume as the vehicle speed
increases.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this
button to select AUTO VOLUME MIN (minimum),
AUTO VOLUME MED (medium), or AUTO
VOLUME MAX (maximum). Each higher setting
provides more volume compensation at faster
vehicle speeds. To turn automatic volume
off, press this button until AUTO VOLUME OFF
appears on the display.
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 shows 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 only seeks 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 goes to a station, plays
for a few seconds, then goes 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 goes to the next
preset station, plays for a few seconds, then
goes to the next preset station. Press either scan
arrow again or one of the pushbuttons to stop
scanning presets.
The radio only scans 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 returns and
the equalization that was selected is stored
for that pushbutton.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
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(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 has static, 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 changes
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 appears 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 saves separate AUTO EQ settings for
each preset and source.
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