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Heated Seats — If Equipped
WARNING!
Persons who are unable to feel pain to the skin
because of advanced age, chronic illness, diabetes,
spinal cord injury, medication, alcohol use, exhaus-
tion or other physical condition must exercise care
when using the seat heater. It may cause burns even
at low temperatures, especially if used for long
periods of time. Do not place anything on the seat
that insulates against heat, such as a blanket or
cushion. This may cause the seat heater to overheat.
This feature heats the front driver’s and passenger’s
seats. The controls for the heater is located on the
instrument panel, below the radio. After turning on theignition, you may choose OFF, HIGH, or LOW heat
settings. An indicator on the switch shows which setting
has been chosen.
•Pressing the switch once will select high-
level heating.
•Pressing the switch a second time will select low-level
heating. Pressing the switch a third time will shut the
heating elements off.
Heated Seat Switches
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL
CONTENTS
Instrument Panel Features.................164
Instrument Cluster—Premium..............165
Instrument Cluster Descriptions............166
Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) –
If Equipped...........................176
▫EVIC Functions.......................178
▫Compass/Temperature/Audio............179
▫Average Fuel Economy.................179
▫Distance To Empty (DTE)...............179
▫Elapsed Time........................180▫Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM).............180
▫Personal Settings
(Customer Programmable Features)........180
Radio General Information................185
▫Radio Broadcast Signals.................185
▫Two Types Of Signals..................185
▫Electrical Disturbances..................186
▫AM Reception.......................186
▫FM Reception........................186
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▫Clock Setting Procedure.................187
Sales Code REF — AM/FM/CD (Single Disc)
Radio With Optional Satellite Radio And Hands
Free Phone Capability...................187
▫Operating Instructions - Radio Mode.......188
▫Operation Instructions - CD Mode.........191
▫Operation Instructions - Auxiliary Mode.....193
▫Operating Instructions - Hands Free Phone —
If Equipped.........................194
▫Operating Instructions - Satellite Radio — If
Equipped...........................195
Sales Code RAQ – AM/FM/CD (6-Disc) Radio
With Optional Satellite Radio, Hands Free Phone,
And Vehicle Entertainment Systems (VES)
Capabilities...........................195▫Operating Instructions - Radio Mode.......196
▫Operation Instructions -
(CD Mode For CD Audio Play)...........201
▫Load/Eject Button
(CD Mode For CD Audio Play)...........202
▫NotesOnPlayingMP3Files .............204
▫Operation Instructions -
(CD Mode For MP3 Audio Play)..........207
▫Load/Eject Button (CD Mode For MP3 Play) . . 207
Sales Code REC — AM/FM/CD (6–Disc) Radio
With Navigation System..................209
▫Operating Instructions — Satellite Radio
(If Equipped)........................210
▫REC Setting The Clock.................210
▫Audio Clock Display...................213
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Satellite Radio — If Equipped..............214
▫System Activation.....................214
▫Electronic Serial Number/Sirius Identification
Number (ESN/SID)....................214
▫Selecting Satellite Mode In REF, And RAQ,
Radios.............................215
▫Selecting a Channel....................215
▫Storing And Selecting Pre-Set Channels......216
▫Using The PTY (Program Type) Button
(If Equipped)........................216
▫PTY ButtonScan.....................216
▫PTY ButtonSeek.....................217
▫Satellite Antenna......................217▫Reception Quality.....................217
Remote Sound System Controls — If Equipped . . 218
▫Radio Operation......................218
▫CD Player..........................219
CD/DVD Disc Maintenance...............219
Radio Operation And Cellular Phones........220
Climate Controls.......................220
▫Climate Controls......................220
▫Air Conditioning.....................223
▫Air Filtration System – If Equipped........225
▫Operating Tips.......................226
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Compass/Temperature/Audio
Press and release the EVIC button to display one of eight
compass headings to indicate the direction the vehicle is
facing, the outside temperature and the current radio
station.
For additional information regarding the compass, refer
to Personal Settings (Customer Programmable Features)
in this section.
Average Fuel Economy
Shows the average fuel economy since the last reset.
When the fuel economy is reset, the display will read
“RESET” or show dashes for two seconds. Then, the
history information will be erased, and the averaging will
continue from the last fuel reading before the reset.
Distance To Empty (DTE)
Shows the estimated distance that can be travelled with
the fuel remaining in the tank. This estimated distance is
determined by a weighted average of the instantaneous
and average fuel economy, according to the current fuel
tank level. This is not resettable.
NOTE:Significant changes in driving style or vehicle
loading will greatly affect the actual drivable distance of
the vehicle, regardless of the DTE displayed value.
When the DTE value is less than 30 miles estimated
driving distance, the DTE display will change to a text
display ofLOW FUEL. This display will continue until
the vehicle runs out of fuel. Adding a significant amount
of fuel to the vehicle will turn off theLOW FUELtext
and a new DTE value will be displayed, based on the
current values in the DTE calculation and the current fuel
tank level.
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when exiting the vehicle. Press and hold the EVIC button
when in this display until 0, 30, 60, or 90 appears to make
your selection.
Headlamps On With Wipers (Available with Auto
Headlights Only)
When ON is selected and the headlight switch is in the
AUTO position, the headlights will turn on approxi-
mately 10 seconds after the wipers are turned on. The
headlights will also turn off when the wipers are turned
off if they were turned on by this feature. Press and hold
the EVIC button when in this display until “ON” or
“OFF” appears to make your selection.
NOTE:Turning the headlights on during the daytime
causes the instrument panel lights to dim. To increase the
brightness, refer to “Lights” in this section.
Delay Power Off to Accessories Until Exit
When this feature is selected, the power window
switches, radio, hands–free system, power sunroof, andpower outlets will remain active for up to 60 minutes
after the ignition switch has been turned off. Opening a
vehicle door will cancel this feature. Press and hold the
EVIC button when in this display until “Off”, “45 sec.”,
“5 min.”, or “10 min.” appears to make your selection.
Turn Headlamps on with Remote Key Unlock
When this feature is selected the headlamps will activate
and remain on for up to 90 seconds when the doors are
unlocked using the remote keyless entry transmitter.
Press and hold the EVIC button when in this display until
“OFF”, “30 sec.”, “60 sec.”, or “90 sec.” appears to make
your selection.
Confirmation of Voice Commands — If Equipped
When ON is selected all voice commands from the
U-Connect system are confirmed. Press and hold the
EVIC button when in this display until “ON” or “OFF”
appears to make your selection.
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menu. Once in the Personal Settings (Customer Program-
mable Features) menu, press and release (less than one
second) the EVIC button several times until “Calibrate
Compass (Yes)” is displayed. A long (longer than two
seconds) EVIC button Press will place the Compass in
calibration mode. The Cal indicator will come on con-
tinuously in the EVIC display to indicate that the com-
pass is now in the calibration mode and that the vehicle
can now be driven to calibrate. (A short EVIC button
press from theCalibrate Compass (Yes)screen will exit
the EVIC Customer Programmable features, and return it
to its normal operating mode). To complete the compass
calibration, drive the vehicle in one or more complete 360
degree circles under 5 mph (8 km/h) in an area free from
power lines, large metallic objects, until the CAL indica-
tor turns off. The compass will now function normally.RADIO GENERAL INFORMATION
Radio Broadcast Signals
Your new radio will provide excellent reception under
most operating conditions. Like any system, however, car
radios have performance limitations, due to mobile op-
eration and natural phenomena, which might lead you to
believe your sound system is malfunctioning. To help
you understand and save you concern about these “ap-
parent” malfunctions, you must understand a point or
two about the transmission and reception of radio sig-
nals.
Two Types of Signals
There are two basic types of radio signals... AM or
Amplitude Modulation, in which the transmitted sound
causes the amplitude, or height, of the radio waves to
vary... and FM or Frequency Modulation, in which the
frequency of the wave is varied to carry the sound.
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Electrical Disturbances
Radio waves may pick up electrical disturbances during
transmission. They mainly affect the wave amplitude,
and thus remain a part of the AM reception. They
interfere very little with the frequency variations that
carry the FM signal.
AM Reception
AM sound is based on wave amplitude, so AM reception
can be disrupted by such things as lightning, power lines
and neon signs.
FM Reception
Because FM transmission is based on frequency varia-
tions, interference that consists of amplitude variations
can be filtered out, leaving the reception relatively clear,
which is the major feature of FM radio.
NOTE:The radio, steering wheel radio controls (if
equipped), and 6 disc CD/DVD changer (if equipped)will remain active for up to 10 minutes after the ignition
switch has been turned off. Opening a vehicle front door
will cancel this feature.
ELECTRONIC DIGITAL CLOCK
The clock and radio each use the display panel built into
the radio. A digital readout shows the frequency and/or
time in hours and minutes (depending on your radio
model) whenever the ignition switch is in the “ON” or
“ACC” position.
When the ignition switch is in the “OFF” position, or
when the radio frequency is being displayed, time keep-
ing is accurately maintained.
On the AM/FM/CD (6-disc) radio the time button alter-
nates the location of the time and frequency on the
display. On the AM/FM/CD (single-disc) radio only one
of the two, time or frequency is displayed.
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