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Nav (Navigation)
Press the CONFIG key to enter the congure menu
options, then press the CONFIG key repeatedly
until Nav is selected or touch the Nav screen button.
Voice Prompt
Voice Prompt:Touch the Voice Prompt screen button
to change the volume of the voice prompts or to turn
voice guidance on and off.
Volume:Touch the + (plus) or−(minus) screen
buttons to increase or to decrease the volume of the
voice prompts. The system will respond with the
adjusted voice level.Voice Guidance:Touch the On or Off screen buttons
to turn voice instructions on and off while traveling
on a planned route.
Route Preference
Touch the Route Preference screen button to change
route options when the system calculates a route.
Allow Major Roads:This feature allows the system to
use major roads when calculating a planned route.
Allow toll road:This feature allows the system to use
toll roads when calculating a planned route.
Allow ferry:This feature allows the system to use
ferries when calculating a planned route.
Allow time and seasonal restricted road:This
feature allows the system to use time restricted and
seasonal roads when calculating a planned route.
Edit Address Book — How to Add
To add an address to the address book, see “Adding
Destinations to the Address Book” underDestination on
page 4-23.
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Edit Address Book — Edit/View
To edit the name of an address book:
1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
4. Select the Address book entry.
5. Touch the Name screen button and use the alpha
keyboard to edit or add the name.
6. Touch the OK screen button to save your changes,
then touch the Back screen button to return to the
Address Book information screen.To add or change the phone number of an address
book entry:
1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
4. Select the address book entry to change.
5. Touch the Phone # screen button and use the
numeric keyboard to input or change the phone
number.
6. Touch the OK screen button to save your changes,
then touch the Back screen button to return to the
Address Book information screen.
To change the map icon of an address book entry:
1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
4. Select the address book entry to change.
5. Select the Icon screen button.
6. Select an icon from the list.
To add a voice tag to an address book entry:
1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
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4. Select the Add Voice Tag screen button.
5. The system will ask for you to state the name. You
will have four seconds to state the name. The
system will respond back with the name and prompt
you to repeat the name for conrmation.
To delete an address book entry:
1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
4. Select the address book entry to delete.
5. Press the Delete screen button to delete the
address book entry.
6. A conrmation pop-up will display. Select Ok to
delete; select Cancel to cancel the operation.
To delete the entire address book:
1. Select the CONFIG hard key.
2. Select the NAV screen button.
3. Select the Edit/View Address Book screen button.
4. A list of all the address book entries will display.
Press and hold the Clear All screen button.
5. A conrmation pop-up will display. Select Ok to
delete; select Cancel to cancel the operation.Map Database Information
Touch the Map Database Information screen button to
view the coverage areas of the map DVD.
Off-Road Mode
To turn the Off-road mode on or off, do the following:
1. Press the CONFIG hard key.
2. Press the Nav screen button.
3. Press the Off-Road mode screen button. The button
will be highlighted when the feature is on.
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Traffic information is delivered to the vehicle by the
XM™ Radio satellites. XM NavTraffic™ makes it
possible for the navigation system to provide
continuously updated traffic information personalized for
a driver’s needs.
XM NavTraffic™ currently broadcasts the traffic
information for many markets nationally, and the service
may be available in more cities in the future. Visit
xmnavtraffic.com for more details on local coverage.
A service fee is required in order to receive the
XM NavTraffic™ service.
Turning XM NavTraffic™ On and Off
To turn traffic on or off:
1. Press the CONFIG hard key, then press the
CONFIG key repeatedly until Nav is selected
or press the Nav screen button.
2. Touch the Traffic Options button.
3. Touch the Traffic button. This button is highlighted
when it is active.
Selecting Alert for Approaching Traffic Events
enables the system to show a pop-up screen that
noties of possible traffic issues ahead.
When this feature is highlighted, while traveling on
a route, accidents located on the route are
indicated and can be avoided.
Traffic Icon
The Traffic Icon appears on the Traffic Tab, next to the
word Traffic, when traffic is found in the local area.
The Traffic Icon has three different condition displays.
These are:
Condition Traffic Status Icon
No XM NavTraffic™
subscription.
No Traffic is found in
the local area.
The Traffic Feature is
turned off.
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Condition Traffic Status Icon
Traffic events are in the
area, but none are on
route.
Traffic events are on route.
Locations and Information of Traffic
Conditions
The system may take some time to sort the information.
The list of traffic conditions display in the order of
distance from the vehicle, up to approximately 75 mi
(125 km). With a route planned, the system defaults to
list traffic events on your route. Without a route
planned, if travelling on a major interstate, the systemlists events immediately ahead on the interstate rst.
Then all other traffic events follow. Not all traffic
conditions may be listed.
To view the traffic condition location and information on
the map:
1. Press the NAV key, then press the NAV key
repeatedly until Traffic is selected, or touch the
Traffic screen button. A list of traffic conditions with
distance from the vehicle’s current position displays.
An arrow may appear before the distance. The
arrow indicates the distance is a straight line
distance and it shows the direction of the event
from the current vehicle’s position. If no arrow
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Avoid:This button is used to avoid the location of an
event on the route. If selected, a new route is calculated
and the related traffic event is avoided. After the new
route has been calculated, the navigation system
goes to the full map screen and shows the new route.
The Avoid button is only available if the event is on
the route ahead.
Traffic Voice Prompts
The traffic voice prompts are part of the current
navigation voice prompts. If the navigation voice prompts
are turned off, all traffic prompts are also turned off.
If the voice prompts are on, whenever an Alert for
Approaching Traffic is displayed, the system gives the
related voice prompt. The content of the voice
prompt depends on actual traffic event data.
The RPT (Repeat) hard key is for navigation traffic
maneuvers only. It is not used to repeat traffic prompts.
During a traffic voice prompt, if RPT is pressed, the
current prompt playback cancels.
Traffic prompts are disabled during OnStar
®or Voice
Recognition activity.
Display
Press the CONFIG key to enter the congure menu
options, then press the CONFIG key repeatedly
until Display is selected or touch the Display screen
button.
Display Off
Touch this screen button to turn the display off. Press
any hard key to view the display.
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Brightness/Contrast/Mode
Touch this screen button to change the brightness,
contrast, and mode of the display.
](Brightness):Touch the + (plus) or−(minus)
screen buttons to increase or decrease the brightness
of the screen.
_(Contrast):Touch the + (plus) or−(minus) screen
buttons to increase or decrease the contrast of the
screen.Auto (Automatic):Touch this screen button for the
system to automatically adjust the screen background
depending on exterior lighting conditions.
Night:Touch this screen button and the system makes
the map background darker.
Day:Touch this screen button and the system makes
the map background brighter.
Setting the Clock
The navigation system time and the analog clock
operate independently. Changing the time through the
navigation system does not change the time on the
analog clock. SeeAnalog Clock on page 3-22to change
the analog clock time.
Press the CONFIG key to enter the congure menu
options, then press the CONFIG key repeatedly until the
time is selected or touch the time screen button.
Hours:Press the−(minus) or + (plus) signs to
decrease or increase the hours.
Minutes:Press the−(minus) or + (plus) signs to
decrease or increase the minutes.
12/24 Format:Select the 12 screen button for standard
time; select the 24 screen button for military time.
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Finding a Station
If viewing a map screen, touch the source screen (AM,
FM, XM, CD, etc.) button. The display splits between
the audio screen and the map screen. All
station-changing functions can be performed from this
screen.If you do not want to view a split screen or you are not
on a map screen, press the AUDIO hard key.
AM/FM/XM:Touch the source (AM, FM, or XM, if
equipped) screen button or press the AUDIO key
repeatedly until the desired source is highlighted. AM source shown, other sources similar
FM source shown, other sources similar
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