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The number of favorites pages can be setup using the
MENU button. To setup the number of favorites pages:1. Press the MENU button to display the radio setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton located below the FAV 1-6 label.
3. Select the desired number of favorites pages by pressing the pushbutton located below the
displayed page numbers.
4. Press the FAV button, or let the menu time out, to return to the original main radio screen showing
the radio station frequency labels and to begin the
process of programming your favorites for the
chosen amount of numbered pages.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Midrange/Treble)
BASS/MID/TREB (Bass, Midrange, or Treble): To
adjust bass, midrange, or treble, press the
aknob
until the tone control labels display. Continue pressing
to highlight the desired label, or press the pushbutton
positioned under the desired label. Turn the
aknob
to adjust the highlighted setting. The highlighted
setting can also be adjusted by pressing either SEEK
arrow,
\FWD, orsREV button until the desired
levels are obtained. If a station's frequency is weak or
has static, decrease the treble. To quickly adjust bass, midrange, or treble to the middle
position, press the pushbutton positioned under the
BASS, MID, or TREB label for more than two seconds.
A beep sounds and the level adjusts to the middle
position.
To quickly adjust all tone and speaker controls to the
middle position, press the
aknob for more than
two seconds until a beep sounds.
EQ (Equalization): For the non-Bose
®amplified radio,
perform the following steps to setup the equalization
settings:
1. Press the
aknob until the equalization label
displays.
2. Press the pushbutton located under the equalization label to get choices of POP,
ROCK, CTRY (country), TALK, JAZZ, and
CLAS (classical), to display.
3. Press the pushbutton located under the desired setting.
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For the Bose amplified radio, perform the following
steps to setup the equalization settings:1. Press the
aknob until the DSP label displays.
2. Press the pushbutton located under the DSP label to get choices of Norm, Driv, Rear, and Surround,
to display.
3. Press the pushbutton located under the desired setting.
To select Surround, press either the fourth or fifth
pushbutton located under the displayed Surround
until Centerpoint displays.
To return to the manual mode, press the tune knob.
Select either BASS, MID, or TREB and start to manually
adjust the settings by turning the
aknob.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
BAL/FADE (Balance/Fade): To adjust balance or
fade, press the
aknob until the speaker control labels
display. Continue pressing to highlight the desired label,
or press the pushbutton positioned under the desired
label. Turn the
aknob to adjust the highlighted setting.
The highlighted setting can be adjusted by pressing
either SEEK arrow,
\FWD, orsREV buttons until
the desired levels are obtained. To quickly adjust balance or fade to the middle position,
press the pushbutton positioned under the BAL or
FADE label for more than two seconds. A beep sounds
and the level adjusts to the middle position.
To quickly adjust all speaker and tone controls to the
middle position, press the
aknob for more than
two seconds until a beep sounds.
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
This feature is used to provide a choice of four different
listening experiences. DSP can be used while listening
to the audio system or a CD. To change the DSP mode,
press the
aknob until the DSP control label displays.
Press the pushbutton located under the DSP label until
the control labels display. Continue by pressing the
desired button below the control labels on the display.
For more information on the control label displays, see
the following:
.Norm (Normal): Select this screen button to adjust
the audio for normal mode. This provides the best
sound quality for all seating positions.
.Driv (Driver): Select this screen button to adjust
the audio for the driver to receive the best possible
sound quality.
.Rear: Select this screen button to adjust the audio
for the rear seat passengers to receive the best
possible sound quality.
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Sending a Number or Name Tag During
a Call
1. Pressbg. The system responds “Ready”,
followed by a tone.
2. Say “Dial”.
3. Say the number or name tag to send.
Clearing the System
Unless information is deleted out of the in‐vehicle
Bluetooth system, it will be retained indefinitely. This
includes all saved name tags in the phone book and
phone pairing information. For information on how to
delete this information, see the previous sections on
Deleting a Paired Phone and Deleting Name Tags.
Other Information
The Bluetooth®word mark and logos are owned by the
Bluetooth®SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by
General Motors is under license. Other trademarks and
trade names are those of their respective owners.
See Radio Frequency Statement
on page 8‑18for FCC
information.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCK®is designed to discourage theft of the
vehicle's radio by learning a portion of the Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN). The radio does not operate
if it is stolen or moved to a different vehicle.
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
Vehicles with audio
steering wheel controls
could differ depending
on the vehicle's options.
Some audio controls
can be adjusted at the
steering wheel.
w(Next): Press to go to the next radio station stored
as a favorite, or the next track if a CD/DVD is playing.
c x(Previous/End): Press to go to the previous
radio station stored as a favorite, the next track if a
CD/DVD is playing, to reject an incoming call, or end a
current call.
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Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-86Audio Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-106
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna System . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Audio System(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Automatic Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
B
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-116
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
Electric Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Inadvertent Power Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Run-Down Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Bluetooth
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
Brake Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3
Braking in Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Bulb Replacement Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-46
High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 6-46
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-68
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10, 3-35
California Perchlorate Materials Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
California Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6
Canadian Owners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-112
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
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LocksCentral Door Unlocking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Power Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Rear Door Security Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41
Lumbar Massaging Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Power Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
M
Magnetic Ride Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-8
Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Maintenance Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Owner Checks and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Scheduled Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Massaging Lumbar Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
Memory Seat, Mirrors, Steering Wheel Controls . . . . .2-6
Message
DIC Warnings and Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-65
Mirrors Automatic Dimming Rearview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Manual Rearview Mirror with Compass and
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Outside Convex Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Outside Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Outside Power Foldaway Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Park Tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-100
N
Navigation System, Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-106
Net, Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
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PowerDoor Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Electrical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-104
Lumbar Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Steering Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32
Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column . . . . . . . . 4-4
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Pregnancy, Using Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Program
Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Programmable Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Proposition 65 Warning, California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4R
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-90
Radios Navigation/Radio System, see Navigation
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-106
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Theft-Deterrent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Rear Climate Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Rear Door Security Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Rear Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Rearview Mirror with Compass and Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Rearview Mirrors Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
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