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.Surround (Centerpoint®): Select this screen
button to enable Bose®Centerpoint signal
processing circuitry. Centerpoint produces a full
vehicle surround sound listening experience from a
CD, MP3/WMA, or XM stereo digital audio source
and delivers five independent audio channels from
conventional two channel stereo recordings. (Not
available for AM, FM, or auxiliary sources.) For
more details visit www.bose.com/centerpoint.
DSP is only available on vehicles that have the Bose
Premium audio system.
Finding a Category (CAT) Station
CAT (Category): The CAT button is used to find
XM stations while the radio is in the XM mode. To find
XM channels within a desired category, perform the
following:
1. Press the BAND button until the XM frequency displays. Press the CAT button to display the
category tabs. Continue pressing the CAT button
until the desired category name displays. Another
way to select a category is to press the
sREV
or
\FWD button until the desired category is
selected.
2. Press either of the two pushbuttons below the desired category tab to immediately tune to the
first XM station associated with that category. 3. Turn the
aknob, press the pushbuttons below the
displayed right or left arrows, or press either SEEK
arrow to go to the previous or the next XM station
within the selected category.
4. To exit the category search mode, press the FAV button or BAND button to display your favorites
again.
Undesired XM categories can be removed through the
setup menu. To remove an undesired category: 1. Press the MENU button to display the radio setup menu.
2. Press the pushbutton located below the XM CAT tab.
3. Turn the
aknob to display the category to be
removed.
4. Press the pushbutton located under the Remove tab until the category name along with the word
Removed displays.
5. Repeat the steps to remove more categories.
Removed categories can be restored by pressing the
pushbutton under the Add label when a removed
category is displayed or by pressing the pushbutton
under the Restore All label.
The radio does not let you remove or add categories
while the vehicle is moving faster than 5 mph (8 km/h).
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©SEEK¨:Press the left arrow to go to the start of the
current track, if more than ten seconds have played.
Press the right arrow to go to the next track. If either
arrow is held or pressed multiple times, the player
continues moving backward or forward through the CD.
sREV (Fast Reverse): Press and hold to reverse
playback quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a
reduced volume. Release to resume playing the track.
The elapsed time of the track displays.
\FWD (Fast Forward): Press and hold to advance
playback quickly within a track. You will hear sound at a
reduced volume. Release to resume playing the track.
The elapsed time of the track displays.
RDM (Random): With the random setting, CD tracks
can be played in random, rather than sequential order.
This feature is not available in playlist mode. To use
random, do the following:
1. To play tracks in random order from the CD that is currently playing, press the pushbutton positioned
under the RDM label. The random icon displays.
2. Press the same pushbutton again to turn off random play. The random icon is no longer
highlighted. RDM (Random) (Radio with Six-Disc CD Player):
With the random setting, CD tracks can be played in
random, rather than sequential order, on one CD or all
CDs in a six-disc CD player. To use random:
.Press the pushbutton positioned under the RDM
tab until Randomize Current Disc displays to
play the tracks in random order from the CD
that is currently playing. Press again to turn off
random play.
.Press the pushbutton positioned under the RDM
tab until Randomize All Discs displays to play
tracks from all CDs loaded in a six-disc CD
player in random order. Press again to turn off
random play.
4(Information):
Press to switch the display between
the track number, elapsed time of the track, and the
time. When the ignition is off, press to display the
time (if the clock display is enabled). See “Enabling/
Disabling the Digital Radio Clock” under,Setting the
Clock
on page 4‑87for more information.
BAND: Press to listen to the radio when a CD is
playing. The CD remains inside the radio for future
listening.
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CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press to play a CD when
listening to the radio. The CD icon and track number
displays when a CD is in the player. Press again and
the system automatically searches for an auxiliary input
device, such as a portable audio player. If a portable
audio player is not connected, “No Aux Input Device
Found” displays.
Playing an MP3/WMA CD-R or
CD-RW Disc
Radios with the MP3 feature are capable of playing an
MP3/WMA CD-R or CD-RW disc. For more information
on how to play an MP3/WMA CD-R or CD-RW disc, see
Using an MP3
on page 4‑100later in this section.
CD Messages
DISC ERROR: If this message displays and/or the CD
ejects, it could be for one of the following reasons:
.The radio system does not support the playlist
format, the compressed audio format, or the data
file format.
.It is very hot. When the temperature returns to
normal, the CD should play.
.You are driving on a very rough road. When the
road becomes smoother, the CD should play.
.The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or upside down.
.The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour and
try again.
.There could have been a problem while burning
the CD.
.The label could be caught in the CD player.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other reason,
try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer. If the radio displays an
error message, write it down and provide it to your
dealer when reporting the problem.
Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
The radio system has an auxiliary input jack located
on the lower right side of the faceplate. This is not an
audio output; do not plug the headphone set into the
front auxiliary input jack. You can however, connect
an external audio device such as an iPod™, laptop
computer, MP3 player, CD changer, or cassette tape
player, etc. to the auxiliary input jack for use as another
source for audio listening.
Drivers are encouraged to set up any auxiliary device
while the vehicle is in P (Park). See Defensive Driving
on page 5‑2for more information on driver distraction.
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sREV (Fast Reverse):Press and hold to reverse
playback quickly within an MP3/WMA file. Sound is
heard at a reduced volume. Release this button to
resume playing the file. The elapsed time of the file
displays.
\FWD (Fast Forward): Press and hold to advance
playback quickly within an MP3/WMA file. Sound is
heard at a reduced volume. Release this button to
resume playing the file. The elapsed time of the file
displays.
RDM (Random): With the random setting, MP3/WMA
files on the CD-R can be played in random, rather than
sequential order, on one CD-R/CD-RW or all discs in a
six-disc CD player. To use random:
1. Press the pushbutton positioned under the RDM label until Random Current Disc displays to play
MP3/WMA files from the CD-R or CD-RW in
random order. Press the same pushbutton again
to turn off random play.
2. Press the pushbutton positioned under the RDM label until Randomize All Discs displays to play
songs from all CDs loaded in a six-disc CD player
in random order. Press the same pushbutton again
to turn off random play.
h(Music Navigator): Use the music navigator
feature to play MP3/WMA files on the CD-R or CD-RW
in order by artist or album. Press the pushbutton located
below the music navigator label. The player scans
the disc to sort the files by artist and album ID3 tag
information. It may take several minutes to scan the
disc depending on the number of MP3/WMA files
recorded to the CD-R or CD-RW. The radio might begin
playing while it is scanning the disc in the background.
When the scan is finished, the CD-R or CD-RW begins
playing again.
Once the disc has scanned, the player defaults to
playing MP3/WMA files in order by artist. The current
artist playing is shown on the second line of the display
between the arrows. Once all songs by that artist
have played, the player moves to the next artist in
alphabetical order on the CD-R or CD-RW and begins
playing MP3/WMA files by that artist. If you want to
listen to MP3/WMA files by another artist, press the
pushbutton located below either arrow button. The CD
goes to the next or previous artist in alphabetical order.
Continue pressing either button until the desired artist
displays.
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To change from playback by artist to playback by
album, press the pushbutton located below the Sort
By label. From the sort screen, push one of the
buttons below the album button. Press the pushbutton
below the Back label to return to the main music
navigator screen. Now the album name displays on the
second line between the arrows and songs from the
current album begins to play. Once all songs from that
album have played, the player moves to the next album
in alphabetical order on the CD-R or CD-RW and begins
playing MP3/WMA files from that album.
To exit music navigator mode, press the button below
the Back label to return to normal MP3/WMA playback.
BAND:Press to listen to the radio when a CD is
playing. The inactive CD remains inside the radio for
future listening.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary): Press to play a CD when
listening to the radio. The CD icon and a message
showing disc and/or track number displays when a CD
is in the player. Press this button again and the system
automatically searches for an auxiliary input device
such as a portable audio player. If a portable audio
player is not connected, “No Aux Input Device Found”
displays.XM Radio Messages
XL (Explicit Language Channels): These channels,
or any others, can be blocked at a customer's
request, by calling 1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and
1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
XM Updating: The encryption code in the receiver is
being updated, and no action is required. This process
should take no longer than 30 seconds.
No XM Signal: The system is functioning correctly, but
the vehicle is in a location that is blocking the XM™
signal. When the vehicle is moved into an open area,
the signal should return.
Loading XM: The audio system is acquiring and
processing audio and text data. No action is needed.
This message should disappear shortly.
Channel Off Air: This channel is not currently in
service. Tune in to another channel.
Channel Unauth: This channel is blocked or cannot be
received with your XM Subscription package.
Channel Unavail: This previously assigned channel
is no longer assigned. Tune to another station. If this
station was one of the presets, choose another station
for that preset button.
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Vehicle Data Recording and
Privacy
Your GM vehicle has a number of sophisticated
computers that record information about the vehicle’s
performance and how it is driven. For example, your
vehicle uses computer modules to monitor and control
engine and transmission performance, to monitor the
conditions for airbag deployment and deploy airbags in
a crash, and, if so equipped, to provide antilock braking
to help the driver control the vehicle. These modules
may store data to help your dealer technician service
your vehicle. Some modules may also store data about
how you operate the vehicle, such as rate of fuel
consumption or average speed. These modules may
also retain the owner’s personal preferences, such as
radio pre-sets, seat positions, and temperature settings.
Event Data Recorders
This vehicle has an Event Data Recorder (EDR).
The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain
crash or near crash-like situations, such as an airbag
deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will
assist in understanding how a vehicle's systems
performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short
period of time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in
this vehicle is designed to record such data as:
.How various systems in your vehicle were
operating
.Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened
.How far, if at all, the driver was pressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal
.How fast the vehicle was traveling
This data can help provide a better understanding of the
circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.
Important: EDR data is recorded by your vehicle only if
a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no data is recorded
by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no
personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash
location) is recorded. However, other parties, such as
law enforcement, could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment
is required, and access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle manufacturer, other
parties, such as law enforcement, that have the special
equipment, can read the information if they have access
to the vehicle or the EDR.
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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
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Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-112
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
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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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