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Listing Stored Numbers
The list command will list all the stored numbers and
name tags.
Using the“List”Command
1. Press and holdbgfor two seconds.
2. Say “Directory”.
3. Say “Hands Free Calling”.
4. Say “List”.
Making a Call
Calls can be made using the following commands.
Dial or Call: The dial or call command can be used
interchangeably to dial a phone number or a stored
name tag.
Digit Dial: This command allows a phone number to be
dialed by entering the digits one at a time.
Re‐dial: This command is used to dial the last number
used on the cell phone.
Using the “Dial”or“Call” Command
1. Press and holdbgfor two seconds.
2. Say “Dial”or“Call”.
3. Say the entire number without pausing or say the name tag.
Once connected, the person called will be heard
through the audio speakers.
Using the “Digit Dial” Command
The digit dial command allows a phone number to be
dialed by entering the digits one at a time. After each
digit is entered, the system repeats back the digit it
heard followed by a tone.
If an unwanted number is recognized by the system,
say“Clear” at any time to clear the last number.
To hear all of the numbers recognized by the system,
say “Verify” at any time.
1. Press and hold
b gfor two seconds.
2. Say “Digit Dial”.
3. Say each digit, one at a time, that you want to dial. After each digit is entered, the system repeats
back the digit it heard followed by a tone. After the
last digit has been entered, say “Dial”.
Once connected, the person called will be heard
through the audio speakers.
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Using the“Re‐dial”Command
1. Press and holdbgfor two seconds.
2. After the tone, say “Re‐dial”.
Once connected, the person called will be heard
through the audio speakers.
Receiving a Call
When an incoming call is received, the audio system
mutes and a ring tone is heard in the vehicle.
.Pressb gto answer the call.
.Pressc xto ignore a call.
Call Waiting
Call waiting must be supported on the cell phone and
enabled by the wireless service carrier.
.Pressbgto answer an incoming call when
another call is active. The original call is placed
on hold.
.Pressb gagain to return to the original call.
.To ignore the incoming call, no action is required.
.Pressc xto disconnect the current call and
switch to the call on hold.
Three‐Way Calling
Three‐way calling must be supported on the cell phone
and enabled by the wireless service carrier.
1. While on a call, press
b g.
2. Say “Three‐way call”.
3. Use the dial or call command to dial the number of the third party to be called.
4. Once the call is connected, press
b gto link all
the callers together.
Ending a Call
Pressc xto end a call.
Muting a Call
During a call, all sounds from inside the vehicle can be
muted so that the person on the other end of the call
cannot hear them.
To mute a call, press
bg, and then say “Mute Call”.
To cancel mute, press
b g, and then say
“Un‐mute Call”.
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Transferring a Call
Audio can be transferred between the Bluetooth system
and the cell phone.
The cell phone must be paired and connected with the
Bluetooth system before a call can be transferred. The
connection process can take up to two minutes after the
ignition is turned to ON/RUN.
To Transfer Audio From the Bluetooth
System to a Cell Phone
During a call with the audio in the vehicle:1. Press
b g.
2. Say “Transfer Call”.
To Transfer Audio to the Bluetooth System
From a Cell Phone
During a call with the audio on the cell phone,
press
bg. The audio transfers to the vehicle. If the
audio does not transfer to the vehicle, use the audio
transfer feature on the cell phone. See your cell phone
manufacturers user guide for more information.
Voice Pass-Thru
Voice pass‐thru allows access to the voice recognition
commands on the cell phone. See your cell phone
manufacturers user guide to see if the cell phone
supports this feature.
To access contacts stored in the cell phone:
1. Press and hold
b gfor two seconds.
2. Say “Bluetooth”. The system responds “Bluetooth
ready”, followed by a tone.
3. Say “Voice”. The system responds “OK, accessing
.The cell phone's normal prompt messages will
go through its cycle according to the phone's
operating instructions.
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF)
Tones
The Bluetooth system can send numbers and the
numbers stored as name tags during a call. You can
use this feature when calling a menu driven phone
system. Account numbers can also be stored for use.
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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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Seats (cont.)Power Lumbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Power Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Power Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Securing a Child Restraint Center Front Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
Rear Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-47
Right Front Seat Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
Security
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3 Accessories and Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of the Vehicle . . . 6-5
Doing Your Own Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Engine Soon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Parts Identification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-102
Publications Ordering Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Scheduling Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
Sheet Metal Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-101
Shifting Out of Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Side Blind Zone Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5 Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-93
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-86
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-84
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-91
Specifications and Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-112
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
StabiliTrak
®Indicator Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
StabiliTrak®System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-8 Heated Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Steering Wheel Controls, Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6
Steering Wheel, Power Tilt Wheel and Telescopic Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Center Flex Storage Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Front Storage Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Rear Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
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