2011 CHEVROLET VOLT CD player

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7-24 Infotainment System
.The Artist/Album/Song Titles/
Genre information requires a
CD to be fully scanned before
the music navigator works with
these menus. Disc scanning
does not occur when the disc
is being played.
When an MP3 is loaded in the
player, MP3 displays.
If a disc is already loaded, but you
are currently on a map screen or
listening to a different audio source,
press the HDD/DVD/AUX button to
switch to the disc source. A track
number appears on the display
when each track starts to play. To play a disc:
k(Play/Pause):
Use to start,
pause, or resume play of a
loaded disc.
SEEK
[:
1. Press to seek to the next track.
2. Press again to continue moving forward through the disc.
3. Press and hold to advance quickly through playback.
4. Release the button to return to playing speed. Elapsed time
displays.
rSEEK:
1. Press to seek to the beginning of the current or previous track.
If the track has played for less
than five seconds, it goes to the
previous track. If longer than
five seconds, the current track
restarts.
2. Press again to continue moving back through the disc. 3. Press and hold this button
to reverse quickly through
playback.
4. Release the button to return to playing speed. Elapsed time
displays.
TUNE/MENU:
1. Turn to the right or left to display the track list.
2. Turn it again to cycle through the list.
3. Press TUNE/MENU to select the track. The system plays the
selected track and returns to the
CD screen.
MP3 Music Menu
Press the Disc Menu screen button
or press the TUNE/MENU knob
on the faceplate while on the disc
audio screen to display the MP3
Music Menu.

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Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or folder is empty
or contains only folders, the player
advances to the next folder in
the file structure that contains a
compressed audio file. The empty
folder(s) are not displayed or
numbered.
No Folder
When the CD only contains
compressed audio files without
any folders or playlists, all files
are under the root folder.
File System and Naming
The displayed song title is taken
from the file's ID3 tag. If a song
title is not present in the ID3 tag,
the radio displays the file name
as the track name.Preprogrammed Playlists
The radio recognizes
preprogrammed playlists;
however, there is no editing
capability. These playlists are
treated as special folders containing
compressed audio song files.
Hard Drive Device (HDD)
With a Hard Drive Device (HDD),
songs can be recorded.
The types of formats supported by
the HDD are:
.MP3
.MP3-Pro
.WMA
.Audible.com
.M4A
Songs can be recorded from
a CD player or a mass media
storage device connected by a
USB connector. The hard drive has
30 GB memory capacity for storage
of media files. For optimal recording performance,
make sure the disc is clean with
no damage; otherwise the system
might partially record the track.
To select the hard drive audio
source:
Press the HDD/DVD/AUX button;
cycle through the available audio
sources until the HDD source
displays or press the HDD/DVD/
AUX button once, and then press
the HDD source button.

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7-38 Infotainment System
Changing Chapters within an
Audio Book
To change chapters within an
audio book:
While the audio book is playing,
turn the TUNE/MENU knob.
The chapter list of the current book
displays. Select a chapter from the
list. To return to the current chapter
being played, select the chapter
with the checkmark at the right.
Auxiliary Devices
This vehicle may have an auxiliary
input jack in the center console.
Possible auxiliary audio sources
include:
.Laptop computer
.MP3 player
.Tape player
This jack is not an audio output.
Do not plug headphones into the
auxiliary input jack. Drivers are
encouraged to set up any auxiliary
device while the vehicle is in
P (Park).
Connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable
from the auxiliary device to the
auxiliary input jack. When a
device is connected, the system
automatically begins playing audio
from the device over the vehicle
speakers. If an auxiliary device has already
been connected, but a different
source is currently active, do either
of the following to switch back to the
auxiliary source:
.Press the HDD/DVD/AUX button
repeatedly to cycle through all
of the available audio source
screens, until the AUX source
screen is selected.
.Press the HDD/DVD/AUX button
once, then press the AUX
source screen button.

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Infotainment System 7-41
rSEEK:
1. Press to seek to the beginning of the current or previous track or
chapter. If the track or chapter
has been playing for less than
five seconds, the previous track
or chapter plays. If playing
longer than five seconds, the
current track or chapter restarts.
2. Press and hold to reverse quickly through playback.
Release the button to return
to playing speed. Elapsed
time displays.
V/0(Phone): SeeBluetooth on
page 7‑85 for more information.
k(Play/Pause): Press to start,
pause, or resume play of the current
media source.
TP (Time Program): Press
to display the Time settings.
This button can be pressed to
quickly go to the Time menu instead
of pathing through the Config
menu and the TUNE/MENU knob. Adjust the time as needed. See
Configure Menu on page 7‑66
later
in this section.
OREC (Record): Press to record
from a CD player or a mass media
storage device connected by a USB
connector.
DEL (Delete): Press to delete XM
categories and information from the
hard drive.
VOL/
O(Volume/Power): Press to
turn the system on and off. Turn this
knob to adjust the volume for the
audio, OnStar, voice guidance, and
voice recognition voice prompts.
DEST (Destination): Press to
plan a route through the Select
Destination menu. If route guidance
is active, press to access the
Route menu. See Destination on
page 7‑51 for more information. NAV (Navigation):
Press to view
the vehicle's current position on
the map screen. Continue pressing
to cycle through the full map and
split screen. Full Map displays the
screen in full view; Split Screen
displays both map and audio
information.
INFO (Information): Press for
weather information, if equipped,
and climate control displays,
if equipped.
RPT (Navigation Repeat): Press
to repeat the last voice guidance
prompt.
AS1–2 (Autostore): The stations
that can be received best in an AM
or FM band can be searched for
and stored automatically through the
autostore function. Each band has
two autostore lists (AS 1, AS 2), in
each of which six stations can be
stored. To update station list press
and hold AS 1-2 button for more
than two seconds.
X(CD/DVD Eject): Press to eject
a CD or a DVD.

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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Add-On Electrical Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-63
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-16
Air Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Airbag Adding Equipment to the
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
What Will You See after an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-27 Airbags
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-20
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Servicing Airbag-Equipped
Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Alarm System
Anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Alert Pedestrian Friendly . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Antenna
Multi-band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Anti-theft Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Alarm System Messages . . . . . 5-51
Antilock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Appearance Care Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-89
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-93
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6 Audio Players
CD/DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Audio System Hard Drive Device (HDD) . . . . . 7-26
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . 7-3
Automatic Climate Control System . . . . . . . . 8-1
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
High Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-79
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Battery and Charging Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . 10-31
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-85
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35

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i-2 INDEX
Brake System Warning Light . . . 5-24
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-25Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-26
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . 9-37
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Back-up Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-35
Halogen Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-34
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . 10-36
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-63
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 9-58
Perchlorate MaterialsRequirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 Camera, Rear Vision . . . . . . . . . . 9-46
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . iii
Capacities and
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Hatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Cargo Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Cautions, Danger, and
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
CD/DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-69
Charge Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33 Delay Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-52
Electrical Requirements . . . . . . 9-56
Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-49
Charging Status Screens . . . . . . 9-52
Charging System Light . . . . . . . . 5-21
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21 Child Restraints
Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57, 3-60
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Cleaning Exterior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-89
Interior Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-93
Climate Control Systems Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Cluster, Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Collision Damage Repair . . . . . 13-10
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Compressor Kit, Tire Sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-71
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-66
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

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INDEX i-3
CoolantEngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21
Engine Temperature
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Cooling System . . . . . . . .10-18, 10-20 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Courtesy Transportation
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 13-4 Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
Text Telephone (TTY)Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . 13-12
Customer Satisfaction
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . 13-10
Danger, Warnings, andCautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . 13-26
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-77
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Delayed Charging Override . . . . 9-52
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Destination, Navigation . . . . . . . . 7-51
Devices, Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Door Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . 12-3
Drive Mode Messages . . . . . . . . . 5-47 Drive Unit
Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Driver Efficiency Gauge . . . . . . . 5-17
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Driver Selected Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Driving Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-10
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Driving for Better Energy Efficiency . . . . . . . 1-25, 9-2
DVD/CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18

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INDEX i-9
Proposition 65 Warning,California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Propulsion Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Propulsion System Start Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-29
R
Radio FrequencyIdentification (RFID) . . . . . . . . 13-27
Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-28
Radios AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
CD/DVD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . 9-46
Rearview Mirror Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
Records Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8 Recreational Vehicle
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-87
Regenerative Braking . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Remote Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Replacement Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 10-37
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7
Replacing Airbag System . . . . . . 3-40
Replacing LATCH System Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Replacing Safety Belt
System Parts after a Crash . . . 3-24
Reporting Safety Defects Canadian Government . . . . . . 13-25
General Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-25
U.S. Government . . . . . . . . . . . 13-24
Requirements Electrical Battery Charging . . . 9-56
Restraints Where to Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47 Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Ride Control Systems . . . . . . . . . 9-39 Electronic Stability (ESC) . . . . . 9-39
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Roads Driving, Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Roadside Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Rotation, Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-61
Routing, Engine Drive Belt . . . . . 12-3
Running the Vehicle While Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
S
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Reminders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Replacing after a Crash . . . . . . 3-24
Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . 3-23