2011 GMC SAVANA PASSENGER USB

Black plate (3,1)GMC Savana Owner Manual - 2011
In Brief 1-3
A.Air Vents on page 8‑6.
B. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons. See Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5‑27.
C. Turn and Lane‐Change Lever. See Turn and Lane-Change
Signals on page 6‑5.
Windshield Wiper/Washer on
page 5‑4.
D. Hazard Warning Flashers on
page 6‑4 (Out of View).
E. Instrument Cluster on
page 5‑11.
F. Shift Lever. See Starting the
Engine on page 9‑20.
Manual Mode on page 9‑33
(If Equipped).
G. Climate Control Systems on
page 8‑1.
H. Infotainment on page 7‑1. I.
Exterior Lamp Controls on
page 6‑1.
J. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control on page 6‑5.
Dome Lamp Override. See
Dome Lamps on page 6‑6.
K. Cruise Control on page 9‑39
(If Equipped) .
Fast Idle System (If Equipped).
See the Duramax diesel
supplement for more
information.
L. Steering Wheel Adjustment on
page 5‑2.
M. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp on page 5‑20.
N. Horn on page 5‑4.
O. Steering Wheel Controls on
page 5‑2. P. Tow/Haul Mode Button. See
“Tow/Haul Mode” underTowing
Equipment on page 9‑56.
Q. Power Outlets on page 5‑9.
R. StabiliTrak
®System on
page 9‑37 (If Equipped).
S. Airbag On-Off Switch on
page 3‑33 (If Equipped) .
T. Front Storage on page 4‑1.
U. Passenger Airbag Status
Indicator on page 5‑19
(If Equipped).
OnStar
®System Button.
(If Equipped).
V. Rear Heating System on
page 8‑3 (If Equipped).
W. USB Port. See Auxiliary
Devices on page 7‑18.

Black plate (17,1)GMC Savana Owner Manual - 2011
In Brief 1-17
Satellite Radio
XM is a satellite radio service based
in the 48 contiguous United States
and 10 Canadian provinces.
XM satellite radio has a wide variety
of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A fee is required to receive the
XM service.
For more information, refer to:
.www.xmradio.com or call
1-800-929-2100 (U.S.)
.www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 (Canada)
See Satellite Radio on page 7‑9.
Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle may have an auxiliary
input located on the radio faceplate
and a USB port located on the
instrument panel. External devices
such as an iPod
®, laptop computer,
MP3 player, CD changer, or USB
storage device can be connected to
the auxiliary port using a 3.5 mm
(1/8 in) input cable or the USB port
depending on the audio system.
See "Using the Auxiliary Input Jack"
and "Using the USB Port" in
Auxiliary Devices on page 7‑18.
Bluetooth®
For vehicles with a Bluetooth
system, it allows users with a
Bluetooth‐enabled cell phone to
make and receive hands-free calls
using the vehicle’ s audio system
and controls.
The Bluetooth‐enabled cell phone
must be paired with the Bluetooth
system before it can be used in the
vehicle. Not all phones will support
all functions. For more information,
visit www.gm.com/bluetooth.
For more information, see Bluetooth
on page 7‑23.

Black plate (18,1)GMC Savana Owner Manual - 2011
1-18 In Brief
Steering Wheel Controls
For vehicles with audio steering
wheel controls, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
worc/x:Press to change
favorite radio stations, select tracks
on a CD, or to navigate tracks or
folders on an iPod
®or USB device.
b/g: Press to silence the vehicle
speakers only. Press again to turn
the sound on. Press and hold longer
than two seconds to interact with
OnStar
®or Bluetooth systems,
if equipped.
+
eor −e:Press to increase or
decrease volume.
c/x: Press to reject an
incoming call, or to end a call.
SRCE: Press to switch between
the radio and CD, and for equipped
vehicles, the front auxiliary.
¨: Press to seek the next radio
station, the next track while sourced
to the CD, or to select tracks and
folders on an iPod
®or USB device.
For more information, see Steering
Wheel Controls on page 5‑2.
Cruise Control
For vehicles with cruise control, the
buttons are located on the left side
of the steering wheel.
J: Turns the system on or off.
+RES: Press briefly to make the
vehicle resume to a previously set
speed, or press and hold to
accelerate.

Black plate (2,1)GMC Savana Owner Manual - 2011
5-2 Instruments and Controls
Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
For vehicles with a tilt steering
wheel, the lever is located on the
left side of the steering column.
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever to move thesteering wheel up or down into a
comfortable position.
2. Release the lever to lock the steering wheel in place. Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
If available, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
See
Cruise Control on page 9‑39 for
more information on other steering
wheel control.
worc/x(Next/Previous):
Press to select preset or favorite
radio stations, select tracks on a
CD, or navigate an iPod
®or USB
device.
Radio
To select preset or favorite radio
stations:
Press and release
worc/xto
go to the next or previous radio
station stored as a preset or
favorite.
CD
To select tracks on a CD:
Press and release
worc/xto
go to the next or previous track.

Black plate (3,1)GMC Savana Owner Manual - 2011
Instruments and Controls 5-3
Selecting Tracks on an iPod or
USB Device
1. Press and hold
worc/x
while listening to a song until the
contents of the current folder
display on the radio display.
2. Press and release
worc/x
to scroll up or down the list, then
press and hold
w, or press¨to
play the highlighted track.
Navigating Folders on an iPod or
USB Device
1. Press and hold
worc/x
while listening to a song until the
contents of the current folder
display on the radio display.
2. Press and hold
c/xto go
back to the previous folder list. 3. Press and release
worc/x
to scroll up or down the list.
.To select a folder, press
and hold
w, or press¨
when the folder is
highlighted.
.To go back further in the
folder list, press and hold
c/x.
b/g(Mute/Push to Talk):
Press
to silence the vehicle speakers only.
Press again to turn the sound on.
For vehicles with Bluetooth or
OnStar
®systems, press and hold
for longer than two seconds to
interact with those systems. See
Bluetooth on page 7‑23 and the
OnStar Owner's Guide for more
information.
c/x(End): Press to reject an
incoming call, or end a current call. SRCE (Source/Voice
Recognition):
Press to switch
between the radio and CD, and for
equipped vehicles, the front
auxiliary.
¨(Seek): Press to go to the next
radio station while in AM,
FM, or XM™.
For vehicles with a CD Player or
USB port:
Press
¨to go to the next track or
chapter while sourced to the CD.
Press
¨to select a track or a folder
when navigating folders on an iPod
or USB device.
While listening to a CD, press and
hold
¨to quickly move forward
through the tracks. Release to stop
on the desired track.
+
e−e(Volume): Press to
increase or to decrease the volume.

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7-4 Infotainment System
Radio with CD (MP3) Shown; Radio with USB and CD (MP3) and Radiowith CD Similar
The vehicle has one of these radios
as its audio system.
Using the Radio
O(Power/Volume): Press to turn
the system on and off.
Turn clockwise or counterclockwise
to increase or decrease the volume.
4(Information) (AM-FM Radio and
AM-FM Radio with CD): Press to
switch the display between the radio
station frequency and the time.
While the ignition is off, press this
button to display the time. Press to
display additional text information
related to the current FM-RDS
station or MP3 song. A choice of
additional information such as:
Channel, Song, Artist, and CAT
(category) can display. Continue
pressing to highlight the desired tab,
or press the softkey located under
any one of the tabs and the
information about that tab displays.
Speed Compensated Volume
(SCV): Radios with Speed
Compensated Volume (SCV)
automatically adjust the radio
volume to compensate for road and
wind noise as the vehicles speed
changes while driving, so that the
volume level stays consistent.

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7-14 Infotainment System
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary):Press to
cycle between CD or Auxiliary when
listening to the radio. The CD icon
and a message showing the disc
and/or track number will display
when a CD is in the player. Press
again and the system automatically
searches for an auxiliary input
device; see Auxiliary Devices on
page 7‑18 for more information. If a
portable audio player is not
connected, “No Input Device Found”
displays.
4(Information): Press to display
additional text information related to
the current song. If information is
available, the song title information
displays on the top line of the
display and artist information
displays on the bottom line. When
information is not available, NO
INFO displays.
f(Tune): Turn to select tracks on
the CD that is currently playing.
©SEEK: Press to go to the start of
the current track if more than
10 seconds on the CD have played.
Press to go to the previous track if
less than 10 seconds on the CD
have played.
Press and hold, or press multiple
times, to continue moving backward
through the tracks on the CD.
¨SEEK: Press to go to the next
track.
Press and hold, or press multiple
times, to continue moving forward
through the tracks on the CD.
sREV (Fast Reverse): Press
and hold to reverse playback quickly
within a track.
\FWD (Fast Forward): Press
and hold to advance playback
quickly within a track. RDM (Random):
Press to listen to
tracks in random, rather than
sequential order. To use random, do
one of the following:
For the AM-FM Radio with CD:
1. Press the RDM button until the
random icon displays.
2. Press the RDM button again until the random icon disappears
from the display.
For the Radio with CD (MP3) and
Radio with USB and CD (MP3):
1. Press the softkey positioned under the RDM tab until Random
Current Disc displays.
2. Press the softkey again to turn off random play.

Black plate (15,1)GMC Savana Owner Manual - 2011
Infotainment System 7-15
MP3‐Supported Files
The Radio with CD (MP3) and
Radio with USB and CD (MP3) have
the capability of playing an MP3
CD-R or CD-RW disc.
Format
Radios that have the capability of
playing MP3s can play .mp3 or .wma
files that were recorded onto a
CD-R or CD-RW disc. The files can
be recorded with the following fixed
bit rates: 32 kbps, 40 kbps, 56 kbps,
64 kbps, 80 kbps, 96 kbps, 112 kbps,
128 kbps, 160 kbps, 192 kbps,
224 kbps, 256 kbps, and 320 kbps or
a variable bit rate.
Compressed Audio or Mixed Mode
Discs
The radio can play discs that
contain both uncompressed CD
audio and MP3 files. If both
formats are on the disc, the radio
reads all MP3 files first, then the
uncompressed CD audio files.CD‐R‐
or CD‐RW‐Supported File
and Folder Structure
The radio supports:
.Up to 50 folders.
.Up to 8 folders in depth.
.Up to 50 playlists.
.Up to 255 files.
.Playlists with an .m3u or .wpl
extension.
.Files with an .mp3, .wma, or .cda
file extension.
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a
folder. Files are stored in the root
directory when the disc or storage
device does not contain folders.
Files accessed from the root
directory of a CD display as
F1 ROOT.
Empty Folder
Folders that do not contain files are
skipped, and the player advances to
the next folder that contains files. Order of Play
Compressed audio files are
accessed in the following order:
.Playlists (Px).
.Files stored in the root directory.
.Files stored in folders in the root
directory.
Tracks are played in the following
order:
.Play begins from the first track in
the first playlist and continues
sequentially through all tracks in
each playlist. When the last
track of the last playlist has
played, play continues from the
first track of the first playlist.
.Play begins from the first track in
the first folder and continues
sequentially through all tracks in
each folder. When the last track
of the last folder has played,
play continues from the first
track of the first folder.