2012 CHEVROLET CORVETTE AUX

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1-18 In Brief
4. Press AUTO EQ to select theequalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered pushbuttons until
the radio beeps once.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
See Operation on page 7‑2.
Setting the Clock
To set the clock:
1. Press and hold H until the
correct hour displays.
2. Press and hold M until the correct minute displays.
See Clock on page 5‑6.
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 7‑8.
Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle may have an auxiliary
input jack, located on the audio
faceplate. External devices such as
iPod
®, MP3 players, etc. can be
connected to the auxiliary input jack
using a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) input jack
cable.
See “Using the Auxiliary Input Jack”
under Auxiliary Devices on
page 7‑17.
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 7‑18.

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Storage 4-3
Center Console Storage
To use this storage area, pull the
cover up on the driver side front
edge of the console and swing it to
the passenger side.
Some vehicles might also have
input jacks for auxiliary audio
devices. SeeAuxiliary Devices on
page 7‑17.
Additional Storage
Features
Cargo Cover
For vehicles with this feature, the
security shade can provide hidden
storage in the rear area of the
vehicle. The shade is also helpful in
blocking the glare from the
removable roof when it is stored in
the rear compartment. Using the Cargo Cover
1. Hook the elastic loops on the
front corners (A) of the shade to
the T-nuts located on the front
corners of the rear hatch frame.
2. Hook the elastic loops on the rear corners (B) of the shade to
the hooks recessed inside the
rear hatch frame, near the
rear corners.

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Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-2
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Diversity Antenna System . . . . 7-11
Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . 7-11
Audio Players
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Introduction
Infotainment
Determine which radio the vehicle
has and read the following pages to
become familiar with its features.
{WARNING
Taking your eyes off the road
for extended periods could cause
a crash resulting in injury or
death to you or others. Do not
give extended attention to
entertainment tasks while driving.
This system provides access to
many audio and non‐audio listings.
To minimize taking your eyes off the
road while driving, do the following
while the vehicle is parked:
.Become familiar with the
operation and controls of the
audio system.
.Set up the tone, speaker
adjustments, and preset
radio stations.
For more information, see Defensive
Driving on page 9‑3.
Notice: Contact your dealer
before adding any equipment.
Adding audio or communication
equipment could interfere with
the operation of the engine, radio,
or other systems, and could
damage them. Follow federal
rules covering mobile radio and
telephone equipment.
The vehicle has Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP,
the audio system can be played
even after the ignition is turned off.
See Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) on page 9‑23 for more
information.

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Infotainment System 7-13
To insert CD:
1. Press
M.
2. Load a CD and insert the CD partway into the slot, label side
up when INSERT CD displays.
The player pulls the CD in.
Playing a CD
O/e(Tune): Turn to go to the
next or previous track.
{(Reverse): Press and hold to
reverse within the current track.
|(Fast Forward): Press and hold
to fast forward through the current
track.
tSEEKu: Press the left arrow
to go to the start of the current track
if more than eight seconds have
played. Press the right arrow to go
to the start of the next track. If either
arrow is held or pressed more than
once, the player continues moving
backward or forward through
the CD.
tSCANu: To scan one CD,
press and hold either arrow for
more than two seconds until SCAN
displays and a beep sounds. The
radio goes to the next track, plays
for 10 seconds, then goes to the
next track. Press either arrow again
to stop scanning.
AUTO EQ (Automatic
Equalization): Press to select the
equalization setting while playing a
CD. The equalization is stored
when a CD is played. For more
information on AUTO EQ, see
“AUTO EQ” listed previously in
this section.
BAND: Press to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive
CD remains inside the radio for
future listening.
CD AUX (Auxiliary): Press to play
a CD when listening to the radio.
CD displays when a CD is in the
player. If your system has a remote
playback device, pressing this
button a second time allows the
remote device to play.X(Eject): Press to eject a
CD from the CD Radio.
CD Radio: Press
Xto eject a CD.
RPT (Repeat): Press to hear a
track or an entire CD over again.
Single CD Radio:
Press RPT to hear a track over
again; REPEAT displays. Press
again to turn off repeat; REPEAT
OFF displays.
RDM (Random): Press to hear
the tracks in random, rather than
sequential order.
CD Radio:
Press and release RDM until
RANDOM DISC PLAY displays.
Press and release RDM until
RANDOM OFF displays to turn off
random play.

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Infotainment System 7-17
V(Information):Press to display
the artist name and album contained
in the ID3 tag.
BAND: Press to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive
CD remains inside the radio for
future listening.
CD AUX (Auxiliary): Press to play
a CD when listening to the radio.
The CD symbol displays when a
CD is loaded.Auxiliary Devices
Using the Auxiliary Input Jack
The radio system has an auxiliary
input jack located on the right side
of the faceplate. This is not an audio
output; do not plug the headphone
set into the front auxiliary input jack.
An external audio device can be
connected 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 9‑3.
Connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable to
the radio’s front auxiliary input jack
to use a portable audio player. The
radio displays AUX INPUT DEVICE
when a device is connected and
begins playing audio from that
device. Top Knob (Power/Volume):
Turn
to increase or decrease the volume
of the portable player. Additional
volume adjustments can be made
from the portable device.
BAND: Press to listen to the radio
while a portable audio device is
playing. The portable audio device
continues playing.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary): Press to
play a CD while a portable audio
device is playing. Press again and
the system begins playing audio
from the connected portable audio
player. If a portable audio player is
connected, AUX INPUT DEVICE
displays. If a portable audio player
is not connected, AUX INPUT
DEVICE does not display.

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Vehicle Care 10-57
FusesUsage
TELE
SWTCH/MSM Telescope Switch,
Memory Seat
Module
TONNEAU
RELSE Tonneau Release
TPA Tonneau
Pulldown
Actuator
Fuses Usage
BLANK Blank
BLANK Blank
FUEL DR
RELSE Fuel Door
Release
REAR/FOG Rear Fog Lamps
TONNEAU
RELSE Tonneau Release
TRUNK
RELSE Trunk Release Fuses
Usage
AUX PWR Auxiliary Power
BLANK Not Used
BLANK Not Used
BLANK Not Used
BLANK Not Used
BLANK Not Used
BLANK Not Used
BLANK Not Used
DRVR
HTD SEAT Driver Heated Seat
LTR Cigarette Lighter
PASS
HTD SEAT Passenger
Heated Seat
PWR
SEATS MSM Power Seats,
Memory Seat
Module Fuses
Usage
PWR/
WNDWS/
TRUNK/
FUEL RELSE Power Windows,
Trunk, Fuel Door
Release
TRUNK
RELSE Trunk Release
WPR DWELL Wiper Dwell
WPR/WSW Windshield
Wiper/Washer

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INDEX i-1
A
Accessories andModifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Accessory Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Active Handling System . . . . . . . 9-38 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-54
Additional Information, OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Adjustments
Lumbar, Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine . . . . . 10-25
Air Dam, Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Airbag Adding Equipment to theVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
Passenger Sensing
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21 Airbag System (cont.)
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
When Should an Airbag Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . 3-17
Airbags
Passenger Status Indicator . . . 5-18
Readiness Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Servicing Airbag-EquippedVehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
System Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Alarm System Anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Antenna Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
Anti-theft Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Alarm System Messages . . . . . 5-50
Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Warning Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22 Appearance Care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-86
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-90
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8, 13-10
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Audio System Diversity Antenna System . . . . 7-11
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . . 7-2
Automatic Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . 9-27
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Shift Lock ControlFunction Check . . . . . . . . . . . 10-46
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Axle, Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-44

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INDEX i-3
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Competitive Driving Mode . . . . . 9-39
Competitive Driving, Racingor Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Connections, OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . 14-4
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Coolant Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-30
Engine TemperatureGauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Cooling System . . . . . . . .10-28, 10-29 Engine Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
Courtesy Transportation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
Cover Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45 Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-39
Cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5, 13-6
Text Telephone (TTY)
Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
Customer Information Service PublicationsOrdering Information . . . . . . 13-17
Customer Satisfaction Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1, 13-4
D
Damage Repair, Collision . . . . . 13-15
Danger, Warnings, andCautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Data Recorders, Event . . . . . . . 13-20
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Devices, Auxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Diagnostics, OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . 14-5
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 Door
Ajar Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Power Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Drive Belt Routing, Engine . . . . . 12-5
Driver Information Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Driving Competitive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Defensive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
For Better Fuel Economy . . . . . 1-24
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-10
If the Vehicle is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Dual Automatic Climate
Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1