2012 CHEVROLET VOLT reset

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7-2 Infotainment System
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 9‑5.
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 9‑21 for more
information.
Navigation/Radio System
For vehicles with a navigation radio
system, see the separate navigation
manual.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
The theft-deterrent feature works by
learning a portion of the Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) to the
infotainment system. The
infotainment system does not
operate if it is stolen or moved to a
different vehicle.
Overview
For vehicles equipped with the
MyLink®or IntelliLink®infotainment
system, see the separate MyLink/
IntelliLink Features and Functions
Guide for more information.
Keeping your eyes on the road and
your mind on the drive is important
for safe driving. The infotainment
system has built-in features
intended to help with this by
disabling some features when
driving. A grayed-out function is not
available when the vehicle is
moving.

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Infotainment System 7-3
All functions are available when the
vehicle is parked. Do the following
before driving:
.Become familiar with the
infotainment system operation,
buttons on the faceplate, and
touch-sensitive screen buttons.
.Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
.Set up phone numbers in
advance so they can be called
easily by pressing a single
button or a single voice
command for vehicles equipped
with phone capability.
{WARNING
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often while using the
navigation system could cause a
crash and you or others could be
injured or killed. Focus your
attention on driving and limit
glances at the moving map on the
navigation screen. Use voice
guidance whenever possible.
Infotainment System Overview
The infotainment system,
if equipped, is controlled by using
the buttons on the faceplate and the
touch screen.
See“Infotainment Control Buttons”
in this section for more information.

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Infotainment System 7-5
Infotainment Control Buttons
The buttons on the faceplate are
used to start primary functions while
using the infotainment system.
VOL/
O(Volume/Power):
1. Press to turn the system on and off.
2. Turn to adjust the volume.
k(Play/Pause): Presskto start,
pause, and resume playback. See
CD Player on page 7‑14 andMP3
on page 7‑16 for more information.
SOURCE: Press to change the
audio sources such as AM-FM
Radio, XM™ (if equipped), CD,
and AUX.
TONE: Press to access the sound
menu screen to adjust bass,
midrange, and treble. See AM-FM
Radio on page 7‑8 for more
information. INFO (Information):
Press to
toggle through an audio information
screen.
CONFIG (Configure): Press to
adjust features for radio, display,
phone, vehicle, and time.
F(Home Page): See“Home
Page” following in this section.
TUNE/MENU: Turn to highlight a
feature. Press to activate the
highlighted feature. Turn to
manually select a radio station.
5(Phone Menu): SeeBluetooth
(Overview) on page 7‑22 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) on
page 7‑24 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) on page 7‑28 for more
information.
}BACK: Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
If on a page accessed directly by a
faceplate button or Home Page
screen button, pressing
}BACK will
go to previous menu. FAV (Favorite Pages 1-6):
Press
to display the current page number
above the preset buttons. The
stored stations for each list display
on the touch-sensitive preset
buttons at the bottom of the screen.
The number of preset FAV lists can
be changed in the
Configuration Menu.
rSEEK (Seek Down):
1. Press to seek to the beginning of the current or previous track.
If the track has been playing for
less than five seconds, it seeks
the previous track. If longer than
five seconds, the current track
starts from the beginning.
2. Press and hold to quickly reverse through a track. Release
the button to return to playing
speed. See CD Player on
page 7‑14 andMP3 on
page 7‑16 for more information.
3. For AM, FM, or XM (if equipped), press to seek to the previous
strong station.

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SEEK[(Seek Up):
1. Press to seek the next track.
2. Press and hold to fast forward through a track.
3. Release the button to return to playing speed. See CD Player
on page 7‑14 andMP3 on
page 7‑16 for more information.
4. For AM, FM, or XM (if equipped), press to seek to the next strong
station.
Preset Buttons (1-6): The preset
buttons numbered one through six
can be used to select stored AM,
FM, and XM (if equipped) stations.
TP (Time Program): Press to set
the time.
X(Eject): Press to eject a disc
from the CD player. See CD Player
on page 7‑14.
Touch Screen Buttons
Touch screen buttons are on the
screen and highlighted when a
feature is available. Some toggle
screen buttons highlight when active
and gray out when inactive.
Home Page
The infotainment system displays a
home page that makes accessing
many of the features an easy
process.
Back: If on page two of the Home
Page, touch Back to return to page
one of the Home Page. If on page
one, Back serves no function.
Home: While navigating through
other menus, press to go back to
the Home Page to start a different
feature.
FAV: Press to display a page of
stored (favorite) AM, FM, or XM
(if equipped) stations. Keep
pressing FAV to scroll through the
favorite pages. Info:
Press to toggle through an
audio information screen.
The Home Page Menu lists the
options Customize Home Page and
Restore Home Page Defaults.
Out of all available Home Page
icons, up to eight icons can be
selected and sorted for the first
Home Page screen.
Home Page Features
Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
Press the Now Playing screen
button to display the active source
page. The sources available are
AM, FM, XM (if equipped), CD,
USB/iPod, and AUX.
See AM-FM Radio on page 7‑8,
Satellite Radio on page 7‑11, and
CD Player on page 7‑14

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Infotainment System 7-9
To adjust the speaker fade:
.Press the upper arrow for more
sound from the front speakers
and the lower arrow for more
sound from the rear speakers.
The middle position balances
the sound between the front and
rear speakers.
EQ Settings
The EQ settings are selected
through the tone menu. Press the
left or right arrows to cycle through
the EQ options. The available
choices are Pop, Rock, Jazz,
Classical, and Talk.
Finding a Station
To select the band, see “Audio
Source” earlier in this section.
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to find
a radio station. To select a preset
station, touch the FAV button and
choose a preset button. Seeking a Station
Press
gorlto search for a
station.
AM
1. Press the AM screen button on the Home Page or select AM
from the source pop-up to
display the AM main page.
2. From the AM screen, press the Menu screen button to display
the AM stations.
3. Press to select the desired option. To update the station list,
touch Refresh.
FM
1. Press the FM screen button on the Home Page or select FM
from the source pop-up to
display the FM main page.
2. From the FM screen, press the Menu screen button to display
the FM stations. 3. Press to select the desired
option. To update the station list,
touch Refresh.
XM (If Equipped)
1. Press the XM screen button on the Home Page or select XM
from the source pop-up to
display the XM main page.
2. From the XM screen, press the Menu screen button to display
the XM categories.
3. Touch a desired category and then turn the TUNE/MENU knob
to scroll the station list.
Changing the Sources
To change audio sources from any
of the audio main pages (AM, FM,
XM, CD, USB/iPod, or AUX), press
the SOURCE button on the
faceplate or the Source screen
button to display a pop-up of
available audio sources. Touch-tap
or press the SOURCE button on the
faceplate repeatedly to change the
desired source.

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7-10 Infotainment System
Storing Radio Station Presets
There are a few ways to store
presets.
Up to 36 preset stations can be
stored. AM, FM, and XM,
if equipped, can be mixed.
1. From the AM, FM, or XM mainpage, press and hold one of the
preset screen buttons located at
the bottom of the screen. After a
few seconds, a beep will be
heard and the new preset
information will display on that
screen button.
2. Touch and hold a preset button to store the currently active
station. After a few seconds, a
beep will be heard and the new
preset information will display on
a small pop-up display at the
bottom of the screen.
3. Repeat the steps for each preset.
To change the number of preset
pages, see “Mixed-Band Presets”
following for more information. Recalling a Preset Station
To recall a preset station from a FAV
page, do the following:
.Press the FAV button on the
faceplate to display the FAV
pop-up. Select the desired
preset from the pop-up.
.Press the FAV screen button at
the top bar to display the preset
pop-up that appears at the
bottom of the page. Press one of
the preset screen buttons to go
to the selected preset station.
.In the AM, FM, or XM
(if equipped) main page, press
one of the preset screen buttons
to go to the selected preset
station.
Mixed-Band Presets
Each page can store six preset
stations. The presets within a page
can be from different radio bands.
To scroll through the pages, press
the FAV button located on the
faceplate or the FAV screen button
on the top bar. The current page
number displays above the preset
buttons. The stored stations for
each FAV page display on the
preset buttons at the bottom of the
screen. The number of FAV pages
displayed can be changed in the
Radio Settings in the
Configuration Menu.

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Driving and Operating 9-37
When the vehicle is started and
begins to move, the system
performs several diagnostic checks
to ensure there are no problems.
The system may be heard or felt
while it is working. This is normal
and does not mean there is a
problem with the vehicle. The
system should initialize before the
vehicle reaches 32 km/h (20 mph).
In some cases, it may take
approximately 3.2 km (2 mi) of
driving before the system initializes.
The TCS may activate on dry or
rough roads or under conditions
such as heavy acceleration while
turning or abrupt changes in output
from the electric drive unit. When
this happens, a reduction in
acceleration may be noticed, or a
noise or vibration may be heard.
This is normal.dflashes to indicate that TCS is
active. See Traction Control System
(TCS)/StabiliTrak
®Light on
page 5‑25 for more information.
If there is a problem detected with
TCS, SERVICE TRACTION
CONTROL is displayed on the
Driver Information Center (DIC).
See Ride Control System Messages
on page 5‑53. When this message
is displayed and
dcomes on and
stays on, the vehicle is safe to drive
but the system is not operational.
Driving should be adjusted
accordingly.
If
dcomes on and stays on, reset
the system:
1. Stop the vehicle.
2. Turn the engine off and wait 15 seconds.
3. Start the engine.
If
dstill comes on and stays on, the
vehicle needs service. Notice:
Do not repeatedly brake
or accelerate heavily when TCS is
off. The vehicle's driveline could
be damaged.
TCS can be turned off by pressing
and releasing the TCS/ESC button
located on the overhead console.
When TCS is turned off,
icomes
on, and the appropriate DIC
message also displays. See Ride
Control System Messages on
page 5‑53. With TCS turned off, the
system does not limit wheel spin.

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Driving and Operating 9-39
If a problem is detected with
StabiliTrak, SERVICE
STABILITRAK is displayed on the
Driver Information Center (DIC).
SeeRide Control System Messages
on page 5‑53. When this message
is displayed and
dcomes on and
stays on, the vehicle is safe to drive
but the system is not operational.
Driving should be adjusted
accordingly.
If
dcomes on and stays on, reset
the system:
1. Stop the vehicle.
2. Turn the engine off and wait 15 seconds.
3. Start the engine.
If
dstill comes on and stays on, the
vehicle needs service.
.To turn off both StabiliTrak and
TCS, press and hold the TCS/
ESC button, located on the
overhead console, until
iand
gilluminate and the appropriate
DIC message is displayed. See
Ride Control System Messages
on page 5‑53. When StabiliTrak is turned off,
the system will not assist with
directional control of the vehicle
or limit wheel spin. Driving
should be adjusted accordingly.
See
StabiliTrak
®OFF Light on
page 5‑24 for more information.
.Press and release the TCS/ESC
button again to turn the system
back on.
If cruise control is being used when
StabiliTrak activates, cruise control
will automatically disengage. Press
the cruise control RES/+ button to
reengage when road conditions
allow. See Cruise Control on
page 9‑40 for more information.