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Infotainment Control Buttons
The buttons on the faceplate are
used to start primary functions while
using the infotainment system.
VOL/
O(Volume/Power):
.Press to turn the system on
and off.
.Turn to adjust the volume.
FAV (Favorite Pages 1-6): Press
to display the current favorite page
number above the preset buttons.
Keep pressing to scroll through the
favorites pages. The stored stations
for each list displays on the bottom
of the screen.
To change the number of preset
Favorite Pages:
1. Press the CONFIG button on the
Home Page.
2. Press Radio Settings.
3. Press Number of Favorite Pages.
g(Seek/Previous/Reverse):
.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.
.Press and hold to quickly
reverse through a track. Release
the button to return to playing
speed. See CD Player on
page 36, USB on page 38,
or Bluetooth Audio on page 45.
.For AM, FM, XM (if equipped),
press to seek to the previous
strong station.
D(Home Page): Press to go to
the Home Page. See “Home Page”
in this section.
l(Seek/Next/Forward):
.CD, USB, Bluetooth Audio:
Press to seek the next track.
.CD, USB, Bluetooth Audio:
Press and hold to fast forward
through a track. Release the
button to return to playing
speed. See CD Player on
page 36, USB on page 38,
or Bluetooth Audio on page 45.
.AM, FM, 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
and FM stations.
CONFIG (Configure): Press to
adjust features for Languages, Time
and Date, Radio Settings, Phone
Settings, Display Settings, and
Vehicle Settings. See Configure
Menu on page 71.
H(Clock): Press to enable the
time program.

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Radio
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
VOL/O(Volume/Power):
.Press to turn the radio on or off.
.Turn to increase or decrease the
volume of the active source.
The steering wheel controls can
also be used to adjust the volume.
See Steering Wheel Controls on
page 9.
Radio Operation
The radio will work when the key is
in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY.
When the key is turned from ON/
RUN to LOCK/OFF, the radio will
continue to work for 10 minutes or
until the driver door is opened.
The radio can be turned on by
pressing the power button on
the radio and will stay on for 10 minutes. Opening the driver door
will not turn the radio off when
pressing the power button.
Some radios may stay on longer
and reset the time for 10 minutes if
there are any additional presses of
any radio button.
The radio can be turned off at any
time by pressing the power button.
Audio Source
Press SOURCE, SRCE, or SRC on
the steering wheel controls to
display and scroll through the
available sources AM, FM, XM (if
equipped), Pandora (if equipped),
Stitcher, CD, USB, AUX, and
Bluetooth Audio.
Infotainment System Settings
Tone Settings
To access the tone settings, press
TONE or the Tone Settings icon on
the Home Page. Tone settings are
specific to each source.
To adjust the settings:
.Bass: Press + or
−to change
the level.
.Mid (Midrange): Press + or −to
change the level.
.Treble: Press + or −to change
the level.
.EQ: Press the outer ring of the
SELECT/Multifunction knob or
turn this knob to cycle through
the preset EQ options.
.Fade: Press the F or R button
for more sound from the front or
rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound
between the front and rear
speakers.

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Fuel Pricing
When SiriusXM Travel Link
information is available, the system
will display a list of fuel stations
close to the vehicle location. The list
will include fuel station name,
direction, distance and price. The
list can be sorted by distance or
price and there are four different
fuel types to choose from. As the
vehicle is moving a direction arrow
and distance to fuel station will
update. The arrow represents the
direction to the gas station from the
current vehicle position. The
distance represents the straight line
distance between the vehicle
location and the fuel station.
From the Home Page, press the
SiriusXM
®Fuel button. The system
displays the current weather page.
To change the fuel information on
screen press the Fuel Menu
Button to:
.Sort Fuel Stations By Price or By
Distance: The default sort
method is by distance.
.Choose Fuel Type: The fuel
available fuel types are Regular
(unleaded), Mid-Range,
Premium, and Diesel.
For more information on the fuel
station, select the fuel station name.
The screen will show the fuel station
name, address, phone number,
distance, amenities and the last
time the fuel price was updated. If a
fuel station does not appear in the
list it may be new or the price may
not have been updated in the past
24 hours.
If equipped with Navigation when
the fuel station is selected, see
Destination on page 61 for more
information of navigation routing
features.
Allow up to 5 minutes after turning
on the vehicle for the fuel
information to appear.
Movie Listings
When SiriusXM Travel Link
information is available the movie
feature provides movie show time
and theater information for movies close to the vehicle location. The
Movie feature provides detailed
theater and movie information
including showtimes.
From the Home Page, press the
SiriusXM
®Movie button. The
system displays the Movie and
Theater search page.
To search movies:
.Select the Movie field to choose
a movie name.
.Select the Theater field to
choose a specific theater.
.Select the Date field to choose
which date to search movie and/
or theaters.
.Press the Search button to view
a list of movies or theaters.
When searching by movie, a list will
display movies to select. When a
movie is selected a theater list will
appear with a direction arrow and
distance from the current vehicle
location. The direction and distance
will update every ten seconds as the
vehicle is moving. The direction

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To turn Normalization on:
1. Press CONFIG or Config on theHome Page.
2. Press Radio Settings, then press Gracenote Options.
3. Press Normalization to turn on or off.
Cover Art: The Gracenote
embedded database contains cover
art or album art information for the
music on the USB device. If the
music is recognized by Gracenote
and does have cover art, Gracenote
will use the cover art found in the
embedded database and display it
on the radio. User predefined cover
art will always be used first. If no cover art is found Gracenote will
use generic Genre graphics or
images of artists.
More Like This
The Gracenote database contains
attributes for Music, such as genre,
era of music, region, artist type,
mood, etc. Use this to create a
playlist of up to 30 songs "more
like" the currently listened to song.
This playlist will be stored in the
Playlist Menu when the device is
reconnected. If songs are removed
from the device, the system will
simply skip over those songs and
play the next available song.
Use the touch screen or voice
recognition to create a More Like
This Playlist. See
“Voice
Recognition Commands” inVoice
Recognition on page 79.
Gracenote Indexing
While Gracenote is indexing,
infotainment features are available
including selecting music from the
menu. Voice recognition music will not be available until the radio has
completed indexing the device.
Devices with more music may take
longer to index. The device will
index when plugged into the radio
for the first time. When Indexing is
removed from the screen, the radio
is ready to support music search.
On the next connection or ignition
cycle, Indexing will show briefly on
the screen. The radio is searching
for changes to the device and
preparing the music list. If there are
no changes, the voice recognition
music search will be available.
The radio will index and store two
devices with up to 10,000 songs on
each device.
USB MP3 Player and USB Drives
.The USB MP3 players and USB
drives connected must comply
with the USB Mass Storage
Class specification (USB MSC).
.Hard disk drives are not
supported.
.The radio will not be able to play
back write-protected music.

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Power for auxiliary devices is not
supplied by the infotainment system.
To use the auxiliary inputs:
1. Connect the auxiliary devicecables to the A/V jacks.
2. Turn on the power to the auxiliary device and the RSE
video screen.
Changing the Source on the Video
Display Screens
The source for the video screens
can be changed.
Press the AUX button on the remote
control:
1. To change the source of both video screens from the DVD
player to the auxiliary device.
2. A second time to change the left video screen source to the DVD
player and the right video screen
to the auxiliary device.
3. A third time to change the left video screen source to the
auxiliary device and the right
video screen to the DVD player. 4. A fourth time to change the
source of both video screens to
the DVD player.
How to Change the RSE Video
Screen Settings
To change the screen display mode,
brightness, and language from the
remote control:
1. Press
z.
2. Use
n,q,p,oandrto
select the settings.
3. Press
zagain to exit.
Audio Output
Audio from the DVD player or
auxiliary inputs can be heard
through the wireless headphones or
vehicle speakers.
The RSE system transmits the
audio signal to the wireless
headphones if an audio signal is
available. See “Headphones” earlier
in this section. The front seat passengers can listen
to audio from the A/V jacks through
the vehicle speakers by selecting
Rear AUX as the source on the
radio.
Video Screens
The video screens are in the back
of the driver and front passenger
seats.
To use the video screen:
1. Push the release button on the
seatback console.

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Battery Replacement
To change the remote control
batteries:
1. Slide back the rear cover on theremote control.
2. Replace the two batteries in the compartment.
3. Replace the battery cover.
Remove the batteries from the
remote control if unused for an
extended period of time.Troubleshooting Chart
Problem Recommended Action
No power. The ignition might not be turned to
ON/RUN or in ACC/ACCESSORY.
The picture does not fill the screen.
There are black borders on the top
and bottom or on both sides or it
looks stretched out. Check the display mode settings in
the setup menu by pressing the
display menu button on the remote
control.
In auxiliary mode, the picture moves
or scrolls. Check the auxiliary input
connections at both devices.
The remote control does not work. Check that there is no obstruction between the remote control and the
transmitter window.
Check for low or incorrectly installed
batteries.
After stopping the player, pressing
play will sometimes start the DVD
where left off or at the beginning. If the stop button was pressed one
time, the DVD player resumes
playing where the DVD was
stopped. If the stop button was
pressed two times the DVD player
begins to play from the beginning of
the DVD.

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Map Scales
There are two methods to change
the map scale:
.Turn the SELECT/Multifunction
knob clockwise or
counterclockwise to zoom out
or in.
.Press the Map Scale + or
−button on the bottom corners
of the map screen to change the
zoom level.
The map scale bar times out if
the zoom level is not changed
within a few seconds. The scale can be configured for
English or metric units. To change
from English to metric, see
“Driver
Information Center (DIC)” in the
owner manual.
Scroll Features
.To scroll within the map, touch
anywhere on the map screen
and the scroll symbol displays.
.Tap the map to center at that
location on the screen.
.Press and hold the screen in
any direction outside the scroll
symbol to scroll the map in that
direction.
.Scroll speed increases when
touching closer to the edge of
the screen.
.Press NAV on the faceplate to
exit map scrolling and return to
the current vehicle location on
the map.
Press the cycling arrows located at
the top of the map screen to toggle
from the normal top bar (Home and
Fav) to the audio information bar.
Maps
This section includes basic
information about the map
database.
The data is stored in the internal
flash memory used in the navigation
system.

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The estimated time and distance to
the destination are displayed.
If waypoints have been added to the
current route, each waypoint
destination displays estimated time
and distance.
This symbol indicates that the map
view is North up: North up displays
North at the top of the map screen
regardless of the direction the
vehicle is traveling.
Select this screen symbol to change
the view to Heading up or 3D.
This symbol indicates that the map
view is Heading up.
Heading up view displays the
direction the vehicle is traveling at
the top of the map screen. The
shaded triangle indicates North.Press this screen symbol to change
to 3D mode.
The 3D symbol is the same as the
Heading up symbol, but the map is
in 3D.
The No GPS symbol appears when
there is no Global Positioning
System (GPS) satellite signal.
This symbol at the bottom of a map
screen changes the current map
mode screen.