2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA SPORT ECO mode

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7-12 Infotainment System 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 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.
s REV (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:
1. Press the softkey under the
RDM tab until Random Current
Disc displays.
2. Press the softkey again to turn
off random play.
MP3 Supported Files 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 eight 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
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.

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Infotainment System 7-153. Press the softkey below the
back tab to return to the main
music navigator screen.
The album name displays on the
second line between the arrows,
and songs from the current album
begin to play. Once all songs from
that album have played, the player
moves to the next album in
alphabetical order on the CD and
begins playing MP3 files from that
album.
To exit music navigator mode, press
the softkey below the Back tab to
return to normal MP3 playback.
CD Player Messages CHECK DISC: If this message
displays and/or the CD ejects, it
could be for one of the following
reasons: .
It is very hot. When the
temperature returns to normal,
the CD should play. .
The road is very rough. When
the road becomes smoother, the
CD should play. .
The CD is dirty, scratched, wet,
or upside down. .
The air is very humid. If so, wait
about an hour and try again. .
There was a problem while
burning the CD. .
The label is caught in the CD
player.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for
any other reason, try a known
good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if
an error cannot be corrected,
contact your dealer. If the radio
displays an error message, write it
down and provide it to your dealer
when reporting the problem.
MP3 MP3 CD-R or CD-RW Disc
The radio plays MP3 files that were
recorded on 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. Song title, artist
name, and album are available for
display by the radio when recorded
using ID3 tags version 1 and 2.
Playing an MP3
f (Tune): Turn to select MP3 files
on the CD-R or CD-RW currently
playing.
© SEEK: Press
© SEEK to go to
the start of the current MP3 file,
if more than 10 seconds have
played. If
© SEEK is held or pressed
multiple times, the player continues
moving backward through MP3 files
on the CD.
¨ SEEK: Press
¨ SEEK to go to
the next track. Press
¨ SEEK and
hold or press multiple times to
continue moving forward through
tracks.

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7-16 Infotainment System
S c (Previous Folder): Press
the softkey under the Folder label to
go to the first track in the previous
folder.
c T (Next Folder): Press the
softkey under the Folder label to go
to the first track in the next folder.
s REV (Reverse): Press and hold
to reverse playback quickly within
an MP3 file. Sound is heard at a
reduced volume. Release to resume
playing the file. The elapsed time of
the file displays.
\ FWD (Fast Forward): Press
and hold to advance playback
quickly within an MP3 file. Sound is
heard at a reduced volume. Release
to resume playing the file. The
elapsed time of the file displays.
RDM (Random): With the random
setting, the MP3 files on the CD-R
or CD-RW can be listened to in
random, rather than sequential
order, on one CD-R/CD-RW. To play
MP3 files from the CD-R or CD-RW
in random order, press the softkey
under the RDM label until Random Current Disc displays. Press the
same softkey again to turn off
random play.
h (Music Navigator): Use the
music navigator feature to play MP3
files on the CD-R or CD-RW in
order by artist or album. Press the
softkey below the music navigator
label. The player scans the disc to
sort the files by artist and album ID3
tag information. It can take several
minutes to scan the disc depending
on the number of MP3 files
recorded to the CD-R or CD-RW.
The radio can begin playing while it
is scanning the disc in the
background. When the scan is
finished, the CD-R or CD-RW
begins playing again.
Once the disc has been scanned,
the player defaults to playing MP3
files in order by artist. The current
artist playing is shown on the
second line of the display between
the arrows. Once all songs by that
artist are played, the player moves
to the next artist in alphabetical
order on the CD-R/CD-RW and begins playing MP3 files by that
artist. To listen to MP3 files by
another artist, press the softkey
below either arrow button. The disc
goes to the next or previous artist in
alphabetical order. Continue
pressing either softkey until the
desired artist is displayed.
To change from playback by artist to
playback by album, press the
softkey below the Sort By label.
From the sort screen, push one of
the softkeys below the album label.
Press the softkey below the Back
label to return to the main music
navigator screen. Now the album
name is displayed on the second
line between the arrows, and songs
from the current album begin to
play. Once all songs from that
album are played, the player moves
to the next album in alphabetical
order on the CD-R/CD-RW and
begins playing MP3 files from that
album.
To exit music navigator mode, press
the softkey below the Back label to
return to normal MP3 playback.

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7-18 Infotainment System accessed prior to any root directory
folders. However, playlists (Px) are
always accessed before root folders
or files.
Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists
somewhere in the file structure that
contains only folders/subfolders and
no compressed files directly
beneath them, the player advances
to the next folder in the file structure
that contains compressed audio
files. The empty folder does not
display.
No Folder
When the CD contains only
compressed files, the files are under
the root folder. The next and
previous folder functions do not
display on a CD that was recorded
without folders or playlists. When
displaying the name of the folder,
the radio displays ROOT.
When the CD contains only playlists
and compressed audio files, but no
folders, all files are under the root folder. The folder down and up
buttons search playlists (Px) first
and then go to the root folder. When
the radio displays the name of the
folder the radio displays ROOT.
Order of Play
Tracks recorded to the CD-R or
CD-RW 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 been
played, play continues from the
first track of the first folder.
When play enters a new folder, the
display does not automatically show
the new folder name unless the folder mode is chosen as the default
display. The new track name
displays.
File System and Naming
The song name displayed is the
song name contained in the ID3 tag.
If the song name is not present in
the ID3 tag, then the radio displays
the file name without the extension
(such as .mp3) as the track name.
Track names longer than 32
characters or four pages are
shortened. Parts of words on the
last page of text and the extension
of the file name do not display.
Preprogrammed Playlists
Preprogrammed playlists created by
WinAmp ™ , MusicMatch ™ , or Real
Jukebox ™ software can be
accessed; however, they cannot be
edited using the radio. These
playlists are treated as special
folders containing compressed
audio song files.

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7-22 Infotainment System .
Third softkey, 5% through the list
each time the softkey is pressed. .
Fourth softkey, 10% through the
list each time the softkey is
pressed. .
Fifth softkey, end of the list.
h (Music Navigator): Press the
softkey below
h to view and
select a file on an iPod, using the
iPod's menu system. Files are
sorted by: .
Playlists .
Artists .
Albums .
Genres .
Songs .
Composers
To select files:
1. Press the softkey below
h .
2. Turn
f to scroll through the list
of menus. 3. Press
f to select the
desired menu.
4. Turn
f to scroll through the
folders or files in the
selected menu.
5. Press
f to select the desired file
to be played.
To skip through large lists, the five
softkeys can be used to navigate in
the following order: .
First softkey, first item in the list. .
Second softkey, 1% through the
list each time the softkey is
pressed. .
Third softkey, 5% through the list
each time the softkey is pressed. .
Fourth softkey, 10% through the
list each time the softkey is
pressed. .
Fifth softkey, end of the list. Repeat Functionality
To use Repeat:
Press the softkey below
" or
' to select between Repeat All and
Repeat Track.
" (Repeat All): Press the softkey
below
" to repeat all tracks. The
tab appears lowered when Repeat
All is being used. This is the default
mode when a USB storage device
or iPod is first connected.
' (Repeat Track): Press the
softkey below
' to repeat one
track. The tab appears raised when
Repeat Track is being used.
Shuffle Functionality
To use Shuffle:
Press the softkey below
> ,
2 ,
C , or
= to select between
Shuffle Off, Shuffle All Songs/
Shuffle Songs, Shuffle Album,
or Shuffle Folder.

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Infotainment System 7-23
> (Shuffle Off): Press the
softkey below
2 to turn shuffle
off. This is the default mode when a
USB storage device or iPod is first
connected.
2 (Shuffle All Songs/Shuffle
Songs): Press the softkey below
= or
C to shuffle all songs on
the USB storage device or iPod.
C (Shuffle Album): Press the
softkey below
> to shuffle all
songs in the current album on
an iPod.
= (Shuffle Folder): Press the
softkey below
> to shuffle all
songs in the current folder on a USB
storage device. Phone Bluetooth For vehicles equipped with
Bluetooth capability, the system can
interact with many cell phones,
allowing: .
Placement and receipt of calls in
a hands-free mode. .
Sharing of the cell phone ’ s
address book or contact list with
the vehicle.
To minimize driver distraction,
before driving, and with the vehicle
parked: .
Become familiar with the
features of the cell phone.
Organize the phone book and
contact lists clearly and delete
duplicate or rarely used entries.
If possible, program speed dial
or other shortcuts. .
Review the controls and
operation of the infotainment
system. .
Pair cell phone(s) to the vehicle.
The system may not work with
all cell phones. See “ Pairing ” in
this section for more information. .
If the cell phone has voice
dialing capability, learn to use
that feature to access the
address book or contact list. See
“ Voice Pass-Thru ” in this section
for more information. .
See “ Storing and Deleting Phone
Numbers ” in this section for
more information.
{ WARNING
When using a cell phone, it can
be distracting to look too long or
too often at the screen of the
phone or the infotainment
(navigation) system. Taking your
eyes off the road too long or too
often could cause a crash
resulting in injury or death. Focus
your attention on driving.

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Climate Controls 8-33. Turn the
# on.
4. Select the coolest temperature
and highest fan speed.
5. Once the vehicle's interior
temperature is below the outside
temperature, select recirculation
mode for enhanced cooling.
Using these settings together for
long periods of time may cause the
air inside the vehicle to become too
dry. To prevent this from happening,
after the air inside of the vehicle has
cooled, turn the recirculation
mode off.
The air conditioning system
removes moisture from the air, so a
small amount of water might drip
under the vehicle while idling or
after turning off the engine. This is
normal.
8 (Outside Air): Press to turn
the outside air mode on. An
indicator light comes on to show
that outside air is on. Air from
outside the vehicle will circulate
throughout the vehicle. The outside air mode can be used with all
modes, but it cannot be used with
the recirculation mode. Pressing this
button will cancel the
recirculation mode.
@ (Recirculation): Press to turn
on the recirculation mode. An
indicator light comes on to show
that recirculation is on. This mode
recirculates and helps to quickly
cool or heat the air inside the
vehicle. It can be used to prevent
outside air and odors from entering
the vehicle. Avoid using the
recirculation mode during high
periods of humidity and cool outside
temperatures since this may result
in increased window fogging.
If window fogging is experienced,
select the defrost mode.
Recirculation mode is not available
in floor, defog, or defrost modes and
will shut off automatically and
change to outside air. The indicator
will flash if the button is selected in
any of these modes. This helps prevent window fogging and
moisture building up inside the
vehicle.
Rear Window Defogger The rear window defogger uses a
warming grid to remove fog from the
rear window.
The rear window defogger only
works when the ignition is in
ON/RUN.
1 (Rear Window Defogger):
Press to turn the rear window
defogger on or off. An indicator light
on the button comes on to show that
the rear window is activated.
The rear window defogger stays on
for approximately 10 minutes after
the button is pressed, unless the
ignition is turned to ACC/
ACCESSORY or LOCK/OFF.
If turned on again, the defogger only
runs for approximately five minutes
before turning off again. At higher
vehicle speeds, the defogger may

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Driving and Operating 9-1
Driving and
Operating Driving Information Driver Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Driving Environment . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Vehicle Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Distracted Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Defensive Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Drunk Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Control of a Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Off-Road Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Loss of Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Driving on Wet Roads . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Highway Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . 9-7
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
If the Vehicle Is Stuck . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Vehicle Load Limits . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Starting and Operating
New Vehicle Break-In . . . . . . . . 9-14
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . 9-16 Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Shifting Into Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Shifting out of Park . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Parking over Things
That Burn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Engine Exhaust Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Running the Vehicle While
Parked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Automatic Transmission Automatic Transmission . . . . . 9-20
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Fuel Economy Mode . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Drive Systems All-Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Brakes Antilock Brake
System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Ride Control Systems
Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
StabiliTrak ®
System . . . . . . . . . 9-28 Cruise Control Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Object Detection Systems Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 9-31
Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Fuel Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Recommended Fuel . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Gasoline Specifications . . . . . . 9-35
Fuels in Foreign Countries . . . 9-36
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . 9-36
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
Filling a Portable Fuel
Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Towing General Towing
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Driving Characteristics and
Towing Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Trailer Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Towing Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 9-44
Conversions and Add-Ons
Add-On Electrical
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-45