2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA SPORT sport 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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7-20 Infotainment System .
Portable USB Hard Drives .
Fifth generation or later iPod .
iPod nano ®
.
iPod touch ®
.
iPod classic ®
Not all iPods and USB drives are
compatible with the USB port.
Make sure the iPod has the latest
firmware from Apple ®
for proper
operation. iPod firmware can be
updated using the latest iTunes ®
application. See www.apple.com/
itunes.
For help with identifying your iPod,
go to www.apple.com/support.
Radios that have a USB port can
play .mp3 and .wma files stored on a
USB storage device as well as AAC
files stored on an iPod.
USB Supported File and Folder
Structure
The radio supports: .
Up to 700 folders. .
Up to eight folders in depth. .
Up to 65,535 files. .
Folder and file names up to
64 bytes. .
Files with an .mp3 or .wma file
extension. .
AAC files stored on an iPod. .
FAT16. .
FAT32.
Connecting a USB Storage
Device or iPod The USB port can be used to
control an iPod or a USB storage
device.
To connect a USB storage device,
connect the device to the USB port
in the center console or on the
instrument panel.
To connect an iPod, connect one
end of the USB cable that came
with the iPod to the iPod ’ s dock
connector and connect the other
end to the USB port in the center
console. If the vehicle is on and the
USB connection works, OK to
disconnect and a GM logo may appear on the iPod and iPod
appears on the radio display. The
iPod music appears on the radio ’ s
display and begins playing.
The iPod charges while it is
connected to the vehicle if the
vehicle is in the ACC/ACCESSORY
or ON/RUN position. When the
vehicle is turned off, the iPod
automatically powers off and will not
charge or draw power from the
vehicle's battery.
If you have an older iPod model that
is not supported, it can still be used
by connecting it to the auxiliary
input jack using a standard 3.5 mm
(1/8 in) stereo cable. See “ Using the
Auxiliary Input Jack ” earlier for more
information.
Using the Radio to Control a
USB Storage Device or iPod
The radio can control a USB
storage device or an iPod using the
radio buttons and knobs, and
display song information on the
radio ’ s display.

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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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> (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 8-1
Climate Controls Climate Control Systems Climate Control Systems . . . . . . 8-1
Automatic Climate Control
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Air Vents Air Vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Maintenance Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8 Climate Control Systems The heating, cooling, and ventilation for the vehicle can be controlled with
this system. For vehicles with the remote start feature, the climate control
system functions as part of the remote start feature. See Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation on page 2 ‑ 2 .
1. Fan Control
2. Outside Air
3. Temperature Control
4. Recirculation
5. Air Delivery Mode Control
6. Air Conditioning 7. Driver and Passenger Heated
Seats (If Equipped)
8. Rear Window Defogger
9 (Fan Control): Turn clockwise
or counterclockwise to increase or
decrease the fan speed. To turn the
fan off, turn the knob all the way