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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 52 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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arrow represents the location of the
theater from the current vehicle
location. The distance represents
the straight line distance between
the vehicle location and the theater.
Movie details are available when a
movie is selected. The details
include Cast, Synopsis, and Theater
Information. Select the appropriate
button to display more information.
Cast and Synopsis:
.Playtime
.Rating (G, PG-13, R, etc.)
.Theater Name
.Showtimes
Theater information includes
address, phone number, distance,
and amenities. National and Local Weather
Whether near home or on a long
road trip, detailed weather
information is available. SiriusXM
Travel Link Weather uses the same
sources that professional pilots and
mariners rely on.
From the Home Page, press the
SiriusXM Weather screen button.
The system displays the current
weather page.
Current Condition
The current weather page shows
the current weather condition in the
city of the vehicle's current position.
On this page, select the Menu
screen button to access other
weather options, such as Extended
Forecast, Weather Along the Route,
Weather Around Other Cities, and
Weather Alerts. Some options may
only be present on vehicles
equipped with navigation.
Allow approximately 15 minutes for
the current weather in the area to
display.
Extended Forecast
Press to show the extended
forecast.
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USB Media Formats
The USB port will support the
following media formats:
.MP3
.Unprotected WMA
.Unprotected AAC
Gracenote®
Gracenote technology embedded
into the radio helps manage and
navigate the USB device music
collection. When a USB device is
connected to the radio, Gracenote
identifies the music collection and
delivers the correct album, artist
name, genres, and cover art on the
screen. If information is missing,
Gracenote will fill it in.Searching Music Library Using
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition:
Gracenote
improves music search and
navigation by identifying bands,
artists, and albums names that may
be hard to pronounce, irregular
spellings, and nicknames. For
example, Gracenote helps the
system understand artist names like
“INXS” or“Mötley Crüe.” It also
allows the use of names like: “The
Boss,” “G.N.R,” “The Fab Four,” and
thousands of other famous artist
nicknames as voice commands to
access music. See Voice
Recognition on page 68.
Normalization: Normalization helps
to improve the voice recognition
accuracy for titles that sound similar.
It also helps group long lists of
genres into 10 common genres. For
example, there may be multiple rock
genres in the media library;
normalization will group all those
into one rock Genre. Normalization
default is off.To turn Normalization on:
1. Press CONFIG or Config on the Home 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
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Navigation
Using the Navigation
System
Use the NAV button on the
faceplate or Home Page to access
the navigation map.
Press the NAV button again to
change between alternative views of
the normal split and full map views.
The Menu screen button at the
bottom right side of the display
accesses the Navigation Menu.
The touch-sensitive buttons
available are:
Heading Indicator
Press Heading Indicator to display
the Map View. There are three
indicator settings:
.2D North Up: Displays North at
the top of the map screen
regardless of the direction the
vehicle is traveling.
.2D Heading Up: Displays the
direction the vehicle is traveling.
The shaded triangle icon points
North.
.3D Heading Up: Is the same as
2D Heading Up, but the map is
in 3D.
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Map Modes
Press to change the view of the
maps while using the navigation
function. The system offers a variety
of full and split views. Some views
are only selectable when route
guidance is active.
An alternative method to change the
view of the maps would be to press
the map mode icon.Traffic
Press Traffic to display the Traffic
Menu. Press the desired option.
Options available are:
.All Traffic Events: Press to view
all reported traffic events while
on or off a planned route.
.Traffic Events on Route: Press
to view traffic events while on a
planned route.
.Traffic Settings: Press to
customize traffic options. This
feature can also be accessed by
pressing the traffic light screen
button displayed at the left lower
side of the map screen. See
Configure Menu on page 61
in
this section.
POIs Nearby
Press to display a search list of
nearby POIs. Select the
desired POI.
POIs Along Route
Press to display a search list of
POIs that lie along or near the route
to the destination. Select the
desired POI.
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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 that is used in the
navigation system.
Detailed Areas
Road network attributes are
contained in the map database for
detailed areas. Attributes include
information such as street names,
street addresses, and turn
restrictions. A detailed area includes
all major highways, service roads,and residential roads. The detailed
areas include points of interest
(POIs) such as restaurants, airports,
banks, hospitals, police stations,
gas stations, tourist attractions, and
historical monuments. The map
database may not include data for
newly constructed areas or map
database corrections. The
navigation system provides full
route guidance in the detailed map
areas.
Navigation Symbols
Following are the most common
symbols that appear on a map
screen.
The vehicle symbol indicates the
current position and heading
direction of the vehicle on the map.
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Destination
If route guidance is not active, press
the Destination Entry screen button
on the Home Page to access the
Destination Entry screen. Several
options can be selected to plan a
route by entering destinations.
Some destination entry items such
as Previous Destinations, Address
Book, and My Home may be grayed
out if no destination was previously
entered or saved.
Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
Letters of the alphabet, symbols,
punctuation, and numbers, when
available, display on the navigationscreen as alpha/numeric keyboards.
The alpha keyboard displays when
data needs to be entered.
QWERTY or ABCDEF:
Press to
toggle between QWERTY or
ABCDEF keyboard character
layouts.
Symbols: Use to select symbols.
Space: Use to enter a space
between characters or the words of
a name.
Delete: Press to delete an incorrect
character that has been selected.
Address Entry
Press the Address screen button to
display the Enter Address screen.
Set a route by entering the state
name, city name, street name,
house number, and intersection. If no state or province has been
entered previously, the city and
state fields are not available. Press
the screen button at the right of the
city name to select a state or
province.
If the state or province was
previously set and is displayed,
press the screen button at the right
of the city name to change the
selected state or province.
To make name selection easier, the
system highlights only characters
that are available after the
previously entered one.
State:
Enter a state name.
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Detour
Press Detour to display the route
detour options. Select to detour the
whole route or by a specific
distance.
Route Options
This feature can be accessed from
the Destination Confirmation Menu
and Destination Menu with Route
Guidance Active. See“Destination
Confirmation” for more information.
Voice Prompt
Select Voice Prompt to view options
to disable or manage navigation
voice prompts and traffic alert
prompts.
Waypoints
Up to three waypoints can be added
to the current route. The waypoints
can be sorted (moved) or deleted.
To add a waypoint:
1. From the Destination List menu, press Add Waypoint.
2. Enter the waypoint by any of the add destination methods. The
system calculates and highlights
the route and the route can be
started.
3. To add more waypoints, press Add Waypoint to add the
waypoint in the order desired on
the route.
To delete a waypoint:
1. From the Destination menu, press Destination List.
2. Press Delete Waypoints.3. Select the waypoints to be deleted. Press the Delete screen
button.
The Sort Waypoint feature allows
reorganization of the destination list.
To sort a waypoint:
1. From the Destination menu, press Destination List.
2. Press Sort Waypoints.
3. Select the waypoint to move.
4. Select the location to move the waypoint to.
Instead of deleting individual
waypoints, select Delete All
Waypoints to delete all waypoints at
the same time.