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Infotainment System 7-5
Q. AUDIO
R. FAV (Favorite)
S.
5(Phone)
T.
e(Sound)
U. CONFIG (Configure)
V. DEST (Destination)
W. RPT (Repeat)
X. NAV (Navigation)
Language —English/Metric
To change the language of the
navigation screens or to change the
navigation screens from English or
metric, see Driver Information
Center (DIC) on page 5-22 for more
information.
Deleting Personal Information
This navigation system can record
and store personal information such
as names and addresses. Delete
this information when selling your vehicle or returning a leased
vehicle. See
“Edit Address Book —
Edit/View” underConfigure Menu on
page 7-82 for deleting information
from the address book.
Limit Features While Driving
The navigation system may have
this feature.
Touch the Limit Features While
Driving screen button to turn the
ability to limit functions on and off
while driving. When this screen
button is highlighted, the following
functions are limited while driving:
.Music Navigator Scrolling
.Radio Category Scrolling
.Navigation Menu Scrolling and
some functions
See “Category” underAM-FM Radio
on page 7-9 for more information.
See “From Map” underDestination
on page 7-69 for more information.
Some functions will remain limited
regardless of the setting.
Storing Radio Station Presets
To set preset radio stations, do the
following:
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. Press AUDIO and select the desired band (AM, FM, or XM (if
equipped)).
3. Use the
w(tuning) knob,
y/©, or¨/z(Seek) arrows
to tune to the desired station.
4. Press and hold one of the five preset screen buttons, at the
bottom of the screen, until a
beep is heard.
5. Repeat the steps for each preset.
See “Storing Radio Station Presets”
under AM-FM Radio on page 7-9 for
more information.
Setting the Clock
The navigation system time and the
analog clock operate independently.
Changing the time through the
navigation system does not change

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10. Select the route preference forFastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and
highlights the route.
11. Press Start Guidance. You are now ready to start your route.
See “Address Entry” under
Destination on page 7-69 for more
information.
Entering a Point of Interest (POI)
To set a destination by entering a
Point of Interest (POI), do the
following:
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press DEST.
4. Press
iPoint of Interest.
5. Select the state/province screen button, if needed, to change the
current state or province. A list
of all of the available states and
provinces appear. Select the
state or province. 6. Enter the specific title of the POI
in the POI name space (e.g.
Washington Monument).
If five or fewer names are
available, a list displays. If more
than five are available, the List
screen button displays a
number. This button represents
the number of available POIs.
Press this button to view the list.
7. Press GO next to the POI. A map screen, with the
destination marked appears.
8. Select the route preference for Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
9. Press Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Point of Interest (POI)” under
Destination on page 7-69 for more
information. Storing Preset Destinations
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press DEST. Enter a destination. See
Destination on page 7-69 for
more information on how to
enter a destination.
4. Press DEST, the Route screen displays. Press Final Destination
or Stopover. The information
screen displays for that location.
Press Add to Address Book. The
address book screen appears.
5. Press the Name screen button. An alpha-keyboard displays.
Enter the name. Press the Back
screen button.

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6. Press and hold one of thescreen buttons at the bottom of
the screen until the name
appears in the screen button on
the display.
The name appears in that preset
destination screen button and is
now available to select from the
Destination Entry screen. See
“Using Your Stored Preset
Destinations” in this section to
select it as a destination.
See Destination on page 7-69
for more information on how to
add or change preset
destinations.
Using Your Stored Preset
Destinations
These destinations are available for
selection while driving.
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press DEST. 4. Select one of the available
preset destination screen
buttons. A map screen, with the
destination marked appears.
5. Select the route preference for Fastest, Shortest, or Other. The
system calculates and highlights
the route.
6. Press Start Guidance. The route is now ready to be started.
See “Preset Destination” under
Destination on page 7-69 for more
information.
Canceling Guidance
Guidance is canceled once the final
destination is reached. To cancel
guidance prior to arrival at the final
destination:
1. Press DEST.
2. Press Cancel Guidance.
3. Press OK to confirm.
Guidance Volume
Adjust the volume of voice guidance
prompts:
1. Press CONFIG to enter the
menu options, then press
CONFIG again, repeatedly until
Nav is selected or press the Nav
screen button.
2. Press Voice Prompt.
3. Press + or –screen buttons to
increase or to decrease the
volume of the voice prompts.
The system responds with the
adjusted voice level.
See “Voice Prompt ”under
Configure Menu on page 7-82 for
more information.
Cleaning the Display Screen
Use a soft clean cotton cloth
dampened with clean water.

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Finding a Station
AM Source Shown, Other SourcesSimilar
If viewing a map screen, press the
source screen (AM, FM, XM (if
equipped), CD, etc.) button. The
display splits between the audio
screen and the map screen. All
station-changing functions can be
performed from this screen.
FM Source Shown, Other Sources Similar
If you do not want to view a split
screen or you are not on a map
screen, press AUDIO.
AM/FM/XM: Press the source (AM,
FM, or XM, if equipped) screen
button or press AUDIO repeatedly
until the desired source is
highlighted.FM Source Shown, Other Sources
Similar
Category: Press the screen button,
located in the middle of the screen,
to get a list of all the selected band
stations in the area. Use the up and
down arrows to scroll the
frequencies. Press the desired
frequency.
XM (if equipped) lists also contain a
category to select and the stations
or channels that have broadcasts
that relate to that category. For XM
(if equipped), press the left and right
arrow screen buttons to change

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information displayed or to limit
features while driving, number of
preset pages, XM (if equipped)
categories, and Bose AudioPilot
®.
Limit Features While Driving
Press the Limit Features While
Driving screen button to turn on and
off the ability to limit functions while
driving. When this screen button is
highlighted, the following functions
are limited while driving:
.Music Navigator Scrolling
.Radio Category Scrolling
.Navigation Menu Scrolling and
some functions
Number of Preset Pages
Press the Number of Preset Pages
screen button to change the number
of preset pages, 1 through 6. Each
preset page can contain five preset
stations. Press the desired
numbered screen button. Bose AudioPilot
AudioPilot:
The Bose AudioPilot
noise compensation technology.
To use AudioPilot
®:
1. Press CONFIG to enter the menu screen, then press
CONFIG repeatedly until Radio
is selected or press the Radio
screen button
2. Press Automatic Volume Control to access the AudioPilot menu.
3. Press ON.
To turn it off, press OFF. When on,
AudioPilot continuously adjusts the
audio system equalization, to
compensate for background noise,
so that the music sound is
consistent at the set volume level.
This feature is most effective at
lower volume settings where
background noise can affect how
well the music being played is heard
through the vehicle's audio system.
At higher volume settings, where
the music is much louder than the
background noise, there may be little or no adjustments by
AudioPilot. For more information on
AudioPilot, visit www.bose.com/
audiopilot.
Remove/Add XM Categories (US
and Canada)
Press the Remove/Add XM
Categories screen button to remove
or add XM categories when
selecting XM categories from the
category list screen. The list of XM
categories appear on the screen.
Use the arrow screen buttons to
scroll through the list. The
categories to remove are highlighted
and the categories to add are dark
in color. Press the category to be
added or removed. Press the
Restore All Categories screen
button to add all categories that
have been removed.

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DVD player can be controlled by the
buttons on the navigation system,
the Rear Seat Audio (RSA) system,
and the remote control. The DVD
player can also be used for the rear
seat passengers with the radio off.
The rear seat passengers can
power on the video screen and use
the remote control to navigate the
disc. See the Rear Seat
Infotainment user guide for more
information.
The DVD player is only compatible
with DVDs of the appropriate region
code that is printed on the jacket of
most DVDs.
The CD/DVD slot is compatible with
most audio CDs, CD-R, CD-RW,
DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/
RW media along with MP3 and
WMA formats.
If an error appears on the display,
see“CD/DVD Messages” in this
section.
Once a DVD starts to play, the
menu options and cursor screen
buttons will automatically appear. To display the menu Options screen
button while a DVD is playing, touch
anywhere on the screen.
There are three ways to play
a DVD:
.Once a DVD is inserted, the
system will automatically start
play of the DVD.
.If you are on a map screen,
press the DVD screen button.
.Press AUDIO, then press the
DVD screen button.
When a DVD is loaded, the rear
seat passengers can power on the
RSE video screen and use the
remote control to navigate through
the DVD.
O/3(Power/Volume):
1. Press to turn the system on and off.
2. Turn the knob to increase or decrease the volume of the
audio system. 3. Press and hold for more than
two seconds to turn off the
navigation system, RSE video
screen, and RSA. If the vehicle
has not been tuned off, the RSE
and the RSA can be turned back
on by pressing this knob and will
continue play of the last active
source.
DVD Menu Options
Options: Press to view the menu
option screen buttons. Menu options
are available when they are
highlighted. Some menu options are
only available when the DVD is not
playing.
Cursor: Press to access the cursor
menu. The arrows and other cursor
options allow you to navigate the
DVD menu options. The cursor
menu options are only available if a
DVD has a menu. Use the cursor
menu to start a DVD video from the
disc main menu.
q,Q,r,R(Arrow Buttons): Press
the arrows to move around the
DVD menu.

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Enter:Press to select the
highlighted option.
Return: Press to go back to the
previous DVD menu.
Back: Press to go back to the main
DVD display screen.
Move: Press to move the cursor
buttons back and forth from the
bottom-right corner to the top-left
corner of the screen.
j/r(Pause/Play):
1. Press to pause the DVD. This button will then change to the
play button.
2. Press the play button to play the DVD.
3. Press this button in a DVD disc main menu to start the movie.
c(Stop):
1. Press to stop play of the DVD.
2. Press the play button to continue playing the DVD from where the
DVD was stopped. 3. Press this button twice to return
to the beginning of the DVD.
Hide Options: Press to remove all
menu options from the display,
except Options and Cursor.
Top Menu: Press to display the
first menu of the DVD. This is not
available on all DVDs.
Menu: Press to display the DVD
menu of the current area of the DVD
that is playing. This button is not
available for DVD audio. Audio:
Press to display the audio
options. Select the audio options
that best improve sound quality.
This is not available on all DVDs or
when the DVD is stopped. This
button is not available for DVD
audio.
Subtitle: Press to playback the
video with subtitles. This is not
available on all DVDs or when the
DVD is stopped. This button is not
available for DVD audio.
Angle: Press to adjust the viewing
angle of the DVD. Repeatedly press
this button to toggle through the
angles. This is not available on all
DVDs or when the DVD is stopped.
This button is not available for DVD
audio.
Search: Press to display the
search screen. Select Title or
Chapter Search for DVD video and
Group or Track for DVD audio. The
keyboard allows you to type in the
title/chapter/group/track number that

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you would like to watch or listen to.
This button does not work when the
DVD is stopped.
Setup:Press to display the DVD
Setup screen. This button is only
available when the DVD is not
playing. The DVD Setup screen
allows you to change the
brightness, contrast, and mode,
change the viewing on the monitor
and to change the initial settings;
language, parental level, and
aspect.
!(Brightness): Press the up or
down screen arrows to increase or
decrease the brightness of the
navigation screen.
_(Contrast): Press the up or
down screen arrows to increase or
decrease the contrast of the
navigation screen.
Auto (Automatic): Press so the
system can automatically adjust the
navigation screen background
depending on exterior lighting
conditions. Night:
Press to make the
navigation screen background
brighten.
Day: Press to make the navigation
screen background darken.
Monitor: From the DVD Setup
screen, press to adjust the viewing
angle of the DVD on the navigation
screen. This is not available on all
DVDs. This button is not available
for DVD audio
Press
eto close the screen in from
the left and right sides.
Press
Jto fill the screen on the
left and right sides.
Press
dto fill the screen on the
top and bottom.
Settings: From the DVD Setup
screen, press to change the default
audio, subtitle, and menu
languages, parental level, audio,
and to view the aspect of the DVD.
These settings are not available on
all DVDs. This button is not
available for DVD audio.
Audio Language: Press English,
French, or Spanish to change the
default language that the DVD
player uses for each disc. The audio
language must be available on the
disc. The audio language may vary
for each DVD.
Subtitle Language: Press English,
French, or Spanish to change the
default language of the subtitles that
the DVD player uses for each disc.
The subtitle language must be
available on the disc. The subtitle
language may vary for each DVD.