2015 CHEVROLET COLORADO Owners Manual

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6-6 Lighting
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
This feature controls the brightness
of the steering wheel and instrument
panel lights. The instrument panel
illumination control is next to the
exterior lamp control.
D(Instrument Panel
Illumination): Move the
thumbwheel up or down to brighten
or dim the lights.
Cargo Lamp
The cargo lamp provides more light
in the cargo area of the vehicle,
if needed. The lights inside of the
pickup box also turn on, if equipped.
Press the switch down to turn the
cargo lamp on or off.
Dome Lamps
The interior lamps control in the
overhead console controls both the
front and rear interior lamps.
To operate:
((Off): Turns the lamps off.
H(Door): Turns the lamps on
when any door is opened.
'(On): Keeps the lamps on all
the time.
The interior lamps turn on
automatically if the airbags are
deployed.

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Lighting 6-7
Reading Lamps
The front reading lamps,
if equipped, are in the overhead
console.
The rear reading lamps, if equipped,
are in the headliner.
#or$(Reading Lamps):Press
to turn each lamp on or off.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps turn on briefly
at night, or in areas with limited
lighting, when
Kis pressed on the
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. When a door is opened,
the interior lamps come on if the
dome lamp control is in the Door
position. After about 30 seconds the
exterior lamps turn off. Entry lighting
can be disabled manually by
changing the ignition out of the OFF
position, or by pressing the RKE
transmitter
Qbutton.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights” under
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-34.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and the interior
lamps come on when the key is
removed from the ignition. The
exterior and interior lamps remain

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6-8 Lighting
on for a set amount of time and then
automatically turn off. The interior
lamps do not come on if the dome
lamp control is in the Off position.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamps control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization on
page 5-34.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM), which
estimates the battery's temperature
and state of charge. It then adjusts
the voltage for best performance
and extended life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. The voltmeter
gauge or the voltage display on theDriver Information Center (DIC),
if equipped, may show the voltage
moving up or down. This is normal.
If there is a problem, an alert will be
displayed.
The battery can be discharged at
idle if the electrical loads are very
high. This is true for all vehicles.
This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all the
power that is needed for very high
electrical loads.
A high electrical load occurs when
several of the following are on, such
as: headlamps, high beams, fog
lamps, rear window defogger,
climate control fan at high speed,
heated seats, engine cooling fans,
trailer loads, and loads plugged into
accessory power outlets.
EPM works to prevent excessive
discharge of the battery. It does this
by balancing the generator's output
and the vehicle's electrical needs.
It can increase engine idle speed to
generate more power, wheneverneeded. It can temporarily reduce
the power demands of some
accessories.
Normally, these actions occur in
steps or levels, without being
noticeable. In rare cases at the
highest levels of corrective action,
this action may be noticeable to the
driver. If so, a DIC message might
be displayed and it is recommended
that the driver reduce the electrical
loads as much as possible. See
Battery Voltage and Charging
Messages on page 5-26.Battery Power Protection
This feature shuts off the dome and
reading lamps, if they are left on for
more than 10 minutes after the
ignition is turned off. The cargo
lamp shuts off after 20 minutes. This
prevents the battery from
running down.

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Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-2
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . 7-9
Audio Players
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Navigation
OnStar®System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . 7-25
Bluetooth (InfotainmentControls - Base Radio) . . . . . 7-26
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls - Base Connected
Radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
Settings
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-35
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Introduction
Infotainment
Base radio information is included in
this manual. See the infotainment
manual for information on other
available infotainment systems.
Read the following pages to
become familiar with these features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can
cause a crash. You or others
could be injured or killed. Do not
give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving.
Limit your glances at the vehicle
displays and focus your attention
on driving. Use voice commands
whenever possible.

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7-2 Infotainment System
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some
functions when driving. These
functions may gray out when they
are unavailable. Many infotainment
features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the
operation, faceplate buttons, and
screen buttons.
.Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
.Set up phone numbers in
advance so they can be called
easily by pressing a single
button or by using a single voice
command if equipped with
Bluetooth phone capability.
See Defensive Driving on page 9-3. To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see
Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) on
page 9-24.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
TheftLock®is designed to
discourage theft of the vehicle's
radio by learning a portion of the
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
The radio does not operate if it is
stolen or moved to a different
vehicle.
Overview
Infotainment System Overview
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the buttons on
the faceplate.

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Infotainment System 7-3
1.q(Favorite Pages)
.Press to scroll down through
the favorite pages for each
source.
2. Favorites/Soft Keys
.Press to select favorite
stations.
.Press and hold to save
favorite stations.
.Press to select a screen
button when displayed.
3.
r(Favorite Pages)
.Press to scroll up through the
favorite pages for each
source.
4.
O(Power/Volume)
.Press to turn the audio on.
.Press and hold to turn it off.
.When on, press to mute the
system. Press again to
unmute.
.Turn to increase or decrease
the volume.

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7-4 Infotainment System
5. MEDIA
.Press to change the audio
source between USB, AUX,
and Bluetooth Audio,
if equipped.
6. RADIO
.Press to change the audio
source between AM, FM,
or SiriusXM, if equipped.
7.
gorl(Seek)
.AM, FM, or SiriusXM (If
Equipped): Press
gorlto
seek to the previous or next
strong station.
8. TONE
.Press TONE to open the
Tone Settings menu.
9.
{(Home Page)
.Press to go to the Home
Page from any point in the
system. See “Home Page”
following. 10.
oBACK
.Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
11. MENU
.Press to access the menu
for the current audio
source.
.Press to select the
highlighted menu option.
.Turn to scroll through a list.
.Turn to manually select a
station.
Home Page
Home Page Features
The infotainment system displays a
Home Page that makes it easy to
access all of the applications. Turn
the MENU knob to highlight feature
icons. Press the MENU knob to
access the feature’s options.
Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving. AUDIO:
Select the AUDIO screen
icon to display the active source
page. The sources available are
AM, FM, SiriusXM
®(if equipped),
USB/iPod, AUX Input, and Bluetooth
Audio (if equipped). See AM-FM
Radio on page 7-7, Satellite Radio
on page 7-8,Auxiliary Jack on
page 7-15, and Bluetooth Audio on
page 7-16.
PHONE: Select the PHONE screen
icon to display the Phone main
page. See Bluetooth (Overview) on
page 7-25 orBluetooth
(Infotainment Controls - Base
Radio) on page 7-26 orBluetooth
(Infotainment Controls - Base
Connected Radio) on page 7-30.
NAV (Navigation, If Equipped):
Select the NAV screen icon to
display the OnStar Turn-by-Turn
Navigation. See OnStar Overview
on page 14-1, if equipped.
SETTINGS: Select the SETTINGS
screen icon to display the Settings
main page. See “Setting Radio
Preferences” following.

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Infotainment System 7-5
Pandora (If Equipped)
Select the PANDORA icon to begin
Pandora. SeePandora Internet
Radio on page 7-9.
Setting Radio Preferences
Select the SETTINGS screen icon
to display the Settings menu and
the following may display:
Time and Date: SeeClock on
page 5-4.
Language (Current Language):
This will set the display language in
the radio and instrument cluster.
Select to display a list of languages.
Select
oBACK to go back to the
previous menu.
Valet Mode:
Using the circular numeric keypad,
enter a four-digit code:
1. Turn the MENU knob to highlight a number. 2. Press the MENU knob to select
it. Do this for each one of the
four digits. Select Enter to go to
the confirmation screen.
3. Re-enter the four-digit code. Select LOCK to lock the system.
4. Enter the four-digit code to unlock the system. Select
o
BACK to go back to the
previous menu.
Radio: See“Radio Setup” later in
this section.
Vehicle: SeeVehicle
Personalization on page 5-34.
Display: Press the MENU knob to
turn the display on or off.
Return to Factory Settings: See
“Return to Factory Settings” later in
this section.
Software Information (If
Equipped): Press the MENU knob
to select Save Vehicle Info to USB.
Press the MENU knob again to start
downloading the vehicle information
to the USB. Radio Setup
Press the RADIO button and the
following may display:
Manage Favorites:
.Turn the MENU knob and press
to select a favorite.
.To delete a favorite, press
the button just below the
DELETE screen button.
.To move a favorite, press the
MOVE screen button. Turn
the MENU knob to select a
new location, then press the
DROP screen button to
select the new location.
.SelectoBACK to go back to
the previous menu.
Number of Favorites Shown:
Select Auto and the system will
automatically adjust the number of
favorite pages when favorites are
added and removed, or select a
number from 5–25 to manually
adjust the number of favorites
shown.