2015 CHEVROLET SONIC infotainment

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Lighting 6-5
Fog Lamps
For vehicles with front fog lamps,
the button is on the outboard side of
the instrument panel.
The ignition must be on to turn on
the fog lamps.
#(Fog Lamps):Press to turn the
fog lamps on or off. An indicator
light on the instrument cluster
comes on when the fog lamps
are on.
The fog lamps come on together
with the parking lamps.
If the high-beam headlamps are
turned on, the fog lamps will turn off.
If the high-beam headlamps are
turned off, the fog lamps will turn
back on again.
Some localities have laws that
require the headlamps to be on
along with the fog lamps.Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
This feature controls the brightness
of the instrument panel controls and
infotainment display screen. The
thumbwheel is to the left of the
steering column on the instrument
panel.
D(Instrument Panel
Brightness): Move the
thumbwheel up or down and hold, to
brighten or dim the instrument panel
controls and infotainment display
screen.

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Infotainment System 7-1
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 7-2
Overview (AM-FM Radio) . . . . . 7-3
Overview (Radio withCD/USB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Overview (Radio with Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Home Page (Radio with Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Satellite Radio Antenna . . . . . . 7-18
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Audio Players
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . 7-26
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Downloadable Applications
Smartphone Link (Overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-45
Smartphone Link (Pandora) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Smartphone Link (Stitcher) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Bluetooth Phone/Devices
Pictures and Movies (AudioSystem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
Pictures and Movies (Picture System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Pictures and Movies (Movie System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-56
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
Introduction
Infotainment
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.
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

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7-2 Infotainment System
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 9-2
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) on
page 9-17.
Theft-Deterrent Feature
The theft-deterrent feature works by
learning a portion of the Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) to the
infotainment system. The
infotainment system does not
operate if it is stolen or moved to a
different vehicle.

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Infotainment System 7-3
Overview (AM-FM Radio)1. FAV (Favorites)
.Radio: Opens the
favorites list.
2.
O/VOL (Power/Volume)
.Turns the system on or off
and adjusts the volume.
3. Buttons 1−6
.Radio: Saves and selects
favorite stations.
4. SEEK
¨
.Radio: Seeks the next
station.
.CD: Selects the next track
or fast forwards within a
track.
5.
©SEEK
.Radio: Seeks the previous
station.
.CD: Selects the previous
track or rewinds within a
track.

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7-4 Infotainment System
6. Push/MENU/TUNE
.Radio: Manually selects
radio stations.
.CD: Selects tracks.
7. RADIO/BAND
.Changes the band while
listening to the radio.
.Selects the radio when
listening to a different audio
source.
8.
/BACK
.Menu: Moves one
level back.
.Character Input: Deletes
the last character.
9. MEDIA
.Selects external audio
source.
10. CLOCK
.Opens the Clock menu.
11.
5/>(Phone Mute)
.Mutes the audio system. 12. TONE
.Opens the Tone menu.
13. INFO (Information)
.Radio: Shows available
information about the
current station.
.CD: Shows available
information about the
current track.
14. CONFIG (Configuration)
.Opens the
Configuration menu.
15. AUX Port
.3.5 mm (1/8 in)
connection for external
devices.

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Infotainment System 7-5
Overview (Radio with CD/USB)1.O/VOL (Power/Volume)
.Turns the system on or off
and adjusts the volume.
2.
Z(Eject)
.Removes a disc from the
CD slot.
3. Buttons 1−6
.Radio: Saves and selects
favorite stations.
4. AUX Port
.3.5 mm (1/8 in) connection
for external devices.
5. Push/MENU/TUNE
.Radio: Manually selects
radio stations.
.CD: Selects tracks.
6. FAV (Favorites)
.Radio: Opens the
favorites list.

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7-6 Infotainment System
7. INFO (Information)
.Radio: Shows available
information about the
current station.
.CD: Shows available
information about the
current track.
8. CD Slot
9. SEEK
¨
.Radio: Seeks the next
station.
.CD: Selects the next track
or fast forwards within a
track. 10.
©SEEK
.Radio: Seeks the previous
station.
.CD: Selects the previous
track or rewinds within a
track.
11. MEDIA
.Selects the CD player or
an external audio source.
12. RADIO/BAND
.Changes the band while
listening to the radio.
.Selects the radio when
listening to a different
audio source.
13. CLOCK
.Opens the Clock menu. 14. TONE
.Opens the Tone menu.
15. CONFIG (Configuration)
.Opens the
Configuration menu.
16.
/BACK
.Menu: Moves one
level back.
.Character Input: Deletes
the last character.
17.
5/>(Phone/Mute)
.Opens the Phone menu.
.Mutes the audio system.

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Infotainment System 7-7
Overview (Radio with Touchscreen)
1.zVOLy(Volume)
.Press to decrease or
increase the volume.
2.
O(Power)
.Press and hold to turn the
power on or off. 3.
D(Home Page)
.Press to go to the Home
Page. See
Home Page
(Radio with Touchscreen)
on page 7-7.
Home Page (Radio with
Touchscreen)
Touchscreen Buttons
Touchscreen buttons show on the
screen when available. When a
function is unavailable, the button
may gray out. When a function is
selected, the button may highlight.
Home Page Features
PressFto go to the Home Page.
eaudio: Press to select AM, FM,
SiriusXM®(if equipped), USB/iPod/
Bluetooth Audio, or AUX.
Gpicture & movie: Press to view
a picture, movie, or auxiliary video.