You can also turn the outside air temperature display on and off. It
appears at the top center of the touchscreen, next to the time and date.
The system automatically saves any updates you make to the settings.
Display
You can adjust the touchscreen display through the touchscreen or by
pressing the voice button on your steering wheel controls and when
prompted, say, “Display settings”.Press the Settings icon > Display,to access and make
adjustments using the touchscreen.
• Brightness allows you to make the screen display brighter or
dimmer.
• Auto DIM, when set to On,lets you use the Auto Dim Manual Offset
feature. When set to Off,screen brightness does not change.
• Mode allows you to set the screen to a certain brightness or have the
system automatically change based on the outside light level, or turn
the display off.
• If you select AUTOorNIGHT, you have the options of turning
the display’s Auto Dim feature on or off and changing the Auto
Dim Manual Offset feature.
• Auto Dim Manual Offset allows you to adjust screen dimming as
the outside lighting conditions change from day to night. This feature
also allows you to adjust screen brightness using the instrument panel
dimming control.
Edit Wallpaper
• You can have your touchscreen display the default photo or upload
your own.
Uploading Photos for Your Home Screen Wallpaper
Note: You cannot load photos directly from your camera. You must
access the photos either from your USB mass storage device or from an
SD card.
Note: Photographs with extremely large dimensions (such as 2048 x
1536) may not be compatible and appear as a blank (black) image on the
display.
Your system allows you to upload and view up to 32 photos.
To access, press the Settings icon > Display>Edit Wallpaper, and
then follow the system prompts to upload your photographs.
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Only the photograph(s), which meets the following conditions, display:
•Compatible file formats are as follows: .jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp.
• Each file must be 1.5 MB or less.
• Recommended dimensions: 800 x 384.
Sound Press the Settings icon > Sound,then select from the
following:
Sound Settings
Bass DSP*
Midrange Occupancy Mode*
TrebleSpeed Compensated Volume
Set Balance and Fade
*If equipped.
Vehicle Press the Settings icon > Vehicle,then select from the
following:
• Ambient Lighting.
• Vehicle Health Report.
• Door Keypad Code.
• Camera Settings.
• Enable Valet Mode.
Ambient Lighting (If Equipped)
When activated, ambient lighting illuminates footwells and cupholders
with a choice of colors. To access and make adjustments:
1. Press the Settings icon > Vehicle>Ambient Lighting.
2. Touch the desired color.
3. Use the scroll bar to increase or decrease the intensity.
To turn the feature on or off, press the power button.
Vehicle Health Report
Turn Automatic Reminders on and off and set the mileage interval at
which you would like to receive the reports. Press ?for more information
on these selections.
When done making your selections, press Run Vehicle Health Report
Now if you want your report.
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