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The Home Page can be set up to
have up to five pages with eight
icons per page.
Touch the left
hor rightkor slide a
finger left/right across the screen to
access the pages of icons.
k(Next) : Touch to go to the next
Home Page.
h(Previous) : Touch to go to the
previous Home Page.
l(Interaction Selector) : Touch to
display the favorites list.
Touch and hold a location within the
favorites area to begin the process
of saving a favorite application.
Touch the application icon to store
as a favorite, and the name of the
application will be shown in
favorites.
Home : Touch to go back to the
Home Page to start a different
application.
Managing Home Page Icons
1. Touch and hold any of the Home Page icons to edit
that icon. 2. Drag the icon to a new location
on the Home Page or to save it
to the applications tray.
3. Press
{to exit edit mode.
Using the System
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
Touch the icons on the Home Page
screen to launch an application.
AUDIO
Touch the AUDIO icon to display the
active audio source page. Available
sources are AM, FM, XM (if
equipped), CD, My Media, USB, SD,
Bluetooth, and AUX Input.
PHONE
Touch the PHONE icon to display
the Phone main page. See
Bluetooth (Overview) 0220 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 221 orBluetooth (Voice
Recognition) 0224.
NAV (Navigation, If Equipped)
Touch the NAV icon to display the
navigation map or OnStar
Turn-by-Turn Navigation. See Using
the Navigation System 0187 or
OnStar Overview 0410.
SETTINGS
Touch the SETTINGS icon to
display the Settings menu. See
Settings 0227.
PANDORA (If Equipped)
Touch the PANDORA icon to begin
Pandora®. See Pandora Internet
Radio 0175.
WEATHER (If Equipped)
Touch the WEATHER icon to
display the Weather main page. See
“SiriusXM Weather (If Equipped)”
under Destination 0196.

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Auto Volume (If Equipped) :This
feature adjusts the volume based on
vehicle speed. The options are OFF,
Low, Medium - Low, Medium,
Medium - High, or High. Press
q
BACK on the faceplate or touch the
Back screen button to go back to
the previous menu.
Bose AudioPilot Noise
Compensation Technology (If
Equipped) : This feature adjusts
the volume based on the noise in
the vehicle and the speed. When
turned on, AudioPilot technology
detects noise and vehicle speed to
continuously adjust the audio signal
so that music will sound the same at
a set volume level. This feature is
most effective at lower radio volume
settings where background noise
can affect how well the music is
being played. See www.bose.com/
audiopilot. This feature can be
turned on or off. Press
qBACK on
the faceplate or touch the Back
screen button to go back to the
previous menu. HD Radio™
:For AM and FM only,
touch to turn HD reception on or off.
Touch the Back screen button to go
back to the previous menu.
EQ (Equalizer) : If equipped with a
Bose Sound System, the available
choices are Manual and Talk.
Update Station List : For AM and
FM only, touch to update the station
list. Press
qBACK on the faceplate
or touch the Back screen button to
go back to the previous menu.
Finding a Station
Seeking a Station
Pressgordon the faceplate
(the onscreen controls work for
timeshifting) to search for the
previous or next strongest station. Direct Tune (If Equipped)
Touch the TUNE screen button to
switch to Direct Tune for manually
searching for a station.
If not equipped with Direct Tune,
touch the SEEK screen button to
switch to TUNE. Touch again to
change back. Turn the MENU knob
to manually search for a station.
Storing Radio Station Presets
Favorites are stored in the area at
the bottom of the screen.
Up to 60 preset stations can be
stored:
AM, FM, and XM (If Equipped)
Radio Stations :
Touch and hold a
favorite button to save the current
station as a favorite. Touch a
favorite button in the favorite area to
recall a favorite station.
Mixed-Audio Favorites
Favorites that can be stored include
radio stations, navigation, phone,
media, or applications.

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Call 1-888-4-ONSTAR
(1-888-466-7827) to connect to an
OnStar Advisor for assistance. See
www.onstar.com for a detailed
instruction guide, vehicle availability,
details, and system limitations.
Services and apps vary by make,
model, year, carrier, availability, and
conditions. 4G LTE service is
available in select markets. 4G LTE
performance is based on industry
averages and vehicle systems
design. Some services require a
data plan.Navigation
Using the Navigation
System
If equipped, touch the NAV button
on the Home Page or the
Navigation icon in the applications
tray to access the navigation
application.
Touch MENU from the map view to
access the Navigation Menu.
Features displayed in the
Navigation Menu can be selected to
adjust navigation preferences.
To exit out of a list, touch the Exit
screen button in the top right corner
of the map to return to the main
map view.When the screen is not in use, it will
time out and remove the controls.
Touch anywhere along the bottom or
top of the screen to display the
controls.Additional navigation features are:
.
Cancel/Resume To
. Navigation Voice Preferences
. Current Location
. Map View
. Traffic
. Routing Preferences
. Display “Places of Interest”
Icons
. Personal Data

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It is advised to set up preferences
before setting a destination. To set a
destination, seeDestination0196.
Cancel/Resume Route
. While under route guidance, this
screen button displays Cancel
Route. Touch Cancel Route to
end route guidance. No further
prompts will be given. The list
item then changes to
Resume To.
. Touch the Resume To screen
button to resume route guidance
to the last entered destination.
. The last location that the system
has provided guidance to can be
resumed by touching on this
list item.
. If the route includes waypoints,
the entire route can be
suspended using the Cancel
Route list item. When Resume
To is touched, all waypoints are
resumed for guidance. Navigation Voice Preferences
Touch the Navigation Voice
Preferences list item to adjust the
voice preferences.
The following options can be
adjusted:
.
Voice Prompts ON/OFF
. Voice Volume
. Prompts During Phone Calls
ON/OFF
Voice Prompts
Touch the Voice Prompts list item to
toggle voice prompts ON and OFF.
Voice Volume
Adjust the loudness of the audio
feedback by touching the −or +
button. If a maneuver prompt is being played, and the main volume
is adjusted, the prompt volume will
update and be saved.
As the volume of the voice guidance
is being adjusted, a quick status bar
displays, showing the volume
setting.
Prompts During Phone Calls
When enabled, the system plays a
shorter prompt while on a phone
call. This setting can be configured
as to whether a prompt would be
heard during a phone conversation.
When this setting is OFF, only the
short alert tone is played when
approaching the maneuver.
Current Location
Touch the Current Location list item
to display a Current Location list.

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Personal Data
Data that the system has saved
during the course of using the
navigation system can be managed
through:
.Address Book
. Recent Destinations
. My POIs (if equipped)
. Upload Saved Locations
Address Book
1. Touch Edit Address Book to display the Address Book
to edit.
2. Touch Delete All Entries to delete the entire list of
contacts. A pop-up displays to
confirm. Recent Destinations
.
Touch Delete Individual
Destinations to display a recent
destinations list. Select the
individual entry to delete.
. Touch Delete All Destinations to
delete the entire recent
destination list. A pop-up
displays asking to confirm the
deletion.
My POIs
. Touch My POIs to display a
menu of other options.
. Select Delete Individual
Categories. A My POIs category
list displays.
. Select the individual entry to
delete.
. Touch Delete All My POIs to
delete the entire list of
categories. A pop-up displays
asking to confirm the deletion.
Upload Saved Locations
Touch to upload any saved locations
such as downloaded POIs and all
entries in the vehicle address book
to the USB device. .
Touch Upload Saved Locations
to save the Vehicle Contacts list
and any My POIs that have been
saved to the vehicle.
. Once saved locations have been
uploaded to a USB, they can be
transferred to a different vehicle
or restored to the current
address book.Map Adjustments
ZOOM −/+ can be used to adjust
the scale of view on the map. When
the end of the zoom level is
reached, ZOOM −/+ will gray out.
. ZOOM −(minus): To zoom out.
. ZOOM + (plus): To zoom in.
The zoom scales can be configured
for English or metric units. To
change from English to metric, see
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Maps
The map database 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 Places 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 that are
completed after production. 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.
or
The symbol indicates the current
position and heading direction of the
vehicle on the map. When under
route guidance, a circle with an
arrow is added to the symbol which
indicates the direction to the
destination.Vehicle Address Callout
Tap on the vehicle icon; the current
address of the vehicle is overlaid on
the map next to the vehicle icon in a
callout. Another tap hides the
information.
Any address information about the
vehicle’s current location will be
shown, including the street, city, and
state names.
Tap on this callout to save the
current address to the vehicle
address book.
The destination symbol marks the
final destination after a route has
been planned.

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The waypoint symbol marks one or
more set waypoints.
A waypoint is a stopover destination
point added to the planned route.
The estimated time to the
destination displays. Touch the
Arrival button to toggle between
duration time and distance to the
destination.
This symbol indicates the
recommended maneuver that
should be performed. Touch it to
display the turn list or waypoint list.
The No GPS symbol appears when
there is no Global Positioning
System (GPS) satellite signal. When
the GPS is gone, the vehicle
position on the map may not be
accurate.
Autozoom
As a maneuver is being
approached, the map automatically
zooms in to give greater detail.
If lane guidance is available for the
maneuver, this is also shown.
When the system begins to
autozoom, it zooms in to its
minimum level. After the maneuver
is performed, the system slowly
zooms back out.
Destination
If route guidance is not active, touch
the NAV screen button on the Home
Page to access the map view.
Touch the Destination icon from the
map view to enter a destination.
Available methods of entering a
destination are Voice Recognition,
Address, Recent Destination,
Contacts, and POIs. Several options
can be selected to plan a route.
Some destination items may be
grayed out if no destination was
previously entered or saved.
If equipped, another way to enter a
destination is to connect to the
OnStar
®system and ask an OnStar
Advisor to download a destination
into the embedded navigation
system. See OnStar
®
System0209.

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Touch the DESTINATION button to
go to the destination entry views.
Available Methods of Search
.Voice Recognition
. Address
. Recent Destinations
. Contacts
. POIs (Points of Interest)
Touch the DESTINATION button
and the last used destination view is
shown. This mode is retained. The
initial default is Address. Navigation Next Turn Maneuver
Alert
The navigation system may need to
get the attention of the driver in
certain situations.
If not in the navigation application
when a near maneuver prompt is
given, it is shown as an alert. The
alert contains the turn indicator and
button to display the main
navigation view, or dismiss the alert.
The alert also contains the name of
the street to turn on and a
countdown bar.
Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
The keyboard is used in multiple
locations throughout the system and
can be used with many features.
The navigation system uses thealpha-numeric keyboard which
includes 1 through 0, A through Z in
QWERTY layout, hyphen, comma,
period, Space, and Sym which
would show additional characters
needed.
The keyboard can also be modified
to include characters appropriate for
the region configured in the vehicle
settings.
@GO :
Touch to search for the
destination details of an address or
place of interest entered in the text
field. Once the GO screen button is
touched, the activity indicator
displays in the list of possible
matches.
|(Dropdown Arrow) : Touch to
display a list of matches.
When there are multiple matches, a
dropdown arrow is shown after the
autocomplete text. This dropdown
displays an entire list of matches.
Touch the appropriate match without
having to enter more text.
z(Delete) : Touch to delete the last
typed character. Touch and hold this
screen button to clear the entire text