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Auto Volume (If Equipped) :This
feature adjusts the volume based on
the speed of the vehicle. See
AM-FM Radio 0170.
Bose AudioPilot Noise
Compensation Technology (If
Equipped) : This feature adjusts the
volume based on the noise in the
vehicle and the speed. See AM-FM
Radio 0170.
Manage Bluetooth Devices :
Touch to go to the Bluetooth page to
add or delete devices.
When selecting Bluetooth Audio, the
radio may not be able to launch the
audio player on the connected
device to start playing. When the
vehicle is not moving, choose the
connected device to begin playback. All devices launch audio differently.
When selecting Bluetooth Audio as
a source, the radio may show as
paused on the screen. Press play
on the device or press
rto begin
playback.
Some phones support sending
Bluetooth music information to
display on the radio. When the radio
receives this information, it will
check to see if any is available and
display it. For more information
about supported Bluetooth features
in U.S. and Canada, see
www.gm.com/bluetooth.
OnStar System
OnStar®with 4G LTE
If equipped with OnStar 4G LTE, up
to seven devices, such as
smartphones, tablets, and laptops,
can be connected to high-speed
Internet through the vehicle’s built-in
Wi-Fi hotspot.

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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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field. If the entire text field has been
deleted, this screen button becomes
an Undo button. Touching Undo will
restore the deleted text.
Exit :Touch to return to the
previous Map view.
Sym : Touch to show the symbol
keyboard.
Space : Touch to enter a space
between characters or the words of
a name.
R(Up Arrow) : Touch to display
the Interaction Selector.
E: If equipped, touch to switch
between Alpha-Numeric Keyboard
and Character Recognition.
Special Characters
As the characters are typed on the
keyboard, a pop-up of the letter
touched displays above the key that
was touched.
Continue to touch and hold, and any
additional special characters
associated with that letter are
displayed around the current letter.
To select one of the special characters, slide a finger left or right
to adjust the highlight of the special
character.
Special Character List
The following characters have
special characters beneath them:
Creating and Downloading
Predefined POIs (My POIs)
In addition to the POIs already
stored in the Infotainment system,
predefined POIs can be created.
While creating a predefined POI, the
GPS coordinates for longitude and
latitude of the POI’s location and a
descriptive name will need to be
entered.
After creating the predefined POIs,
they can be downloaded to the
infotainment system from either a
USB drive or SD card.
Once downloaded, the POI data
becomes a selectable destination in
the My POIs menu.
Creating a Text File with
Information
Create a text file by using a simple
text editor software. Save this file
with a name and extension of .csv,
for example,
“TomsPOI.csv.”
Enter the POI information into the
text file in the following format:
. Longitude coordinate, Latitude
coordinate, “Name of POI,”
“Additional information,” “Phone
number.”
Example: 7.0350000,
50.6318040, “Michaels Home,”
“123 Maple Lane,”
“02379234567.”
. The GPS coordinates must be
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geographical map. The
additional information and phone
number strings are optional.
. The POI name and the
additional information string may
not exceed 60 characters.
. POI information for each
destination address must be
entered in a single separate line.
Storing the POI on a USB Drive
In the root directory of a USB drive,
create a folder name “myPOIs,”for
example, “F:\”is the root directory of
the USB drive.
In the “myPOIs” folder, store the text
file with your POIs, for example, “F:
\myPOIs\TomsPOIs.csv.”
Downloading the POI to the
Infotainment System
Connect the USB drive or SD card
containing the POI information to
the USB port or SD card slot of the
infotainment system. A message
displays prompting whether or not to
download the POI information from the USB drive. All POIs found are
saved even if they are in multiple
folders.
Subfolders can also be created to
organize the POIs into categories,
for example,
“F:\myPOIs
\Restaurants\TomsPOIs.csv.”
If the message is dismissed or
ignored, no POI information is
downloaded. This prompt will not
reoccur for the current ignition cycle.
When the system is finished
downloading, a pop-up displays
asking to specify a category for the
new POIs, if desired.
Importing and Overwriting
Categories
When POIs are found on a media
device, the date of the file is
examined and compared to the date
for the files already in the system.
If the file being downloaded is
newer than the one on the system,
that particular category of POIs is
overwritten. Any other POIs that had
previously been saved in other
categories are not affected. Address Book Download
If an Address Book is found on the
connected USB device, the same
alert is used to indicate that
locations have been found and they
can be downloaded. If there is
already content in the vehicle
Address Book, the system prompts
if the stored content should be
overwritten. Select Save to
overwrite the existing Address Book
information. Select Cancel to abort
the import of information.
Browsing Downloaded POIs
Access the downloaded POIs by
selecting the My POIs list item in the
POIs list.
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Trips from Contacts can be saved
and recalled. The order is based on
when the trip was last used. When
the trips are saved, they are given a
default title of the final destination
name. If there are no saved trips,
this list item is hidden.
Favorite Destinations
.Destinations can be saved as
Favorites for recall later.
Depending on the favorite, when
an address or POI favorite is
recalled, the Destination Details
View is shown.
. When a favorite address is being
routed to, it is shown active.
Touch on the active favorite to
suspend that route.
. Save locations as Favorites for
recall later in the Destination
Details View.
. Save trips from the
Address Book. Storing Favorites from the Contact
Details List
A contact name or any of the
contact’
s information such as phone
number or address from Contact
Details can be stored as a Favorite.
. Touch and hold on the favorite
location while viewing a contact
on the Contact Details List. The
contact name and all contact
information can be stored.
. Touch to save as a Favorite. The
favorite label will be the name of
the contact.
. Touch on the Favorite to display
the destination view.
Storing Favorites from MapFavorite locations can be stored
from the Map View.
If not under route guidance, the
current vehicle location will be
saved as a Favorite. If under route
guidance, the final destination will
be saved.
Route Guidance
. Touch GO to go to the main
navigation view and to start
route guidance.
. If the system has an active
route, a pop-up will display,
“What would you like to do with
this destination?” The options
are: Add As Waypoint, Set New
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For questions about the operation of
the navigation system or the update
process, contact the GM Nav Disc
Center toll-free phone number,
1-877-NAV-DISC (1-877-628-3472)
or go to the center’s website,
www.gmnavdisc.com. If updates are
needed, call the GM Nav Disc
Center or order online.
To order, have the vehicle’s Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN)
available to ensure the correct and
most up-to-date map data for the
vehicle is sent. See Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN) 0393.
Database Coverage
Explanations
Coverage areas vary with respect to
the level of map detail available for
any given area. Some areas feature
greater levels of detail than others.
If this happens, it does not mean
there is a problem with the system.
As the map data is updated, more
detail can become available for
areas that previously had limited
detail. See Map Data
Updates 0212.
Voice Recognition
Voice recognition allows for
hands-free operation within the
navigation, audio, phone, and
weather applications. This feature
can be started by pressing the
g
button on the steering wheel or by
touching the
gon the touchscreen
display.
However, not all features within
these areas are supported by voice
commands. Generally, only complex
tasks that require multiple manual
interactions to complete are
supported by voice commands.
For example, tasks that take more
than one or two button presses such
as selecting a song or artist to play
from a media device would be
supported by voice commands.
Other tasks, like adjusting the
volume or seeking up or down, are
audio features that are easily
performed by pressing one or two
buttons, and are not supported by
voice commands. Voice recognition can be used when
the ignition is on or when Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) is active.
See
Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) 0264.
Using Voice Recognition
Voice recognition becomes available
once the system has been
initialized. This begins when the
ignition is turned on. Initialization
may take a few moments.
1. Press
gon the steering wheel
control to activate voice
recognition, or touch
gon the
infotainment touchscreen on
the center stack.
2. The audio system mutes and the system plays a prompt
followed by a beep.
3. Wait until after the beep completes, then clearly speak
one of the commands
described in this section.
A voice recognition system
prompt can be interrupted while
it is playing by pressing
g
again.

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For example, if the prompt
seems to be taking too long to
finish, to speak the command
without waiting for the prompt to
complete, press
gagain and
wait for the beep.
. Speak the command naturally,
not too fast, not too slow. Use
direct commands without a lot of
extra words.
. Usually Phone and Audio
commands can be spoken in a
single command.
For example, “Call David Smith
at work,” “Play” followed by the
artist or song name, or “Tune”
followed by the radio station
number.
. Navigation destinations are too
complex for a single command.
First, state a command that
explains the type of destination
needed, such as I want
directions to an “Address,”
“Navigate to an intersection,” “I
need to find a Place of Interest
or POI,” or“Directions to a
Contact.” The system responds
with requesting more details. After saying
“Place of Interest,”
only major chains are available
by name. Chains are businesses
with at least 20 locations. For
other POIs, say the name of a
category like “Restaurants,”
“Shopping Malls,” or“Hospitals.”
Most languages do not support
natural language commands in
sentence form. For those
languages, use direct commands
like the examples shown on the
display.
There is no need to memorize
specific command words. Direct
commands might be more clearly
understood by the system. An
example of a direct command would
be “Call 555-1212.” Examples of
these direct commands are
displayed on most of the screens
while a voice session is active.
If “Phone” or“Phone Commands,” is
stated, the system understands that
a phone call is requested and will
respond with questions until enough
details are gathered. If the phone number has been
saved with a name and a place, the
direct command should include
both, for example
“Call David Smith
at work.”
Using Voice Recognition for
List Options
When a list is displayed, a voice
prompt will ask to confirm or select
an option from that list. A selection
can be made by manually selecting
the item, or by speaking the line
number for the item to select.
When a screen contains a list, there
may be options that are available
but not displayed. The list on a
voice recognition screen functions
the same as a list on other screens.
Scrolling or flinging can be used to
help display other entries from
the list.
Manually scrolling or paging the list
on a screen during a voice
recognition session suspends the
current voice recognition event and
plays the prompt “Make your
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“Destination Contact”:Begin a
dialog to enter a specific destination
contact name.
“Cancel Route” :End route
guidance.
Voice Recognition for the
Phone
“Call ” :Initiate a
call to an entered contact. The
command may include location if
the contact has location numbers
stored.
“Call At Home,”
“At Work,” “On Mobile,” or“On
Other” :Initiate a call to an entered
contact and location at home, at
work, on mobile device, or on
another phone.
“Call ” :Initiate a
call to a standard phone number
seven or 10 digits in length, and
also 911, 411, 066, or 611.
“Pair Phone” :Begin the Bluetooth
pairing process. Follow instructions
on the radio display.
“Switch Phone” :Select a different
phone for outgoing calls. “Voice Keypad”
:Begin a dialog to
enter special numbers like
international numbers. The numbers
can be entered in groups of digits
with each group of digits being
repeated back by the system. If the
group of digits is not correct, the
command “Delete”will remove the
last group of digits and allow them
to be re-entered. Once the entire
number has been entered, the
command “Call”will start dialing the
number.
“Voice Mail” :Initiate a call to voice
mail numbers.
Voice Pass-Thru
Voice pass-thru allows access to the
voice recognition commands on the
cell phone, for example, Siri
®or
Voice Command. See the cell
phone manufacturer's user guide to
see if the cell phone supports this
feature. To activate the phone voice
recognition system, press and hold
gon the steering wheel for a few
seconds.
Voice Recognition for OnStar
(If Equipped)
“OnStar” :Begin OnStar Voice
Recognition.
Voice Recognition for Weather
(If Equipped)
“Weather” :Begin a dialog to enter
a weather location.