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For example, if the prompt
seems to be taking too long to
finish, press
gagain and the
beep should happen
right away.
There are two voice prompt modes
supported:
. Long verbal prompts: The longer
prompts provide more
information regarding the
supported actions.
. Short prompts: The short
prompts provide simple
instructions about what can be
stated.
If a command is not spoken, the
voice recognition system says a
help prompt.
Prompts and Screen Displays
While a voice recognition session is
active, there will be corresponding
buttons on screens displayed.
Manual interaction in the voice
recognition session is permitted.
Interaction during a voice session
may be completed entirely using
voice commands, or some
selections may expedite a session. If a selection is made using a
manual control, the dialog will
progress in the same way as if the
selection was made through a voice
command. Once the system is able
to complete the task, or the session
is terminated, the voice recognition
dialog stops.
An example of this type of manual
intervention is touching an entry of a
displayed number list instead of
speaking the number associated
with the entry desired.
Canceling Voice Recognition
.
Touch the Home screen button.
Touching this button will
terminate a voice recognition
session which was initiated by
touching the button on the radio
touchscreen.
. Touch or say “Cancel”or“Exit”
to terminate the voice
recognition session and display
the screen from which voice
recognition was initiated. .
Press
con the steering wheel
controls to terminate the voice
session and display the screen
from which voice recognition
was initiated.
Most languages do not support
natural language commands in
sentence form. For those
languages, use direct commands
like the examples shown on the
display.
Helpful Hints for Speaking
Commands
Voice recognition can understand
commands that are either naturally
stated in sentence form, or direct
commands that state the application
and the task.
For best results:
. Listen for the prompt and wait
for the beep before saying a
command or reply.
. Say “Help” or look at the screen
display for example commands.
. Voice recognition prompt can be
interrupted while it is playing by
pressing
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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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manual controls, pressqBACK on
the faceplate, or touch the Back
screen button to try again.”
If manual selection takes more than
15 seconds, the session terminates
and prompts that it has timed out.
The screen returns to the screen
where voice recognition was
initiated.
The Back Command
Say “Back” or press
qBACK on the
faceplate, or touch the Back screen
button to go to the previous screen.
If in voice recognition, and “Back”is
stated all the way through to the
initial screen, then “Back”is stated
one more time, the voice recognition
session will cancel.
Help
Say “Help” on any voice recognition
screen and the help prompt for the
screen is played. Additionally, a
pop-up displays a text version of the
help prompt. Depending on how
voice recognition was initiated, the
Help pop-up will either display on
the instrument cluster or the infotainment touchscreen. Press the
Dismiss button to make the pop-up
go away.
Pressing
gwhile the help prompt is
playing will terminate the prompt
and a beep will be heard. Doing this
will stop the help prompt so that a
voice command can be used.
Voice Recognition for the
Radio
All audio screens have a voice
recognition button (
g) to launch
audio voice recognition. If the voice
button is touched in a radio screen,
the voice commands for radio and
media features are available.
“Switch to AM” :Switch bands to
AM and tune to the last AM radio
station.
“Switch to FM” :Switch bands to
FM and tune to the last FM radio
station.
“Switch to XM” :Switch bands to
XM and tune to the last XM channel. “Tune to AM”
:
Tune to the radio station whose
frequency is identified in the
command (like “nine fifty”).
“Tune to FM” :
Tune to the radio station whose
frequency is identified in the
command (like “one oh one
point one”).
“Tune to XM number>” :Tune to the XM radio
station whose channel number is
identified in the command.
“Tune to XM name>” :Tune to the XM radio
station whose channel name is
identified in the command.
Voice Recognition for Audio
My Media
If browsing My Media when the
voice button is selected, the voice
recognition commands for My Media
features are available.
“Play Artist” :Begin a dialog to
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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.

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Settings
The Settings Menu allows
adjustment of different vehicle and
radio features. The menu may
contain the following:
Time and Date
Touch«orªto increase or
decrease hours, minutes, and AM or
PM. Touch 12Hr or 24Hr for 12 or
24 hour clock. Touch
«orªto
increase or decrease month, day,
or year. See Clock0107.
Language (Language)
This will set the display language in
the radio, instrument cluster, and
voice recognition. Touch Language
and select the appropriate
language. Press
qBACK on the
faceplate or touch the Back screen
button to go back to the
previous menu.
Valet Mode (If Equipped)
This will lock the infotainment
system and steering wheel controls.
It may also limit top speed, power,
and access to vehicle storage
locations (if equipped).
To enable valet mode:
1. Enter a four-digit code on the keypad.
2. Touch Enter to go to the confirmation screen.
3. Re-enter the four-digit code.
Touch LOCK or UNLOCK to lock or
unlock the system. Press
qBACK
on the faceplate or touch the Back
screen button to go back to the
previous menu.
Radio
Touch to display the Radio Menu
and the following may display:
. Manage Favorites: Touch to
highlight a favorite to edit. Touch
Rename to rename the favorite
or Delete to delete it. Touch and hold the station to drag it to a
new location. Touch Done to go
back to the previous menu.
. Number of Favorites Shown:
Touch to set the number of
favorites to display. Select Auto,
5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45,
50, 55, or 60. Auto will adjust the
number of favorite locations that
can be seen. Press
qBACK on
the faceplate or touch the Back
screen button to go back to the
previous menu.
. Auto Cue Volume: If equipped,
this feature adjusts the volume
based on the vehicle speed. See
AM-FM Radio 0170.
. Maximum Startup Volume: This
feature sets the maximum
startup volume. If the vehicle is
started and the volume is
greater than this level, the
volume is adjusted to this level.
To set the maximum startup
volume, touch + or −to increase
or decrease. Press
qBACK on
the faceplate or touch the Back
screen button to go back to the
previous menu.

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.Turn Off Display: Touch to turn
the display off. Touch anywhere
on the display area or press any
faceplate button again to turn
the display on.
Rear Camera
Touch to display the Rear Camera
menu. See Driver Assistance
Systems 0284.
Return to Factory Settings
Touching Continue restores all
factory settings.
Select Return to Factory Settings
and the following list may display:
.
Restore Vehicle Settings:
Restores factory vehicle
personalization settings. Touch
Restore Vehicle Settings. Touch
Cancel or Continue. If Continue
is touched, a confirmation
pop-up will appear indicating the
vehicle settings have been
restored.
. Clear All Private Data: Clears all
private information. Touch Clear
All Private Data. Touch Cancel
or Continue. If Continue is touched, a confirmation pop-up
will appear indicating all private
data has been cleared from the
system.
. Restore Radio Settings:
Restores factory radio settings.
Touch Restore Radio Settings.
Touch Cancel or Continue.
If continue is touched, a
confirmation pop-up will appear
indicating the radio settings have
been restored.
PressqBACK on the faceplate or
touch the Back screen button to go
back to the main settings menu.
English and Metric Unit
Conversion
To change the display units between
English and metric units, see
Instrument Cluster 0111.
Trademarks and
License Agreements
FCC Information
See Radio Frequency
Statement 0406.
"Made for iPod," and "Made for
iPhone," mean that an electronic
accessory has been designed to
connect specifically to iPod or
iPhone, respectively, and has been
certified by the developer to meet
Apple performance standards.
Apple is not responsible for the
operation of this device or its
compliance with safety and
regulatory standards. Please note
that the use of this accessory with
iPod or iPhone may affect wireless
performance. iPhone
®, iPod®, iPod
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and iPod touch®are trademarks of
Apple Inc., registered in the U.S.
and other countries.
Fees and Taxes: Subscription fee,
taxes, one time activation fee, and
other fees may apply. Subscription
fee is consumer only. All fees and
programming subject to change.
Subscriptions subject to Customer
Agreement available at
www.siriusxm.com. SiriusXM
®
service only available in the
48 contiguous United States and
Canada.
In Canada: Some deterioration of
service may occur in extreme
northern latitudes. This is beyond
the control of SiriusXM
®Satellite
Radio.
Explicit Language Notice: Channels
with frequent explicit language are
indicated with an “XL”preceding the channel name. Channel blocking is
available for SiriusXM Satellite
Radio receivers by notifying
SiriusXM:
.
USA Customers —See
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-866-635–2349.
. Canadian Customers —See
www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-209-0079.
It is prohibited to copy, decompile,
disassemble, reverse engineer,
hack, manipulate, or otherwise
make available any technology or
software incorporated in receivers
compatible with the SiriusXM
®
Satellite Radio System or that
support the SiriusXM website, the
Online Service or any of its content.
Furthermore, the AMBER voice
compression software included in
this product is protected by
intellectual property rights including
patent rights, copyrights, and trade
secrets of Digital Voice
Systems, Inc. General Requirements:
1. A License Agreement from SiriusXM
®is required for any
product that incorporates
SiriusXM Technology and/or for
use of any of the SiriusXM
marks to be manufactured,
distributed, or marketed in the
SiriusXM Service Area.
2. For products to be distributed, marketed, and/or sold in
Canada, a separate agreement
is required with Canadian
Satellite Radio Inc. (operating
as SiriusXM Canada).
HD Radio Technology (If
Equipped)
HD Radio™ Technology
manufactured under license from
iBiquity Digital Corporation. U.S.
and Foreign patents. HD Radio™

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and the HD, HD Radio, and“Arc”
logos are proprietary trademarks of
iBiquity Digital Corp.
Bose
®
Bose, AudioPilot, Centerpoint, and
Studio Surround are registered
trademarks of Bose Corporation in
the U.S. and other countries.
DTS
Manufactured under license under
U.S.Patent Nos: 5,956,674;
5,974,380; 6,487,535 & other U.S.
and worldwide patents issued &
pending.
For DTS patents, see http://
patents.dts.com. Manufactured
under license from DTS Licensing
Limited. DTS, the Symbol, & DTS,
and the Symbol together are
registered trademarks, and DTS 2.0
Channel is a trademark of DTS, Inc.
©DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Dolby
Manufactured under license from
Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of
Dolby Laboratories. BDA
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BD-Live, BONUSVIEW, BDXL,
AVCREC, and the logos are
trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc
Association.
AVCHD
AVCHD and the AVCHD logo are
trademarks of Panasonic
Corporation and Sony Corporation.
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Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D,
BD-Live, BONUSVIEW, BDXL,
AVCREC, and the logos are
trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc
Association.
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Java is a registered trademark of
Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Cinavia
Cinavia Notice: This product uses
Cinavia technology to limit the use
of unauthorized copies of some
commercially-produced film and
videos and their soundtracks. When
a prohibited use of an unauthorized
copy is detected, a message will be
displayed or copying will be
interrupted.
More information about Cinavia
technology is provided at the
Cinavia Online Consumer
Information Center at http://
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additional information about Cinavia
by mail, send a postcard with your
mailing address to : Cinavia
Consumer Information Center, P.O.
Box 86851, San Diego, CA,
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This product incorporates
proprietary technology under license
from Verance Corporation and is
protected by U.S. Patent
7,369,677 and other U.S. and
worldwide patents issued and
pending as well as copyright and
trade secret protection for certain
aspects of such technology. Cinavia
is a trademark of Verance
Corporation. Copyright 2004-2015
Verance Corporation. All rights
reserved by Verance. Reverse
engineering or disassembly is
prohibited.