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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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The following information is
displayed on the Current
Location list:
.Nearest Address
. Lat/Long
. Nearest Hospital
. Nearest Police
. Nearest Fuel
. Nearest Service
Touching on any of the options will
display the destination details view
for that location to allow you to
begin guidance to the selected
location.
Touch the Nearest Address button
and then the Save screen button to
store the current location to the
Address Book. Map View
Touch to select the desired map
view. A checkmark appears to
indicate a view has been selected.
3D View
The 3D View is a Heading Up view
but it includes perspective. Map
items will appear larger as the
vehicle comes closer.
Heading Up View
The Heading Up View keeps the
vehicle's current heading at the top
of the view. The vehicle icon always
faces the top of the view as the map
rotates.
North Up View
The North Up View keeps north at
the top of the view. The vehicle icon
is placed in the center of the view
and rotates to indicate the heading
for the vehicle.
Audio Information
Touch to turn the audio information
view on or off from the main
map view.
The audio status screen contains:
.
Station Frequency
. Artist Information
. Song Information
.
r/jort/uStation and
Channel Controls
Touch the
t/uStation controls to
go to the next or previous strong
signal station or digital channel.
When the audio status pane
displays Artist and Song
Information, touch the
t/u
controls to go to the next or
previous track based on the current
media mode.

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Day/Night Mode
Touch to access the Day/Night
Mode menu.
.Day Mode: Brightens the map
background.
. Night Mode: Darkens the map
background.
. Automatic: Adjusts the screen
background automatically
depending on the exterior
lighting conditions.
Traffic (If Equipped)
Touch to browse the traffic in the
area as well as adjust the traffic
settings. Where traffic information is
available, it is displayed on the map. Where live traffic flow data is
available, it is displayed as a solid
line adjacent to the road. The road
is displayed in colors to show the
flow rate as:
.
Black –Stopped or Closed
. Red –Poor
. Yellow –Slow
. Green –Normal
There are several options on the
Traffic menu:
.
Show Nearby Traffic Incidents
. Show Flow On Map ON/OFF
. Show Icons On Map ON/OFF
. Traffic Routing Preferences
. Traffic Types
1. Touch Show Nearby Traffic
Incidents to access the Traffic
List menu. This menu displays
the incident symbol and
highway name, along with the
distance and heading to the
incident.
2. Touch on the incident to display additional details about the
incident as well as an option to
avoid that particular incident if
it is along the current route.

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Traffic Routing Preferences
The system can be configured as to
how it reacts when receiving traffic
information. Touch Traffic Routing
Preferences to access the Traffic
Routing menu.
When this setting is OFF, the
system will never take traffic
conditions into account when
creating routes. In addition, the two
options below are grayed out. If one
of the grayed-out options is
touched, it automatically turns the
traffic avoidance feature ON and
performs the desired selection.
The two options, Ask Me Before
Avoiding and Automatically Avoid
Traffic will adjust the system as
follows:.
If the Automatically Avoid Traffic
list item is touched, the system
will automatically adjust the
route based on traffic without
notifying the driver.
. If the Ask Me Before Avoiding
list item is touched, the system
will always use Alerts to show
when there is an incident and
allow it to be avoided by
touching the avoid button.
If the Traffic list item is touched from
the Map Menu and Traffic is not
available because the SiriusXM
subscription is not valid, a pop-up
will display with information on how
to reactivate the subscription along
with the SiriusXM radio ID. Traffic Types
Touch to access the Traffic
Types menu.
The system can be configured to
filter out certain types of traffic
events. If a particular type has been
turned off, the system does not
display it on the map, and does not
alert the driver.
Display Places of Interest Icons
Places of Interest (POI) icons can
be displayed on the map using
this view.

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.The POI icons can be turned ON
and OFF. Touch the check box
next to the POI icon to display
the icon.
. Touch Clear All to reset the
icons that are displayed on
the map.
. A subcategory can be selected
instead of the entire category.
Touch the list item itself rather
than the check box. The
subcategories will display. Select
any of those categories to
navigate down the hierarchy.
. When a higher-level category
has some of its subcategories
selected, the checkmark next to
it is grayed out. This indicates
that only some of the categories
below are shown. Touch the grayed-out checkmark to turn all
of the icons for that category on
or off.
Routing Preferences
Touch the Routing Preferences list
item to access the Routing
Preferences menu. Options on how
the routes are created for route
guidance are listed on this menu.
Route Style
Touch this list item to change the
route type preferences.
The options are:
. Fast (default)
. Eco Friendly (if equipped)
. Short
. Edit Eco Profile
Edit Eco Profile can be used to
configure two parameters for the
Eco Friendly route. These
parameters are roof load and trailer.
For each parameter, the options are
None, Small, Medium, and Large.
Touch to scroll through the list. The
default for both is None. These preferences are used for all
routes generated.
Route segment preferences are
other options showing on the
Routing Preferences menu.
These include:
.
Use Toll Roads ON/OFF
. Use Freeways ON/OFF
. Use Carpool Lanes ON/OFF
. Avoid Slow Traffic ON-OFF
. Use Tunnels ON/OFF
. Use Time Restricted Roads
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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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Scroll Features
.To scroll within the map, touch
anywhere on the map screen.
. Nudge or slide a finger on the
map; the map moves in the
direction of the finger.
. Fling a finger on the map; the
map will start scrolling in a short
continuous scroll.
. Touch a finger on the location on
the map; the map recenters to
the location that was
touched on.
. Touch a finger twice on a
location on the map; the map
zooms in one level to the
location that was touched
twice on. .
When the map is recentered
away from being locked to the
vehicle position, the crosshairs
will show in the center of the
map. As the map continues to
be recentered, the crosshairs
will remain on the screen. When
the crosshairs are shown on the
screen, a callout with more
information displays. If the map
is moved from the current
location, the crosshairs will
disappear along with the callout.
. Touch a finger on the callout
next to the crosshairs and the
destination details view displays.
From this view, route guidance
can be received or saved to the
vehicle's contact list.
. When the map is recentered, the
straight-line distance from the
vehicle to the selected point is
displayed in the callout. In
addition, a heading direction in
the form of an arrow is displayed
to indicate the direction. The
arrow is shown in relation to the
current vehicle heading. .
Touch a finger on a POI icon
shown on the map; the name of
the POI is shown in the address
callout, along with the city name
and state. If the callout is
selected, the destination details
view for the POI shown.
. After panning the map away
from the vehicle, touch RESET
to return the map back to the
current position.
. Touch the Overview button to
quickly get a view of the entire
route. The route Overview button
takes the place of the RESET
button while under route
guidance. Touch the RESET
button to return the map to the
current position.