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Reading Lamps
There are reading lamps on the
overhead console and over the rear
passenger doors. These lamps
come on when any door is opened.
Front Reading Lamps
The reading lamps in the overhead
console are operated by touch.
Touch the lamp for dim light, touch
again for bright light, and touch
again to turn the light off.
Rear Reading Lamps
Press the lamp lens to turn the rear
passenger reading lamps on or off.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps and most of
the interior lights turn on briefly at
night, or in areas of limited lighting
when
Kis pressed on the Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation 026. When the
driver door is opened, all control
lights, Driver Information Center
(DIC) lights, and door pocket lights
turn on. After about 30 seconds the
exterior lamps turn off, then the
remaining interior lights dim to off.
Entry lighting can be disabled
manually by changing the ignition
out of the OFF position, or by
pressing
Qon the RKE transmitter.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights” under
Vehicle Personalization 0146.
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Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lights come on at night, or in areas
with limited lighting, when the driver
door is opened after the ignition is
turned off. The dome lamp comes
on after the ignition is changed to
the OFF position. The exterior
lamps and dome lamp remain on for
a set amount of time, then
automatically turn off.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization0146.
Battery Power Protection
The battery saver feature is
designed to protect the vehicle's
battery.
If some interior lamps are left on
and the ignition is turned off, the
battery rundown protection system
automatically turns the lamp off after
some time.
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver
The exterior lamps turn off about
10 minutes after the ignition is
turned off, if the parking lamps or
headlamps have been manually left
on. This protects against draining
the battery. To restart the 10-minute
timer, turn the exterior lamp control
to the
Oposition and then back to
the
;or2position.
To keep the lamps on for more than
10 minutes, the ignition must be in
the ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN/
START position.
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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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Pandora Features
Pandora service has features to rate
tracks, skip tracks, or change
stations.
,(Thumbs Down) :When
touched, Pandora stores this
information, changes to the next
track, and does not play this track
on this station again. This helps
Pandora choose which tracks
should not play on this station. This
feature is only available on user
created stations.
-(Thumbs Up) : When touched,
Pandora stores this information
and
-is highlighted for the
remainder of the track. This helps
Pandora choose which tracks
should play on this station.
d(Next Track) : When touched,
Pandora changes to the next track.
rorj(Play/Pause) : Touch to play
or pause playback.
Pandora Skip Limit
Pandora limits the number of skips
allowed on their service to five skips
including thumbs down. When the
skip limit is reached,
,ordwill
not skip the currently playing track,
but the
,feedback will be
recorded.
Advertisements on Pandora
Pandora may display
advertisements. The artist name
and track title will not be displayed
and the skip track button will not be
available.
Pandora Troubleshooting
Unable to Connect Device to
Vehicle
If the device is unable to connect to
the USB or Bluetooth:
1. Turn the vehicle off. 2. Take the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter at least 6 m
(20 ft) away from the vehicle.
3. Wait about one minute, and try to connect the device again.
See Auxiliary Jack 0184 or
Bluetooth (Overview) 0220 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment
Controls) 0221 orBluetooth
(Voice Recognition) 0224.
Unable to Start Pandora
If the device is unable to launch
Pandora:
. Check that the latest version of
Pandora is installed.
. Check that there is an active
account logged into Pandora.
. Have at least one station
created.
. For Android and BlackBerry
devices, check that the device is
paired with the vehicle, and
whether the device displays in
the Connected phone sources
list under the Phone icon from
the Home Page.
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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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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
expressed in decimal degrees
and can be taken from a
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list. When entering a turn list, the
next maneuver instruction is
spoken.
. The turn list title is the name or
address of the destination.
Touch on the information button
next to the name of the
destination to display the
destination information.
. The turn list is sorted in order
with the next maneuver at the
top of the list and the
subsequent maneuvers listed
below it. The next maneuver is
always highlighted upon entry
into the Turn List to quickly show
what the next maneuver is.
. Each maneuver indicates the
distance between it and the
previous maneuver or the
vehicle’s current location. The
next maneuver at the top will
count down until the maneuver
is reached, and then the next
maneuver will begin to
count down.
. Each maneuver has an
estimated time of arrival based
on the current driving conditions. Saved Trips
Waypoint trips can be saved for
later recall. Touch the Add button in
the waypoints list to save the trip to
the Saved Trips list in the vehicle’s
contacts list. When trips are saved,
they are given a default title of the
final destination. Saved trips can be
edited by selecting the Edit list item
button to access the edit screen for
the saved entry. The only field that
can be edited is the name field.
Touch on the name field to access
the keyboard view. Type the name
change. This change is
automatically saved when executed
by the keyboard.
The saved trip can also be deleted
from the edit mode. Touch the
delete button and a delete
confirmation pop-up will display.
Waypoints
.
When under a waypoint trip,
touch on the next turn indicator
to bring up the waypoint list. The
last waypoint view is shown,
which could be Waypoints, Turn
List, or Edit.
. The waypoint list is sorted in
order with the next waypoint at
the top of the list. Each waypoint
is indicated with a numbered
icon, starting with the next
waypoint.
. To indicate what segment of the
route is for the next waypoint,
and what is for the remainder of
the route, they appear in
different colors.
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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.