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Introduction 3
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see“Retained
Accessory Power (RAP)” in the
owner manual.
Customer Assistance
Assistance may be available to help
with Bluetooth pairing, other mobile
device interface, and operation
support of the CUE infotainment
system. See your dealer.
Infotainment System
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the touchscreen,
the buttons below the touchscreen,
and steering wheel controls.
1.O(Power and Mute)
2. VOLUME
3.
{(Home Page)
Power (On/Off/Mute)
. When off, pressO(1) to turn
the system on. Press and hold to
turn off.
. When on, press
Oto mute the
system. Press
Oagain to
unmute the system.
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
The vehicle has RAP. When in RAP
the audio system can be played
even after the ignition is turned off.
See “Retained Accessory Power
(RAP)” in the owner manual.
Volume
The black area above the chrome
bar (2) is used to increase or
decrease the volume. There are
three ways to adjust the volume :
.
Slide a finger.
. Press. .
Press and hold.
Rear Seat Armrest Control
Panel
If equipped, there is a control panel
in the center of the rear seatback.
See “Armrest Storage” in the owner
manual.
1.O(Power) : Press to turn the
power on or off the sourced
audio or media playback and
sunshade switch (if equipped).
2.
SVOLT(Volume) : Press the
left or right arrow to adjust the
volume of current playback.
3.
Q(Sunshade Switch) (If
Equipped): Press and release
the switch to control the rear
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window sunshade. See“Rear
Window Sunshade” in the
owner manual.
4. PRESET : Press to go to a saved favorite.
5.
SSEEKT: Press the left or
right arrow to go to the
previous or next station on the
radio or track on a media
source.
6. SRCE (Source) : Press to change the source of playback.
Home Page
The Home Page is where
application icons are accessed.
Some features are disabled when
the vehicle is moving. The Home Page can be set up to
have up to five pages with eight
icons per page.
Touch the left
uor rightvor slide
a finger left/right across the screen
to access the pages of icons.
v(Next) : Touch to go to the next
Home Page.
u(Previous) : Touch to go to the
previous Home Page.
k(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.
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.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment steering wheel
controls can be used to control the
infotainment features displayed in
the instrument cluster.
When in Valet Mode (if equipped),
access to the infotainment functions
is disabled. See
Settings078.
g(Press to Talk) : Press to answer
an incoming Bluetooth call.
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c(End Call) :Press to decline an
incoming call, or end a current call.
Press to mute or unmute the
infotainment system when not on
a call.
SorT(Left or Right Control
Arrows) : Press the five-way control
to the left or right to go to the
previous or next area in the display
or to the previous or next menu.
yorz(Up or Down Control
Arrows) : Press the five-way control
up or down to go up or down in a list
or page. SEL :
Press to select a highlighted
menu item.
CorB(Next or Previous
Favorite) : Press to go to the next
or previous favorite when listening
to the radio. Press to go to the next
or previous track when listening to a
media source.
x+ orx− (Volume) : Press to
increase or decrease the volume.
Using the System
Audio
Touch the AUDIO icon to display the
active audio source page. Available
sources are AM, FM, CD (if
equipped), My Media, USB, SD,
Bluetooth, and AUX Input.
Phone
Touch the PHONE icon to display
the Phone main page. See
Bluetooth (Overview) 072 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 73.
NAV (Navigation, If Equipped)
Touch the NAV icon to display the
navigation map. See Using the
Navigation System 053.
Settings
Touch the SETTINGS icon to
display the Settings menu. See
Settings 078.
Energy (If Equipped)
Touch the ENERGY leaf icon to
display energy flow on the hybrid
vehicle. See the owner manual.
Climate
Touch the CLIMATE icon to display
the Climate main page. See “Dual
Automatic Climate Control System”
in the owner manual.
Rear Climate (If Equipped)
Touch the R. CLIMATE icon to
display the Rear Climate main page.
See “Rear Climate Control System”
in the owner manual.
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Radio
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
While on the audio main page the
available sources are : AM, FM, CD,
My Media, USB, SD, Bluetooth, and
AUX Input.
.Touch the RADIO screen button
to scroll through AM or FM.
. Touch the MEDIA screen button
to scroll through CD (if
equipped), My Media, USB, SD,
Bluetooth, and Aux Input.
Infotainment System Settings
Touch the RADIO screen button to
access broadcast sources.
Touch the MENU screen button to
display the following menus :
Tone Settings:
.Bass, Midrange, Treble,
Surround (if equipped): Touch +
or−to adjust. Surround adjusts
the headrest speaker
volume only. .
Balance: Touch
SorTfor more
sound from the left or right
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
left and right speakers.
. Fade: Touch
yorzfor more
sound from the front or rear
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
front and rear speakers.
Timeshift (If Equipped) : Timeshift
is the recording of a radio station for
up to 25 minutes. See “Timeshifting”
later in this section.
DSP Modes (If Equipped) :
. Bose
®Studio Surround®and
Bose Centerpoint®Surround
sound system has four DSP
modes :
. Normal : Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for all
seating positions.
. Driver : Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for
the driver. .
Rear : Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for
the rear seat occupants.
. Centerpoint : Turns on Bose
Centerpoint Surround
technology. This setting
creates a surround sound
listening experience from
nearly any audio source;
existing stereo, CD
collection, satellite radio, and
MP3 players. For more
information on Bose
Centerpoint Surround
technology, see
www.bose.com/centerpoint.
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. Touch
[Back 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 speed. When turned
ON, AudioPilot technology detects
ambient noise and vehicle speed to
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.iPhone 4G
. iPhone 3GS
. iPhone 3G
. iPhone
. iPad
®
Loss of Audio
If a phone currently paired over
Bluetooth is plugged in with a USB
cable, the system will automatically
mute the phone audio. Playback
can be resumed by changing the
audio source from Bluetooth to USB
cable.
Source USB from the Audio MEDIA
screen button to resume playback.
Bluetooth Streaming Audio
See Bluetooth Audio 021 for
information on Bluetooth streaming
audio.
Make sure all devices have the
latest software downloaded.
Storing and Recalling Media
Favorites
To store media favorites, touch and
hold an open favorite during media
playback to display a list of media
types. Select from this list.
The media types that may display
are :
Genres : Touch to store the current
genre as a favorite. Touch a screen
button in the favorite area to recall a
favorite genre. The first song of the
genre begins to play.
Artists : Touch to store the current
artist as a favorite. Touch a screen
button in the favorite area to recall a
favorite artist. The first song in the
artist list begins to play.
Albums : Touch to store the current
album as a favorite. Touch a screen
button in the favorite area to recall a
favorite album. The first song in the
album list begins to play.
Playlists : Touch to store the
current playlist as a favorite. Touch
a screen button in the favorite area
to recall a favorite playlist. The first
song in the playlist begins to play. Songs :
Touch to store the current
song as a favorite. Touch a screen
button in the favorite area to recall a
favorite song.
Podcasts or Podcast Episode :
Touch and hold a screen button to
store the current podcast as a
favorite. Touch a screen button in
the favorite area to recall a favorite
podcast or podcast episode. The
podcast or podcast episode begins
to play.
Audiobooks : Touch and hold a
screen button to save the current
audiobook as a favorite. Touch a
screen button in the favorite area to
recall a favorite audiobook; the first
chapter in the audiobook begins
to play.
Videos : Touch and hold a screen
button to store the current video as
a favorite. Touch a screen button in
the favorite area to recall a favorite
video; the first episode in the video
begins to play. Not all formats are
supported.
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SD Card Reader
If equipped, this vehicle may have
two SD card readers : one in the
center console and one in the rear
media console storage area,
if equipped with Rear Seat
Entertainment (RSE).
The SD card reader is for audio and
video playback and uses the same
controls as the USB port. Playback
from an SD card follows the same
file formats and restrictions defined
underUSB Port 017. Not all
formats are supported.
Set up the SD card while the vehicle
is in P (Park). See “Audio”under
Introduction 02.
Place the card into the port.
If an SD card has already been
connected, but a different source is
currently active, touch the MEDIA
screen button to scroll through the
audio source screens until SD card
displays.
Auxiliary Jack
This vehicle has an auxiliary input
jack in the center console under the
armrest and in the rear media
console, if equipped with Rear Seat
Entertainment (RSE). Possible
auxiliary audio sources include :
. Laptop computer
. Audio music player
This jack is not an audio output. Do
not plug headphones into the
auxiliary input jack. Set up an
auxiliary device while the vehicle is
in P (Park).
Connect a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) cable
from the auxiliary device to the
auxiliary input jack. When a device
is connected, the system can play
audio from the device over the
vehicle speakers.
If an auxiliary device has already
been connected, but a different
source is currently active, touch the
MEDIA screen button to scroll
through audio source screens, until
the AUX Input source screen
displays.
Bluetooth Audio
If equipped, music may be played
from a paired Bluetooth device. See
Bluetooth (Overview) 072 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 73 for help pairing a device.
Volume and song selection may be
controlled by using the infotainment
controls or on the phone/device.
If Bluetooth Audio is selected and
no volume is present, check the
volume setting on both your phone/
device and the infotainment system.
Music can be launched by touching
the MEDIA screen button on the
Home Page.
To play music via Bluetooth : 1. Power on the device, and pair to connect the device.
2. Once paired, go into the audio application from the Home
Page or via the applications
tray. Select MEDIA until
Bluetooth displays.
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Bluetooth Audio Menu
Touch the MENU screen button to
display the Bluetooth Audio menu.
The following may be available :
Bose AudioPilot (If Equipped) :
Touch to turn the Bose AudioPilot
on or off. The AudioPilot technology
is an On/Off selection on the list
entry from the main menu. See
AM-FM Radio010.
Tone Settings : Touch + or−to
adjust Bass, Midrange, Treble,
or Surround. See AM-FM Radio
0 10.
Touch
[Back to go back to the
previous menu.
Manage Bluetooth Devices :
Touch to go to the Bluetooth page to
add or delete devices or pair.
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, use the
phone 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 touch
ron screen
to 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,
see www.gm.com/bluetooth.
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Contacts
Select the Contacts button to view
the vehicle’s contact list or a
connected Bluetooth device. Touch
the Change Contacts List screen
button to switch between the
vehicle’s contact list and the
Bluetooth device’ s contact list. If a
particular contact has a single
address associated with it, that
contact has a Quick Route list item
function button next to it. Contacts
without this Quick Route button
either have multiple addresses or no
address at all. Touch the Quick
Route button to go to the
Destination Details view.
Touch on an address, either from
the Quick Route on the contact list
or a specific address from the contact detail list, to go to the
destination view showing that
address on the map.
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, e-mail address, or address
from Contact Details can be stored
as a Favorite.
. touch and drag up on the row of
Interaction Selector buttons to
reveal the Favorite buttons.
. 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.