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Search Genre (genre name) :
Instructs the system to show a list of
all songs for a specific genre. For
example, say "Search Genre
Search Folder (folder name) :
Instructs the system to show a list of
all songs in a specific folder. For
example, say "Search folder
Search Play List (playlist name) :
Instructs the system to show a list of
all songs in a specific playlist. For
example, say "Search play list
Search Audio Book (audio book
name) :Instructs the system to
show a list of all tracks in a specific
audio book. For example, say
"Search audio book
book name>.”
Search Podcast (podcast name) :
Instructs the system to show a list of
all tracks in a specific podcast. For
example, say "Search podcast
Instructs the
system to create a playlist of tracks
similar to the current track playing.
Settings Commands
(Set) Verbose On, (Set) Verbose
Off : Instructs the system to turn
voice prompts on or off. When off,
this feature turns off voice prompts.
Language (language) : Instructs
the system to set the language.
List Devices : Instructs the system
to give a list of devices to use.
Other Commands
Goodbye : Instructs the system to
end a phone call or voice
recognition.
Cancel : Instructs the system to
cancel an action.
Go Back, Back, Previous :
Instructs the system to go back to a
prior menu.
Main Menu : Instructs the system to
go to the main menu. Yes, Yep, Yup, Ya, Sure, Right,
Correct, OK, Positive, You Got it,
Probably, You Bet :
These can be
used to say “Yes.”
No, Nope, Na, No way, Wrong,
Incorrect, Negative, Not really, No
I said, No I Did Not, No I Do Not :
These can be used to say “No.”
Next Page, Page Down : Instructs
the system to scroll forward one
page in a list.
Previous Page, Page Up : Instructs
the system to scroll back one page
in a list.Navigation Commands (If
Equipped)
To activate the navigation voice
recognition:
1. Press
b/gon the steering
wheel. The audio system
mutes. A voice prompt says,
“Please say a command.” Wait
until the tone is heard before
speaking.
If there is no tone, make sure
the volume is turned up.

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Bluetooth Phone/
Devices
Bluetooth
Overview
For vehicles equipped with
Bluetooth capability, the system can
interact with many cell phones and
devices, allowing:
.Placing and receiving hands-free
calls.
. Sharing of the cell phone’s
address book or contact list with
the vehicle. The phone book will
only display when that phone is
connected.
. Placing outgoing calls by voice
recognition.
The system can be used while in
ON/RUN, ACC/ACCESSORY,
or Retained Accessory Power
(RAP). The range of the Bluetooth
system can be up to 9.1 m (30 ft).
The radio can connect to most Bluetooth-enabled phones.
Available features and functions
may be dependent on the device.
On a current phone call screen, an
image of the contact from your
phone's contact list can be
displayed. Not all phones are
compatible with this feature.
Bluetooth Controls
Use the buttons on the infotainment
system and the steering wheel to
operate the Bluetooth system.
Steering Wheel Controls
b/g(Press to Talk) :
Press to
answer incoming calls and start
voice recognition.
$/i(Mute/End Call) : Press to
end a call, decline an incoming call,
or cancel voice recognition.
+
x− (Volume) : Press + or−to
increase or decrease the volume.
Infotainment System Controls
For information about how to
navigate the menu system using the
infotainment controls, see
Overview 02.
5or5/>(Phone) : Press to enter
the Phone main menu.
Voice Recognition
The voice recognition system uses
commands to control the system
and dial phone numbers.
When using voice recognition:
. The system may not recognize
voice commands if there is too
much background noise.
. A tone sounds to indicate that
the system is ready for a voice
command. Wait for the tone and
then speak.
. Speak clearly in a calm and
natural voice.
See Voice Recognition 068.
Audio System
Sound comes through the vehicle's
front audio system speakers and
overrides the audio system. Use the
VOL/
Oknob during a call to change
the volume level. The adjusted
volume level remains in memory for
later calls. The system maintains a
minimum volume level.

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SeeVoice Recognition 068.
Bluetooth Audio
See Bluetooth Audio 042.
Pairing with Infotainment
Controls
A Bluetooth-enabled cell phone
must be paired and then connected
to the vehicle before it can be used.
See your cell phone manufacturer's
user guide for Bluetooth functions
before pairing the cell phone. If a
Bluetooth phone is not connected,
calls will be made using OnStar
Hands-Free Calling, if available.
See “OnStar” in the owner manual.
Pairing Information
. A Bluetooth-enabled phone and
an audio playback device can be
paired to the system at the
same time.
. Up to five devices can be paired
to the Bluetooth system.
. The pairing process is disabled
when the vehicle is moving. .
Pairing only needs to be
completed once, unless the
pairing information on the cell
phone changes or the cell phone
is deleted from the system.
. Only one paired cell phone can
be connected to the Bluetooth
system at a time.
. If multiple paired cell phones are
within range of the system, the
radio will connect to the first
phone in the list or to the phone
that was previously connected.
Pairing a Phone/Device 1. Press the CONFIG button or
5.
2. Select Phone Settings.
3. Select Pair Device (Phone). The radio displays “Please
start Bluetooth search on your
phone. Confirm or enter
number:.” If the device
supports a four-digit Personal
Identification Number (PIN), it
will display. The PIN is used in
Step 5. 4. Start the pairing process on the
cell phone to be paired to the
vehicle. See the cell phone
manufacturer's user guide.
5. Locate and select the device named after the vehicle make
and model in the list on the cell
phone. Follow the instructions
on the cell phone to enter the
PIN provided in Step 3, or to
confirm the six-digit code
matches. The system
recognizes the new connected
phone after the pairing process
is complete.
6. If the phone prompts to accept connection or allow phone
book download, select always
accept and allow. The phone
book may not be available if
not accepted. Some phones
will put connection request or
phonebook request in a pull
down task bar at the top of the
screen. Drag down the task bar
and look for connection/
phonebook request and accept.
7. Repeat to pair additional phones.

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4. To add more callers to theconference call, repeat Steps 1
−3. The number of callers that
can be added is limited by your
wireless service carrier.
Ending a Call
Using the Infotainment Controls
Turn and press the TUNE/MENU or
MENU/SEL knob and select Hang
Up or touch Hang Up on the screen.
Using Steering Wheel Controls
Press
$/i.
Muting a Call
During a call, all sounds from inside
the vehicle can be muted so that the
person on the other end of the call
cannot hear them.
Using the Infotainment Controls
Turn and press the TUNE/MENU or
MENU/SEL knob and select Mute
Call. Press again to cancel mute.
Transferring a Call
Audio can be transferred between
the Bluetooth system and the cell
phone.
The cell phone must be paired and
connected with the Bluetooth
system before a call can be
transferred.
To Transfer Audio from the
Bluetooth System to a Cell Phone
During a call with the audio in the
vehicle, touch the Transfer Call
button on the screen or press and
hold the
b/gbutton on the
steering wheel.
To Transfer Audio to the Bluetooth
System from a Cell Phone
Use the audio transfer feature on
the cell phone. See your cell phone
manufacturer's user guide for more
information. Touch the Transfer Call
button on the screen or press and
hold the
b/gbutton on the
steering wheel.
Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
(DTMF) Tones
The in-vehicle Bluetooth system can
send numbers during a call. This is
used when calling a menu-driven
phone system.
Using the Infotainment Controls
1. Turn and press the TUNE/ MENU or MENU/SEL knob and
touch Enter Number.
2. Enter the phone number, or touch Enter Number on the
screen and select digits, then
touch OK.
Hands-Free Phone
Using Bluetooth Voice
Recognition
To use voice recognition, press the
b/gbutton on the steering wheel.
Use the commands below for the
various voice features. For
additional information, say “Help”
while in a voice recognition menu.
Making a Call
Calls can be made using the
following commands.

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Dial or Call :These commands can
be used interchangeably to dial a
phone number.
Digit Dial : This command allows a
phone number to be dialed by
entering the digits one at a time.
Redial : This command dials the
last number used on the cell phone.
Using the “Dial”or“Call”
Command
To call a number:
1. Press
5or5/>. The system
responds “Please say a
command,” followed by a tone.
2. Say “Dial”or“Call.”
3. Say the entire number without pausing, followed by “Dial.”
Once connected, the person called
will be heard through the audio
speakers.
To call using a name tag:
1. Press
5or5/>. The system
responds “Please say a
command,” followed by a tone. 2. Say
“Dial”or“Call” and then
say the name tag. For example
“Call John at Work.”
Once connected, the person called
will be heard through the audio
speakers.
Using the “Digit Dial” Command
This allows a phone number to be
dialed by entering the digits one at
a time.
1. Press
5or5/>. The system
responds “Please say a
command,” followed by a tone.
2. Say “Digit Dial.”
3. Say each digit, one at a time, to dial. After each digit is
entered, the system repeats
back the digit it heard followed
by a tone. After the last digit
has been entered, say “Dial.”
If an unwanted number is repeated
back, say “Clear”to clear the last
number.
Once connected, the person called
will be heard through the audio
speakers. Using the
“Redial”Command
1. Press
5or5/>. The system
responds “Please say a
command,” followed by a tone.
2. After the tone, say “Redial.”
The system dials the last
number called from the
connected cell phone.
Once connected, the person called
will be heard through the audio
speakers.
Clearing the System
Unless information is deleted out of
the vehicle Bluetooth system, it will
be retained. This includes phone
pairing information. For directions
on how to delete this information,
see “Deleting a Paired Phone/
Device.”
Text Messaging
For vehicles equipped with
Bluetooth capability, the system,
if equipped with text messaging, can
display text messages, play back a
message over the audio system,
and send a predefined message.

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IndexA
Accepting or Declining a Call . . . . 79
Adding or Removing XMCategories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Agreements
Trademarks and License . . . . . . . . 85
Alpha-Numeric Keyboard . . . . . . . . 51
AM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Antenna Multi-band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Audio Bluetooth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Audio Players
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Autostore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
B
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 86
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Bluetooth Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
C
Call Waiting Using Steering
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Call Waiting Using the Infotainment Controls . . . . . . . . . . 79
Canceling Voice Recognition . . . . 68
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cellular Phone Usage . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cleaning High Gloss Surfaces and Vehicle Information and
Radio Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Clearing the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Conference Calling Using the Infotainment Controls . . . . . . . . . . 79
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Controls Steering Wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . 67
Customer Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
D
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Destination Download
OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Detailed Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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O
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
OnStar®Destination
Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
OnStar
®with 4G LTE . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Other Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, 75
P
Pairing with Infotainment Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Pairing with Voice Recognition . . . 77
Pandora (If Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . . 24
Pandora Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . 27
Phone Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Playing an Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Playing from a USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Playing from an iPhone or iPad
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Playing from an iPod®. . . . . . . . . . . 39
Playing the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Positioning
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Q
Quick Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
R
Radio Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . 17
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Radio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Recognition Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Route Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
S
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Scroll Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Servicing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Settings Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
SiriusXM Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SiriusXM NavTraffic
®(If
Equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SiriusXM Travel Link (If Available) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
SiriusXM
®Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . 18
SiriusXM®Satellite Radio
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . 9
Stitcher Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Stitcher Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . 31
Storing Radio Station Presets . . . 17
Symbols
Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
System Global Positioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Infotainment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
T
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Touch Screen Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Transferring a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
TuneSelect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
U
Updates Map Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
USB Media Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
USB Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Using Destination Download . . . . . 59
Using the Navigation System . . . . 45