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4. Press the TUNE/MENU knob toselect the desired
setting menu.
The following list of menu items may
be available:
. Languages
. Time and Date
. Radio Settings
. Phone Settings
. Navigation Settings
. Display Settings
. Vehicle Settings
Each menu is detailed in the
following information. Alternatively,
the touch screen may be used to
select.
Languages
Select Languages, then select from
the available language(s).
Time and Date
To adjust the time and date settings,
see Clock 091ii.
Radio Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Auto Volume
. Gracenote Options
. XM Channel Art
. Max Startup Volume
. Number of Favorite Pages
. XM Categories
. Software Versions Menu
Auto Volume
When selected, this feature will
automatically adjust the volume to
minimize the effects of unwanted
background noise that can result
from changing road surfaces, driving
speeds, or open windows. This
feature works best at lower volume
settings where background noise is
typically louder than the sound
system volume.
Select Off, Low, Medium, or High.
Gracenote Options
Select to improve voice recognition
and media groupings. Select to enable or disable. See
USB
0155iiand Bluetooth Audio
0 161ii.
XM Channel Art
When on, the radio will
automatically update the XM screen
and background graphics.
Select On or Off.
Max Startup Volume
Select the maximum volume level at
startup even if a higher volume had
been set when the radio was
turned off.
Number of Favorite Pages
Select to set the number of FAV
pages to be displayed.
XM Categories
Select or deselect any category to
be used in XM mode.
Software Version Menu
Select to display information about
the system and software.
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Phone Settings
See“Phone” inConfigure Menu
0 180ii.
Navigation Settings
See Configure Menu 0180ii.
Display Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Home Page Menu
. Rear Camera Options
. Display Off
. Map Settings
Home Page Menu
Select to customize the first page of
the Home Page.
Rear Camera Options
Select and the following may
display:
. Camera
. Symbols
. Guide Lines
Select to turn an option on and off. See
Assistance Systems for Parking
or Backing 0251
ii.
Display Off
Select to turn off the display. The
display will return when any button
is pressed or the screen is touched.
Map Settings
Select to enter the submenu to
change Automatic Zoom, enable
Speed Limit display on map, and
change Map Display settings.
. Map Display: Select to change
the screen background.
To change the overall brightness
setting for the display, use the
vehicle interior lighting
instrument panel illumination
control.
‐ The Automatic setting adjusts
the screen background
automatically depending on
the exterior lighting conditions.
‐ The Day setting brightens the
map background.
‐ The Night setting darkens the
map background. .
Speed Limits: Select to display
the posted speed limit on the
map, when available.
Vehicle Settings
Select and the following may
display:
. Climate and Air Quality
. Comfort and Convenience
. Collision/Detection Systems
. Lighting
. Power Door Locks
. Remote Lock/Unlock/Start
. Return to Factory Settings?
Climate and Air Quality
Select and the following may
display:
. Auto Fan Speed
. Remote Start Auto Cool Seat
. Remote Start Auto Heat Seat
Auto Fan Speed
This feature sets the climate control
fan speed to maintain the interior
temperature.
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128 Infotainment System
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 131
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . 138
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 145
Quick Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . 146
Stitcher Internet Radio . . . . . . . . 150
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Audio Players
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Navigation
Using the NavigationSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . 167
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
OnStar
®Destination
Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Bluetooth Phone/Devices
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Introduction
Infotainment
Read the following pages to
become familiar with these features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for
too long or too often while using
any infotainment feature can
cause a crash. You or others
could be injured or killed. Do not
give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving.
Limit your glances at the vehicle
displays and focus your attention
on driving. Use voice commands
whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some
functions when driving. These
functions may gray out when they
are unavailable. Many infotainment
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features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the
operation, faceplate buttons, and
screen buttons.
. Set up the audio by presetting
favorite stations, setting the
tone, and adjusting the
speakers.
. Set up phone numbers in
advance so they can be called
easily by pressing a single
button or by using a single voice
command if equipped with
Bluetooth phone capability.
See Defensive Driving 0215
ii.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0230
ii.
Overview
The infotainment system is controlled by using the buttons, touch screen,
steering wheel controls, and voice recognition.
See Using the System 0131
ii.
1. SRCE (Source)
2. HOME
3. VOL/
O(Volume/Power)
4.
5/>(Phone/Mute) 5. FAV (Favorites)
6.
tSEEK
7. SEEK
u
8. NAV (Navigation)
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9. BACK}
10. TUNE/MENU
11. DEST (Destination)
12. RPT (Repeat)
Infotainment Control Buttons
The buttons on the faceplate are
used to start primary functions while
using the infotainment system.
SRCE (Source) :Press to change
the audio sources such as AM-FM
Radio, SiriusXM
®(if equipped), and
USB/iPod.
HOME : Press to go to the Home
Page. See “Home Page” in this
section.
VOL/
O(Volume/Power) :
. Turn to adjust the volume.
. Press to turn the system on
and off.
5/>(Phone/Mute) :
. Press to enter the phone main
screen. .
Press and hold to mute or
unmute the infotainment system.
See Bluetooth 0193
ii.
FAV (Favorites) : Press to display
the current favorite page number
above the preset buttons. Keep
pressing to scroll through the
favorites pages. The stored stations
for each list display on the bottom of
the screen. The number of preset
Favorite Pages can be changed by
pressing the Config button on the
Home Page, then pressing Radio
Settings, and then pressing Number
of Favorite Pages.
tSEEK :
. USB or Bluetooth Audio: Press
to seek to the beginning of the
current or previous track. If the
track has been playing for less
than five seconds, it seeks the
previous track. If longer than
five seconds, the current track
starts from the beginning.
. USB or Bluetooth Audio: Press
and hold to quickly reverse
through a track. Release the
button to return to playing
speed. See USB0155
ii. .
AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if
equipped): Press to seek to the
previous strong station.
uSEEK :
. USB or Bluetooth Audio: Press
to seek the next track.
. USB or Bluetooth Audio: Press
and hold to fast forward through
a track.
. AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if
equipped): Press to seek to the
next strong station.
NAV (Navigation) :
. Press to view the vehicle's
current position on the map
screen.
. Continue pressing to cycle
through the full map and split
screens.
BACK
}: Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
TUNE/MENU : Turn to manually
tune to a radio station
DEST (Destination) :
. Press to enter a destination.
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Morer:This button may display
depending on the number of options
stored on the Home Page. Press to
go to the next page.
qPrevious : Press to go to the
previous page.
Next
r: Press to go to the
next page.
Home Page Customization
The first Home Page can be
customized.
To add screen buttons:
1. Press Menu.
2. Press Customize. 3. Press a screen button to add or
remove from the first Home
Page. A
findicates it will be
displayed. The maximum
number of buttons on Home
Page 1 is eight.
4. Press Done.
To move screen buttons:
1. Press Sort.
2. Press an icon to switch with another icon.
3. Press Done.
To restore Home Page 1 defaults: 1. Press Menu.
2. Press Restore Home Page Defaults.
3. Press Yes or Cancel.
Home Page Features
Touch screen buttons are
highlighted when a feature is
available.
Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
Press the Now Playing screen
button to display the active source
page. The sources available are
AM, FM, SiriusXM
®(if equipped),
USB/iPod, Pandora (if equipped),
Stitcher, and Bluetooth Audio.
See AM-FM Radio 0136
ii,Satellite
Radio 0139ii,Pandora Internet
Radio 0146ii, and Stitcher Internet
Radio 0150ii.
Press the Navigation screen button
to display a map of your current
vehicle position. See Using the
Navigation System 0163
ii,Maps
0 166ii,Navigation Symbols 0167ii,
and Configure Menu 0180ii.
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Press the Destination screen button
to display the Destination Entry
home page or the Destination Menu.
The available screen buttons
provide easy access to a variety of
ways to enter a destination. See
Destination0169
ii.
Press the Phone screen button to
display the Phone main page. See
Bluetooth 0193
ii.
Press the Config screen button to
display the Config main page. From
this display, adjust features such as
time and date, radio, phone,
navigation, vehicle, and display. See
Configure Menu 0180
ii.
Press the Tone screen button to
display the Tone main page. Adjust
the tone and speakers by pressing
the screen buttons to change the
levels of sound for treble, midrange,
bass, fade, and balance. See
AM-FM Radio 0136
ii.
Press the Pictures screen button to
view pictures on your USB drive or
SD card. Pictures on the SD card
can only be viewed through a USB
adapter.
Press the FM screen button to
display the FM main page and play
the current or last tuned FM station.
See AM-FM Radio 0136
ii.
Press the AM screen button to
display the AM main page and play
the current or last tuned AM station.
See AM-FM Radio 0136
ii.
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5. Press OK to confirm.
SiriusXM Categories
SiriusXM channels are organized in
categories.
Adding or Removing XM
Categories
To customize which SiriusXM
categories are used and displayed
in the system:1. Press CONFIG on the faceplate or the Config screen
button on the Home Page.
2. Select Radio Settings from the Settings Menu list.
3. Select XM Categories. 4. Select or deselect any category
to be used in XM mode.
A checkmark will indicate that
the category is selected.
Press Show All XM Categories to
restore all SiriusXM categories.
SiriusXM Channel Graphics
SiriusXM provides updated category
background graphics and the radio
will automatically update the screen.
SiriusXM may send updated
category graphics to the vehicle.
When this happens, the background
graphics may appear to be incorrect
but the radio will update once all of
the graphics have been downloaded
from SiriusXM.
To turn SiriusXM channel graphics
on or off: 1. Press HOME on the faceplate.
2. Select XM.
3. Press Menu on the XM Now Playing Screen.
4. Press the XM Channel Art to turn on or off.
NavTraffic®(If Equipped)
The navigation system might have a
SiriusXM NavTraffic receiver. It is a
subscription service provided
through SiriusXM Satellite Radio.
A service fee is required to receive
the SiriusXM NavTraffic service.
Real-time traffic information is
provided to fully integrate the
navigation system to display current
traffic conditions for the chosen
route. See “Traffic Settings” in this
section for more information.
A screen displays to indicate that
the SiriusXM NavTraffic subscription
is not activated.
If activated, traffic information
displays:
. Unscheduled traffic incident
data, such as accidents and
disabled vehicles.
. Scheduled traffic incident data,
such as road construction and
road closures.
. Traffic flow information (rate of
speed data). Flow data might not
be available in all markets.
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