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exterior lamps and dome lamps
remain on after the door is closed
for a set amount of time, then
automatically turn off.
The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamps control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization0113.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery's temperature and state
of charge. It then adjusts the voltage
for best performance and extended
life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle
has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage
display on the Driver Information
Center (DIC), you may see the voltage move up or down. This is
normal. If there is a problem, an
alert will be displayed.
The battery can be discharged at
idle if the electrical loads are very
high. This is true for all vehicles.
This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all of the
power needed for very high
electrical loads.
A high electrical load occurs when
several of the following are on, such
as: headlamps, high beams, rear
window defogger, climate control fan
at high speed, heated seats, engine
cooling fans, trailer loads, and loads
plugged into accessory power
outlets.
EPM works to prevent excessive
discharge of the battery. It does this
by balancing the generator's output
and the vehicle's electrical needs.
It can increase engine idle speed to
generate more power whenever
needed. It can temporarily reduce
the power demands of some
accessories.Normally, these actions occur in
steps or levels, without being
noticeable. In rare cases at the
highest levels of corrective action,
this action may be noticeable to the
driver. If so, a DIC message might
be displayed and it is recommended
that the driver reduce the electrical
loads as much as possible. See
Driver Information Center
(DIC)
0110.
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
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.CD, USB/iPod, Bluetooth Audio,
and AUX: Press to seek to the
beginning of the current or next
track. See CD Player 0157,
Bluetooth Audio 0166, or
Auxiliary Devices 0165.
. CD, USB/iPod, Bluetooth Audio,
and AUX: Press and hold to fast
forward through a track. Release
to return to playing speed. See
CD Player 0157, Bluetooth
Audio 0166, or Auxiliary
Devices 0165.
AS 1/2 : Autostore searches and
stores FM and AM stations with the
strongest signal.
FAV 1/2/3 : Press to display the
current page number above the
presets. The stored stations for
each list display on the preset at the
bottom of the screen. The number of
preset FAV lists can be changed in
the Configuration Menu.
NAVI :
1. Press to view the vehicle's current position on the
map view. 2. Continue pressing to cycle
through the full map view and
split map displays.
PHONE : SeeBluetooth 0198.
DEST : 1. Press to enter a destination.
2. If a destination has already been entered, press to access
the Destination Menu. See
Destination 0174.
RPT : Press to repeat the last voice
guidance prompt.
BACK : Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
If on a page accessed directly by a
center stack control or Home Page
icon, pressing BACK will go to the
homepage.
Inner Rocker Knob : Move the
rocker knob in different directions to
navigate through the map
display only.
Z: Turn to highlight a feature.
Press the outer chrome ring to
activate the highlighted feature. Toggle the inner directional rocker
knob to navigate through a map
display only.
INFO :
Press to toggle through an
audio or navigation information
display.
TONE : Press to access the sound
menu to adjust bass, midrange, and
treble. See AM-FM Radio 0138.
CONFIG : Press to adjust features
for audio, navigation, display,
phone, vehicle, and time. See
Configure Menu 0185.
Z:Press to eject a disc from the
CD player. See CD Player0157.
H:Press to adjust the time.
Autostore
To use Autostore:
1. Press SRCE to select FM or AM.
2. Press AS 1/2 for two seconds.
3. The radio searches and automatically stores the six
strongest stations.
Press AS 1/2 to alternate between
the Autostore stations and favorites.

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Touch Now Playing to display the
active source page. The sources
available are AM, FM, SiriusXM (if
equipped), CD, USB/iPod, Pandora
(if equipped), Stitcher, Bluetooth
Audio, and AUX.
SeeAM-FM Radio 0138, Satellite
Radio 0141, CD Player 0157,
Pandora Internet Radio 0147,
Stitcher Internet Radio 0152, and
Auxiliary Devices 0165.
Touch Navigation if equipped, to
display a map of your current
vehicle position. See Using theNavigation System
0185, Maps
0 172, Navigation Symbols 0172,
and Configure Menu 0185.
Touch Destination to display the
Destination Entry main page or the
Destination Menu. The available
icons provide easy access to a
variety of ways to enter a
destination. See Destination0174.
Touch Phone to display the Phone
main page. See Bluetooth0198.
Touch Config to display the Config
main page. From this display, adjust
features such as time and date,
audio, phone, navigation, vehicle,
and display. See Configure
Menu 0185.
Touch Tone to display the Tone
main page. Adjust the tone and
speakers by touching the display
options to change the levels of
sound for treble, midrange, bass,
fade, and balance. See AM-FM
Radio 0138.

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Radio
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
O/n:
. Press to turn the radio on or off.
. Turn to increase or decrease the
volume of the active source.
The steering wheel controls can
also be used to adjust the volume.
See Steering Wheel Controls 0132.
Radio Operation
The radio will work when the key is
in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY.
When the key is turned from ON/
RUN to LOCK/OFF, the radio will
continue to work for 10 minutes or
until the driver door is opened.
The radio can be turned on by
pressing
O/non the center
stack and will stay on for
10 minutes. Opening the driver door
will not turn the radio off when
pressing
O/n. Some radios may stay on longer
and reset the time for 10 minutes if
there are any additional presses of
O/n.
The radio can be turned off at any
time by pressing
O/non the
center stack.
Audio Source
Press SRCE on the center stack or
SRC on the steering wheel controls
to display and scroll through the
available sources AM, FM, SiriusXM
(if equipped), Pandora (if equipped),
Stitcher, CD, USB, AUX, and
Bluetooth Audio.
For radios without navigation, press
RADIO/BAND, CD, or AUX to scroll
through the sources.
Infotainment System Settings
Tone Settings
To access the tone settings, touch
Tone Settings on the Home Page.
Tone settings are specific to each
source.
The tone settings can also be
accessed by pressing TONE on the
center stack.
To adjust the settings:
. Bass: Touch + or −to change
the level.
. Mid (Midrange): Touch + or −to
change the level.
. Treble: Touch + or −to change
the level.
. EQ: Press and turn the
Z
knob to cycle through the preset
EQ options.
. Fade: Touch F or R for more
sound from the front or rear
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
front and rear speakers.

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.Travel Link Fuel Pricing:
Detailed nationwide fuel pricing
information may be available.
. Travel Link Movie Listings:
Detailed local movie theater
listings, start times, and ratings
may be available.
. Travel Link Weather: National
and Local Weather gives current
and forecasted weather.
For more detailed information and
coverage details on SiriusXM Travel
Link see www.siriusxm.com.
SiriusXM Travel Link Fuel Pricing
When SiriusXM Travel Link
information is available, the system
will display a list of fuel stations
close to the vehicle location. The list
will include the fuel station name,
direction, distance and price. The
list can be sorted by distance or
price and there are four different
fuel types to choose from. As the
vehicle is moving, a direction arrow
and distance to fuel station will
update. The arrow represents the
direction to the gas station from the
current vehicle position. The distance represents the straight line
distance between the vehicle
location and the fuel station.
From the Home Page, touch Fuel.
The system will display a list of fuel
stations close to the vehicle.
Change the fuel information on the
display by touching the Fuel Menu
option to:
.
Sort Fuel Stations By Price or By
Distance: The default sort
method is by distance.
. Choose Fuel Type: The
available fuel types are Regular
(unleaded), Mid-Range,
Premium, and Diesel.
For more information on the fuel
station, select the fuel station name.
The display will show the fuel
station name, address, phone
number, distance, amenities, and
the last time the fuel price was
updated. If a fuel station does not
appear in the list, it may be new or
the price may not have been
updated in the past 24 hours. If equipped with Navigation when
the fuel station is selected, see
Destination
0174 for more
information of navigation routing
features.
Allow up to five minutes after turning
on the vehicle for the fuel
information to appear.
SiriusXM Travel Link Movie
Listings
When SiriusXM Travel Link
information is available, the Movie
feature provides movie showtime
and theater information for movies
close to the vehicle location.
From the Home Page, touch
Movies. The system displays the
Movie and Theater search page.
To search movies:
. Touch the Movie field to choose
a movie name.
. Touch the Theater field to
choose a specific theater.
. Touch the Date field to choose
which date to search movies
and/or theaters.

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}:Touch while playing a track to
bookmark either the track or the
artist. Bookmarks are viewable on
www.pandora.com.
}: When touched, Pandora stores
the information, changes to the next
track, and does not play the 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.
-: 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: When touched, Pandora
changes to the next track.
J: TouchJon the infotainment
display to pause playback. Touch
again to resume.
Tuning Pandora Stations : When
Pandora is playing, use
b/gon
the steering wheel to tune to any
Pandora station on the device.
1. Press
b/gon the steering
wheel.
2. Say “Tune Pandora
Pandora voice control will not work
until Pandora is launched the first
time during that ignition cycle.
Pandora Skip Limit
Pandora limits the number of skips
allowed on their service. When the
skip limit is reached,
}will not skip
the currently playing track, but
}
feedback will be recorded.
Pandora Advertisement
Pandora may display
advertisements. Artist name and
track title will not display and the
skip track option is not available. Switching Between Pandora and
Stitcher
To switch between Pandora and
Stitcher, press the application icon
on the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.
This is not required for Android
devices. See
Stitcher Internet
Radio 0152.
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. Remove the key from the ignition.
3. Open and close the driver door, wait about 30 seconds, and try
to connect the device again.
Unable to Start Pandora
If the device is unable to launch
Pandora:
. Check that the latest version of
Pandora is installed.

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the cover art found in the embedded
database and display it on the radio.
User predefined cover art will
always be used first. If no cover art
is found, Gracenote will use generic
genre graphics or images of artists.
More Like This
The Gracenote database contains
attributes for music, such as genre,
era of music, region, artist type,
mood, etc. Use this to create a
playlist of up to 30 songs "more
like" the currently playing song. This
playlist will be stored in the Playlist
Menu when the device is
reconnected. If songs are removed
from the device, the system will skip
over those songs and play the next
available song.
Use the infotainment display or
voice recognition to create a More
Like This Play List. See“Voice
Recognition Commands” inVoice
Recognition 0192.
Gracenote Indexing
While Gracenote is indexing,
infotainment features are available
including selecting music from the menu. Voice recognition music will
not be available until the radio has
completed indexing the device.
Devices with more music may take
longer to index. The device will
index when plugged into the radio
for the first time. When Indexing is
removed from the screen, the radio
is ready to support music search.
On the next connection or ignition
cycle, Indexing will show briefly on
the screen. The radio is searching
for changes to the device and
preparing the music list. If there are
no changes, the voice recognition
music search will be available. The
radio will index and store two
devices with up to 10,000 songs on
each device.
USB MP3 Players and USB Drives
.
The USB MP3 players and USB
devices connected must comply
with the USB Mass Storage
Class specification (USB MSC).
. Hard disk drives are not
supported.
. The radio will not be able to play
back write-protected music. .
File systems supported: FAT32,
NTFS, Linux, and HFS+.
. The following restrictions apply
for the data stored on a USB
MP3 player or USB device:
‐Maximum folder structure
depth: 8 levels.
‐ Maximum number of MP3/
WMA files that can be
displayed: 10,000.
‐ Playlist entries must be in the
form of relative paths.
‐ The system attribute for
folders/files that contain audio
data must not be set.
To play a USB device, do one of the
following:
. Connect the USB and it begins
to play.
. Touch Now Playing on the
Home Page.
. Press SRCE to scroll until the
USB source screen is available.
For vehicles without navigation,
press AUX on the center stack.

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Destination Position Info
Touch to display a split map screen
showing the final destination.
Map Adjustments
The system lets you adjust the scale
of view on the map. Also, as you
drive, the map scrolls automatically
based on the direction of travel.
Map Scales
There are two ways to change the
map scale:
.Turn the
Zknob clockwise
or counterclockwise to zoom out
or in. .
Touch the Map Scale + or −
icons on the lower corners of the
map screen or the different
zoom indications to change the
zoom level.
The map scale bar times out if
the zoom level is not changed
within a few seconds.
The scale can be configured for
English or metric units. To change
from English to metric, see Driver
Information Center (DIC) 0110.
Scroll Features
.
To scroll within the map, touch
anywhere on the map screen
and the scroll symbol displays.
. Tap the map to center at that
location on the screen. .
Touch and hold the screen in
any direction outside the scroll
symbol to scroll the map in that
direction.
. Scroll speed increases when
touching closer to the edge of
the screen.
. Press NAVI or BACK on the
center stack to exit map scrolling
and return to the current vehicle
location on the map.
Touch the cycling arrows at the top
of the map screen to toggle from the
normal top bar (Back, Home, and
Fav) to the audio information bar.