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Instruments and Controls 93
Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down.
3. Pull or push the steering wheel closer or away from you.
4. Lift the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
while driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
Depending on the vehicle options,
some audio functions can be
controlled through the steering
wheel controls.
b/g: Press to answer an
incoming call, interact with
Bluetooth, or start voice recognition.
See Bluetooth 0198 orVoice
Recognition 0192.
$/i:Press to decline an
incoming call or to end a current
call. Press to silence the vehicle
speakers while using the infotainment system. Press again to
turn the sound on. Press to cancel
voice recognition.
_SRC^:
Press to select an audio
source.
Use the thumbwheel to select the
next or previous favorite radio
station, CD, USB, AUX, and
Bluetooth Audio. See AM-FM Radio
0 138, Satellite Radio 0141 (if
equipped), CD Player0157,
Bluetooth Audio 0166, or Auxiliary
Devices 0165.
Use
_SRC to skip to the next song
or show using Pandora (if equipped)
or Stitcher. See Pandora Internet
Radio 0147 orStitcher Internet
Radio 0152.
+
x− :Press + to increase the
volume. Press −to decrease.

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Using the Touch Screen
Touch a screen feature to:
.View more feature options.
. Enable or disable the feature.
w:Touch to scroll up.
x:Touch to scroll down.
Back : Touch to return to the
previous menu.
To access the
personalization menu:
1. Touch Config on the Home Page of the infotainment
display or press CONFIG on
the faceplate.
2. Select the desired feature to display a list of available
options.
3. Select the desired feature setting.
Personalization Menus
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.
Languages
Select Languages, then select from
the available language(s).
Time and Date
Manually set the time and date. See
Clock 096.
Radio Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Auto Volume
. Gracenote Options
. SXM Channel Art
. Max Startup Volume
. Number of Favorites Pages
. SXM Categories .
Software Versions Menu
Auto Volume
This feature adjusts 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 and the following may
display:
. Normalization
Normalization
This feature improves voice
recognition and media groupings.
See CD Player 0157, USB 0160
Auxiliary Devices 0165, and
Bluetooth Audio 0166.
Select to enable or disable.

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SXM Channel Art
This feature turns the SXM Audio
page background on the SXM
Channel display on and off.
Select to enable or disable.
Max 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.
Select + or−to increase or
decrease the volume.
Number of Favorite Pages
Select to set the number of favorite
pages to display.
Select the desired number.
SXM Categories
This allows which available SXM
Categories are used and displayed.
Select to enable or disable available
categories. Software Versions Menu
Select to display information about
the system and update software if
available.
Phone Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Select and the following may
display:
. Device List
. Pair Device
Device List
Select to connect to a different
phone source, disconnect a phone,
or delete a phone.
Pair Device
Select to pair a new device. See
Bluetooth 0198.
Navigation Settings
See Configure Menu 0185.
Display Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Home Page Menu
. Rear Camera Options
. Display Off
. Map Settings
Home Page Menu
Select and the following may
display:
. Customize
. Sort
. Restore Home Page Defaults
Customize
This feature allows the selection of
what icons will be on the first
Home Page.
Select and follow the screen
prompts.

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Infotainment System 127
Infotainment
System
Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 132
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . 141
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 147
Quick Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . 147
Stitcher Internet Radio . . . . . . . . 152
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Navigation
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . 172
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
OnStar
®Destination
Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
If the System Needs
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Bluetooth Phone/Devices
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

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Introduction
Overview
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the
infotainment system 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 features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.
Before driving:
.
Become familiar with the
operation, center stack controls,
and infotainment displays.
. 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 touching a single
display command or by using a
single voice command if
equipped with Bluetooth phone
capability.
See Defensive Driving 0218.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0231.
Customer Assistance
Assistance is available to help with
Bluetooth pairing, application
downloading and installation, other
mobile device interface, and
operation support of the
infotainment system. Specialists are
available when calling this
Customer Assistance number:
1-855-4SUPPORT (478-7767).

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9. NAVI (Navigation)
10. PHONE
11. DEST (Destination)
12. RPT (Repeat)
13. BACK
14. Inner Rocker Knob
15.
Z(Tune/Menu)
16. INFO (Information)
17. TONE
18. CONFIG (Configuration)
19. CD Slot
20.
Z(Eject)
21.H(Clock)
Infotainment Center Stack
Controls
The controls on the center stack are
used to start primary functions while
using the infotainment system.
Center stack controls on radios
without navigation replace SRCE
with RADIO/BAND, CD, and AUX.
SeeAM-FM Radio 0138, Satellite
Radio 0141 (if equipped), CD
Player 0165, and Auxiliary
Devices 0165.
F:Press to access the Home
Page on the infotainment display.
See “Home Page” following in this
section.
For radios without navigation touch
Home at the top bar of the
infotainment display to access the
Home Page.
SRCE : Press to change the audio
sources such as AM-FM radio,
SiriusXM (if equipped), CD, USB/
iPod, Pandora (if equipped),
Stitcher, Bluetooth Audio, and AUX.
See AM-FM Radio 0138, Satellite
Radio 0141 (if equipped), Pandora
Internet Radio 0147 (if equipped),
Stitcher Internet Radio 0152, CD
Player 0157, Bluetooth Audio
0 166, or Auxiliary Devices 0165.
s ©:
. AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if
equipped): Press to seek to the
previous strong station. See
AM-FM Radio 0138 orSatellite
Radio 0141 (if equipped). .
CD, USB/iPod, Bluetooth Audio,
or AUX: Press to seek the
beginning of the current or
previous track. See CD Player
0 157, Bluetooth Audio 0166,
or Auxiliary Devices 0165.
. CD, USB/iPod, Bluetooth Audio,
or AUX: Press and hold to
quickly reverse through a track.
Release to return to playing
speed. See CD Player0157,
Bluetooth Audio 0166, or
Auxiliary Devices 0165.
Presets 1–6 : The presets
numbered one through six can be
used to select stored AM-FM
stations and SiriusXM channels.
O/n:
1. Press to turn the system on and off.
2. Turn to adjust the volume.
\ ¨:
. AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if
equipped): Press to seek to the
next strong station. See AM-FM
Radio 0138 orSatellite Radio
0 141 (if equipped).

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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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Autostore does not delete
previously stored favorite stations.
Autostore does not function with
SiriusXM radio channels.
Steering Wheel Controls
Depending on the vehicle options,
some audio functions can be
controlled through the steering
wheel controls.
b/g:Press to answer an
incoming call, interact with
Bluetooth, or start voice recognition.
See Bluetooth 0198 orVoice
Recognition 0192.
$/i:Press to decline an
incoming call or to end a current
call. Press to silence the vehicle
speakers while using the
infotainment system. Press again to
turn the sound on. Press to cancel
voice recognition.
_SRC^: Press to select an audio
source.
Use the thumbwheel to select the
next or previous favorite radio
station, CD, USB, AUX, and
Bluetooth Audio. See AM-FM Radio
0 138, Satellite Radio 0141 (if
equipped), CD Player0157,
Bluetooth Audio 0166, or Auxiliary
Devices 0165.
Use
_SRC to skip to the next song
or show using Pandora (if equipped)
or Stitcher. See Pandora Internet
Radio 0147 orStitcher Internet
Radio 0152.
+
x− :Press + to increase the
volume. Press −to decrease.
Using the System
Infotainment Display Icons and
Commands
The infotainment system is
controlled by touching the
infotainment display and by using
the knobs and other controls.
Infotainment display icons and
commands are on the screen and
highlighted when a feature is
available. Some toggle features
highlight when active and gray out
when inactive.
Controls and knobs on the center
stack are used by pressing and/or
turning to access features on the
infotainment system.
Voice recognition, through the
steering wheel controls, can be
used to control the infotainment
features.
Press
b/gon the steering wheel
controls to begin voice recognition.
See Voice Recognition 0192.