2017 GMC SIERRA DENALI phone

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172 Instruments and Controls Select Off, Lights and Horn, Lights
Only, or Horn Only.
Remote Door Unlock
This allows selection of which doors
will unlock when pressing
K on the
RKE transmitter.
Select All Doors or Driver Door.
Remote Start Auto Cool Seats
If equipped and turned on, this
feature will turn the ventilated seats
on when using remote start on
warm days.
Select Off or On.
Remote Start Auto Heat Seats
If equipped and turned on, this
feature will turn the heated seats on
when using remote start on
cold days.
Select Off or On.
Bluetooth
Select and the following may
display:
.
Pair New Device
.
Discoverable .
Device Management
.
Ringtones
.
Voice Mail Numbers
.
Text Message Alerts
Pair New Device
Select to pair a new device. See
“ Pairing ” under Bluetooth (Voice
Recognition - Base Radio) 0 228 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls -
Base Radio) 0 224 or Bluetooth
(Overview) 0 222 or Bluetooth
(Infotainment Controls - Base Radio
with Touchscreen) 0 233 or “ Pairing ”
in “ Infotainment Controls ” under
Bluetooth in the infotainment
manual.
Discoverable
This allows the system to find a
device.
Select Off or On.
Device Management
Select to connect to a different
phone source, disconnect a phone,
or delete a phone. Ringtones
Press to change the ring tone for
the specific phone. The phone does
not need to be connected to change
the ring tones.
Voice Mail Numbers
This feature displays the voice mail
number for all connected phones.
To change the voice mail number,
select EDIT or press the EDIT
button. Type a new number, then
select SAVE or press the SAVE
button.
Text Message Alerts
This allows the feature to be turned
on or off.
Select Off or On.
Apple CarPlay ™Select and the following may
display:
.
Apple CarPlay
.
Manage Apple CarPlay Devices

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188 Infotainment System
Infotainment
System Introduction Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . 189
Overview (Base Radio) . . . . . . . 189
Overview (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Home Page (Base Radio) . . . . 194
Home Page (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Radio AM-FM Radio (Base
Radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
AM-FM Radio (Base Radio
with Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Satellite Radio (Base
Radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Satellite Radio (Base Radio
with Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 203
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 203 Audio Players CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
USB Port (Base Radio) . . . . . . . 206
USB Port (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Voice Recognition Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Phone Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . 222
Bluetooth (Infotainment
Controls - Base Radio) . . . . . . 224
Bluetooth (Voice Recognition -
Base Radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Bluetooth (Infotainment
Controls - Base Radio with
Touchscreen) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Trademarks and License
Agreements Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Introduction Infotainment The base radio and base radio with
touchscreen information is included
in this manual. See the infotainment
manual for information on other
available infotainment systems.
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the features.
{ WarningTaking 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.

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Infotainment System 189The 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 display
controls.
.
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
control or by using a single voice
command if equipped with
Bluetooth phone capability.
See Defensive Driving 0 254 .
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0 277 .Theft-Deterrent Feature TheftLock is designed to discourage
theft of the vehicle's radio by
learning a portion of the Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN). The
radio does not operate if it is stolen
or moved to a different vehicle.
Overview (Base Radio) Infotainment System Overview The infotainment system is
controlled by using the buttons on
the faceplate and steering wheel
controls, if equipped. See Steering
Wheel Controls 0 125 .

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194 Infotainment System 4.
6 .
Radio: Press and release to
go to the next station or
channel. Press and hold to
fast seek the next strongest
station or channel.
.
USB/Bluetooth Music/
Pictures: Press and hold to
go to the next content.
Press and hold to fast
forward.
5.
# .
Press and release to
access the phone screen,
answer an incoming call,
or access the device home
screen. Press and hold to
access Press to Talk.
Home Page (Base Radio) Home Page Features
The infotainment system displays a
Home Page that makes it easy to
access all of the applications. Turn
the MENU knob to highlight feature
icons. Press the MENU knob to
access the feature ’ s options. Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
AUDIO : Select the AUDIO screen
icon to display the active source
page. The sources available are
AM, FM, SiriusXM ®
(if equipped),
USB/iPod, AUX Input, and Bluetooth
Audio (if equipped).
See AM-FM Radio (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) 0 199 or AM-FM
Radio (Base Radio) 0 197 , Satellite
Radio (Base Radio) 0 200 or
Satellite Radio (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) 0 201 , , Auxiliary Jack
0 214 , and Bluetooth Audio 0 215 .
PHONE : Select the PHONE screen
icon to display the Phone main
page.
See Bluetooth (Voice Recognition -
Base Radio) 0 228 or Bluetooth
(Infotainment Controls - Base
Radio) 0 224 or Bluetooth
(Overview) 0 222 or Bluetooth
(Infotainment Controls - Base Radio
with Touchscreen) 0 233 . NAV (Navigation, If Equipped) :
Select the NAV screen icon to
display the OnStar Turn-by-Turn
Navigation. See OnStar Overview
0 488 , if equipped.
SETTINGS : Select the SETTINGS
screen icon to display the Settings
main page. See “ Setting Radio
Preferences ” following.
Setting Radio Preferences Select the SETTINGS screen icon
to display the Settings menu and
the following may display:
Time and Date : See Clock 0 127 .
Language (Current Language) :
This will set the display language in
the radio and instrument cluster.
Select to display a list of languages.
Select
o BACK to go back to the
previous menu.
Valet Mode:
Using the circular numeric keypad,
enter a four-digit code:
1. Turn the MENU knob to
highlight a number.

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196 Infotainment System Return to Factory Settings
Select Return to Factory Settings
and the following may display:
Restore Vehicle Settings : This
option will restore factory vehicle
personalization settings. Select
Restore Vehicle Settings. A screen
displays stating all vehicle
customization settings will be
restored to the factory settings.
Select Cancel or Confirm.
Clear All Private Data (If
Equipped) : This option clears all
private information from the vehicle.
Select Clear All Private Data. Select
Cancel or Confirm.
Restore Radio Settings : This
option will restore factory radio
settings. Select Restore Radio
Settings. A screen displays stating
all personalized radio settings will
be restored back to the factory
settings. Select Cancel or Confirm. English and Metric Unit
Conversion To change the display units between
English and metric units, see Driver
Information Center (DIC) (Base
Level Cluster) 0 152 or Driver
Information Center (DIC) (Uplevel
and Denali Cluster) 0 154 or
Instrument Cluster 0 132 .
Home Page (Base Radio
with Touchscreen) Touchscreen Buttons Touchscreen buttons show on the
screen when available. When a
function is unavailable, the button
may gray out. When a function is
selected, the button may highlight. Home Page Features
Press
{ to go to the Home Page.
Audio : Touch to select AM, FM,
SiriusXM ®
(if equipped), USB/iPod/
Bluetooth Audio, or AUX.
Gallery : Touch to view a picture or
movie.
Phone : Touch to activate the
phone features (if equipped).
See Bluetooth (Voice Recognition -
Base Radio) 0 228 or Bluetooth
(Infotainment Controls - Base
Radio) 0 224 or Bluetooth
(Overview) 0 222 or Bluetooth
(Infotainment Controls - Base Radio
with Touchscreen) 0 233 .

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202 Infotainment System 2. Touch the preset button to
listen to the channel saved to
that button.
Using the SiriusXM Menu Operation
1. Touch MENU on the SXM radio
screen.
2. Touch the menu to select the
desired item or to display the
detail menu item.
3. Touch
0 to return to the
previous menu.
Channel List
1. Touch Channel List from the
SXM menu. The channel list is
displayed.
2. Touch
Q or
R to find the
desired channel. Tune to the
channel by selecting it.
Tone Settings
From the tone settings menu, the
sound features can be set up for
SiriusXM audio and each audio
player ’ s functions. 1. Touch Tone Settings. The tone
settings screen is displayed.
See “ Tone Settings ” in AM-FM
Radio (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) 0 199 or AM-FM
Radio (Base Radio) 0 197 .
2. Touch OK.
Auto Volume
1. Touch Auto Volume. See “ Auto
Volume ” in AM-FM Radio
(Base Radio with Touchscreen)
0 199 or AM-FM Radio (Base
Radio) 0 197 .
2. Touch OK.
Categories
1. Touch Categories.
2. Touch
Q or
R to find the
desired category. Touch the
category to select it.
Explicit Content Filter
When on, only a filtered list of
channels will be received. When off,
all regular SXM programming
subscribed to will be received.
1. Touch SXM Explicit Filter. 2. Select On or Off.
Radio Reception Frequency interference and static
can occur during normal radio
reception if items such as phone
chargers, vehicle convenience
accessories, and external electronic
devices are plugged into the
accessory power outlet. If there is
interference or static, unplug the
item from the accessory power
outlet.
FM FM signals only reach about 16 to
65 km (10 to 40 mi). Although the
radio has a built-in electronic circuit
that automatically works to reduce
interference, some static can occur,
especially around tall buildings or
hills, causing the sound to fade in
and out.
AM
The range for most AM stations is
greater than for FM, especially at
night. The longer range can cause
station frequencies to interfere with
each other. Static can also occur

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Infotainment System 203when things like storms and power
lines interfere with radio reception.
When this happens, try reducing the
treble on the radio.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service If equipped, SiriusXM Satellite
Radio Service provides digital radio
reception. Tall buildings or hills can
interfere with satellite radio signals,
causing the sound to fade in and
out. In addition, traveling or standing
under heavy foliage, bridges,
garages, or tunnels may cause loss
of the SiriusXM signal for a period
of time.
Cell Phone Usage Cell phone usage, such as making
or receiving phone calls, charging,
or just having the phone on may
cause static interference in the
radio. Unplug the phone or turn it off
if this happens.
Fixed Mast Antenna The fixed mast antenna will go
through most car washes as long as
it is securely attached. If the antenna becomes slightly bent,
straighten it out by hand. If it is
badly bent, replace it.
Occasionally check that the antenna
is tight at the base. If tightening is
required, protect the paint from
damage.
Multi-Band Antenna The multi-band antenna is on the
roof of the vehicle. The antenna is
used for OnStar, the SiriusXM
Satellite Radio Service System, and
GPS (Global Positioning System),
if the vehicle has these features.
Keep the antenna clear of
obstructions for clear reception.
If the vehicle has a sunroof, and it is
open, reception can also be
affected.
Items on the roof of the vehicle can
interfere with the performance of the
radio system and OnStar (if
equipped). Make sure the
multi-band antenna is not
obstructed. Audio Players CD Player If the vehicle is equipped with a CD
player, it can be used for CD and
MP3 audio.
With the vehicle on, insert a disc
into the slot, label side up. Press the
MEDIA button to select CD as a
source.
The system is capable of
playing most:
.
Audio CDs
.
CD-R
.
CD-RW
.
MP3 or unprotected WMA
formats
When playing any compatible
recordable disc, the sound quality
can be reduced due to disc quality,
the method of recording, the quality
of the music that has been
recorded, or the way the disc has
been handled.

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Infotainment System 207Settings ” in AM-FM Radio (Base
Radio with Touchscreen) 0 199 or
AM-FM Radio (Base Radio) 0 197 .
Playing from an iPod ®
/iPad ®
/
iPhone ®
This feature supports the following
devices:
.
iPod nano ®
(1st, 2nd, 3rd, and
4th generation)
.
iPod with video (5.0 and 5.5
generation)
.
iPod classic ®
(6th generation)
.
iPod touch ®
(1st and 2nd
generation)
.
iPad
.
iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS,
iPhone 4
There may be problems with
operation and function in the
following situations:
.
When connecting a device with
a more recent version of the
firmware installed than is
supported by the infotainment
system. .
When connecting a device on
which firmware from other
providers is installed.
To connect and control a device:
1. Connect one end of the
standard USB cable to the
device's dock connector.
2. Connect the other end to a
USB port in the center console.
See Center Console Storage
0 120 .
3. Press MEDIA to select the
source.
The music information displays on
the radio ’ s display and begins
playing through the vehicle ’ s audio
system.
The device battery recharges
automatically while the vehicle is on.
When the vehicle is off while a
device is connected using the USB
cable, the device battery stops
charging and the device will
automatically turn off. If the device is an unsupported
model, it can still be listened to in
the vehicle by connecting to the
auxiliary input jack using a standard
3.5 mm (1/8 in) stereo cable.
Menu
Press MENU to display the device
Menu and the following may display:
Browse : Select to display the files
or songs on the device. See
“ Browse Device Media ” later in this
section.
Tone Settings : Select to adjust
Bass, Midrange, Treble, Balance,
Fade, and EQ (Equalizer). See
“ Tone Settings ” in AM-FM Radio
(Base Radio with Touchscreen)
0 199 or AM-FM Radio (Base
Radio) 0 197 .
Auto Volume : If equipped, see
“ Auto Volume ” in AM-FM Radio
(Base Radio with Touchscreen)
0 199 or AM-FM Radio (Base
Radio) 0 197 .