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Instruments and Controls 175Make sure the hand-held transmitter
has a new battery for quick and
accurate transmission of the
radio-frequency signal.
Programming the Universal
Remote System For questions or help programming
the Universal Remote system, call
1-800-355-3515 or see
www.homelink.com.
Programming involves
time-sensitive actions, and may time
out causing the procedure to be
repeated.
To program up to three devices:
1. Hold the end of the hand-held
transmitter about 3 to 8 cm (1
to 3 in) away from the
Universal Remote system
buttons with the indicator light
in view. The hand-held
transmitter was supplied by the
manufacturer of the garage
door opener receiver.
2. At the same time, press and
hold both the hand-held
transmitter button and one of
the three Universal Remote system buttons to be used to
operate the garage door. Do
not release either button until
the indicator light goes from a
slow to a rapid flashing light.
Then release both buttons.
Some garage door openers
may require substitution of
Step 2 with the procedure
under “ Radio Signals for
Canada and Some Gate
Operators ” later in this section.
3. Press and hold the newly
programmed Universal Remote
system button for five seconds
while watching the indicator
light and garage door
activation.
.
If the indicator light stays on
continuously or the garage
door moves when the
button is pressed, then
programming is complete.
There is no need to
complete Steps 4 – 6.
.
If the indicator light does
not come on or the garage
door does not move, a
second button press may be required. For a second
time, press and hold the
newly programmed button
for five seconds. If the light
stays on or the garage door
moves, programming is
complete.
.
If the indicator light blinks
rapidly for two seconds,
then changes to a solid light
and the garage door does
not move, continue with
programming Steps 4 – 6.
Learn or Smart Button
4. After completing Steps 1 – 3,
locate the Learn or Smart
button inside the garage on the
garage door opener receiver.
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176 Instruments and Controls The name and color of the
button may vary by
manufacturer.
5. Press and release the Learn or
Smart button. Step 6 must be
completed within 30 seconds of
pressing this button.
6. Inside the vehicle, press and
hold the newly programmed
Universal Remote system
button for two seconds and
then release it. If the garage
door does not move or the
lamp on the garage door
opener receiver does not flash,
press and hold the same
button a second time for
two seconds, then release it.
Again, if the door does not
move or the garage door lamp
does not flash, press and hold
the same button a third time for
two seconds, then release it.
The Universal Remote system
should now activate the
garage door.
Repeat the process for
programming the two remaining
buttons. Radio Signals for Canada and
Some Gate Operators For questions or programming help,
call 1-800-355-3515 or see
www.homelink.com.
Canadian radio-frequency laws and
some U.S. gate operators require
transmitter signals to time out or quit
after several seconds of
transmission. This may not be long
enough for the Universal Remote
system to pick up the signal during
programming.
If the programming did not work,
replace Step 2 under “ Programming
the Universal Remote System ” with
the following:
Press and hold the Universal
Remote system button while
pressing and releasing the
hand-held transmitter button every
two seconds until the signal has
been successfully accepted by the
Universal Remote system. The
Universal Remote system indicator
light will flash slowly at first and then
rapidly. Proceed with Step 3 under
“ Programming the Universal Remote
System ” to complete. Universal Remote System
Operation Using the Universal Remote
System Press and hold the appropriate
Universal Remote system button for
at least one-half second. The
indicator light will come on while the
signal is being transmitted.
Erasing Universal Remote
System Buttons Erase all programmed buttons when
vehicle ownership is terminated.
To erase:
1. Press and hold the two outside
buttons until the indicator light
begins to flash. This should
take about 10 seconds.
2. Release both buttons.
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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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Radio with CD
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Infotainment System 191
Radio with TONE
1.
q .
Press to scroll down
through the favorite pages
for each source.
2. Favorites/Soft Keys
.
Press to select favorite
stations.
.
Press and hold to save
favorite stations.
.
Press to select a screen
button when displayed. 3.
r .
Press to scroll up through
the favorite pages for each
source.
4. MENU
.
Press to access the menu
for the current audio
source.
.
Press to select the
highlighted menu option.
.
Turn to scroll through a list.
.
Turn to manually select a
station. 5. CD Slot (If Equipped)
6.
o BACK
.
Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
7.
{ .
Press to go to the Home
Page from any point in the
system. See “ Home Page ”
following.
8.
X (If Equipped) or TONE (If
Equipped)
.
Press
X to eject the CD (if
equipped).
.
Press TONE to open the
Tone Settings menu (if
equipped).
9.
g or
l .
CD (If Equipped): Press
g to seek the beginning of
the current or previous
track. If the track has
played for less than
five seconds, it seeks the
previous track. If longer
than five seconds, the
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192 Infotainment System current track will start from
the beginning. Press
l to
seek the next track.
.
AM, FM, or SiriusXM (If
Equipped): Press
g or
lto seek to the previous or
next strong station.
.
CD (If Equipped): Press
and hold
g to quickly
reverse through a track.
Release the button to return
to playing speed. Press and
hold
l to fast forward
through a track. Release
the button to return to
playing speed.
10. RADIO
.
Press to change the audio
source between AM, FM,
or SiriusXM, if equipped.
11. MEDIA
.
Press to change the audio
source between CD, USB,
AUX, and Bluetooth Audio,
if equipped. 12.
O .
Press to turn the audio on.
.
Press and hold to turn it off.
.
When on, press to mute the
system. Press again to
unmute.
.
Turn to increase or
decrease the volume.
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Overview (Base Radio with Touchscreen) 1.
{ .
Press to go to the Home
Page.
See Home Page (Base
Radio) 0 194 or Home
Page (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) 0 196 .
2.
7 .
Radio: Press and release to
go to the previous station or
channel. Press and hold to
fast seek the next strongest
previous station or channel.
.
USB/Bluetooth Music/
Pictures: Press and hold to
go to the previous content.
Press and hold to fast
rewind.
3.
O .
Press to turn the power on.
.
Press and hold to turn the
power off.
.
Press to mute the system
when on.
.
Turn to decrease or
increase the volume.