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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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Infotainment System 197Projection : Touch to access
supported devices when connected.
See USB Port (Base Radio) 0 206
or USB Port (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) 0 208 .
Settings : Touch to access the
Personalization menu. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 167 .
Climate : Touch to access the
Climate menu. See Dual Automatic
Climate Control System 0 246 .
OnStar : If equipped, touch to
access the OnStar menu. See
OnStar Overview 0 488 .
Software Updates See the websites for more
information.
Website Information In the U.S., see www.gmc.com
In Canada, see www.gmc.gm.ca
In Mexico, www.gmc.com.mx Radio AM-FM Radio (Base
Radio) Playing the Radio While on the audio main page,
press the RADIO button repeatedly
to cycle through the available
sources AM, FM, and SiriusXM ®
(if
equipped) or press the MEDIA
button repeatedly to cycle through
the available sources Bluetooth ®
Audio (if equipped), USB, and AUX.
The steering wheel controls can
also be used to adjust the volume.
See Steering Wheel Controls 0 125 .
AM, FM, or SiriusXM (If Equipped)
To select AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if
equipped), press the RADIO button
to toggle to the desired broadcast
source. Press the MENU knob and the
following radio settings may display:
Tone Settings:
.
Bass, Midrange, and Treble:
Turn the MENU knob and
highlight. Press the MENU knob
to select. Turn the MENU knob
to adjust.
.
Balance: Turn the MENU knob
to highlight. Press the MENU
knob to select. Turn the MENU
knob left for more sound from
the left speakers or right for
more sound from the right
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
left and right speakers.
.
Fade: Turn the MENU knob to
highlight. Press the MENU knob
to select. Turn the MENU knob
to the left for more sound from
the front speakers and to the
right for more sound from the
rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound
between the front and rear
speakers.

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216 Infotainment System 2. Once paired, go into the audio
application from the Home
Page or via the application tray.
Select MEDIA until Bluetooth
displays.
Bluetooth Audio Menu
Press the MENU screen button to
display the Bluetooth Audio menu.
The following may be available:
Tone: Turn the MENU knob to
adjust the tone settings.
Press
o BACK to go back to the
previous menu.
Manage Bluetooth Devices: Select
to go to the Bluetooth page to add
or delete devices.
When selecting Bluetooth Audio, the
radio may not be able to launch the
audio player on the connected
device to start playing. When the
vehicle is not moving, use the
phone to begin playback. All devices launch audio differently.
When selecting Bluetooth Audio as
a source, the radio may show as
paused on the screen. Press play
on the device or press
r to begin
playback.
Some phones support sending
Bluetooth music information to
display on the radio. When the radio
receives this information, it will
check to see if any is available and
display it. For more information
about supported Bluetooth features,
see www.gm.com/bluetooth for U.S.
and Canada only. Voice Recognition If equipped, voice recognition allows
for hands-free operation within the
audio and phone applications. This
feature can be started by pressing
either the
g button on the steering
wheel or by selecting the
g on the
screen display.
However, not all features within
these areas are supported by voice
commands. Generally, only complex
tasks that require multiple manual
interactions to complete are
supported by voice commands.
For example, tasks that take more
than one or two button presses such
as selecting a song or artist to play
from a media device would be
supported by voice commands.
Other tasks, like adjusting the
volume or seeking up or down are
audio features that are easily
performed by pressing one or two
buttons, and are not supported by
voice commands.
In general there are flexible ways to
speak commands for completing the
tasks. Most of them, except

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Infotainment System 217destination entry and voice keypad,
can be completed in a single
command. If the task takes more
than one command to complete, the
first command would be to indicate
the kind of task that is to be
performed. The system replies with
prompts that lead through a dialog
to enter the necessary information.
Voice recognition can be used when
the ignition is on or when Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) is active.
See Retained Accessory Power
(RAP) 0 277 .
Using Voice Recognition Voice recognition becomes available
once the system has been
initialized. This begins when the
ignition is turned on. Initialization
may take a few moments.
1. Press
g on the steering wheel
control to activate voice
recognition, or select
g on the
infotainment screen on the
center stack.
.
If voice recognition is
started from the steering
wheel control, the instrument cluster displays
the selections and visual
dialog content.
.
If voice recognition is
started from the
infotainment screen, the
selections and visual dialog
content are displayed on
both the center stack
display and the instrument
cluster display.
2. The audio system mutes and
the system plays a prompt
followed by a beep.
3. Wait until after the beep
completes, then clearly speak
one of the commands
described in this section.
Press
g to interrupt any voice
recognition system prompt. For
example, if the prompt seems
to be taking too long to finish,
press
g again and the beep
should happen right away.
There are two voice prompt modes
supported: .
Long verbal prompts: The longer
prompts provide more
information regarding the
supported actions.
.
Short prompts: The short
prompts provide simple
instructions about what can be
stated.
If a command is not spoken, the
voice recognition system says a
help prompt.
Prompts and Screen Displays
While a voice recognition session is
active, there will be corresponding
buttons on screens displayed.
Manual interaction in the voice
recognition session is permitted.
Interaction during a voice session
may be completed entirely using
voice commands, or some
selections may expedite a session.
If a selection is made using a
manual control, the dialog will
progress in the same way as if the
selection was made through a voice
command. Once the system is able
to complete the task, or the session
is terminated, the voice recognition
dialog stops.

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218 Infotainment System An example of this type of manual
intervention is pressing on an entry
of a displayed number list instead of
speaking the number associated
with the entry desired.
Canceling Voice Recognition .
Press the Home screen button
to terminate the voice
recognition session which was
initiated by pressing
g on the
infotainment screen on the
center stack.
.
Press or say “ Cancel ” or “ Exit ” to
terminate the voice recognition
session and display the screen
from which voice recognition
was initiated.
.
Press
i on the steering wheel
controls to terminate the voice
session and display the screen
from which voice recognition
was initiated. Helpful Hints for Speaking
Commands Voice recognition can understand
commands that are either naturally
stated in sentence form (English
only), or direct commands that state
the application and the task.
For languages that do not support
natural language commands in
sentence form, use the direct
commands shown as examples on
the display screen.
For best results:
.
Listen for the prompt and wait
for the beep before saying a
command or reply.
.
Say “ Help ” or look at the screen
display for commands.
.
Voice recognition system prompt
can be interrupted during a
prompt by pressing
g again.
For example, if the prompt
seems to be taking too long to
finish, or if what is being
prompted causes a need for an
immediate reply, press
g again
and wait for the beep. .
Speak the command naturally,
not too fast, not too slow. Use
direct commands without a lot of
extra words.
.
Usually Phone and Audio
commands can be spoken in a
single command.
For example, “ Call Dave Smith
at work, ” “ Play ” followed by the
artist or song name, or “ Tune ”
followed by the radio station
number.
There is no need to memorize
specific command words. Direct
commands might be more clearly
understood by the system. An
example of a direct command would
be “ Call 555-1212. ” Examples of
these direct commands are
displayed on most of the screens
while a voice session is active.
If “ Phone ” or “ Phone Commands, ” is
stated, the system understands that
a phone call is requested and will
respond with questions until enough
details are gathered.

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222 Infotainment System contact and location at home, at
work, on mobile device, or on
another phone.
“ Call ” : Initiate a
call to a standard phone number
seven or 10 digits in length, and
also 911, 411, or 611.
“ Pair Phone ” : Begins the
Bluetooth pairing process. Follow
instructions on the radio display.
“ Switch Phone ” : Select a different
phone for outgoing calls.
“ Voice Keypad ” : Begins a dialog
to enter special numbers like
international numbers. The numbers
can be entered in groups of digits
with each group of digits being
repeated back by the system. If the
group of digits is not correct, the
command “ Delete ” will remove the
last group of digits and allow them
to be re-entered. Once the entire
number has been entered, the
command “ Call ” will start dialing the
number.
“ Voice Mail ” : Initiate a call to voice
mail numbers. Voice Recognition for OnStar
(If Equipped) “ OnStar ” : Begin OnStar Voice
Recognition.
Bluetooth Speech Recognition
(If Equipped) Voice Pass-Thru allows access to
the speech recognition commands
on the cell phone. See your cell
phone manufacturer ’ s user guide to
see if the cell phone supports this
feature.
Activating this function will start the
Bluetooth Speech Recognition on a
connected phone.
The steering wheel controls are
used to operate this function.
Press and hold
g to activate.
A voice session begins so that voice
commands can be given to Siri ®
or
many other controls provided by the
cell phone.
Press
@ to exit or press
i to
close and return to the previous
application prior to the start of Voice
Pass-Thru. Phone Bluetooth (Overview) Instructions for using the cell phone
may differ between infotainment
systems. The base radio and base
radio with touchscreen instructions
are included in this manual. See the
infotainment manual for instructions
on the uplevel radios.
Bluetooth-capable systems can
interact with many cell phones,
allowing:
.
Placement and receipt of calls in
a hands-free mode.
.
Sharing of the cell phone ’ s
address book or contact list with
the vehicle.
To minimize driver distraction,
before driving, and with the vehicle
parked:
.
Become familiar with the
features of the cell phone.
Organize the phone book and
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Infotainment System 223duplicate or rarely used entries.
If possible, program speed dial
or other shortcuts.
.
Review the controls and
operation of the infotainment
system.
.
Pair cell phone(s) to the vehicle.
The system may not work with
all cell phones. See “ Pairing ” in
this section.
.
If the cell phone has voice
dialing capability, learn to use
that feature to access the
address book or contact list.
.
See “ Deleting a Paired Phone ”
and/or “ Deleting a Bluetooth
Device ” in this section.
{ Warning
When using a cell phone, it can
be distracting to look too long or
too often at the screen of the
phone or the infotainment system.
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death.
Focus your attention on driving. Vehicles with a Bluetooth system
can use a Bluetooth-capable cell
phone with a Hands-Free Profile to
make and receive phone calls. The
infotainment system and voice
recognition are used to control the
system. The system can be used
while in ON/RUN or ACC/
ACCESSORY. The range of the
Bluetooth system can be up to 9.1 m
(30 ft). Not all phones support all
functions and not all phones work
with the Bluetooth system. For U.S.
and Canada only, see www.gm.com/
bluetooth for more information about
compatible phones.
Bluetooth Controls Use the buttons on the instrument
panel, faceplate, and the steering
wheel to operate the Bluetooth
system.
Steering Wheel Controls
g : Press to answer incoming calls,
confirm system information, and
start voice recognition. i : Press to end a call, reject a
call, or cancel an operation. Press
to mute or unmute the infotainment
system.
Infotainment System Controls
For information about how to
navigate the menu system using the
infotainment controls, see Overview
(Base Radio with Touchscreen)
0 193 or Overview (Base Radio)
0 189 .
MENU : Turn to scroll through a list.
Press to select the highlighted list
option.
{ : Press to go to the Home Page.
See Home Page (Base Radio)
0 194 or Home Page (Base Radio
with Touchscreen) 0 196 .
PHONE or
# : Select to enter the
phone main menu.
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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Infotainment System 227To make a call using the Recent
Calls menu:
1. From the Home Page, turn the
MENU knob, then press to
select the PHONE.
2. Turn the MENU knob to
highlight Recent Calls and
press to select.
If necessary, select between
Missed, Recent, and Sent calls
by pressing the control below
the appropriate selection.
3. Turn the MENU knob to
highlight the contact or the
phone number.
4. Press the MENU knob to call
the contact.
Making a Call Using the
Keypad
To make a call:
1. From the Home Page, turn the
MENU knob, then press to
select the PHONE.
2. Turn the MENU knob and
press to select Keypad. 3. Turn the MENU knob to
highlight the first digit and
press to select. Continue this
process through the number.
To call, press the control just
below CALL.
Accepting or Declining a Call When an incoming call is received,
the infotainment system mutes and
a ring tone is heard in the vehicle.
Accepting a Call
To accept a call, do one of the
following:
.
Press the control just below
ANSWER.
.
Press
g on the steering wheel
controls.
Declining a Call
To decline a call, do one of the
following:
.
Press the control just below
IGNORE.
.
Press
i on the steering wheel
controls.
.
Do nothing. Call Waiting Call waiting must be supported on
the Bluetooth phone and enabled by
the wireless service carrier to work.
Accepting a Call Waiting Call
To accept a call waiting call, do one
of the following:
.
Press the control just below
SWITCH.
.
Press
g on the steering wheel
controls.
Declining a Call Waiting Call
To decline a call waiting call, do one
of the following:
.
Press the control just below
IGNORE.
.
Press
i on the steering wheel
controls.
.
Do nothing.
Ending a Call
To end a call, do one of the
following:
.
Press the control just
below END.