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Some apps are only available if the vehicle isconnected to the Internet.
–In the center display's App view, tap an appto start it.

Related information
•Internet connected vehicle (p. 466)
•Downloading, updating and uninstalling apps(p. 468)
•Changing settings in different types of apps(p. 49)
Sound settings
The infotainment system is precalibrated for opti-mal sound reproduction but these settings canbe changed to suit your personal preferences.
The system's volume is normally adjusted usingthe right-side steering wheel keypad or the vol-ume control below the center display.

Optimal sound reproduction settings
The audio system is precalibrated for optimalsound reproduction using digital signal process-ing. This calibration takes into account the speak-ers, amplifier, cabin acoustics, listener position,etc., for each combination of vehicle and infotain-ment system.
Dynamic calibration is also available, which moni-tors the setting of the volume control, radioreception and the vehicle's speed.
Specific sound settings are described in therespective articles/sections of this owner's infor-mation.
To change a setting, pull down the center dis-
play's Top view and tap SettingsSound.

Active noise suppression 1
The vehicle can be equipped with an active noisesuppression function that reduces engine noisein the passenger compartment by utilizing theinfotainment system. The microphone(s) in the
ceiling liner react to engine noise and the info-tainment system produces signals (white noise)to counteract this.
Microphone in the ceiling liner. The number and positionvary, depending on the vehicle
NOTE
Avoid covering or obstructing the noise sup-pression speakers because doing so couldresult in a rumbling noise.

Related information
•Media sound settings (p. 463)
•Voice control settings (p. 130)
•Phone settings (p. 454)

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Radio
Your vehicle's radio offers FM with HD Radio ™
Technology and SiriusXM® Satellite radio*.
The radio can be controlledusing the right-side steeringwheel keypad, the center dis-play or by using voice com-mands.

Related information
•Changing and searching for radio stations(p. 435)
•Radio settings (p. 434)
•SiriusXM® Satellite radio* (p. 439)
•HD Radio™reception (p. 436)
•Changing and searching for radio stations(p. 435)
Radio settings
The following information lists the settings thatcan be made for the various wavebands.
Pull down the center display's Top view and
select SettingsMedia for the desired wave-band. Tap to activate/deactivate.
FM
•Show Radio Text: displays informationabout program content, artists, etc.
•Freeze Program Service Name: select tostop excessive scrolling to freeze after20 seconds.
•FM HD Radio: - Enables HD Radio ™Technology for audio comparable to CDquality. See the article "HD Radio" fordetailed information.

SiriusXM ® Satellite radio
With SiriusXM® Satellite radio activated, pulldown the center display's Top view and tapSiriusXM Settings to display a list of availablealternatives. See the article "SiriusXM Satelliteradio settings" for detailed information.

Related information
•SiriusXM® Satellite radio* settings (p. 442)
•SiriusXM® Satellite radio* (p. 439)
•Radio (p. 434)
•HD Radio™reception (p. 436)
RBDS radio
RBDS radio
RBDS (Radio Data Broadcast System) enables
certain functionality2, such as:
•Searches for program types or new broad-casts
•Text information about currently broadcastprograms
For example, if news is broadcast, the currentlyplaying sound source will be interrupted so thatthe news can be heard. The infotainment systemwill return to the previous sound source when thenews broadcast has been completed.
To cancel the announcement, press the but-ton on the right-side steering wheel keypad ortap Cancel on the center display. This functioncan be activated/deactivated in the center dis-play's Settings menu.
Related information
•Radio (p. 434)
•Radio settings (p. 434)

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Changing and searching for radiostations
The radio automatically compiles a list of thestrongest stations that it is currently receiving.

Turning the radio on
1. Open an app (e.g., FM) from the center dis-play's App view.
2. Select a station.

Changing a list in a waveband
1.Tap Library.
2.Sect from Stations, Favorites or Genres.
3.Tap the desired station in the list.
Favorites: only plays stations from the list offavorites (see "Favorites" below).
Genres: only plays stations broadcasting theselected genre or program type, e.g., pop, classi-cal, etc.

Changing stations in a selected list
–Tap < > under the center display or on theright-side steering wheel keypad.
>Move step-by-step through the selectedlist.
The center display can also be used to changestations.
Favorites
If a favorite station from a list is currently availa-ble, the radio will automatically tune to that sta-tion.
See "Changing a list in a waveband" above forinformation about selecting favorites on a wave-band. See "Radio favorites" below for informationabout selecting a station among all of your favor-ites.
–Tap to add or remove a station for thewaveband's list of favorites or Radio favorites.

Radio favorites
Radio favorites shows all of thefavorite stations that have beensaved for e.g., FM.
1.Open the Radio favorites app in App view.
2.Tap the desired station to listen.
When a station is removed, it will also beremoved from the respective waveband's list offavorites.
Changing wavebands 3
–Tap an app, e.g., FM in App view or open theapp menu from the right-side steering wheelkeypad to select.

Searching for a radio station
Searching is done differently, depending on thewaveband selected.
•FM: stations, genres and frequencies.
•SiriusXM®: program types, genres, stations.
2Certain stations only.

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The AM waveband is not available in hybrid models.

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1.Tap Library.
2.Tap .
>The search view with a keyboard will open.
3. Enter a search word(s).
> The search will start and change as char-acters are entered and the search resultswill be categorized.

Searching for a station manually
Searching manually makes it possible to find andtune to stations that are not on the automaticallycompiled list of the strongest stations in the area.
–Tap Manual tuning, drag the control or tap< > to go to the desired frequency.

Related information
•SiriusXM® Satellite radio* (p. 439)
•HD Radio™reception (p. 436)
HD Radio™reception
HD Radio is a brand name registered by the
iBiquity digital corporation4. They are the devel-oper of a broadcasting technology called IBOCor In Band On Channel, which refers to themethod of transmitting a digital radio broadcastsignal centered on the same frequency as theFM station's present frequency.
Introduction
Display when the radio is receiving an HD Radio broad-cast (generic illustration)

NOTE
HD Radio volume may fade in and out attimes due to coverage limitations.
The IBOC system is referred to as a "hybrid"since it is both analogue and digital. Duringhybrid operation, receivers still continue toreceive the analogue (non-digital) signal. HDRadio receivers incorporate both modes ofreception, where the receiver will automaticallyswitch to the analogue signal if the digital signalcannot be decoded or is lost by the receiver.
When you have tuned to an HD Radio station, the
symbol will appear in the infotainment sys-tem display. The symbol will be displayed in dif-ferent colors:
•Grayed-out symbol: NoHD Radio broadcastreception
•White symbol: the radio is actively receivingan HD broadcast
•Orange symbol: the radio is receiving anHD broadcast with digital sound
More information about HD Radio and IBOC canbe found on Ibiquity's website, www.hdradio.comand www.ibiquity.com.
Artist Experience ™
A radio station's logo and album art can be dis-played. If a station opts to provide this informa-tion, it is broadcast once every 12 minutes, whichmeans that there may be a delay before thelogo/album art appear on the screen. The radiocan store 100 station logos so the next time theradio is tuned to the same station, the logo will
4HD Radio (TM) technology is manufactured under license from iBiquity Digital Corp. U.S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio(TM) and the HD and HD Radio logos are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp.

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be displayed immediately. Album art is synchedwith the artist that you are currently listening to.

iTunes tagging
This feature is common to both HD Radio and
SiriusXM® Satellite radio*. See the section"iTunes tagging" in the article "SiriusXM satelliteradio settings" for more detailed information.

Ball game mode
This feature means that a main FM station (HD1)will broadcast live events, where the content ofthe programming is more important than soundquality, in analog mode only to help prevent thedelay between analog and digital broadcasting.The HD Radio symbol will be white during livebroadcasts and "Live" will be displayed next tothe symbol.

Benefits of digital broadcasting
•Better sound (FM sounds near CD quality).
•Some FM frequencies offer a greater num-ber of listening choices through “multicast-ing” (consisting of a frequency's main chan-nel and any sub-channels that may also beavailable on that particular frequency.)
•When receiving a digital signal there is nomultipath disturbance or hisses/pops/crack-ling due to outside influences.
How HD Radio ™ Technology
broadcasting works
HD Radio works similarly to conventional radioand broadcasts of this type are available in manyareas of the United States. However, there are afew key differences:
•Instead of transmitting one analogue signal,stations send out a bundled signal – bothanalogue and digital.
•An HD Radio receiver can receive both digi-tal and analogue broadcasts. Depending onthe terrain and location of the vehicle (whichwill influence the signal strength), thereceiver will determine which signal toreceive.

Related information
•Switching HD Radio on and off (p. 437)
•HD Radio sub-channels (p. 438)
•HD Radio limitations (p. 439)
•Radio (p. 434)
•Changing and searching for radio stations(p. 435)
Switching HD Radio on and off
The factory setting for HD Radio is off.
Switching HD on or off
When listening to an HD Radio station and driv-ing through areas with weak HD signals (fringeareas), you may experience that the radio repeat-edly switches between analogue/digital and digi-tal/analogue reception. If this happens, it may bedesirable to switch HD off.
To do so:
1. Be sure the infotainment system is switchedon and in FM mode.
2. To access the settings menu from the centerdisplay's Home view, pull down Top view andtap FM radio.
Go to Adjust settings for media.
3.Tap the or FM HD Radio box to select/deselect this function.
This will disable the radio's capability to receivedigital broadcasts but it will continue to functionas a conventional (analogue) FM receiver. Pleasenote that when HD is switched off, it will not bepossible to tune to sub-channels (see the article"HD Radio subchannels" for a more detailedexplanation of sub-channels).
Please note that this will only switch HD Radioon or off (selecting or deselecting the function)only affects the selected waveband.

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Related information
•HD Radio™reception (p. 436)
•HD Radio sub-channels (p. 438)
•SiriusXM® Satellite radio* settings (p. 442)
HD Radio sub-channels
In many cases, a main HD Radio station (FMwavebands only) will also have sub-channelsoffering additional types of programming ormusic.

Sub-channels
Example of an HD Radio station with sub-channels
If any sub-channels are available, they will listedbelow the main channel on the screen. In thisexample, "WRIF-FM HD2" is a sub-channel.

Selecting sub-channels
To listen to a station's sub-channel(s), tap thestation on the screen or press the forward/backarrow keys on the right-side steering wheel key-pad or below the screen.
Sub-channels can also be stored as favorites, seethe article "Changing and searching for radio sta-tions".
If you tap a sub-channel favorite, it may take upto 6 seconds before the channel becomes audi-ble. If you tap a station while you are out of digitalrange of the transmitter, No reception will bedisplayed.
Related information
•HD Radio™reception (p. 436)
•Switching HD Radio on and off (p. 437)
•Changing and searching for radio stations(p. 435)

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HD Radio limitations

Limitations
•Main channel vs. sub-channels (FM only):The main channel is the only channel thatcan receive in hybrid mode (both digital andanalogue). If a frequency has sub-channels,they are broadcast in digital mode only. Themain FM channel will be displayed as, forexample, "WRIF-FM HD1". The sub-FMchannels will be displayed as"WRIF-FMHD2", "WRIF-FM HD3", etc.
•Reception coverage area: Due to currentIBOC transmitter power limitations, thereception coverage area in digital mode issomewhat more limited than the station'sanalogue coverage area. Please be awarethat as with any radio broadcast technology,terrain, time of day, foliage level and buildinglocation can have positive or negative effectson radio reception.
•Analogue to digital/digital to analogueblending: Analogue to digital blending willoccur as the signal strength reaches a presetthreshold in the receiver. This will be noticea-ble in fringe areas (areas with weak recep-tion) and is normal.
NOTE
There may be a noticeable difference insound quality when a change from analogueto digital or digital to analogue occurs, suchas:
•Volume increase or decrease
•Equalizer settings, i.e., Bass/ Midrange/Treble cut or boost
•Time alignment (Digital program materialin extreme cases can be as much as 8seconds behind the analogue). This willnoticeable as a "stuttering" effect.
The above items are dependant on thebroadcaster's equipment settings and donot indicate a fault in the vehicle's radioreceiver or antenna systems.

Related information
•HD Radio sub-channels (p. 438)
•HD Radio™reception (p. 436)
SiriusXM® Satellite radio*
The SiriusXM® Satellite system broadcasts fromof a number of high elevation satellites in geo-synchronous orbit.
Listening to satellite radio
The digital signals from the satellites are line-of-sight, which means that physical obstructionssuch as bridges, tunnels, etc, may temporarilyinterfere with signal reception.
Avoid any obstructions, such as metallic objectstransported on roof racks or in a ski box, or otherantennas that may impede signals from the
SiriusXM® satellites.

Selecting SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio
mode
1. From the center display's Home view, swipefrom right to left to come to App view.
2.Tap the SiriusXM® Satellite radio icon.

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Home view with SiriusXM® Satellite radio activated
If there is no subscription activated, tap channel1, where you will be prompted on the screen to
phone SiriusXM®.
If a cell phone is paired and connected to thevehicle, you can also subscribe by:
1.From Home view, pull down the Settingsmenu.
2.Open the settings menu for SiriusXM® Satel-lite radio.
3.Tap Unsubscribed Services
4.Tap the phone number to call SiriusXM®,who will activate the subscription of yourchoice. This may take several minutes.
When the subscription has been activated, tap
the SiriusXM® Satellite radio icon to start the
function and display the channel list included inyour subscription.

Related information
•Using SiriusXM® Satellite radio radio*(p. 440)
•SiriusXM Travel Link* (p. 443)
Using SiriusXM® Satellite radio
radio*
SiriusXM® Satellite radio offers several featuresfor finding and listening to music, news, sportingevents, etc. being broadcast on satellite radiostations.

SiriusXM ®
Satellite radio functions
With SiriusXM® Satellite radio activated, tapLibrary to display a screen offering the followingfunctions:
•Search (the magnifying glass icon)
•Channels
•Favorites
•Categories
If you have used this view previously, you will bereturned to the most recently used one.