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The following options can be
adjusted:
.Voice Prompts On/Off
. Voice Volume
. Prompts During Phone Calls
On/Off
Voice Prompts : Touch the Voice
Prompts option to toggle voice
prompts On and Off.
Voice Volume : Adjust the loudness
of the audio feedback by touching −
or +. If a maneuver prompt is being
played, and the main volume is
adjusted, the prompt volume will
update and be saved. Prompts During Phone Calls :
When enabled, the system plays a
shorter prompt while on a phone
call. This setting can be configured
as to whether a prompt would be
heard during a phone conversation.
When this setting is Off, only the
short alert tone is played when
approaching the maneuver.
Voice Prompts Mute Icon
Touch the Mute icon on the left side
of the map while in map view to turn
voice prompts On or Off.
Current Location
Touch the Current Location option to
display a Current Location list.
The following information is
displayed on the Current
Location list:
.
Nearest Address
. Lat/Long
. Nearest Hospital
. Nearest Police
. Nearest Fuel
. Nearest Service
Touching any of the options will
display the Destination Details view
for that location to allow guidance to
the selected location.
Touch Nearest Address and then
touch Save to store the current
location to the Address Book.

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Audio Information
Touch to turn the audio information
view on or off from the main
map view.
The audio status display contains:
.Station Frequency
. Artist Information
. Song Information
.
r/jor Station and Channel
Controls
Press the
g,7ord,6station
controls to go to the next or
previous strong signal station or
digital channel.
When the audio status pane
displays Artist and Song
information, press
g,7ord,6
to go to the next or previous track
based on the current media mode. Day/Night Mode
Touch to access the Day/Night
Mode menu.
The options are:
.
Day Mode: Brightens the map
background.
. Night Mode: Darkens the map
background.
. Auto: Adjusts the display
background automatically
depending on the exterior
lighting conditions. Routing Preferences
Touch the Routing Preferences
option to access the Routing
Preferences menu. Options on how
the routes are created for route
guidance are listed on this menu.
Route Style
Touch this option to change the
route type preferences.
The options are:
.
Fast (default)
. Eco Friendly (if equipped)
. Short
. Configure Eco Profile
The Configure Eco Profile can be
used to configure two parameters
for the Eco Friendly route. These
parameters are roof load and trailer.
For each parameter, the options are
None, Small, Medium, and Large.
Touch to scroll through the list. The
default for both is None.
These preferences are used for all
routes generated.

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.k:Touch this icon display. The
draw speed setting will adjust
the speed of the character
recognition feature. The settings
are: Faster, Default, and Slower.
. Audio Feedback: Touch to turn
Audio Feedback On or Off.
Audio feedback is an audible
response to an action that has
occurred while using the
Character Recognition.
. ABC/abc: Select from the touch
screen to view the available
character sets. Select a
character set to change. Multiple
character sets may not be
supported by some regions. This
button also displays the
sentence case of upper or lower
case characters that are
currently active in a mixed case
mode. If only one character set
is available for the desired
region, touching the character
recognition will only open and
close the character recognition
window. If mixed case character mode is
supported, the last characters of
character recognition will be
upper and lower case.
One-Shot Search
Enter a full or partial Address,
Contact, or POI into the search bar
and the system will search and
display all of the matches.
The contacts that are searched
include both the connected phone’s
contacts list and the vehicle’s
contacts list.
Search Process
The process of prioritizing the
search is to help shorten the length
of time at finding the results. If there
is a 100% match found when a
search type is carried out, the
remaining searches abort.
The system conducts the search in
the following order: 1. Vehicle Contacts List
2. Connected Phone Contacts List 3. POIs
4. Addresses
The Contacts are done first because
the list will be relatively short and
can be done quickly.
POIs are done next because the
amount of time it takes to search for
the average POI is consistent. The
less deviation during a search would
mean an average of less time taken.
The Addresses are last because the
standard deviation for an address
search is very large. Some address
searches are very quick, but others
may take very long. Because of this,
the address search would not be
conducted unless a good match
could not be found in either
Contacts or POIs.
Autocomplete
The autocomplete is preloaded with
all recent destinations and POI
category names. Previous POI
name searches are remembered.

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When a maneuver is approached
that has city lane guidance
information, it replaces the normal
maneuver indicator.
The arrows will expand toward the
center of the screen so that the
maneuvers can be identified in an
easier way.
Highway Lane Guidance
The junction view image displays on
the right edge of the screen and
temporarily covers the Distance
information. The current vehicle
position and street name is moved
left and centered in the available
map display when this is displayed.Off-Road Mode
When the vehicle is off-road, the
system displays the off-road arrow
in the turn indicator and displays
“Off Road Location”
in the street
name field.
Destination Arrival
The route review information
displays in the turn indicator location
and the destination address
displays in the street name field.
Audio Information
The audio information remains in
the same position in the lower right
corner of the display.
The current street name information
remains in the same location, but
will truncate if needed.
Turn List
Touch the next turn indicator shown
on the map to display the turn list or
waypoint list. The interaction
selector is minimized automatically.
Touch
lto reveal the following
options: Destination
Touch Destination to add a waypoint
or change the destination while
viewing the turn list. When
Destination is touched, the display
shows the Destination screens.
End Guidance
Touch the End Guidance option to
suspend the current route in the turn
list. When End Guidance is touched,
the turn list is exited and the display
returns to the main map view.
Avoid Areas
Touch the Avoid Areas option to
select the highway name that is to
be avoided. The system shows a
pop-up asking how many miles or if
the entire road should be avoided.

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Voice Recognition
Voice recognition allows for
hands-free operation within the
navigation, audio, phone, and
weather applications. This feature
can be started by pressing
gon the
steering wheel controls or by
touching
gon the infotainment
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 touches 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
controls, and are not supported by
voice commands. In general there are flexible ways to
speak commands for completing the
tasks. Most of them, except
destination entry and voice keypad,
can be completed in a single
command. If the task takes more
than one command to complete, the
first command should be to indicate
the kind of task to be performed, like
“Navigation Destination Entry.”
The
system replies with prompts that
lead you through a dialog to enter
the necessary information. For
example, if a destination for route
guidance is needed, say
“Navigation” or“Destination Entry.”
Voice recognition can be used when
the ignition is on or when Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) is active.
See “Retained Accessory Power
(RAP)” in the owner ’s manual.
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
gon the steering wheel
controls to activate voice
recognition, or touch
gon the
infotainment 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.
A voice recognition system
prompt can be interrupted while
it is playing by pressing
gon
the steering wheel controls
again.
For example, if the prompt
seems to be taking too long to
finish, press
gagain and the
beep should happen
right away.

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without waiting for the prompt to
complete, press
gagain 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 David Smith
at work,” “Play” followed by the
artist or song name, or “Tune”
followed by the radio station
number.
. Navigation destinations are too
complex for a single command.
First, state a command that
explains the type of destination
needed, such as I want
directions to an “Address,”
“Navigate to an intersection,” “I
need to find a Place of Interest
or POI,” or“Directions to a
Contact.” The system responds
with requesting more details.
After saying “Place of Interest,”
only major chains are available by name. Chains are businesses
with at least 20 locations. For
other POIs, say the name of a
category like
“Restaurants,”
“Shopping Malls,” or“Hospitals.”
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.
If the phone number has been
saved with a name and a place, the
direct command should include
both, for example “Call David Smith
at work.”
Using Voice Recognition for
List Options
When a list is displayed, a voice
prompt will ask to confirm or select
an option from that list. A selection
can be made by manually selecting
the item, or by speaking the line
number for the item to select.
When a screen contains a list, there
may be options that are available
but not displayed. The list on a
voice recognition screen functions
the same as a list on other screens.
Scrolling or flinging can be used to
help display other entries from
the list.
Manually scrolling or paging the list
on a screen during a voice
recognition session suspends the
current voice recognition event and
plays the prompt “Make your
selection from the list using the
manual controls, press
qBACK or
SBACK on the center stack,
or touch the Back icon on the
infotainment display to try again.”

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If manual selection takes more than
15 seconds, the session terminates
and prompts that it has timed out.
The screen returns to the screen
where voice recognition was
initiated.
The Back Command
Say“Back,” press
qBACK
or
SBACK on the center stack,
or touch the Back icon on the
infotainment display to go to the
previous screen.
If in voice recognition, and “Back”is
stated all the way through to the
initial screen, then “Back”is stated
one more time, the voice recognition
session will cancel.
Help
Say “Help” on any voice recognition
screen and the help prompt for the
screen is played. Additionally, a
pop-up displays a text version of the
help prompt. Depending on how
voice recognition was initiated, the
Help pop-up will either display on the instrument cluster or the
infotainment display. Touch Dismiss
to make the pop-up go away.
Pressing
gon the steering wheel
controls while the help prompt is
playing will terminate the prompt
and a beep will be heard. Doing this
will stop the help prompt so that a
voice command can be used.
Voice Recognition for the
Radio
All audio screens have a voice
recognition icon (
g) to launch audio
voice recognition. If the voice icon is
touched in a radio screen, the voice
commands for radio and media
features are available.
“Switch to AM” :Switch bands to
AM and tune to the last AM radio
station.
“Switch to FM” :Switch bands to
FM and tune to the last FM radio
station.
“Switch to SXM” :Switch bands to
SiriusXM and tune to the last
SiriusXM channel. “Tune to AM”
:
Tune to the radio station whose
frequency is identified in the
command (like “nine fifty”).
“Tune to FM” :
Tune to the radio station whose
frequency is identified in the
command (like “one oh one
point one”).
“Tune to SXM number>” :Tune to the SiriusXM
radio station whose channel number
is identified in the command.
“Tune to SXM name>” :Tune to the SiriusXM
radio station whose channel name
is identified in the command.
Voice Recognition for Audio
My Media
If browsing My Media when the
voice icon is selected, the voice
recognition commands for My Media
features are available.
“Play Artist” :Begin a dialog to
enter a specific artist name.

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“Play Artist ”:
Begin playback of the media
selection identified in the command.
“Play Album” :Begin a dialog to
enter a specific album name.
“Play Album ” :
Begin playback of the identified
album name in the command.
“Play Song” :Begin a dialog to
enter a specific song name.
“Play Song ” :Begin
playback of the identified song
name in the command.
“Play Genre” :Begin a dialog to
enter a specific genre.
“Play Genre ” :
Begin playback of the media
selection identified in the command.
“Play Playlist” :Begin a dialog to
enter a specific playlist name.
“Play Playlist ” :
Begin playback of the identified
playlist in the command. “Play ”
:Play
music from a specific device
identified by name. The device
name is the name displayed on the
screen when the device is first
selected as an audio source.
“Play Chapter” :Begin a dialog to
enter a specific name.
“Play Chapter ” :
Begin playback of the media
selection identified in the command.
“Play Audiobook” :Begin a dialog
to enter a specific name.
“Play Audiobook name>” :Begin playback of the
media selection identified in the
command.
“Play CD Track number>” :Begin playback of the
CD at the track identified in the
command.
“Play Episode” :Begin a dialog to
enter a specific name.
“Play Episode name>” :Begin playback of the
media selection identified in the
command. “Play Podcast”
:Begin a dialog to
enter a specific name.
“Play Podcast name>” :Begin playback of the
media selection identified in the
command.
“Play Video” :Begin a dialog to
enter a specific name.
“Play Video