2018 CHEVROLET BOLT EV infotainment

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2. Touch Phone, then touch5on
the infotainment display,
or press
gon the steering
wheel controls.
Settings
1. Touch
T.
2. Touch Settings, then select an item from the menu and adjust
the settings by selecting from
the available options. See
Settings 0180.
Gallery
1. Touch
T.
2. Touch Gallery, then touch
'
menu to view picture files
contained in the USB storage
device.
Software Updates
Over-the-Air Software Updates
If equipped, the infotainment system
can download and install select
software updates over a wireless
connection. The system will prompt for certain updates to be
downloaded and installed. There is
also an option to check for updates
manually.
To manually check for updates,
touch Settings on the Home Page,
followed by Software Information,
and then System Update. Follow the
on-screen prompts. Steps for
downloading and installing updates
may vary by vehicle.
Downloading Over-the-Air vehicle
software updates requires Internet
connectivity, which can be accessed
through the vehicle’
s built-in OnStar
4G LTE connection, if equipped and
active. If required, data plans are
provided by a third party. Optionally,
a secure Wi-Fi hotspot such as a
compatible mobile device hotspot,
home hotspot, or public hotspot can
be used. Applicable data rates may
apply.
To connect the infotainment system
to a secured mobile device hotspot,
home hotspot, or public hotspot,
touch Settings on the Home Page,
followed by Wi-Fi, and then Manage
Wi-Fi Networks. Select the appropriate Wi-Fi network, and
follow the on-screen prompts.
Download speeds may vary.
On most compatible mobile devices,
activation of the Wi-Fi hotspot is in
the Settings menu under Mobile
Network Sharing, Personal Hotspot,
Mobile Hotspot, or similar.
Availability of Over-the-Air vehicle
software updates varies by vehicle
and country. For more information
on this feature, see
www.my.chevrolet.com/learn.

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Radio
AM-FM Radio
Listening to AM-FM Radio
1. TouchT.
2. Touch Audio, then Source.
3. Touch FM or AM. The most recently listened to AM or FM
radio station is displayed.
RDS (Radio Data System) function
is only available in countries that
support this function.
Searching for Stations
Automatically
Pressgordto automatically
search for an available station with
good reception.
If RDS is supported, it will tune to
the station and may include
additional information such as time,
station identification, and program
information.
Searching for Stations Directly
1. Touch Tune. 2. Using the keypad, enter the
desired station number.
Touching the period between digits
is not necessary. The radio will add
it automatically at the correct
location.
Favorite Preset Operation
Saving Favorites 1. Select the band.
2. Select the desired station.
3. Touch
qor touch and hold the
favorite in the Favorites list to
overwrite.
4. To delete it from the Favorites list, touch
q, or swipe the
station from the list on the right.
Up to 15 radio stations can be
saved in the Favorites list.
Listening to Favorites Directly 1. Touch Favorites to see the list of favorites.
2. Touch the desired station. The steering wheel controls can
also be used to select favorites. See
Steering Wheel Controls
0109.
Using the AM or FM
Radio Menu
General Operation of the Menu
1. Select the desired band.
2. Touch Menu.
3. Touch the desired menu to select the item or to display the
item’s detailed menu.
4. Touch
qNow Playing to return
to the previous menu.
Current Station Information 1. From the FM Menu, touch Browse Audio.
2. Touch Current Station Information to display the
station information.
AM or FM Stations 1. From the AM or FM Menu, touch Browse Audio.

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2. Touch AM Stations or FMStations. The AM List or FM
List is displayed.
FM Categories 1. From the FM Menu, touch Browse Audio.
2. Touch FM Categories.
3. Touch the desired category and station.
The FM category list is only
available for RDS (Radio Data
System).
Update AM or FM Stations 1. From the FM or AM Menu, touch Browse Audio.
2. Touch Update AM Stations or Update FM Stations.
Tone Settings 1. From the AM or FM Menu, touch Audio Settings.
2. Touch Tone Settings to enterthe sound setup mode. The
Tone settings menu is
displayed.
.Bass : Touch - or + to
adjust the bass level
manually.
. Mid (Midrange) : Touch - or
+ to adjust the midrange
level manually.
. Treble : Touch - or + to
adjust the treble level
manually. .
Fade : Adjust the front/rear
speaker balance by
dragging the dot in the
vehicle interior image.
. Balance : Adjust the left/
right speaker balance by
dragging the dot in the
vehicle interior image.
. EQ (Equalizer) : Select or
turn off the sound style:
Talk, Rock, Jazz, Pop,
Country, Classical,
or Custom. If equipped with
Bose premium audio, only
Talk and Custom are
available.
3. Touch
0to return to the
previous menu.
Auto Volume
When Auto Volume is turned on, the
volume will automatically be
controlled according to the vehicle
speed to offset the noise from
outside. 1. From the AM or FM Menu, touch Audio Settings.
2. Touch Auto Volume.

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3. Select the desired option: Off,Low, Medium-Low, Medium,
Medium-High, or High.
RDS
The RDS function can be set
for FM. 1. From the FM Menu, touch Audio Settings.
2. Set RDS to On or Off.
Satellite Radio
Vehicles equipped with a SiriusXM®
satellite radio tuner and a valid
SiriusXM satellite radio subscription
can receive SiriusXM programming.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio
Service
SiriusXM is a satellite radio service
based in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces.
SiriusXM satellite radio has a wide
variety of programming and
commercial-free music, coast to
coast, and in digital-quality sound.
A fee is required to receive the
SiriusXM service. Refer to:
.
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-888-601-6296 (U.S.).
. www.siriusxm.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 (Canada).
Listening to SXM Radio
1. TouchT.
2. Touch Audio, then Source.
3. Touch SXM. The most recently listened to SXM channel is
displayed.
Searching for Channels
Automatically
Pressgordto automatically
search for available channels.
Searching for Channels
Directly
1. Touch Tune.
2. Using the keypad, enter the desired channel.
Searching for Channels Using
Favorites
Saving Favorites
1. Select the desired channel.
2. Touch
qor touch and hold the
favorite in the list to overwrite.
3. To delete a channel from Favorites, touch
q, or swipe
the channel from the list on the
right.
Up to 15 channels can be
saved in the Favorites list.
Listening to Favorites Directly 1. Touch Favorites to see the list of favorites.
2. Touch the desired channel.
Using the SXM Radio Menu
General Operation of the Menu 1. Touch Menu on the SXM radio screen.
2. Touch Browse Audio or Audio Settings to select and display
the item’ s detailed menu.

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3. TouchqNow Playing to return
to the previous screen.
Browse Audio
. Current Channel Information
Touch Current Channel
Information. The channel
information is displayed.
. SXM Channels
Touch SXM Channels. The SXM
List is displayed.
. SXM Categories
SXM categories are defined by
the SiriusXM service provider.
Touch SXM Categories, then
touch the desired category and
channel.
Audio Settings
. Tone Settings
Set up sound features from the
Tone Settings menu. See “Tone
Settings” under“AM-FM Radio”
previously in this section. .
Auto Volume
Volume will be automatically
controlled. See “Auto Volume”
under “AM-FM Radio” previously
in this section.
. Explicit Content Filter
Choose this menu item to turn
On or Off the filtering of explicit
channels from SXM. When
selected, this item will give a
brief description of the feature
and a list item can be set to On
or Off. From the SXM Menu,
touch Audio Settings. Set
Explicit Content Filter feature to
On or Off to allow for a filtered
list of channels.
Multi-Band Antenna
If equipped, the roof antenna is for
GPS (Global Positioning System).
Keep clear of obstructions for clear
reception.
Mobile Phone Usage
Mobile phone usage can cause
interference with the vehicle's radio.
Unplug the mobile phone or turn it
off if this occurs.
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 occur when
things like storms and power lines
interfere with radio reception. When
this happens, try reducing the treble
on the radio.

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Audio Players
USB Port
The USB ports are in the center
console and are for data and
charging. If equipped, there are two
USB charge ports in the rear of the
center console. The infotainment
system can play the music files
contained in the USB storage
device or a device that supports
MTP or iPod/iPhone devices.
Before Using the Audio
System
Supported Audio File Formats
.MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer 3,
MPEG-2 Layer 3)
Constant Bit Rate (CBR)
between 8 and 320 kbps
Variable Bit Rate (VBR)
Sampling frequencies of 8,
11.025, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32,
44.1, and 48 kHz
. Windows Media Audio
Windows Media Audio 10 CBR between 32 and 768 kbps
VBR (Standard), Professional,
Lossless, or higher according to
Microsoft specifications
Sampling frequencies of 8, 12,
16, 22, 32, 44.1, and 48 kHz
. AAC (MPEG-4 AAC, Low
Complexity Profile) and AAC+
CBR between 8 and 320 kbps
. OGG Vorbis
. Waveform (WAV –PCM
Windows format)
. Audio Interchange File
Format (AIFF)
. 3GPP (Generally used for
mobile devices)
. Audio Books (MP3, WMA,
AAC, AA)
Guidelines for Using a USB
Storage Device and iPod/iPhone
. Operation cannot be guaranteed
if the HDD built-in USB mass
storage device or CF or SD
memory card is connected by using a USB adaptor. Use a
USB or flash memory type
storage device.
. Avoid static electricity discharge
when connecting or
disconnecting the USB.
If connection and disconnection
are repeated many times in a
short time, this may cause a
problem in using the device.
. Operation is not guaranteed if
the connecting terminal of the
USB device is not metal.
. Connection with i-Stick Type
USB storage devices may be
faulty due to vehicle vibration.
. Do not touch the USB
connecting terminal with an
object or any part of your body.
. The USB storage device can
only be recognized when it is
formatted in FAT16/32, NTFS,
HFS+. exFAT and other file
systems cannot be recognized.

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.According to the type and
capacity of the USB storage
device and the type of the stored
file, the time it takes to recognize
the files may differ.
. Files in some USB storage
devices may not be recognized
due to compatibility problems.
. Do not disconnect the USB
storage device while it is being
played. This may cause damage
to the device or may affect the
performance of the USB device.
. The infotainment system can
only support two USB devices
for the front USB ports.
. Disconnect the connected USB
storage device when the vehicle
is off.
. USB storage devices can only
be connected to this device for
the purpose of playing music,
viewing photo files,
or upgrading.
. The USB terminal of the device
should not be used to charge
USB accessory equipment since the heat generation using the
USB terminal may cause
performance issues or damage
to the device.
. When the logical drive is
separated from a mass USB
storage device, only the files
from the top-level logical drive
can be played for USB music
files. For this reason, store
music files to be played in the
top-level drive of the device.
Music files in a particular USB
storage device may not play
normally if an application is
loaded by partitioning a separate
drive inside the USB device.
. Music files to which DRM (Digital
Right Management) is applied
cannot be played.
. The infotainment system can
support USB storage devices
that are in capacity with a limit of
5,000 files (music and photo),
and 15 stages of folder
structure. Normal usage cannot
be guaranteed for storage
devices that exceed this limit. The iPod/iPhone can play all
music files supported. The music
file lists display up to 5,000 files
on the screen in alphabetical
order.
. Some iPod/iPhone devices may
not support the connectivity or
functionality of the infotainment
system.
. Only connect the iPod/iPhone
with connection cables
supported by iPod/iPhone
devices. Other connection
cables cannot be used.
. When the iPod/iPhone device is
not being used, keep it
disconnected from the USB port
when the vehicle is off.
. Connect the iPod/iPhone to the
USB port by using the iPod/
iPhone cable to play the music
files on the iPod/iPhone. When
the iPod/iPhone is connected to
the AUX port, the music files are
played, but not controlled by
MyLink.
. iPod/iPhone movie file playback
is not supported.

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.The playback functions and the
information display items of the
iPod/iPhone used with this
infotainment system may be
different from the iPod/iPhone in
terms of play order, method, and
information displayed.
. See the manufacturer for
information related to the search
function provided by the iPod/
iPhone device.
USB Player
Playing USB Storage Device
Music Files
Connect the USB storage device
containing the music files to the
USB port.
.Once the infotainment system
finishes reading the information
on the USB storage device, play
will begin automatically unless
USB Auto Launch has been set
to Off in Settings.
. If a non-readable USB storage
device is connected, an error
message will appear and the
infotainment system will
automatically switch to the
previous audio function.
If the USB storage device is already
connected, touch
T, Audio, Source,
and USB to play the USB music
files. Ending USB Music File Playback
1. Touch Source.
2. Select another function by touching AM, FM, AUX,
or Bluetooth.
To remove the USB storage device,
select another function, and then
remove the USB storage device.
Pause Touch
jduring playback.
Touch
rto resume playback.
Playing the Next File Touch
dto play the next file.
Playing the Previous File Touch
gwithin five seconds of
playback time to play the
previous file.
Returning to the Beginning of the
Current File Touch
gafter five seconds of
playback time.