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LINK TO DRIVE MODE :The light
color is matched to the color being
used for the drive mode.
Reading Lamps
The reading lamps are in the
overhead console. The lamps go on
when a door is opened. When the
doors are closed, press
mornto
turn on each lamp.
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lamps turn on briefly at night, or in
areas with limited lighting, when
K
is pressed on the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter. When a
door is opened, the interior lamps
come on. They stay on for about
20 seconds. When all of the doors
have been closed or the ignition is
turned on, they gradually fade out.
This feature can be changed. See
“Vehicle Locator Lights” under
Vehicle Personalization 0137.
Exit Lighting
Some exterior lamps and interior
lights come on at night, or in areas
with limited lighting, when the driver
door is opened after the ignition is
turned off. The interior lamps come
on after the ignition is turned off.
The exterior lamps and interior
lamps remain on for a set amount of
time, then automatically turn off. The exterior lamps turn off
immediately by turning the exterior
lamp control off.
This feature can be changed. See
Vehicle Personalization
0137.
Theater Dimming
This feature allows for a three to five
second fade out of the interior
lamps instead of having them turn
off immediately.
Battery Load
Management
The vehicle has Electric Power
Management (EPM) that estimates
the battery's temperature and state
of charge. It then adjusts the voltage
for best performance and extended
life of the battery.
When the battery's state of charge
is low, the voltage is raised slightly
to quickly bring the charge back up.
When the state of charge is high,
the voltage is lowered slightly to
prevent overcharging. If the vehicle
has a voltmeter gauge or a voltage
display on the Driver Information
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Center (DIC), you may see the
voltage move up or down. This is
normal. If there is a problem, an
alert will be displayed.
The battery can be discharged at
idle if the electrical loads are very
high. This is true for all vehicles.
This is because the generator
(alternator) may not be spinning fast
enough at idle to produce all of the
power needed for very high
electrical loads.
A high electrical load occurs when
several of the following are on, such
as: headlamps, high beams, rear
window defogger, climate control fan
at high speed, heated seats, engine
cooling fans, trailer loads, and loads
plugged into accessory power
outlets.
EPM works to prevent excessive
discharge of the battery. It does this
by balancing the generator's output
and the vehicle's electrical needs.
It can increase engine idle speed to
generate more power whenever
needed. It can temporarily reduce
the power demands of some
accessories.Normally, these actions occur in
steps or levels, without being
noticeable. In rare cases at the
highest levels of corrective action,
this action may be noticeable to the
driver. If so, a DIC message might
be displayed and it is recommended
that the driver reduce the electrical
loads as much as possible.
Battery Power Protection
This feature shuts off the interior
lamps if they are left on for more
than 10 minutes when the ignition is
off. This helps to prevent the battery
from running down.
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver
The exterior lamps turn off about
10 minutes after the ignition is
turned off, if the parking lamps or
headlamps have been manually left
on. This protects against draining
the battery. To restart the 10-minute
timer, turn the exterior lamp control
to the off position and then back to
the parking lamp or headlamp
position.
To keep the lamps on for more than
10 minutes, the ignition must be on
or in ACC/ACCESSORY.
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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . 156
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Antenna (Convertible Only) . . . 163
Backglass Antenna(Coupe Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 164
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Performance Data
Recorder (PDR)
Performance Data Recorder (PDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . 176
Bluetooth (InfotainmentControls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Introduction
Infotainment
Base radio 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.
{Warning
Taking 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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The 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 0195.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0215.Theft-Deterrent Feature
The infotainment system has an
electronic security system installed
to prevent theft.
The infotainment system only works
in the vehicle in which it was first
installed, and cannot be used in
another vehicle.
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4.d
.Radio: Press and release to
go to the next station or
channel. Press and hold to
fast seek the next track or
strongest station or
channel.
. USB/Music/Pictures: Press
to go to the next content.
Press and hold to fast
forward.
5.
5
. Press and release to
access the phone screen,
answer an incoming call,
or access the device home
screen.
Home Page
Infotainment Display
Infotainment display icons show
when available. When a function is
unavailable, the button may gray
out. When a function is selected, the
button may highlight.
Home Page Features
Press{to go to the Home Page.
Audio : Touch to select AM, FM,
SiriusXM (if equipped), USB/iPod/
Bluetooth Audio, or AUX.
Gallery : Touch to view a picture.
Phone : Touch to activate the
phone features (if equipped).
See Bluetooth (Overview) 0176 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 177.
Projection : Touch to access
supported devices when connected.
See USB Port 0164.
Settings : Touch to access the
Personalization menu. See Vehicle
Personalization 0137. Climate :
If equipped, touch to
access the Climate menu.
See Automatic Climate Control
System 0186 orDual Automatic
Climate Control System 0189.
OnStar : If equipped, touch to
access the OnStar menu. See
OnStar Overview 0362.
Lighting : If equipped, touch to
access the Lighting menu. See
Vehicle Personalization 0137.
Operation
Radio Controls
The infotainment system is operated
by using the center stack controls,
menus shown on the display, and
steering wheel controls.
Turning the System On or Off
O:Press to turn the radio on.
Press and hold to turn the radio off.
Automatic Switch-Off
If the infotainment system has been
turned on after the ignition is off, the
system will turn off automatically
after 10 minutes.
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Volume Control
O:Turn to increase or decrease.
Press when the system is on to
mute and unmute the system.
System Settings
Auto Volume
This feature automatically adjusts
the radio volume to compensate for
road and wind noise.
The level of volume compensation
can be selected, or the feature can
be turned off.
Auto Volume Settings
1. Touch SETTINGS on the Home Page.
2. Select Radio.
3. Select Auto Volume and choose between selections.
4. Touch
3on the infotainment
display to go back to the
source screen. Tone Settings
The tone settings can be set for
each radio band and each audio
player source.
Custom Tone Settings
1. Touch SETTINGS on the Home Page.
2. Select Radio.
3. Select Tone Settings. .Bass, Midrange, or Treble:
Touch −or +.
. Fader or Balance: Adjust
the front/rear or left/right
speakers by dragging the
dot in the vehicle image on
the display.
4. Touch
3on the infotainment
display to go back to the
source screen.
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.
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Menu
Touch to choose between available
menus for the current source.
Storing a Station as a Favorite
Stations from all bands can be
stored in any order in the favorite
pages.
Up to 25 stations can be stored.
Storing Stations
To store the station to a position in
the list, touch the corresponding
preset 1−5 until a beep is heard.1. Select the desired station.
2. Touch
SorTto select the
desired page of saved
favorites.
3. Touch and hold any of the presets to save the current
radio station to that location of
the selected favorites page.
To change a preset, tune to the new
desired radio station and touch and
hold the preset.
Satellite Radio
If equipped, vehicles 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.
During your trial or when you
subscribe, you will get unlimited
access to SiriusXM Radio Online for
when you are not in the vehicle.
A service fee is required to receive
the SiriusXM service. If SiriusXM
service needs to be reactivated, the
radio will display "No Subscription
Please Renew" on channel SXM1.
For more information, contact
SiriusXM at www.siriusxm.com or
1-888-601-6296 (U.S.), and
www.siriusxm.ca or 1-877-438-9677
(Canada).
Listening to SiriusXM Radio
1. Press{.
2. Touch AUDIO.
3. Touch Source.
4. Touch SXM and the most recent listened to SiriusXM
channel will display.
Selecting a Category
From Menu, touch Categories, then
touch the desired category or from
Categories, touch
QorRto find the
desired channel. Touch the channel
to select it.
Selecting a Channel
Pressgordto seek the previous
or next channel.
Using the Presets
Up to five favorites pages can be
saved, and each page can store up
to five channels.
To change a preset, tune to the new
desired channel then touch and hold
the preset.
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Listening to Preset Channels1. Touch
SorTrepeatedly to
select the desired
favorites page.
2. Touch the preset to listen to the channel.
Using the SiriusXM Menu
Operation
1. Touch MENU on the SXM radio screen.
2. Touch the menu to select the desired item or to display the
detail menu item.
3. Touch Back on the infotainment display to return to the
previous menu.
Channel List 1. Touch Channel List from the SXM menu. The channel list is
displayed.
2. Touch
QorRto find the
desired channel. Touch the
channel to select it. Tone Settings
1. Touch Tone Settings. See “Tone Settings” under
Operation 0158.
2. Touch Back on the infotainment display.
Auto Volume 1. Touch Auto Volume. See “Auto
Volume” underOperation
0 158.
2. Touch Back on the infotainment display.
Categories 1. Touch Categories.
2. Touch
QorRto find the
desired category. Touch the
category to select it.
Explicit Content Filter
When on, only a filtered list of
channels will be received. When off,
all regular SXM programming
subscribed to will be received. 1. Touch SXM Explicit Filter.
2. Select to enable or disable.
Radio Reception
Frequency interference and static
can occur during normal radio
reception if items such as mobile
phone chargers, vehicle
convenience accessories, and
external electronic devices are
plugged into the accessory power
outlet. If there is interference or
static, unplug the item from the
accessory power outlet.
FM
FM signals only reach about 16 to
65 km (10 to 40 mi). Although the
radio has a built-in electronic circuit
that automatically works to reduce
interference, some static can occur,
especially around tall buildings or
hills, causing the sound to fade in
and out.
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