2018 CHEVROLET COLORADO ac system

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.Calibrate Touchscreen
. Turn Display Off
Mode
Select to change the display
screen mode.
Select Auto, Day, or Night.
Calibrate Touchscreen
Select to calibrate the touchscreen,
then follow the prompts.
Turn Display Off
Select to turn the display off. Touch
anywhere on the infotainment
display area or press any
infotainment control on the center
stack to turn the display on.
Rear Camera
Select and the following may
display:
. Guidance Lines
Guidance Lines
Select to turn Off or On. See Rear
Vision Camera (RVC) 0250.
Return to Factory Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Restore Vehicle Settings
. Clear All Private Data
. Restore Radio Settings
Restore Vehicle Settings
This allows selection of restoring
vehicle settings.
Select Restore or Cancel.
Clear All Private Data
Select to clear all private information
from the vehicle.
Select Delete or Cancel.
Restore Radio Settings
This allows selection to restore
radio settings.
Select Restore or Cancel.
Software Information
Select to view the infotainment
system current software information.
Wi-Fi
Select and the following may
display:
. Wi-Fi
. Manage Wi-Fi Networks
Wi-Fi
This feature allows Wi-Fi networks
to be turned off or on.
Select Off or On.
Manage Wi-Fi Networks
Select to manage Wi-Fi networks.
Wi-Fi must be on for this feature to
be accessed.

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . 142
Exterior Lamps OffReminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . 145
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fog Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel Illumination Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cargo Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Battery Load Management . . . 148 Battery Power Protection . . . . . 149
Exterior Lighting Battery
Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the
steering wheel.
O: Turns off the automatic
headlamps and Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL). Turn the headlamp
control to
Oagain to turn the
automatic headlamps or DRL
back on.
For vehicles first sold in Canada, off
will only work when the vehicle is in
P (Park).

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To use it, pull the turn signal lever
toward you, then release it.
If the headlamps are in the
automatic position or on low beam,
the high-beam headlamps will turn
on. They will stay on as long as you
hold the lever toward you. The
high-beam indicator on the
instrument cluster will come on.
Release the lever to return to
normal operation.
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL)
DRL can make it easier for others to
see the front of the vehicle during
the day. Fully functional DRL are
required on all vehicles first sold in
Canada.
The DRL system comes on when
the following conditions are met:
.The ignition is on.
. The exterior lamp control is
in AUTO.
. The transmission is not in
P (Park). .
The light sensor determines it is
daytime.
When the DRL system is on, only
the DRL are on. The taillamps,
sidemarker lamps, instrument panel
lights, and other lamps will not
be on.
When it begins to get dark, the
automatic headlamp system
switches from DRL to the
headlamps.
To turn off the DRL, turn the exterior
lamp control to
Oand then release.
For vehicles first sold in Canada, off
will only work when the vehicle is
parked.
Automatic Headlamp
System
When the exterior lamp control is
set to AUTO and it is dark enough
outside, the headlamps come on
automatically.
There is a light sensor on top of the
instrument panel. Do not cover the
sensor, otherwise the headlamps
will come on when they are not
needed.
The system may also turn on the
headlamps when driving through a
parking garage or tunnel.
If the vehicle is started in a dark
garage, the automatic headlamp
system comes on immediately. If it
is light outside when the vehicle
leaves the garage, there is a slight
delay before the automatic
headlamp system changes to the
DRL. During that delay, the
instrument cluster may not be as
bright as usual. Make sure the
instrument panel brightness control

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is in the full bright position. See
Instrument Panel Illumination
Control0147.
When it is bright enough outside,
the headlamps will turn off or may
change to Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL).
The automatic headlamp system
turns off when the exterior lamp
control is turned to
Oor the ignition
is off.
Lights On with Wipers
If the windshield wipers are
activated in daylight with the engine
on, and the exterior lamp control is
in AUTO, the headlamps, parking
lamps, and other exterior lamps
come on. The transition time for the
lamps coming on varies based on
wiper speed. When the wipers are
not operating, these lamps turn off.
Move the exterior lamp control to
O
or;to disable this feature.
Hazard Warning Flashers
|: Press to make the front and
rear turn signal lamps flash on and
off. Press again to turn the
flashers off.
When the hazard warning flashers
are on, the vehicle's turn signals will
not work.
Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change.
Move the turn signal lever all the
way up or down to signal a turn.
Raise or lower the lever for less
than one second until the arrow
starts to flash to signal a lane
change. This causes the turn
signals to automatically flash three
times. Holding the turn signal lever
for more than one second will cause
the turn signals to flash until the
lever is released.
The lever returns to its starting
position whenever it is released.

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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . 151
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 158
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . 172 Bluetooth (Voice
Recognition) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
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.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid
distraction by disabling some

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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 0199.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0220.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.

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Overview1.{
.Press to go to the Home
Page. See Home Page
0 153.
2.
7
. Radio: Press and release to
go to the previous station or
channel. Press and hold to
fast seek the next strongest
previous station or channel.
. USB/BT Music/Pictures:
Press and hold to go to the
previous content. Press and
hold to fast rewind.
3.
O
. Press to turn the power on.
. Press and hold to turn the
power off.
. Press to mute the system
when on.
. Turn to decrease or
increase the volume.

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4.6
.Radio: Press and release to
go to the next station or
channel. Press and hold to
fast seek the next strongest
station or channel.
. USB/BT Music/Pictures:
Press and hold to go to the
next content. Press and
hold to fast forward.
5.
#
. Press and release to
access the phone screen,
answer an incoming call,
or access the device home
screen. Press and hold to
access Press to Talk.
Home Page
Infotainment Display Buttons
Infotainment display buttons show
on the screen 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,
SXM (if equipped), USB/iPod/
Bluetooth Audio, or AUX. See
AM-FM Radio 0154, Satellite Radio
0 156, USB Port 0159, Bluetooth
Audio 0165, or Auxiliary Jack
0 165.
Gallery : Touch to view a picture.
See USB Port 0159.
Phone : Touch to activate the
phone features (if equipped).
See Bluetooth (Infotainment
Controls) 0178 orBluetooth
(Overview) 0172 orBluetooth
(Voice Recognition) 0174. Projection :
Touch to access
supported devices when connected.
See USB Port 0159.
Settings : Touch to access the
Personalization menu. See Vehicle
Personalization 0136.
Climate : Touch to access the
Climate menu.
See Climate Control Systems 0191
or Automatic Climate Control
System 0193.
OnStar : If equipped, touch to
access the OnStar menu. See
OnStar Overview 0396.
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.