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Vehicle
Personalization
Use the audio system controls to
access the personalization menus
for customizing vehicle features.
The following are all possible
personalization features. Depending
on the vehicle, some may not be
available.
Base Radio Audio System
Controls
{:Press to access the Home
Page Menu.
QorR: Touch to scroll through the
menus or setup items.
0: Touch to exit or return to the
previous screen or menu.
Uplevel Radio Audio System
Controls
1. Touch the desired feature to display a list of available
options.
2. Touch to select the desired feature setting. 3. Touch the back icon on the
infotainment display to return to
the previous menu or exit.
Personalization Menus
The following list of menu items may
be available:
. Time and Date
. Rear Seat Reminder
. Language
. Valet Mode
. Teen Driver
. Radio
. Vehicle
. Bluetooth
. Apple CarPlay
. Android Auto
. USB Auto Launch
. Voice
. Display
. Rear Camera
. Return to Factory Settings
. Software Information .
Wi-Fi
Each menu is detailed in the
following information.
Time and Date
Manually set the time and date. See
Clock 0128.
Rear Seat Reminder
This allows for a chime and a
message when the rear door has
been opened before or during
operation of the vehicle. See Rear
Seats 071.
Select Off or On.
Language
Select Language, then select from
the available language(s).
The selected language will display
on the system, and voice
recognition will reflect the selected
language.

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Ringtones
Touch to change the ring tone for
the specific phone. The phone does
not need to be connected to change
the ring tone.
Sort Order
Select to change the order of the
contacts list.
Select First/Last or Last/First.
Voice Mail Numbers
This feature displays the voice mail
number for all connected phones.
To change the voice mail number,
select EDIT. Type a new number,
then select Save.
Text Message Alerts
This allows the feature to be turned
on or off.
Select Off or On.
Apple CarPlay
Select and the following may
display:
.Apple CarPlay
. Manage Apple CarPlay Devices Apple CarPlay
This feature allows Apple devices to
be connected to the infotainment
system through a USB port.
Select Off or On.
Manage Apple CarPlay Devices
Select to manage Apple devices.
Apple CarPlay must be on for this
feature to be accessed.
Android Auto
Select and the following may
display:
.
Android Auto
. Manage Android Auto Devices
Android Auto
This feature allows Android devices
to be connected to the infotainment
system through a USB port.
Select Off or On.
Manage Android Auto Devices
Select to manage Android devices.
Android Auto must be on for this
feature to be accessed.
USB Auto Launch
This allows Android and Apple
CarPlay devices to automatically
connect when plugged into the
USB port.
Select Off or On.
Voice
Select and the following may
display:
. Confidence Threshold
. Prompt Length
. Audio Feedback Speed
. Display “What Can I Say?” Tips
Confidence Threshold
This feature allows the adjustment
of the sensitivity of the speech
recognition system.
Select Confirm More or
Confirm Less.
Prompt Length
This feature adjusts the voice
prompt length.
Select Short or Long.

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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . 176
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 184
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . 191
Bluetooth (Infotainment
Controls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Hands-Free Phone . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
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 these 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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Returning to the Beginning of the
Current Song
Touch
gafter two seconds of
playback time.
Search
Touch and hold
gorlto rewind
or fast forward.
Playing Music Randomly
Touch
Zduring playback. Touch
again to return to normal play.
This function may not be supported
depending on the Bluetooth device.
Do not change the track too quickly
when playing Bluetooth music.
Conditions that may occur when
playing Bluetooth music:
. It takes time to transmit data
from the Bluetooth device to the
infotainment system.
. If the cell phone or Bluetooth
device is not in the waiting
screen mode, it may not
automatically play. .
The infotainment system
transmits the order to play from
the Bluetooth device in the
Bluetooth music play mode.
If this is done in a different
mode, then the device transmits
the order to stop. Depending on
the Bluetooth device options,
this order to play/stop may take
time to activate.
. If the Bluetooth music playback
is not functioning, then check to
see if the Bluetooth device is in
the waiting screen mode.
. Sounds may be cut off during
the Bluetooth music playback.
. The infotainment system outputs
the audio from the cell phone or
Bluetooth device as it is
transmitted.
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto
If equipped, Android Auto and/or
Apple CarPlay capability may be
available through a compatible
smartphone. If available, PROJECTION will appear on the
Home Page of the infotainment
display.
To use Android Auto or Apple
CarPlay:
1. Download the Android Auto app to your phone from the
Google Play store. No app is
required for Apple CarPlay.
2. Connect an Android phone or iPhone by using the compatible
phone USB cable and plugging
into a USB data port. For best
performance, use the device’ s
factory-provided USB cable.
Aftermarket or third-party
cables may not work.
3. When the phone is first connected to activate Apple
CarPlay or Android Auto, the
message “Device Projection
Privacy Consent” will appear.
. Select Continue to launch
Apple CarPlay or
Android Auto.

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.Select Disable to remove
Apple CarPlay and Android
Auto capability from the
vehicle Settings menu.
Other functions may
still work.
PROJECTION on the Home Page
will change to Android Auto or Apple
CarPlay depending on the phone.
Android Auto and/or Apple CarPlay
may automatically launch upon USB
connection. If not, touch the
ANDROID AUTO and/or APPLE
CARPLAY icon on the Home Page
to launch.
Press
{on the center stack to
return to the Home Page.
For further information on how to set
up Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
in the vehicle, see my.chevrolet.com
or see Customer Assistance Offices
0 382.
Android Auto is provided by
Google and is subject to Google’ s
terms and privacy policy. Apple
CarPlay is provided by Apple and is
subject to Apple’ s terms and privacy
policy. Data plan rates apply. For Android Auto support see
https://support.google.com/
androidauto. For Apple CarPlay
support see www.apple.com/ios/
carplay/. Apple or Google may
change or suspend availability at
any time. Android Auto, Android,
Google, Google Play, and other
marks are trademarks of Google
Inc.; Apple CarPlay is a trademark
of Apple Inc.
Hands-Free Phone
General Information
Vehicles with a Hands-Free Phone
system can use a Bluetooth-capable
cell phone with a hands-free profile
to make and receive phone calls.
The infotainment system and voice
commands are used to operate the
system. Not all phones support all
functions and not all phones work
with the Hands-Free Phone system.
Hands-Free Phone Controls
Use the controls on the infotainment
system and the steering wheel to
operate the Hands-Free Phone
system.Steering Wheel Controls
Steering wheel controls can be
used to:
.
Answer incoming calls.
. Confirm system information.
. End a call.
. Decline a call.
. Cancel an operation.
. Make outgoing calls using the
call list.
g:Press to answer incoming calls.
c:Press to end a call, decline a
call, or cancel an operation.
Making a Call by Entering a Phone
Number
. Press
5on the center stack.
. Press
{, then touch PHONE on
the infotainment display.
. Press
gon the steering wheel.
If a wrong number is entered, touch
}to delete the number one digit at
a time, or touch and hold
}to
delete all digits of the number.

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Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Assistance Program, Roadside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Assistance Systems for Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Assistance Systems for
Parking and Backing . . . . . . . . . . 256
Audio Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . . 176
Automatic
Dimming Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Forward Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Transmission Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Automatic Transmission Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Shift Lock Control FunctionCheck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184B
Battery
Exterior Lighting BatterySaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Load Management . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Battery - North America . . . . 302, 348
Blade Replacement, Wiper . . . . . 304
Bluetooth Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 192
Brake Parking, Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
System Warning Light . . . . . . . . 143
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Antilock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Automatic Forward . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Braking System Front Pedestrian (FPB) . . . . . . . 263
Break-In, New Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 223
Bulb Replacement Headlamp Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Headlamps, Front Turn
Signal, and Sidemarker . . . . . 308 Bulb Replacement (cont'd)
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
License Plate Lamps . . . . . . . . . 308
Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
C
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
California Fuel Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Perchlorate Materials
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
California Proposition
65 Warning . . . . . . . . . .283, 302, 348,
Back Cover
Canadian Vehicle Owners . . . . . . . . 2
Capacities and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Carbon Monoxide Engine Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Winter Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Cargo
Management System . . . . . . . . . .119
Caution, Danger, and Warning . . . . 3
Center Console Storage . . . . . . . . 119
Chains, Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

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Operation (cont'd)Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 178
Ordering Service Publications . . . . . . . . . . 389
Outlets Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Overheating, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
P
Park Shifting Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Shifting Out of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Parking
Brake and P (Park)Mechanism Check . . . . . . . . . . 304
Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Over Things That Burn . . . . . . . 230
Parking Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Parking or Backing
Assistance Systems . . . . . . . . . . 256
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Passenger Compartment Air
Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . 91
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator . . . . . 145 Perchlorate Materials
Requirements, California . . . . . . 284
Personalization Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Phone Apple CarPlay andAndroid Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 192
Hands-Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Port USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Protection, Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Retained Accessory (RAP) . . . 228
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Pregnancy, Using Seat Belts . . . . 82
Privacy Vehicle Data Recording . . . . . . . 392
Program Courtesy Transportation . . . . . . 386
Proposition
65 Warning,
California . . . . . . . . . . . .283, 302, 348, Back Cover
R
Radio Frequency Statement . . . . 390
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
RadiosAM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rear Camera Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear Climate Control System . . . 203
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rear Vision Camera (RVC) . . . . . 256
Rear Window Washer/Wiper . . . . 126
Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Automatic Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Records
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Recreational Vehicle Towing . . . . 351
Reimbursement Program, GM Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacement Parts Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96