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1.Air Vents 0159.
2. Driver Information Center (DIC) Buttons (Out of View). See
Driver Information Center (DIC)
0109.
3. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 123.
Windshield Wiper/Washer 091.
4. Horn 091.
5. Hazard Warning Flashers
0123.
6. Instrument Cluster 097.
7. Shift Lever. See Automatic
Transmission 0180.
Manual Mode 0183 (If
Equipped).
8. Climate Control Systems
0154.
9. Infotainment 0127. 10.
Power Outlets 094.
11. USB Port (If Equipped). See Auxiliary Devices 0141.
12. Power Outlet 110/120 Volt Alternating Current. See Power
Outlets 094.
13. Rear Heating System 0156 (If
Equipped).
14. Passenger Airbag On-Off Switch (If Equipped). See
Airbag On-Off Switch 063.
15. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0186.
16. Tow/Haul Mode Button (If Equipped). See Tow/Haul
Mode 0184.
17. Steering Wheel Controls 090
(If Equipped).
18. Steering Wheel Adjustment
089 (Out of View), (If
Equipped). 19. Parking Brake Release. See
Parking Brake 0185.
20. Cruise Control 0189 (If
Equipped).
Fast Idle System 0174 (If
Equipped).
21. Parking Brake 0185.
22. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0103.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0124.
Dome Lamp Override. See
Dome Lamps 0124.
24. Exterior Lamp Controls 0120.

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FM-RDS station or MP3 song.
A choice of additional information
such as Channel, Song, Artist, and
CAT (category) can display.
Continue pressing to highlight the
desired tab, or press the softkey
under any one of the tabs and the
information about that tab displays.
For more information about these
and other radio features, see
Infotainment0127.
Storing a Favorite Station
Depending on which radio the
vehicle has, radio stations are
stored as either favorites or presets.
For vehicles with a FAV button, a
maximum of 36 stations can be
stored as favorites using the six
softkeys below the radio station
frequency tabs and by using the
radio FAV button. Press FAV to go
through up to six pages of favorites,
each having six favorite stations
available per page. Each page of
favorites can contain any
combination of AM and FM stations. For more information on storing a
favorite station, see
Operation
0 131.
Setting the Clock
1. With the radio on, pressHand
the HR, MIN, MM, DD, and
YYYY (hour, minute, month,
day, and year) display.
2. Press the softkey under any one of the tabs to be changed.
3. Press
©SEEK or¨SEEK,
sREV or\FWD, or turnfclockwise or counterclockwise
to increase or decrease the
time or date.
For more information on setting the
clock, see Clock093.
Satellite Radio
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.
For more information, refer to:
.
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-888-601-6296 (U.S.)
. www.siriusxm.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 (Canada)
See Satellite Radio 0134.
Portable Audio Devices
This vehicle may have an auxiliary
input on the center stack and a USB
port on the instrument panel.
External devices such as an iPod,
laptop computer, MP3 player,
or USB storage device can be
connected to the auxiliary port using
a 3.5 mm (1/8 in) input cable or the
USB port depending on the audio
system.
See "Using the Auxiliary Input Jack"
and "Using the USB Port" in
Auxiliary Devices 0141.

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Bluetooth
If equipped with a Bluetooth system,
it allows users with a
Bluetooth-enabled cell phone to
make and receive hands-free calls
using the vehicle’s audio system
and controls.
The Bluetooth-enabled cell phone
must be paired with the Bluetooth
system before it can be used in the
vehicle. Not all phones will support
all functions. For more information,
see www.gm.com/bluetooth and
Bluetooth 0146.
Steering Wheel Controls
If equipped with audio steering
wheel controls, some audio controls
can be adjusted at the steering
wheel.
w:Press to go to the next favorite
radio station, track on a CD,
or folder on an iPod
®or USB
device.
c/x: Press to go to the
previous favorite radio station, track
on a CD, or folder on an iPod
®or
USB device. Also press to reject an
incoming call, or end a current call.
b/g: Press to silence the vehicle
speakers only. Press again to turn
the sound on. Press and hold longer
than two seconds to interact with
OnStar
®or Bluetooth systems,
if equipped.
+
e: Press to increase volume.
−
e: Press to decrease volume.
SRCE : Press to switch between
the radio and CD, and for equipped
vehicles, the front auxiliary.
¨: Press to seek to the next radio
station, the next track while sourced
to the CD, or to select tracks and
folders on an iPod
®or USB device.
See Steering Wheel Controls 090.

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Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors
{Warning
A convex mirror can make things,
like other vehicles, look farther
away than they really are. If you
cut too sharply into the right lane,
you could hit a vehicle on the
right. Check the inside mirror or
glance over your shoulder before
changing lanes.
The passenger side mirror is convex
shaped. A convex mirror's surface is
curved so more can be seen from
the driver seat.
Manual Mirrors
Adjust the mirrors by moving the
mirror up and down and left and
right.
The mirrors can be manually folded
in or out. On the lower portion of each mirror
is an auxiliary convex mirror.
A convex mirror's surface is curved
so you can see more from the driver
seat. The auxiliary convex mirrors
can be adjusted manually by
moving the mirror.
Trailer-Tow Mirrors
Vehicles with towing mirrors can be
adjusted manually for a clear view
of the objects behind you.
On the lower portion of each mirror
there is an auxiliary convex mirror
that can be adjusted manually to
provide an extended field of view.The mirrors can be manually folded
in or out.
Power Mirrors
If equipped with power mirrors,
select each mirror by turning the
knob clockwise for the passenger
side mirror or counterclockwise for
the driver side mirror. The center
position is neutral.
Adjust the mirror angle by moving
the knob in the desired direction.
The auxiliary convex mirrors can
only be adjusted manually.

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For vehicles with Bluetooth or
OnStar systems, press and hold for
longer than two seconds to interact
with those systems.
SeeBluetooth 0146 andOnStar
Overview 0330, if equipped.
SRCE : Press to switch between
the radio and CD, and for equipped
vehicles, the front auxiliary.
¨: Press to go to the next radio
station while in AM, FM,
or SiriusXM, if equipped.
If equipped with a CD player or
USB port:
Press
¨to go to the next track or
chapter while sourced to the CD.
Press
¨to select a track or a folder
when navigating folders on an iPod
or USB device.
While listening to a CD, press and
hold
¨to quickly move forward
through the tracks. Release to stop
on the desired track.
+
e: Press to increase volume.
−
e: Press to decrease volume.
Horn
Press the horn symbol on the
steering wheel to sound the horn.
Windshield Wiper/Washer
The lever is on the left side of the
steering column.
Turn the band with
Non it to select
the wiper speed.
8: Use for a single wipe. Hold the
band on
z, then release. For
several wipes, hold the band on
z
longer.
6: Use to adjust the delay time
between wipes. Turn the band up
for more frequent wipes or down for
less frequent wipes.
d: Fast wipes.
a:Slow wipes.
9: Use to turn the wipers off.
When driving during the day and the
wipers are activated, the headlamps
automatically turn on after
completing eight wipe cycles.
Clear ice and snow from the wiper
blades before using them. If frozen
to the windshield, carefully loosen or
thaw them. Damaged blades should
be replaced.
Windshield Washer
The windshield wiper paddle is on
top of the turn signal lever.
L: Push the paddle to spray
washer fluid on the windshield. The
wipers will clear the window and
then either stop or return to the
preset speed.

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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . 128
Overview (AM-FM Radio) . . . . . 128
Overview (Radio withCD/MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 136
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 136
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Phone
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
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 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 0161.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
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.Press to turn Auto Page
Text Information on or off.
4. Buttons 1 - 6 .Press to save and select
favorite stations.
5. EQ .Press to adjust the
equalizer.
6.
f
. Press to set the bass,
midrange, treble, fade, and
balance.
. Turn to manually select
radio stations.
7. CAT .Press to display a list of
SXM categories,
if equipped. 8. Auxiliary Input Jack (If
Equipped)
.Use to connect external
audio devices.
9. SRCE .Press to scroll through
auxiliary devices, AM, FM,
or SXM if equipped.
10.
\FWD
. Press and hold to fast
forward through a track.
11.
sREV
. Press and hold to go
backward fast through a
track. 12.
P
.
Press to turn the
infotainment system on
or off.
. Turn to adjust the volume.
13.
¨SEEK
. Seeks or scans to the next
station.
14.
©SEEK
. Seeks or scans to the
previous station.
15.
H
. Press to set the clock
and date.

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9. Auxiliary Input Jack (IfEquipped)
.Use to connect external
audio devices.
10. CD/AUX .Press to scroll through
selecting the CD or an
auxiliary device.
11.
\FWD
. Press and hold to fast
forward through a track.
12.
sREV
. Press and hold to go
backward fast through a
track.
13.
P
. Press to turn the
infotainment system on
or off.
. Turn to adjust the volume.
14.
¨SEEK
. Seeks or scans to the next
station. 15.
©SEEK
. Seeks or scans to the
previous station.
16. BAND .Press to scroll through the
available bands FM1, FM2,
AM, or SXM if equipped.
17.
H
. Press to set the clock
and date.
Operation
Using the Radio
O:Press to turn the system on
and off.
Turn clockwise or counterclockwise
to increase or decrease the volume.
4: Press to switch the display
between the radio station frequency
and the time. While the ignition is
off, press this button to display the
time. Press to display additional text
information related to the current
FM-RDS station or MP3 song.
A choice of additional information such as Channel, Song, Artist, and
CAT (category) can display.
Continue pressing to highlight the
desired tab, or press the softkey
under any one of the tabs and the
information about that tab displays.
Speed Compensated Volume
(SCV) :
Radios with SCV
automatically adjusts the radio
volume to compensate for road and
wind noise as the vehicle speed
changes while driving, so that the
volume level stays consistent.
To activate SCV:
1. Set the radio volume to the desired level.
2. Press the MENU button to display the radio setup menu.
3. Press the softkey under the AUTO VOLUM (automatic
volume) tab on the infotainment
display.
4. Press the softkey under the desired Speed Compensated
Volume setting (OFF, Low,
Med, or High) to select the
level of radio volume