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ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Audio Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear Seat Infotainment . . . . . . . . 28
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
GMC Infotainment System (U.S./Canada 2.6) (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada-
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Introduction 9
Projection
Touch the Projection icon to activate
Android Auto or Apple CarPlay (if
equipped) after a supported device
is connected. SeeApple CarPlay
and Android Auto 091.
Nav
Touch the Nav icon to display the
navigation map. See Using the
Navigation System 048.
Settings
Touch the Settings icon to display
the Settings menu. See Settings
0 93.
Text
Touch the Text icon to display the
Text Messaging main page. See
Text Messaging 090.
Apps or Shop (Chevrolet, GMC,
Buick), or Apps or Collection
(Cadillac)
If equipped, in-vehicle apps are
available for download. Touch the
Apps or Shop icon, or the Apps or
Collection (Cadillac only) icon on
the Home Page to begin. Downloading and using in-vehicle
apps requires Internet connectivity
which can be accessed with a data
plan through the vehicle’s built-in
4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot, if equipped,
or a compatible mobile device
hotspot. On most mobile devices,
activation of the Wi-Fi hotspot is in
the vehicle’
s Settings menu under
Mobile Network Sharing, Personal
Hotspot, Mobile Hotspot, or similar.
To purchase data for the in-vehicle
Wi-Fi hotspot, if equipped, touch the
myGMC icon on the Home Page or
contact an OnStar Advisor. The
vehicle must have active OnStar or
connected service and a payment
method on file.
Availability of apps and connectivity
varies by vehicle, conditions, and
location. Data plan rates apply.
Features are subject to change. For
information, see my.gmc.com/learn.
Weather
If equipped, touch the Weather icon
to display the Weather main page.
See “SiriusXM Travel Link Weather”
under Destination 057. OnStar
If equipped, touch the OnStar icon
to display the OnStar main page
and start OnStar voice recognition.
See
“OnStar Overview” in the
owner's manual.
Video
If equipped, touch the Video icon to
display the video Rear Seat
Infotainment main page. See Rear
Seat Infotainment (RSI) System
0 28.
Climate
Touch the Climate icon to display
the Climate main page. See “Dual
Automatic Climate Control System”
in the owner's manual.
Rear Climate
If equipped, touch the R. Climate
icon to display the Rear Climate
main page. See “Rear Climate
Control System” in the owner's
manual.
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Up to 60 preset favorites can be
stored under the following:
AM, FM, SXM (if equipped), and
HD Radio Stations :Touch and
hold a favorite preset to store the
current station or channel as a
favorite. Touch a saved favorite to
recall a favorite station or channel.
Mixed-Audio Favorites
Favorites that can be stored include
radio stations, navigation,
or applications.
To scroll through the favorites:
. Drag up on the top border of the
favorites bar to view the
favorites. To close the favorites,
drag them down. .
Slide a finger to the right or left
to scroll through each page of
favorites.
Tone Settings : Touch and hold in
the favorites area to save the
current tone settings as a favorite in
the tone settings display. Drag up to
display the favorites. Touch a saved
favorite to recall a favorite tone
setting.
The number of favorites displayed is
automatically adjusted by default,
but can be manually adjusted in the
Settings menu under Radio and
then Number of Favorites Shown.
HD Radio Technology
If equipped, HD Radio Technology
is a free service with features such
as digital quality sound, more
stations available on a single
frequency such as HD2 and HD3,
and display information such as
artist and song title. From the AM or FM display, touch
Menu then HD Switching OFF to
turn HD Radio reception off. To turn
it on, touch Menu then HD
Switching ON.
Station Access
To access HD Radio stations:
1. Tune the radio to the station. If the HD Radio reception is
turned on and the station is
broadcasting with HD Radio
technology, the radio will
display the HD2/HD3 channels
available and will automatically
switch to digital audio indicated
with the HD logo.
2. Touch@or9on the
infotainment display to tune to
the previous or next HD Radio
station.
There may be a delay before the
station starts playing.
The HD Radio station number is
indicated next to the HD logo.
HD Radio stations can be saved as
favorites.
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Navigation
Using the Navigation
System
Touch the NAV icon on the Home
Page or the Nav icon on the
applications tray to access the
navigation application.
Touch the Menu icon from the map
view to access the Navigation
Menu. Features displayed in the
Navigation Menu can be selected to
adjust navigation preferences.
It is advised to set up preferences
before setting a destination. To set a
destination, seeDestination057. The icons on the infotainment
display will time out when not
interacting. Tap anywhere on the
display to reveal the controls, then
touch the desired control.
Additional navigation features are:
.
Cancel Route/Resume To
. Navigation Voice Preferences
. Current Location
. Traffic
. Map View
. Routing Preferences
. Display “Places of Interest”
Icons
. Personal Data Cancel Route/Resume To
.
While under route guidance, this
display shows Cancel Route.
Touch Cancel Route to cancel
route guidance. No further
prompts will be given. The
option then changes to
Resume To.
. Touch Resume To for resuming
route guidance to the last
entered destination.
. The last location that the system
has provided guidance to can be
resumed by touching on this
option.
. If the route includes waypoints,
the entire route can be
suspended using the Cancel
Guidance option. When Resume
Guidance is touched, all
waypoints are resumed for
guidance.
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Navigation Voice Preferences
If equipped, touch the Navigation
Voice Preferences touch to adjust
the voice preferences:
.Voice Prompts On-Off
. Voice Volume
. Prompts During Phone Calls
On-Off
Voice Prompts
Touch the Voice Prompts option to
toggle voice prompts On and Off.
Voice Volume
Adjust the loudness of the audio
feedback by touching –or +. If a
maneuver prompt is being played and the main volume is adjusted,
the prompt volume will update and
be saved.
Prompts During Phone Calls
When enabled, the system plays a
shorter prompt while on a phone
call. This setting can be configured
as to whether a prompt would be
heard during a phone conversation.
When this setting is Off, only the
short alert tone is played when
approaching the maneuver.
Voice Prompts Mute Icon
Touch the mute icon on the left side
of the map while in map view to turn
voice prompts On or Off.
Current Location
Touch the Current Location option to
display a Current Location list.
The following information is
displayed on the Current
Location list:
.
Nearest Address
. Lat/Long
. Nearest Hospital
. Nearest Police
. Nearest Fuel
. Nearest Roadside Assistance
Touch on any of the options to
display the destination details view
for the selected location to begin
guidance.
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Touch Nearest Address and then
Save to store the current location to
the Address Book.
Traffic (If Equipped)
Touch to browse the traffic in the
area as well as adjust the traffic
settings. Where traffic information is
available, it is displayed on the map.
When live traffic flow data is
available, it is displayed as a solid
line adjacent to the road. The road
is displayed in colors to show the
flow rate as:
.Black –Stopped or Closed
. Red –Poor
. Yellow –Slow
. Green –NormalThere are several options on the
Traffic menu:
.
Show Nearby Traffic Incidents
. Show Flow On Map On-Off
. Show Icons On Map On-Off
. Traffic Routing Preferences
. Traffic Types
1. Touch Show Nearby Traffic
Incidents to access the Traffic
List menu. This menu displays
the incident symbol and
highway name, along with the
distance and heading to the
incident. 2. Touch the incident to display
additional details about the
incident as well as an option to
avoid that particular incident if
it is along the current route.
Traffic Routing Preferences
The system can be configured as to
how it reacts when receiving traffic
information. Touch Traffic Routing
Preferences to access the Traffic
Routing menu.
When this setting is off, the system
will never take traffic conditions into
account when creating routes. In
addition, the two options below are
grayed out. If one of the grayed-out
options is touched, it automatically
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turns the traffic avoidance feature
on and performs the desired
selection.
The two options, Ask Me Before
Avoiding and Automatically Avoid
Traffic will adjust the system as
follows:
.If the Automatically Avoid Traffic
option is touched, the system
will automatically adjust the
route based on traffic without
notifying the driver.
. If the Ask Me Before Avoiding
option is touched, the system
will always use Alerts to show
when there is an incident and
allow it to be avoided by
touching Avoid.
If the Traffic option is touched from
the Map Menu and Traffic is not
available because the SiriusXM
subscription is not valid, a pop-up
will display with information on how
to reactivate the subscription along
with the SiriusXM radio ID. Traffic Types
Touch to access the Traffic
Types menu.
The system can be configured to
filter out certain types of traffic
events. If a particular type has been
turned off, the system does not
display it on the map, and does not
alert the driver.
Map View
Touch to select the desired
map view.
A checkmark appears to indicate a
view has been selected.
3D View :
The 3D View is a
Heading Up view but it includes
perspective. Map items will appear
larger as the vehicle comes closer.
Heading Up View : The Heading
Up View keeps the vehicle's current
heading at the top of the view. The
vehicle icon always faces the top of
the view as the map rotates.
North Up View : The North Up
View keeps north at the top of the
view. The vehicle icon is placed in
the center of the view and rotates to
indicate the heading for the vehicle.
Audio Information On/Off : Touch
to turn the audio information view on
or off from the main map view.
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The audio status screen contains
the following elements:
.Station Frequency
. Artist Information
. Song Information
.
r/j g dStation and Channel
Controls
Press the
gordstation controls
to go to the next or previous strong
signal station or digital channel.
When the audio status pane
displays Artist and Song
Information, press
gordto go to
the next or previous track based on
the current media mode.
Day/Night Mode
Touch to access the Day/Night
Mode menu.
The options are:
. Day Mode: Brightens the map
background.
. Night Mode: Darkens the map
background.
. Auto: Adjusts the screen
background automatically
depending on the exterior
lighting conditions.
3D Buildings On/Off : When 3D
building information is available for
a particular area, the icons are
shown at a zoomed level. If the
current vehicle position would be
hidden by another building, the
building is shown as see through so
the vehicle icon is visible. Touch to
turn the 3D Buildings feature On
or Off.
Autozoom On/Off : At certain zoom
levels, street detail is removed to
keep the view uncluttered. Touch to
turn the Autozoom feature On
or Off. Routing Preferences
Touch the Routing Preferences
option to access the Routing
Preferences menu. Options on how
the routes are created for route
guidance are listed on this menu.
Route Style
Touch this option to change the
route type preferences.
The options are:
.
Fast (default)
. Eco Friendly (if equipped)
. Short
. Configure Eco Profile
The Configure Eco Profile can be
used to configure two parameters
for the Eco Friendly route. These
parameters are roof load and trailer.
For each parameter, the options are
None, Small, Medium, and Large.
Touch to scroll through the list. The
default for both is None.
These preferences are used for all
routes generated.