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HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO AN
XM Satellite Radio
To listen to a satellite radio broadcast in
the vehicle, a subscription to the XM
Satellite Radio service is necessary.
An XM Satellite Radio is a tuner de-
signed exclusively to receive broadcasts
provided under a separate subscription.
Availability is limited to the 48 contigu-
ous U.S. states and some Canadian
provinces.
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
It is necessary to enter into a separate
service agreement with XM Satellite
Radio in order to receive satellite broad-
cast programming in the vehicle. Addi-
tional activation and service
subscription fees apply that are not in-
cluded in the purchase price of the vehi-
cle and digital satellite tuner.
For complete information on subscrip-
tion rates and terms, or to subscribe to
XM Satellite Radio:
U.S.A.
Refer to
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-877-447-0011.
Canada
Refer to www.siriusxm.ca
or call
1-877-438-9677.
NOTICE
●XM Radio Services Legal Disclaimers
and Warnings
•Fees and Taxes Subscription fee,
taxes, one time activation fee, and other
fees may apply. Subscription fee is con-
sumer only. All fees and programming
subject to change.
Subscriptions subject to Customer
Agreement available at
www.siriusxm.com
(U.S.A.) or
www.siriusxm.ca
(Canada) XM service
only available in the 48 contiguous
United States and Canada.
Explicit Language Notice Channels
with frequent explicit language are indi-
cated with an “XL” preceding the chan-
nel name. Channel blocking is available
for XM Satellite Radio receivers by
notifying XM at;
U.S.A. Customers:
Visit www.siriusxm.com
or calling
1-877-447-0011
Canadian Customers:
Visit www.siriusxm.ca
or calling
1-877-438-9677
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AUDIO/VISUAL SYSTEM
6. TIPS FOR OPERATING THE AUDIO/VISUAL SYSTEM
1. OPERATING INFORMATION
Fading and drifting stations: Generally, the
effective range of FM is about 25 miles (40
km). Once outside this range, you may no-
tice fading and drifting, which increase with
the distance from the radio transmitter.
They are often accompanied by distortion.
Multi-path: FM signals are reflective, mak-
ing it possible for 2 signals to reach the vehi-
cle’s antenna at the same time. If this
happens, the signals will cancel each other
out, causing a momentary flutter or loss of
reception.
Static and fluttering: These occur when sig-
nals are blocked by buildings, trees or other
large objects. Increasing the bass level may
reduce static and fluttering.
Station swapping: If th e FM signal being lis-
tened to is interrupted or weakened, and
there is another strong station nearby on
the FM band, the radio may tune in the sec-
ond station until the original signal can be
picked up again.
Fading: AM broadcasts are reflected by the
upper atmosphere — especially at night.
These reflected signals can interfere with
those received directly from the radio sta-
tion, causing the radio station to sound al-
ternately strong and weak.
Station interference: When a reflected sig-
nal and a signal received directly from a ra-
dio station are very nearly the same
frequency, they can interfere with each oth-
er, making it difficult to hear the broadcast.
Static: AM is easily affected by external
sources of electrical noise, such as high ten-
sion power lines, ligh tening or electrical
motors. This results in static.
NOTICE
●To avoid damage to the audio/visual sys-
tem:
• Be careful not to spill beverages over the audio/visual system.
• Do not put anything other than an appropriate disc into the disc slot.
INFORMATION
●The use of a cellular phone inside or near
the vehicle may cause a noise from the
speakers of the audio/visual system which
you are listening to. However, this does
not indicate a malfunction.
RADIO
Usually, a problem with radio reception
does not mean there is a problem with
the radio — it is just the normal result of
conditions outside the vehicle.
For example, nearby buildings and ter-
rain can interfere with FM reception.
Power lines or phone wires can interfere
with AM signals. And of course, radio
signals have a limited range. The farther
the vehicle is from a station, the weaker
its signal will be. In addition, reception
conditions change constantly as the ve-
hicle moves.
Here, some common reception prob-
lems that probably do not indicate a
problem with the radio are described.
FM
AM
