warning CHEVROLET VOLT 2013 1.G Infotainment Manual

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Introduction
Infotainment
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The information in this manual
supplements the owner manual.This manual describes features that
may or may not be on your specific
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options that you did not purchase or
due to changes subsequent to the
printing of this owner manual.
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documentation relating to your
specific vehicle to confirm each of
the features found on your vehicle.
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substitute the name
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Motors of Canada Limited” for
Chevrolet Motor Division wherever it
appears in this manual.
Keep this manual with the owner
manual in the vehicle, so it will be
there if it is needed. If the vehicle is
sold, leave this manual in the
vehicle.
Overview
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the
infotainment system features.
{WARNING
Taking your eyes off the road for
extended periods could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death
to you or others. Do not give
extended attention to infotainment
tasks while driving.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help with this
by disabling some functions when
driving. A grayed-out function is not
available when the vehicle is
moving.
Litho in U.S.A.
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All functions are available when the
vehicle is parked. Before driving:
.Become familiar with the
infotainment system operation,
buttons on the faceplate, and
touch-sensitive screen buttons.
.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
button or a single voice
command for vehicles equipped
with phone capability.
{WARNING
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often while using the
navigation system could cause a
crash and you or others could be
injured or killed. Focus your
attention on driving and limit
glances at the moving map on the
navigation screen. Use voice
guidance whenever possible.
See “Defensive Driving” in the Index
of the vehicle owner manual for
more information.
The vehicle has Retained
Accessory Power (RAP). With RAP,
the audio system can be played
even after the ignition is turned off.
See “Retained Accessory Power
(RAP)” in the owner manual.
Customer Assistance
Assistance is available to help with
Bluetooth pairing, application
downloading and installation, other
mobile device interface, and
operation support of the
infotainment system. Specialists are
available when calling this
Customer Assistance number: U.S.
(855) 4 SUPPORT (478-7767).
Infotainment System Overview
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the buttons,
touch screen, steering wheel
controls, and voice recognition.
SeeUsing the System on page 9.

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Weather Along the Route
If a destination is set, there is the
option to view weather conditions
for up to three locations along the
route:
.Current vehicle position.
.Midway point from current
position to final destination.
.Current weather condition of the
destination city.
Weather Alerts
From the XM Weather Menu, press
the Weather Alerts screen button to
display any current weather
advisory warnings in effect near the
current position. Weather Around Other Cities
Select this option to view weather
conditions around or in a specific
city entered by name or selected
from the map.
Restore to Current Location
Press the Restore Current Location
screen button to display the weather
condition for the city where the
vehicle is currently located, if the
system was modified to view
weather conditions in another city.
Troubleshooting
XM Travel Link services use the
SiriusXM® Satellite Signal and GPS
Satellite Signal to provide this
feature.
When the vehicle is started, it can
take up to five minutes for the radio
to receive the Travel Link services.
Travel Link Messages
No GPS Signal:
Move the vehicle
into a position that is visible to
the sky. Acquiring Signal:
Radio is
downloading the activation
information or not receiving a good
signal. Move the vehicle to open sky
and restart the vehicle.
No XM Signal: Reception is
blocked. Move the vehicle into
open sky.
Radio Reception
Frequency interference and static
can occur during normal radio
reception if items such as cell phone
chargers, vehicle convenience
accessories, and external electronic
devices are plugged into the
accessory power outlet. If there is
interference or static, unplug the
item from the accessory power
outlet.
FM
FM signals only reach about 16 to
65 km (10 to 40 mi). Although the
radio has a built-in electronic circuit
that automatically works to reduce
interference, some static can occur,

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