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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 0214.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0236.Theft-Deterrent Feature
TheftLock is designed to discourage
theft of the vehicle's radio by
learning a portion of the Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN). The
radio does not operate if it is stolen
or moved to a different vehicle.

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Overview (Base Radio)
Infotainment System Overview
The infotainment system is controlled by using the buttons on the faceplate.
1.q
.Press to scroll down
through the favorite pages
for each source.
2. Favorites/Menu Keys .Press to select favorite
stations.
. Press and hold to save
favorite stations.
. Press to select a menu
option when displayed.
3.
r
. Press to scroll up through
the favorite pages for each
source.
4. MENU .Press to access the menu
for the current audio
source.
. Press to select the
highlighted menu option.
. Turn to scroll through a list.
. Turn to manually select a
station.

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5.oBACK
. Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
6.
{
. Press to go to the Home
Page from any point in the
system. See “Home Page”
later in this section.
7. TONE .Press to open the Tone
Settings menu.
8.
gorl
. AM, FM, or SXM (If
Equipped): Press to seek to
the previous or next strong
station.
9. RADIO .Press to change the audio
source between AM, FM,
or SXM, if equipped.
10. MEDIA .Press to change the audio
source between USB, AUX,
and Bluetooth Audio,
if equipped. 11.
O
.
Press to turn the audio on.
. Press and hold to turn it off.
. When on, press to mute the
system. Press again to
unmute.
. Turn to increase or
decrease the volume.

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4.6
.Radio: Press and release to
go to the next station or
channel. Press and hold to
fast seek the next strongest
station or channel.
. USB/BT Music/Pictures:
Press and hold to go to the
next content. Press and
hold to fast forward.
5.
#
. Press and release to
access the phone screen,
answer an incoming call,
or access the device home
screen. Press and hold to
access Press to Talk.
Home Page (Base Radio)
Home Page Features
The infotainment system displays a
Home Page to access all of the
applications. Turn the MENU knob
to highlight feature icons. Press the
MENU knob to access the feature’s
options. Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
AUDIO :
Select the AUDIO screen
icon to display the active source
page. The sources available are
AM, FM, SXM (if equipped), USB/
iPod, AUX Input, and Bluetooth
Audio (if equipped).
See AM-FM Radio (Base Radio)
0 160 orAM-FM Radio (Base Radio
with Touchscreen) 0162, Satellite
Radio (Base Radio) 0163 or
Satellite Radio (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) 0164, Auxiliary Jack
0 178, and Bluetooth Audio 0179.
PHONE : Select the PHONE screen
icon to display the Phone main
page.
See Bluetooth (Overview) 0186 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls -
Base Radio) 0187 orBluetooth
(Voice Recognition) 0191 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls -
Base Radio with Touchscreen)
0 196. NAV (Navigation, If Equipped) :
Select the NAV screen icon to
display the OnStar Turn-by-Turn
Navigation. See
OnStar Overview
0 395, if equipped.
SETTINGS : Select the SETTINGS
screen icon to display the Settings
main page. See “Setting Radio
Preferences” following.
Pandora (If Equipped)
Select the PANDORA icon to begin
Pandora. See Pandora Internet
Radio 0166.
Setting Radio Preferences
Select the SETTINGS screen icon
to display the Settings menu and
the following may display:
Time and Date : SeeClock 0105.
Language (Current Language) :
This will set the display language in
the radio and instrument cluster.
Select to display a list of languages.
Select
oBACK to go back to the
previous menu.

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Return to Factory Settings
Select Return to Factory Settings
and the following may display:
Restore Vehicle Settings :This
option will restore factory vehicle
personalization settings. Select
Restore Vehicle Settings. A screen
displays stating all vehicle
customization settings will be
restored to the factory settings.
Select Cancel or Confirm.
Clear All Private Data (If
Equipped) : This option clears all
private information from the vehicle.
Select Clear All Private Data. Select
Cancel or Confirm.
Restore Radio Settings : This
option will restore factory radio
settings. Select Restore Radio
Settings. A screen displays stating
all personalized radio settings will
be restored back to the factory
settings. Select Cancel or Confirm.
English and Metric Unit
Conversion
To change the display units between
English and metric units, see Driver
Information Center (DIC) (Base Level)
0109 orDriver Information
Center (DIC) (Uplevel) 0128 or
Instrument Cluster (Base Level)
0 109 orInstrument Cluster
(Uplevel) 0111.
Home Page (Base Radio
with Touchscreen)
Touchscreen Buttons
Touchscreen buttons show on the
screen when available. When a
function is unavailable, the button
may gray out. When a function is
selected, the button may highlight.
Home Page Features
Press{to go to the Home Page. Audio :
Touch to select AM, FM,
SXM (if equipped), USB/iPod/
Bluetooth Audio, or AUX.
See AM-FM Radio (Base Radio)
0 160 orAM-FM Radio (Base Radio
with Touchscreen) 0162, Satellite
Radio (Base Radio) 0163 or
Satellite Radio (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) 0164, USB Port
(Base Radio) 0169 orUSB Port
(Base Radio with Touchscreen)
0 172, Bluetooth Audio 0179,
or Auxiliary Jack 0178.
Gallery : Touch to view a picture.
See USB Port (Base Radio) 0169
or USB Port (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) 0172.
Phone : Touch to activate the
phone features (if equipped).
See Bluetooth (Overview) 0186 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls -
Base Radio) 0187 orBluetooth
(Voice Recognition) 0191 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls -
Base Radio with Touchscreen)
0 196.

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Projection :Touch to access
supported devices when connected.
See USB Port (Base Radio) 0169
or USB Port (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) 0172.
Settings : Touch to access the
Personalization menu. See Vehicle
Personalization 0138.
Climate : Touch to access the
Climate menu.
See Climate Control Systems 0207
or Automatic Climate Control
System 0209.
OnStar : If equipped, touch to
access the OnStar menu. See
OnStar Overview 0395.
Software Updates
See the website for more
information.
Website Information
In the U.S., see www.gmc.com
In Canada, see www.gmccanada.ca
Radio
AM-FM Radio (Base
Radio)
Playing the Radio
While on the audio main page,
press the RADIO button repeatedly
to cycle through the available
sources AM, FM, and SXM (if
equipped) or press the MEDIA
button repeatedly to cycle through
the available sources Bluetooth
®
Audio (if equipped), USB, and AUX.
The steering wheel controls can
also be used to adjust the volume.
See Steering Wheel Controls 0103.
AM, FM, or SXM (If Equipped)
To select AM, FM, or SXM (if
equipped), press the RADIO button
to toggle to the desired broadcast
source.
Press the MENU knob and the
following radio settings may display: Tone Settings:
.
Bass, Midrange, and Treble:
Turn the MENU knob and
highlight. Press the MENU knob
to select. Turn the MENU knob
to adjust.
. Balance: Turn the MENU knob
to highlight. Press the MENU
knob to select. Turn the MENU
knob left for more sound from
the left speakers or right for
more sound from the right
speakers. The middle position
balances the sound between the
left and right speakers.
. Fade: Turn the MENU knob to
highlight. Press the MENU knob
to select. Turn the MENU knob
to the left for more sound from
the front speakers and to the
right for more sound from the
rear speakers. The middle
position balances the sound
between the front and rear
speakers.

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.DSP: If equipped with a Bose
Surround®sound system, it will
have three DSP modes
including:
‐ Normal: Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for all
seating positions.
‐ Driver: Adjusts the audio to
provide the best sound for the
driver.
‐ Centerpoint: Creates a
surround sound from nearly
any audio source.
. EQ (Equalizer): If equipped with
a Bose sound system, turn the
MENU knob to highlight. Turn
the MENU knob to scroll through
the options. Press the MENU
knob to select. Press the
o
BACK button to go to the
previous menu.
Station List : Select to display a list
of AM or FM stations. Press
o
BACK to go to the previous menu.
Auto Volume : If equipped, this
feature adjusts the volume based on
the vehicle speed. Select the level between Off, Low, Medium-Low,
Medium, Medium-High, and High.
Press
oBACK to go to the
previous menu.
EQ (Equalizer) Settings : In certain
configurations, the available choices
are Manual and Talk.
Options for SXM Only
SXM View : SXM view allows the
channel list to be viewed by channel
name, artist playing on channel,
or song playing on channel. Turn
the MENU knob to highlight and
press the MENU knob to select.
Press
oBACK to go to the
previous menu.
SXM Channel List : Select to
display a list of SXM channels. Turn
the MENU knob to highlight and
press the MENU knob to select.
Press
oBACK to go to the
previous menu.
Also see the radio settings common
for all sources earlier in this section.
Finding a Station
Seeking a Station
Press
gorlto search for the
previous or next strongest station.
Tuning a Station
Turn the MENU knob to manually
find a station.
Storing Radio Station Presets
Up to 25 preset stations from all
bands can be stored in the favorite
lists in any order. Up to five stations
can be stored in each favorite page
and the number of favorites can
be set.
AM, FM, or SXM (If Equipped) :
While on the active source main
page, such as AM, FM, or SXM (if
equipped), press and hold a
favorites/soft key button on the
faceplate.
Mixed-Audio Favorites
Media (if equipped) and Broadcast
favorites can be stored.
To display the favorites page, press
qorron the radio faceplate.

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To manage favorites, see“Manage
Favorites” underHome Page (Base
Radio) 0157 orHome Page (Base
Radio with Touchscreen) 0159.
AM-FM Radio (Base
Radio with Touchscreen)
Playing the Radio
Audio Source Menu
{:Press to go to the Home Page.
O:Press to turn on, mute,
or unmute the system. Press and
hold to turn off the system.
Selecting a Band
Press{, then touch AUDIO,
Source, then select AM, FM,
or SXM (if equipped). The last
station that was playing starts
playing again.
System Settings
Auto Volume
This feature automatically adjusts
the radio volume to compensate for
road and wind noise. The level of volume compensation
can be selected, or the feature can
be turned off.
1. Touch MENU from a source screen.
2. Select Auto Volume.
3. Select the desired setting.
4. Touch
3to go back to the
source screen.
Tone Settings
The tone settings can be set for
each radio band and each audio
player source.
Preset Tone Settings 1. Touch MENU.
2. Touch Tone Settings.
3. Select a preset tone setting. .Bass, Midrange, or Treble:
Touch −or +.
. Fader or Balance: Adjust
the front/rear or left/right
speakers by dragging the
dot in the vehicle image on
the screen. Custom Tone Settings
1. Touch MENU.
2. Touch Tone Settings.
3. Touch Custom. .Bass, Midrange, or Treble:
Touch −or +.
. Fader or Balance: Adjust
the front/rear or left/right
speakers by dragging the
dot in the vehicle image on
the screen.
Touch
3to go back to the source
screen.
Selecting an Auxiliary Device
Connect the auxiliary device to the
AUX input terminal. Play will begin
when the system has finished
reading the information on the
device.
If the AUX device is already
connected, press
{, AUDIO,
Source, then select the device.

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1-888-601-6296 (U.S.); or see
www.siriusxm.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 (Canada).
When SiriusXM is active, the
channel name and number,
category name, song title, and artist
display on the screen.
Browsing SiriusXM Channels
To browse the SiriusXM channels:1. Press the MENU knob.
2. Turn the MENU knob to highlight SXM Channel List.
3. Turn the MENU knob to highlight the desired SXM
Channels.
Satellite Radio (Base
Radio with Touchscreen)
SiriusXM®Satellite Radio
Service
Vehicles with an SXM Satellite
Radio tuner and a valid SiriusXM®
Satellite Radio subscription can
receive SiriusXM programming. 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 service fee is required to receive
the SiriusXM service. See
www.siriusxm.com or call
1-888-601-6296 (U.S.); or see
www.siriusxm.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 (Canada).
When SiriusXM is active, the
channel name and number,
category name, song title, and artist
display on the screen.
Listening to SiriusXM Radio
1. Press{.
2. Touch AUDIO.
3. Touch Source.
4. Touch SXM and the most recent listened to SiriusXM
channel will display.
Touch
0to return to the
HOME menu.
Selecting a Category
From Menu, touch Categories, then
touch the desired category or from
Categories, touch
QorRto find the
desired channel. Touch the channel
to select it.
Selecting a Channel
Touchuortand the previous or
next channel will be selected.
Touch and hold
uortto jump
four channels backward or forward,
then release the button at the
desired channel.
Using the Preset Buttons
Up to seven favorites pages can be
saved, and each page can store up
to five channels.
To change a preset button, tune to
the new desired channel and hold
the button.
Listening to Preset Channels
1. Continue touching
SorTto
select the desired
favorites page.

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2. Touch the preset button tolisten to the channel saved to
that button.
Using the SiriusXM Menu
Operation
1. Touch MENU on the SXM infotainment display.
2. Touch the menu to select the desired item or to display the
detail menu item.
3. Touch
0to return to the
previous menu.
Channel List 1. Touch SXM Channel List from the SXM menu. The channel
list is displayed.
2. Touch
QorRto find the
desired channel. Tune to the
channel by selecting it.
Tone Settings
From the tone settings menu, the
sound features can be set up for
SiriusXM audio and each audio
player ’s functions. 1. Touch Tone Settings. The tone
settings screen is displayed.
See “Tone Settings” under
“Base Radio with Touchscreen”
in AM-FM Radio (Base Radio)
0 160 orAM-FM Radio (Base
Radio with Touchscreen)
0 162.
2. Touch OK.
Auto Volume 1. Touch Auto Volume. See “Auto
Volume” under“Base Radio
with Touchscreen” inAM-FM
Radio (Base Radio) 0160 or
AM-FM Radio (Base Radio with
Touchscreen) 0162.
2. Touch OK.
Categories 1. Touch Categories.
2. Touch
QorRto find the
desired category. Touch the
category to select it. Explicit Content Filter
When on, only a filtered list of
channels will be received. When off,
all regular SXM programming
subscribed to will be received.
1. Touch SXM Explicit Filter.
2. Select On or Off.
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,
especially around tall buildings or
hills, causing the sound to fade in
and out.