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Manual Operation 
You may  override  the  automatic  airflow distribution by 
rotating  the AUTO-PUSH  knob.  After you rotate  this 
knob,  the comfort  setting will be  displayed  for  five 
seconds,  then the outside  temperature  will be displayed. 
The  fan  control  will remain in the  automatic  control 
mode  unless  you rotate  the  AUTO FAN knob  to  select a 
manual  fan  speed. 
fl UPPER: This  setting  directs  airflow through the 
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upper air  outlets  located  in the instrument  panel  and 
door panels. 
Po fl BI-LEVEL: This  setting  directs  the airflow 
through both  the upper  air  outlets  and the lower  floor 
outlets.  There  is  also  a  small  amount of air  directed  to 
the  front  defroster  and the  side  window  defrosters. 
r/i HEAT This  setting  directs  most of the  airflow  to 
the lower  floor  outlets  with 
some airflow directed to the 
side  window  defrosters.  There  is also  a  small  amount of 
airflow  directed  to  the  front  defroster. 
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' fl DEFOG: This  setting  directs the majority of the 
airflow  to  the lower floor outlets and  the  front defroster. 
A  small  amount  of airflow 
is directed  to the side 
window  defroster  outlets.  This  mode can be useful  to 
remove the  moisture  from  the inside  of the windshield 
when  the  outside  temperature  is  cold  or  the  humidity 
is high. 
DEF (Defrost): This  setting directs the majority  of 
the  airflow to  the windshield with some airflow to the 
side  window defrosters and lower  floor  outlets. 
To 
increase the fan  speed,  rotate  the AUTO  FAN  knob to 
the  right. 
RECIRC: Press  this button  to  limit the amount  of 
outside  air entering  your vehicle.  This is helpful when 
you  are trying  to cool the  interior of the vehicle quickly 
or  limit  the amount  of outside  air entering  your vehicle 
for  some  other  reason.  The  RECIRC button  and the 
AUTO-PUSH  knob  may be selected  at the same  time. 
The  system will remain  in RECIRC until  the ignition  is 
turned off,  then 
the system will return back to the 
previously  selected mode. RECIRC  may be selected 
in 
all manual airflow modes  except  front  defrost. 
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Operating the RECIRC mode in cold temperatures  or 
under  high humidity  conditions  may cause  moisture  to 
form  on the  inside of the windshield. 
If this  condition 
occurs,  deselect  the RECIRC button. 
A/C ON: Press this button  to turn the  air conditioning 
on and 
off. If  the system is  operating  in the automatic 
mode,  the A/C 
ON indicator  light  will automatically 
illuminate.  In the auto mode,  the 
A/C compressor will 
only  operate  when the system  determines  it 
is needed. 
OFF: Rotate the AUTO-PUSH  knob  to OFF. Turning 
the system  off will  cause  the fan  to  turn off and the 
airflow  to  be directed  out the lower  floor outlets.  The 
system will still  try to keep the interior 
of the vehicle at 
the previously chosen 
comfort setting.  The  outside 
temperature will show in  the display  when the system is 
set  to 
OFF. 
Air  Conditioning 
The  air conditioner  cools, dehumidifies and  filters  the 
air  for  the inside  of the vehicle. 
The  air  conditioning compressor is  enabled  in all modes 
unless the  A/C 
ON button is in the off position  (the 
indicator  light  will not be illuminated). However,  the air 
conditioning  compressor will not operate  when the 
outside  temperature is below 
42°F (7 "C). When the air 
conditioner  is on,  you  may  sometimes notice slight 
changes 
in your vehicle's  engine speed and power.  This 
is normal, because  the system  is designed to  cycle  the 
compressor on and  off to keep  the desired cooling and 
help  fuel economy. 
On very  hot days,  open the windows  long enough to let 
the  hot  air out.  This  reduces the  time required  to  cool the 
interior  of the vehicle to  a  comfortable  level.  If the 
system  is in the automatic mode  (AUTO-PUSH knob 
indicator  light  is on),  during very hot  days  the system 
will automatically 
go to  the RECIRC mode and the 
temperature door  will be positioned  at 
the full  cold 
position  for maximum  cooling. 
You can choose the 
extreme comfort setting  of 
60" F (1 6 O C),  but the 
system will not cool any  faster by choosing the extreme 
comfort setting.  
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NOTICE: 
Steering  Wheel  Controls  for Climate  Control 
Don’t  use  a  razor  blade  or  something  else  sharp 
on  the  inside 
of the  rear  window. If you  do,  you 
could  cut  or  damage  the  warming  grid,  and  the  repairs  wouldn’t  be  covered  by  your  warranty. 
Passenger  Temperature  Control 
With this feature,  the  right 
front  seat passenger can 
control  the  comfort setting 
for their own  zone.  To use 
this feature,  adjust the 
control  on the  passenger’s 
side armrest  to  the desired 
comfort  level. 
The  passenger’s temperature  control on the passenger’s 
armrest will illuminate  only 
if the headlamps  or parking 
lamps  are on. 
~ Some  heating and cooling 
controls  can  be adjusted 
at  the  steering  wheel. 
Other touch controls 
also operate  some audio 
controls.  See  “Audio 
Steering  Wheel  Controls” 
later  in 
this section. 
Press  the upper  part  of  the  fan  symbol button  to  override 
the  automatic  fan control and  increase  the  fan  speed. 
Press  the  lower  part of the  fan  symbol button  to  override 
the  automatic  fan control and  reduce the fan  speed. 
Press  either  arrow on the  TEMP  button once  to display 
your  current  comfort  setting in the  digital  display. Press 
the  upper part  of the 
TEMP button again  to provide  a 
warmer comfort  setting  or press the lower  part 
of the 
TEMP button again  to  provide  a  cooler  comfort setting. 
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Audio  Systems 
Your Delco  Electronics  audio  system has been  designed 
to  operate  easily and  give years  of listening  pleasure. 
You  will get  the  most enjoyment  out of it 
if you  acquaint 
yourself with  it  first. Find out what your Delco 
Electronics  system can do and  how  to  operate  all its 
controls,  to  be sure  you’re  getting  the most out of the 
advanced  engineering  that went into  it. 
AM-FM  Stereo  with  Cassette  Tape and 
Compact 
Disc Player  with  Automatic 
Tone  Control 
Setting  the  Clock 
Press  and hold HR until the  correct hour appears.  The 
letter 
A or P may  appear  on the display  for AM or  PM. 
Then, press and hold 
MN until the  correct minute 
appears. 
The clock  may  be  set with  the ignition  on 
or  off. 
Standard  Radio -- Base@ Not  Shown 
If  your  vehicle  is  equipped  with  the Base@ AM-FM 
Stereo  with  Cassette  Tape  and  Compact  Disc  Player  (not 
shown),  automatic  tone  control  is  not  available.  Your radio 
will  have 
a MUTE button  rather  than a TONE button. 
Playing  the  Radio 
PWR-VOL:  Press this knob to turn the system  on and 
off. 
To increase  volume, turn  the knob to the  right. Turn 
it  to 
the left to  decrease  volume. 
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RCL: Press this button briefly to recall the station being 
played  or 
to display  the clock.  To change what is 
normally shown on the display (station  or time), press 
the  RCL  button until  you 
see the display you want,  then 
hold the  RCL button until the display  flashes. 
If you 
press  the button when  the ignition is off,  the clock  will 
show  for a few seconds. 
MUTE: Press  this  button to silence  the system. Press it 
again 
to turn on the  sound.  (This  button is available on 
the  BaseB  radio only.) 
Finding  a  Station 
AM-FM: 
Press this button  to switch between  AM, FMl 
and FM2.  The display shows your selection. 
TUNE: Press  this knob lightly so it extends. Turn it  to 
choose radio stations. Push  the knob back into  its stored 
position when you’re not using  it. 
SEEK: Press the up or down arrow  to  go to the next 
higher  or lower station and  stay there. The sound  will 
mute while  seeking. 
SCAN: Press this button  and release  it to  listen to 
stations  for a few  seconds.  The  radio will go to 
a station, 
stop  for  a few seconds, then 
go on to the next station. 
Press  the  button again  to  stop  scanning.  The sound will mute while scanning, and SCAN will appear on the 
display. 
If  you press SCAN  for more than two seconds, 
the  radio  will change  to 
P SCAN mode. P SCAN will 
appear on the display. 
PUSHBUTTONS: The  five  numbered pushbuttons  let 
you  return  to your favorite  stations. You can 
set up to 
15 stations (five AM,  five  FM1 and five  FM2).  Just: 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
Turn the radio  on. 
Press  AM-FM  to select the  band. 
Tune  in the desired station. 
Press TONE to select the equalization that best  suits 
the type  of station  selected.  (This function  is  not 
available on the Bose radio.) 
Press and hold one  of the  five  numbered buttons. 
The sound will mute.  When it returns, release the 
button. Whenever  you press that numbered button, 
the station  you set will return  and the tone that  you 
selected will also be automatically selected  for that 
button.  (The tone will not automatically return on the 
Bose  radio.) 
Repeat the steps  for each pushbutton.  
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P SCAN: Press  SCAN  for more than  two  seconds: and 
P  SCAN  will appear  on  the display.  The  radio will go to 
the  first  preset  station stored on your  pushbuttons,  stop 
for  a  few  seconds,  then  go  on to  the  next preset  station. 
Press  SCAN  again to  stop  scanning. 
Setting  the  Tone 
BASS: 
Press  this  knob lightly so it  extends.  Turn the 
knob  to  increase  or  decrease  bass. When  you use  this 
control,  the  radio’s tone  setting  will switch to manual. 
(The radio’s  tone setting will not  switch  to manual on 
the  Bose  radio.) 
TREB: Press  this  knob  lightly so it  extends.  Then pull 
the  knob  all the  way  out. Turn  the 
knob to  increase  or 
decrease  treble.  When  you use  this  control,  the  radio’s 
tone setting will  switch to manual. (The radio’s 
tone 
setting  will not  switch  to  manual on the Bose radio.)  If a 
station is  weak or noisy,  you  may  want to decrease 
the  treble. 
Push  these  knobs back  into their stored positions when 
you’re 
not using  them. 
TONE: This  feature  allows  you to choose  preset bass 
and treble  equalization  settings  designed for  jazz, vocal, 
pop, rock and classical  stations.  JAZZ will appear on the 
display  when you  first press TONE. Each  time you press 
it,  another  setting  will appear  on the  display. Press it 
again  after CLASSIC  appears and MANUAL will 
appear. Tone  control will return  to the  BASS  and TREB 
knobs. Also,  if  you use the BASS and TREB  knobs, 
control  will return to them and  MANUAL  will appear. 
(This button  is 
not available on the  Bose  radio.) 
Adjusting  the  Speakers 
BAL: 
Press  this  knob lightly so it  extenas. 
Turn the  knob  to move the sound  to the  left  or  right 
speakers.  The  middle position balances  the sound 
between the  speakers. 
FADE: Press the knob lightly so it  extends. Then pull 
the  knob all  the way  out. Turn  it  to  move  the  sound to 
the  front  or  rear speakers.  The  middle position balances 
the  sound between the  speakers. 
Push these knobs back  into their stored positions when 
you’re  not using them.  
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Playing a  Cassette Tape 
Your tape player is built to work best with tapes  that are 
30 to 45 minutes long on each side.  Tapes longer than 
that 
are so thin  they  may  not work well in this  player. 
The  longer side  with the tape visible should  face to  the 
right. 
If the ignition is on, but  the radio is  off, the tape 
can be inserted and  will begin playing. 
If you hear 
nothing but a garbled sound, the  tape may  not be in 
squarely.  Press EJECT  to  remove the tape and start  over. 
While the tape is playing, use the 
VOL, FADE, BAL, 
TREB, BASS,  TONE,  SEEK and SCAN  controls  just as 
you 
do for  the  radio.  (The TONE control  is not available 
on the  Bose radio.)  The display will show  TP with a box 
around it and an arrow  to show which side  of the tape 
is  playing. 
Your  tape bias  is set  automatically.  When a metal  or 
chrome tape  is inserted, 
HI-BIAS appears  on the 
display.  If  you  want to insert a tape when the ignition  is 
off, first press EJECT or RCL.  If 
E and a number appear 
on the radio display and  the 
tape won’t  play because  of an  error,  it could be that: 
E10: The tape is  tight and the player can’t  turn the 
tape hubs. Remove the  tape. Hold the tape  with the 
open end down and  try to turn  the right hub  to the 
left  with  a pencil.  Turn the tape over and repeat.  If 
the hubs do not turn  easily, your tape  may be 
damaged and should not be used  in the  player. 
Try  a new  tape to make sure your player  is 
working  properly. 
Ell: The tape is broken.  Try a new tape. 
If  any  error occurs repeatedly  or if an error can’t be 
corrected, please contact your retailer. 
If your radio 
displays an error number, 
write it  down and provide  it to 
your retailer  when reporting the problem. 
REV (1): Press this  button  to reverse the tape  rapidly. 
Press 
it again to return to playing speed.  The radio will 
play  the last-selected  station while the tape reverses. 
You may  select stations during  REV operation by 
using 
TUNE. 
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FWD (2): Press  this button to advance  quickly to 
another  part  of the  tape.  Press  the button again  to return 
to  playing  speed. The radio  will  play the  last-selected 
station  while  the  tape  advances. 
You may  select  stations 
during  FWD  operation  by using TUNE. 
PROG (3): Press this button  to play the  other  side of 
the tape. 
00 (4): Press  this  button to  reduce  background  noise. 
Note  that  the  double-D  symbol will  appear on 
the  display. 
Dolby Noise Reduction  is manufactured under a  license 
from Dolby  Laboratories  Licensing  Corporation.  Dolby 
and the double-D  symbol  are  trademarks of Dolby 
Laboratories  Licensing  Corporation. 
TONE: Press  this  button to  select  a tone  while  playing  a 
cassette.  The  tone will be automatically  set whenever 
you play a  cassette  tape.  (This  button is not available on 
the  Bose  radio.) 
SEEK: Press  the  up or  down  arrow to  search  for  the 
next  or  previous  selection on the  tape.  Your  tape must 
have  at  least  three  seconds of silence  between each 
selection  for 
SEEK to work. 
SCAN: Press  this button  to listen  to each selection  for a 
few  seconds.  The  tape will go  to the next  selection,  stop 
for  a few  seconds,  then 
go on to the next selection.  Press 
this button again  to  stop  scanning.  The  sound will mute 
while  scanning,  SCAN  will appear  on  the  display and 
the  tape  direction  arrow will blink while  scanning. 
AM-FM: Press  this  button to play  the  radio  when  a tape 
is  in  the  player.  The tape  will  stop  but  remain  in  the  player. 
TAPE-CD: Press  this  button if you have a disc  loaded 
in  the  CD  player and the  radio  is playing,  to play a 
compact  disc.  Press  AM-FM to return  to  the  radio  when 
a compact  disc  is playing. Press  TAPE-CD to switch 
between  the  tape and compact disc  if both  are  loaded. 
The  inactive  tape  or  CD will remain safely  inside the 
radio  for  future  listening.  The  display  will show TP 
and  CD. 
EJECT Press  this  button to remove the tape.  The  radio 
will play. 
EJECT may be activated with  either the 
ignition  or  radio  off. Cassettes  may be loaded with  the 
radio  and ignition  off  if this button  is pressed  first. 
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CLN: If this message appears on the  display, the 
cassette  tape player needs  to be cleaned.  It will still  play 
tapes,  but you should clean  it as  soon  as possible to 
prevent  damage to the tapes and  player. See “Care 
of 
Your  Cassette Tape Player”  in the Index. After you clean 
the player, press and hold  EJECT  for five seconds to 
reset the 
CLN indicator.  The radio  will display --- to 
show the indicator was reset. 
Playing 
a Compact  Disc 
With  the ignition on, insert a disc partway into the slot, 
label side  up. The player will pull  it in  and the  disc 
should begin playing.  If you want to insert a  CD when 
the ignition 
is off, first press  EJECT  or  RCL. 
The 
CD player  will  play  either normal-size  discs  or the 
smaller 
8 cm  discs  with an adapter. 
Note  that when the disc  is inserted,  CD will  be 
displayed. When the  disc  is playing, a box  will appear 
around  CD on the  display.  If  you select a tone setting for 
your CD,  it  will be activated each time you play a  CD. 
(The tone setting function  is not available 
on the 
Bose radio.) 
As each new  track starts to  play, the track  number will 
appear  in the  display. 
If E (error) and a number appear on the radio display 
and the  disc comes out,  it could  be that: 
0 E20: The  road is too  rough. The  disc  should play 
when the road  is smoother. 
0 E20: The  disc  is dirty,  scratched,  wet or 
upside down. 
E20: The  air is very humid.  If so, wait about an hour 
and  try again. 
If  any error occurs repeatedly  or if an error can’t be 
corrected, please contact your retailer. 
If your radio 
displays an error number, write it down and provide  it to 
your retailer when reporting the problem. 
REV (1): Press and hold this button to quickly reverse 
within  a track.  You will hear sound at a reduced volume. 
The  display  will show elapsed  time. 
FWD (2): Press and hold this button to quickly advance 
within  a track.  You will hear sound  at 
a reduced volume. 
The  display  will show elapsed  time. 
RDM (5): Press this button to hear the tracks in random, 
rather  than sequential,  order. RDM will appear 
on the 
display when  you press this  button. 
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TONE: Press this button to select a tone while playing a 
compact  disc. The tone will be automatically  set 
whenever you  play a compact disc. (This button is  not 
available  on the  Bose  radio.) 
SEEK: Press the down arrow  to go to the start  of the 
current track  if more than eight seconds  have played. 
Press  the up arrow to go  to the next track.  If you hold 
the button  or press  it more than once, the player will 
continue moving rearward  or forward through the disc. 
SCAN: Press this button  to listen to each selection  for a 
few seconds.  The disc will go to  the next selection,  stop 
for  a few  seconds, then  go  on to the next selection. Press 
this button  again  to stop scanning.  The sound  will mute 
while scanning,  SCAN will appear on  the display. 
RCL: Press this button  to  see which  track  is  playing. 
Press it again within  five seconds to  see  how long it has 
been playing.  To change what  is normally  shown on the 
display  (track  or elapsed time), press the button  until 
you  see the display  you want, then hold the  button  until 
the  display flashes.  While elapsed time is showing,  EL 
TM  will appear  on the display. 
AM-FM: Press this button  to play  the radio when a disc 
is  in the  player. 
TAPE-CD: Press this  button  to change to the tape  or 
disc function  when the radio is on and either a tape  or 
CD  is inserted. Press  AM-FM to return to the radio 
while a  CD  or tape 
is playing.  The inactive tape or CD 
will remain  safely inside the radio for future listening.  If 
you  have 
the optional  CD changer and the  CD changer 
is loaded, the  TAPE-CD button will activate the changer 
and a box  will be lighted around  CDC  in the display. 
EJECT Press this button to remove the compact disc  or 
cassette tape.  The icon with the box around  it on the 
display  will eject and the radio will  play. EJECT  may be 
activated  with either 
the ignition  or radio off. Cassettes 
and compact discs may be loaded  with the radio and 
ignition 
off if this button is pressed first.