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16 In Brief
Vehicle Features
Infotainment System
See Infotainment System in this
manual for information on the radio,
audio players, phone, navigation
system, and voice or speech
recognition. It also includes
information on settings.
Steering Wheel Controls
The infotainment system can be
operated by using the steering
wheel controls. SeeSteering Wheel
Controls 093.
Cruise Control
1:Press to turn the cruise control
system on or off. A white indicator
comes on in the instrument cluster
when cruise is turned on.
RES/+ : If there is a set speed in
memory, move the thumbwheel up
briefly to resume to that speed or
hold upward to accelerate. If cruise
control is already active, use to
increase vehicle speed. SET/−
:Move the thumbwheel down
briefly to set the speed and activate
cruise control. If cruise control is
already active, use to decrease
speed.
*: Press to disengage cruise
control without erasing the set
speed from memory.
See Cruise Control 0242.
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC display is in the center of
the instrument cluster. It shows the
status of many vehicle systems. The
controls for the DIC are on the turn
signal lever.
1. SET/CLR: Press to set,
or press and hold to clear, the
menu item displayed.

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Information Displays
Driver Information
Center (DIC)
The DIC displays information about
the vehicle. It also displays warning
messages if a system problem is
detected. SeeVehicle Messages
0 113. All messages appear in the
DIC display in the center of the
instrument cluster.
DIC Operation and Displays
The DIC has different displays
which can be accessed by using the
DIC buttons on the turn signal lever.
The DIC displays trip, fuel, and
vehicle system information, and
warning messages if a system
problem is detected.
The bottom of the DIC display
shows the position of the shift lever
and the odometer. It may also show
the direction the vehicle is driving. DIC Buttons
1.
SET/CLR: Press to set,
or press and hold to clear, the
menu item displayed.
2.
w/x: Use to scroll through
the items in each menu.
A small marker will move
across the bottom of the page
as you scroll through the items.
This shows where each page is
in the menu.
3. MENU: Press to get to the Trip/
Fuel Menu and the Vehicle
Information Menu. This button
is also used to return to or exit
the last screen displayed on
the DIC.
Trip/Fuel Menu Items
Press MENU on the turn signal
lever until the Trip/Fuel Menu is
displayed. Use
w/xto scroll
through the following menu items:
. Digital Speedometer
. Trip 1
. Trip 2
. Fuel Range
. Average Fuel Economy
. Instantaneous Fuel Economy
. Average Vehicle Speed
. Timer
. Navigation
Digital Speedometer
The speedometer shows how fast
the vehicle is moving in either
kilometers per hour (km/h) or miles
per hour (mph). The speedometer
cannot be reset.
Trip 1 and Trip 2
These displays show the current
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the last reset for the trip odometer.
The trip odometer can be reset to
zero by pressing SET/CLR, or the
trip odometer reset stem in the
instrument cluster, while the trip
odometer display is showing.
Fuel Range
This display shows the approximate
distance the vehicle can be driven
without refueling. The fuel range
estimate is based on an average of
the vehicle's fuel economy over
recent driving history and the
amount of fuel remaining in the fuel
tank. Fuel range cannot be reset.
Average Fuel Economy
This display shows the approximate
average liters per 100 kilometers
(L/100 km) or miles per gallon
(mpg). Average fuel economy is
calculated based on the number of
L/100 km (mpg) recorded since the
last time this menu item was reset.
This number reflects only the
approximate average fuel economy
that the vehicle has right now, and
will change as driving conditions
change. The average fuel economycan be reset by pressing SET/CLR
while the Average Fuel Economy
display is showing.
Instantaneous Fuel Economy
The instantaneous fuel economy
display shows the current fuel
economy in liters per 100 kilometers
(L/100 km) or miles per gallon
(mpg). The instantaneous fuel
economy reflects only the current
approximate fuel economy, and
changes frequently as driving
conditions change. Unlike average
economy, this display cannot be
reset.
Average Vehicle Speed
This display shows the average
speed of the vehicle in kilometers
per hour (km/h) or miles per
hour (mph). This average is
calculated based on the various
vehicle speeds recorded since the
last reset of this value. The average
speed can be reset by pressing
SET/CLR while the Average Vehicle
Speed display is showing.
Timer
This display can be used as a timer.
To start the timer, press SET/CLR
while Timer is displayed. The
display will show the amount of time
that has passed since the timer was
last reset, not including time the
ignition is off. Time will continue to
be counted as long as the ignition is
on, even if another display is being
shown on the DIC. The timer will
record up to 99 hours, 59 minutes,
and 59 seconds (99:59:59) after
which the display will return to zero.
To stop the timer, press SET/CLR
briefly while Timer is displayed. To
reset the timer to zero, press and
hold SET/CLR.
Navigation
This display is used for the
Navigation System Turn-by-Turn
guidance. If equipped with
navigation, see
Using the
Navigation System 0168.

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Using the Touch Screen
Touch a screen feature to:
.View more feature options.
. Enable or disable the feature.
w:Touch to scroll up.
x:Touch to scroll down.
Back : Touch to return to the
previous menu.
To access the
personalization menu:
1. Touch Config on the Home Page of the infotainment
display or press CONFIG on
the faceplate.
2. Select the desired feature to display a list of available
options.
3. Select the desired feature setting.
Personalization Menus
The following list of menu items may
be available:
. Languages
. Time and Date .
Radio Settings
. Phone Settings
. Navigation Settings
. Display Settings
. Vehicle Settings
Each menu is detailed in the
following information.
Languages
Select Languages, then select from
the available language(s).
Time and Date
Manually set the time and date. See
Clock 096.
Radio Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Auto Volume
. Gracenote Options
. SXM Channel Art
. Max Startup Volume
. Number of Favorites Pages
. SXM Categories .
Software Versions Menu
Auto Volume
This feature adjusts the volume to
minimize the effects of unwanted
background noise that can result
from changing road surfaces, driving
speeds, or open windows. This
feature works best at lower volume
settings where background noise is
typically louder than the sound
system volume.
Select Off, Low, Medium, or High.
Gracenote Options
Select and the following may
display:
. Normalization
Normalization
This feature improves voice
recognition and media groupings.
See CD Player 0157, USB 0160
Auxiliary Devices 0165, and
Bluetooth Audio 0166.
Select to enable or disable.

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SXM Channel Art
This feature turns the SXM Audio
page background on the SXM
Channel display on and off.
Select to enable or disable.
Max Startup Volume
This feature sets the maximum
startup volume. If the vehicle is
started and the volume is greater
than this level, the volume is
adjusted to this level.
Select + or−to increase or
decrease the volume.
Number of Favorite Pages
Select to set the number of favorite
pages to display.
Select the desired number.
SXM Categories
This allows which available SXM
Categories are used and displayed.
Select to enable or disable available
categories. Software Versions Menu
Select to display information about
the system and update software if
available.
Phone Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Select and the following may
display:
. Device List
. Pair Device
Device List
Select to connect to a different
phone source, disconnect a phone,
or delete a phone.
Pair Device
Select to pair a new device. See
Bluetooth 0198.
Navigation Settings
See Configure Menu 0185.
Display Settings
Select and the following may
display:
.
Home Page Menu
. Rear Camera Options
. Display Off
. Map Settings
Home Page Menu
Select and the following may
display:
. Customize
. Sort
. Restore Home Page Defaults
Customize
This feature allows the selection of
what icons will be on the first
Home Page.
Select and follow the screen
prompts.

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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 132
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . 141
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 147
Quick Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . 147
Stitcher Internet Radio . . . . . . . . 152
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted MediaDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Auxiliary Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Navigation
Using the Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . 172
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
OnStar
®Destination
Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
If the System Needs
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Bluetooth Phone/Devices
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

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Infotainment System Overview
The infotainment system is
controlled by using the center stack
controls, infotainment display,
steering wheel controls, and voice
recognition.
SeeUsing the System 0132.
Radio with Navigation Shown, Radio Without Navigation Similar
1.F(Home)
2. SRCE (Source)
3.
s ©(Seek Up)
4. Presets 1–6 5.
O/n(Power/Volume)
6.\
¨(Seek Down)
7. AS 1/2 (Autostore)
8. FAV 1/2/3 (Favorites)

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9. NAVI (Navigation)
10. PHONE
11. DEST (Destination)
12. RPT (Repeat)
13. BACK
14. Inner Rocker Knob
15.
Z(Tune/Menu)
16. INFO (Information)
17. TONE
18. CONFIG (Configuration)
19. CD Slot
20.
Z(Eject)
21.H(Clock)
Infotainment Center Stack
Controls
The controls on the center stack are
used to start primary functions while
using the infotainment system.
Center stack controls on radios
without navigation replace SRCE
with RADIO/BAND, CD, and AUX.
SeeAM-FM Radio 0138, Satellite
Radio 0141 (if equipped), CD
Player 0165, and Auxiliary
Devices 0165.
F:Press to access the Home
Page on the infotainment display.
See “Home Page” following in this
section.
For radios without navigation touch
Home at the top bar of the
infotainment display to access the
Home Page.
SRCE : Press to change the audio
sources such as AM-FM radio,
SiriusXM (if equipped), CD, USB/
iPod, Pandora (if equipped),
Stitcher, Bluetooth Audio, and AUX.
See AM-FM Radio 0138, Satellite
Radio 0141 (if equipped), Pandora
Internet Radio 0147 (if equipped),
Stitcher Internet Radio 0152, CD
Player 0157, Bluetooth Audio
0 166, or Auxiliary Devices 0165.
s ©:
. AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if
equipped): Press to seek to the
previous strong station. See
AM-FM Radio 0138 orSatellite
Radio 0141 (if equipped). .
CD, USB/iPod, Bluetooth Audio,
or AUX: Press to seek the
beginning of the current or
previous track. See CD Player
0 157, Bluetooth Audio 0166,
or Auxiliary Devices 0165.
. CD, USB/iPod, Bluetooth Audio,
or AUX: Press and hold to
quickly reverse through a track.
Release to return to playing
speed. See CD Player0157,
Bluetooth Audio 0166, or
Auxiliary Devices 0165.
Presets 1–6 : The presets
numbered one through six can be
used to select stored AM-FM
stations and SiriusXM channels.
O/n:
1. Press to turn the system on and off.
2. Turn to adjust the volume.
\ ¨:
. AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if
equipped): Press to seek to the
next strong station. See AM-FM
Radio 0138 orSatellite Radio
0 141 (if equipped).

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.CD, USB/iPod, Bluetooth Audio,
and AUX: Press to seek to the
beginning of the current or next
track. See CD Player 0157,
Bluetooth Audio 0166, or
Auxiliary Devices 0165.
. CD, USB/iPod, Bluetooth Audio,
and AUX: Press and hold to fast
forward through a track. Release
to return to playing speed. See
CD Player 0157, Bluetooth
Audio 0166, or Auxiliary
Devices 0165.
AS 1/2 : Autostore searches and
stores FM and AM stations with the
strongest signal.
FAV 1/2/3 : Press to display the
current page number above the
presets. The stored stations for
each list display on the preset at the
bottom of the screen. The number of
preset FAV lists can be changed in
the Configuration Menu.
NAVI :
1. Press to view the vehicle's current position on the
map view. 2. Continue pressing to cycle
through the full map view and
split map displays.
PHONE : SeeBluetooth 0198.
DEST : 1. Press to enter a destination.
2. If a destination has already been entered, press to access
the Destination Menu. See
Destination 0174.
RPT : Press to repeat the last voice
guidance prompt.
BACK : Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
If on a page accessed directly by a
center stack control or Home Page
icon, pressing BACK will go to the
homepage.
Inner Rocker Knob : Move the
rocker knob in different directions to
navigate through the map
display only.
Z: Turn to highlight a feature.
Press the outer chrome ring to
activate the highlighted feature. Toggle the inner directional rocker
knob to navigate through a map
display only.
INFO :
Press to toggle through an
audio or navigation information
display.
TONE : Press to access the sound
menu to adjust bass, midrange, and
treble. See AM-FM Radio 0138.
CONFIG : Press to adjust features
for audio, navigation, display,
phone, vehicle, and time. See
Configure Menu 0185.
Z:Press to eject a disc from the
CD player. See CD Player0157.
H:Press to adjust the time.
Autostore
To use Autostore:
1. Press SRCE to select FM or AM.
2. Press AS 1/2 for two seconds.
3. The radio searches and automatically stores the six
strongest stations.
Press AS 1/2 to alternate between
the Autostore stations and favorites.

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Touch Now Playing to display the
active source page. The sources
available are AM, FM, SiriusXM (if
equipped), CD, USB/iPod, Pandora
(if equipped), Stitcher, Bluetooth
Audio, and AUX.
SeeAM-FM Radio 0138, Satellite
Radio 0141, CD Player 0157,
Pandora Internet Radio 0147,
Stitcher Internet Radio 0152, and
Auxiliary Devices 0165.
Touch Navigation if equipped, to
display a map of your current
vehicle position. See Using theNavigation System
0185, Maps
0 172, Navigation Symbols 0172,
and Configure Menu 0185.
Touch Destination to display the
Destination Entry main page or the
Destination Menu. The available
icons provide easy access to a
variety of ways to enter a
destination. See Destination0174.
Touch Phone to display the Phone
main page. See Bluetooth0198.
Touch Config to display the Config
main page. From this display, adjust
features such as time and date,
audio, phone, navigation, vehicle,
and display. See Configure
Menu 0185.
Touch Tone to display the Tone
main page. Adjust the tone and
speakers by touching the display
options to change the levels of
sound for treble, midrange, bass,
fade, and balance. See AM-FM
Radio 0138.