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Audio System(s)
Determine which radio the vehicle has and read the
following pages to become familiar with its features.
{CAUTION:
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
entertainment tasks while driving.
This system provides access to many audio and non
audio listings.
To minimize taking your eyes off the road while driving,
do the following while the vehicle is parked:
Become familiar with the operation and controls of
the audio system.
Set up the tone, speaker adjustments, and preset
radio stations.
For more information, seeDefensive Driving on
page 4-2.Notice:Contact your dealer/retailer before adding
any equipment.
Adding audio or communication equipment could
interfere with the operation of the vehicle’s engine,
radio, or other systems, and could damage them.
Follow federal rules covering mobile radio and
telephone equipment.
Notice:The chime signals related to safety belts,
parking brake, and other functions of your vehicle
operate through the radio/entertainment system.
If that equipment is replaced or additional equipment
is added to your vehicle, the chimes may not
work. Make sure that replacement or additional
equipment is compatible with your vehicle before
installing it. SeeAccessories and Modifications
on page 5-3.
The vehicle has Retained Accessory Power (RAP).
With RAP, the audio system can be played even after
the ignition is turned off. SeeRetained Accessory
Power (RAP) on page 2-22for more information.Setting the Clock
Press and hold H until the correct hour and AM or PM
displays. Press and hold M until the correct minute
displays. The clock can be set with the ignition on or off.
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Playing the Radio
P
(Power):Press to turn the system on and off.
v(Volume):Turn to increase or to decrease the
volume.
DISP (Display):Press to switch the display between
the radio station frequency and time of day. While
the ignition is off, press this button to display the time.
If the vehicle’s radio has XM™, press the DISP
button while in XM mode to retrieve four different
categories of information related to the current song
or channel: Artist, Song Title, Category or PTY,
Channel Number/Channel Name.
To change the default on the display, press the DISP
button until the desired display appears, then hold DISP
for two seconds. The radio beeps once and the selected
display becomes the default.SCV (Speed Compensated Volume):If the vehicle’s
radio has Speed Compensated Volume (SCV), the audio
system adjusts automatically to make up for road and
wind noise while driving.
Set the volume at the desired level. Press this button
to select LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH. Depending on the
radio, the selection may be SPEED VOL MIN (volume
minimum), SPEED VOL MED (volume medium), or
SPEED VOL MAX (volume maximum). Each higher
setting allows for more volume compensation at faster
vehicle speeds. Then while driving, SCV increases the
volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any speed.
The volume level should always sound the same while
driving. NONE displays if the radio cannot determine the
vehicle speed. To turn SCV off, press SCV until OFF or
SPEED VOL OFF displays.
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Finding a Station
BAND:Press to choose between FM1, FM2, AM, or
XM1orXM2.
e(Tune):Turn to select radio stations.
oSEEKp:Press and release to go to the previous or
the next station and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for more
than two seconds. SCAN or SCN displays and the radio
beeps once. The radio goes to a station, plays for a few
seconds, and then goes to the next station. Press either
arrow again or one of the pushbuttons to stop scanning
presets.
To scan preset stations, press and hold either arrow for
more than four seconds. PSCAN or PSC displays and the
radio beeps twice. The radio goes to a preset station,
plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next preset
station. Press either arrow again or one of the
pushbuttons to stop scanning presets.The radio seeks and scans stations only with a strong
signal that are in the selected band.
SCAN:On the radio with six-disc CD, press until
SC displays. The radio goes to a station, plays for
a few seconds, and then goes to the next station.
Press again to stop scanning stations.
The radio scans stations only with a strong signal that
are in the selected band.
INFO (Information) (XM Satellite Radio Service Only):
The vehicle’s radio may have an INFO button. If the
current station on the radio has a message, the
information symbol displays. Press to see the message.
If the entire message is not displayed, parts of the
message appears every three seconds. To manually
scroll through the message, press and release the
INFO button.
When a message is not available from a station,
NO INFO displays.
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Setting Preset Stations
Up to 30 stations (six FM1, six FM2, six AM, six XM1
and six XM2) can be programmed on the six numbered
pushbuttons.
To program either radio:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, AM, or XM1™ or
XM2™ (if equipped).
3. Tune to the desired station.
4. Press EQ to select the equalization.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons until the radio beeps once. When
that numbered pushbutton is pressed again, the
station and equalization that were stored, returns.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
e
(Bass/Treble):Press and release until BASS or
TREBLE displays. Turn
eto increase or to decrease
the bass or treble.
Press and hold
eto adjust the bass and treble to the
middle position. The radio beeps once.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold
ewhen no tone or speaker
control displays. ALL CENTERED displays and the
radio beeps once.
EQ (Equalization):Press to select customized
equalization settings.
To return the bass and treble to the manual mode,
press and release until BASS or TREBLE displays.
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Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
e
(Balance/Fade):To adjust the balance between
the right and the left speakers, press and release until
BAL (balance) displays. Turn
eto move the sound
toward the right or the left speakers.
To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press and release
euntil FAD (fade)
displays. Turn
eto move the sound toward the
front or the rear speakers.
To adjust the balance and the fade to the middle
position, press, then press and hold
euntil the radio
beeps once.
To adjust all tone and speaker controls to the middle
position, press and hold
ewhen no tone or speaker
control displays. ALL CENTERED displays and the
radio beeps once.
Finding a Category (CAT) Station
(XM Satellite Radio Service Only)
To select and nd a desired category:
1. Press the CAT button to enter the category select
mode. The current category displays.
2. Turn the
eknob to select a category.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow to go to the category’s rst station.
4. Press either SEEK arrow again to go to another
station within that category. The category will
display. If CAT times out and is no longer on
the display, go back to Step 1.
5. Press CAT to exit the category select mode or wait
for CAT to time out.
If the radio cannot nd the desired category, NOT
FOUND displays and the radio returns to the last station
that was being listened to.
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Scanning Categories (CAT)
(XM Satellite Radio Service Only)
To scan a desired category:
1. Press the CAT button to enter the category select
mode. The current category displays.
2. Turn the
eknob to select a category.
3. Press either SEEK arrow for two seconds once the
desired category is displayed, to scan the stations
in that category.
4. Press either SEEK arrow again to stop scanning.
If the radio cannot nd the desired category, NOT
FOUND displays and the radio returns to the last
station that was being listened to.
Radio Messages
CALIBRATE:The audio system has been calibrated
for the vehicle from the factory. If CALIBRATE displays, it
means that the radio has not been congured properly for
the vehicle and it must be returned to your dealer/retailer
for service.LOCKED:If LOCKED displays, it means the
THEFTLOCK
®system has locked up. Take the
vehicle to your dealer/retailer for service.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error cannot be
corrected, contact your dealer/retailer.
XM Satellite Radio Service
XM is a satellite radio service that is based in the
48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian provinces.
XM Satellite Radio has a wide variety of programming
and commercial-free music, coast-to-coast, and in
digital-quality sound. During your trial or when you
subscribe, you will get unlimited access to XM Radio
Online for when you are not in the vehicle. A service
fee is required to receive the XM service. For more
information, contact XM at xmradio.com or call
1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and xmradio.ca or
call 1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
Radio Messages for XM Only
SeeXM Radio Messages on page 3-98later in this
section for further detail.
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Playing a CD
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up. The
player pulls it in and the CD begins playing. To insert a
CD while the ignition is off, rst press the
Zbutton
or the DISP knob.
If the ignition or radio is turned off while a CD is in
the player, it stays in the player. While the ignition
or radio is turned on, the CD starts to play where it
stopped, if it was the last selected audio source.
When the CD is inserted, the CD symbol displays. As
each new track starts to play, the track number displays.
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm)
single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs and
the smaller CDs are loaded in the same manner.
For vehicles that have a radio with a Six-Disc CD player:
LOAD:Press to load CDs into the CD player.
This CD player holds up to six CDs.
To insert one CD:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and release the LOAD button.3. Wait for the indicator light, located to the right of the
slot, to turn green.
4. Load a CD. Insert the CD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls the CD in.
To insert multiple CDs:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Press and hold the LOAD button for two seconds.
The radio beeps once and the indicator light,
located to the right of the slot, begins to ash
and MULTI LOAD # displays.
3. Once the light stops ashing and turns green,
INSERT CD # displays, load a CD. Insert the CD
partway into the slot, label side up. The player pulls
the CD in.
Once the CD is loaded, the indicator light begins
ashing again. Once the light stops ashing and turns
green, another CD can be loaded. The CD player takes
up to six CDs.
To load more than one CD but less than six, complete
Steps 1 through 3. When nished loading CDs, press the
LOAD button to cancel the loading function. The radio
begins to play the last CD loaded.
If more than one CD has been loaded, a number for
each CD displays.
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Playing a Specic Loaded CD
For every CD loaded, a number displays. To play a
specic CD, press the numbered pushbutton that
corresponds to the CD. A small bar appears under
the CD number that is playing and the track number
displays.
Z(Eject):Press to eject CD(s).
To eject the CD that is currently playing, press and
release.
To eject multiple CDs:
1. Press and hold the
Zbutton for two seconds.
The radio beeps once and the indicator light,
located to the right of the slot, begins to ash
and EJECT ALL displays.
2. Once the light stops ashing, REMOVE CD #
displays. The CD ejects and can be removed.
Once the CD is removed, the indicator light begins
ashing again and another CD ejects.
To stop ejecting the CDs, press the LOAD or
the
Zbutton.If the CD is not removed, after 25 seconds, the CD is
automatically pulled back into the player. If a CD is
pushed back into the player, before the 25 second time
period is complete, the player senses an error and
tries to eject the CD several times before stopping.
Do not repeatedly press the
Zbutton to eject a CD
after trying to push it in manually. The player’s 25-second
eject timer resets at each press of the eject button,
causing the player to not eject the CD until the 25-second
time period has elapsed.
1
s(Reverse):Press to reverse within the current
track.
2
\(Fast Forward):Press to fast forward within the
current track.
3
N(Repeat):Depending on the radio, press to
hear a track over again. REPEAT TRACK displays.
The current track continues to repeat.
For the radio with a Six-Disc CD player, press to repeat
one track or an entire CD.
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To use repeat:
To repeat playing a track, press and release this
button. RPT # displays. Press this button again
to turn off repeat play.
To repeat playing a CD, press and hold this button
for two seconds. REPEAT CD # displays. Press
this button again to turn off repeat play.
4 RDM (Random):Depending on the radio, press
to hear the tracks in random, rather than sequential,
order. RANDOM ON displays. Press again to turn off
random play.
For the radio with a Six-Disc CD player, press to listen to
the tracks in random, on one CD or on all of the CDs.
To use random on a Six-Disc CD player:
To play the tracks on a CD in random order, press
and release the random button. RANDOM ONE
displays. Press again to turn off random play.
To play the tracks on all of the CDs that are loaded
in random order, press and hold this button for more
than two seconds. A beep sounds and RANDOM
ALL displays. Press again to turn off random play.
oSEEKp:Press the left arrow to go to the start of
the current or the previous track. Press the right arrow
to go to the start of the next track.
To scan tracks, press and hold either arrow for more
than two seconds. SCAN displays. The radio goes to the
next track, plays 10 seconds, then goes to the next track.
To scan one CD on a Six-Disc CD player, press and
hold either SEEK arrow for more than two seconds until
TRACK SCAN displays and a beep sounds. The radio
goes to the next track, plays for 10 seconds, then goes
to the next track.
Press either arrow again, to stop scanning.
To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either arrow for
more than four seconds until ALL CD SCAN displays and
a beep sounds. Use this feature to listen to 10 seconds of
the rst track of each loaded CD.
Press either arrow again, to stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press to see how long the current track
has been playing. The elapsed time of the track displays.
To change the default on the display, track, or elapsed
time, press until the desired display appears, then hold
the button for two seconds. The radio produces one beep
and the selected display becomes the default.
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BAND:Press to listen to the radio while a CD is
playing. The inactive CD remains inside the radio for
future listening.
CD:Press to play a CD while listening to the radio.
The CD symbol displays when a CD is loaded.
EQ (Equalization):Press to select an equalization
setting while playing a CD. The equalization is set while
a CD is played. See “EQ” listed previously for more
information. If an EQ setting is selected for a CD,
it is activated each time a CD is played.
Z(Eject):Press to eject a CD. Eject is activated
while either the ignition or radio is off. CDs can
be loaded while the ignition and radio is off if this
button is pressed rst.
Playing an MP3 CD-R Disc
The vehicle’s radio may have the MP3 CD-R disc
capability feature. For more information, seeUsing
an MP3 on page 3-95later in this section.
Using List Mode
The Six-Disc CD player has a feature called song list.
This feature is capable of saving 20 track selections.
To save tracks into the song list feature:
1. Turn the CD player on and load it with at least one
CD. See “LOAD” listed previously in this section for
more information.
2. Check to see that the CD player is not in song list
mode. LIST should not display. If LIST is displayed,
press the LIST button to turn it off.
3. Select the desired CD by pressing the numbered
pushbutton and then use the
parrow to locate
the track to be saved. The track begins to play.
4. Press and hold the LIST button to save the track
into memory. When LIST is pressed, one beep
sounds immediately. After two seconds of
continuously pressing the LIST button, TRACK
ADD displays and two beeps sound to conrm the
track has been saved.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other selections.
S-LIST FULL displays if more than 20 selections
are saved.
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