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S. DEL (Delete)
T. INFO (Information)
Language
To change the language of the
navigation screens, seeâDIC
Vehicle Customizationâ in the Index
of the vehicle owner manual.
English or Metric Units
To change the navigation screens
from English or metric, see âDIC
Operation and Displaysâ in the
Index of the vehicle owner manual.
Deleting Personal Information
This navigation system can record
and store destinations and personal
information such as names and
addresses. When disposing of the
vehicle, you may want to delete
this information. See âAddress
Book âEditing and Deleting
Entriesâ andâPrevious
Destinations âDeletingâ under
Destination on page 42 for deleting
this information.
Storing Radio Station Presets
Up to 36 preset stations can be
stored. AM, FM, and XM
(if equipped) can be mixed. To
store presets:
1. Press VOL/
Oto turn the
system on.
2. If viewing a map screen, press the source screen button, press
AUDIO or FAV.
3. Select the band.
4. Seek or tune to the desired station, to select the station.
5. Press and hold one of the preset screen buttons for more than
one and a half seconds.
6. Repeat the steps for each preset.
To change the number of preset
pages, see âNumber of Preset
Pagesâ underAM-FM Radio on
page 10 for more information.
Entering an Address and Point
of Interest, and Storing Preset
Destinations
The vehicle must be in P (Park) to
perform these operations.
Entering an Address
If having trouble finding a city or a
street name:
.Enter the street name first
instead of the city name, or vice
versa.
.Enter more characters or reduce
the amount of characters to
reduce or expand the available
options.
To set a destination by entering a
street name:
1. Press VOL/
Oto turn the
system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press DEST.
4. Select the Street screen button.
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5. The Street name category isautomatically selected for entry.
Start entering the street name.
It is recommended that
directional information or street
type is not entered, and use the
Space screen button between
street or city names. Use the
backspace
qscreen button if an
incorrect character has been
entered.
If four or less names are
available for the entered
characters, a list displays.
If more than four are available,
there is a match counter with a
number in it, it represents the
number of available streets.
Press the List screen button to
view the list and select a street.
While the Street name category
is empty, there is a Last 5
Streets screen button that
displays the last five selected
streets. Press this button to
select a street from the list. 6. Enter the house number. The
system displays the house
number range that is available
for the street.
7. If there is more than one city, the list of cities that have that street
name and house number
displays. Select a city from
the list.
8. A confirmation screen displays with the address. If the address
is correct, press Go. The system
calculates the route.
9. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or Easy). The
system highlights the route.
10. Press the Start Guidance screen button. The route is
now ready to be started.
See âAddress Entryâ under
Destination on page 42 for more
information. Entering a Point of Interest (POI)
To set a destination by entering a
Point of Interest (POI):
1. Press VOL/
Oto turn the
system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press DEST.
4. Press the Point of Interest screen button.
5. Enter the specific title of the POI in the POI name space (e.g.
Washington Monument).
If four or less names are
available, a list displays. If more
than four are available, there is a
match counter with a number in
it, it represents the number of
available POI names. Press the
List button to view the list. Select
the POI.
6. Press the Go screen button. The system calculates the route.
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7. Select the route preference(Fastest, Shortest, or Easy). The
system highlights the route.
8. Press the Start Guidance screen button. The route is now ready
to be started.
See âPoint of Interest (POI)â under
Destination on page 42 for more
information.
Storing Preset Destinations
1. Press VOL/
Oto turn the
system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press DEST.
4. Enter a destination. See Destination on page 42 for
information on how to enter a
destination.
5. Press the Add screen button from the map screen to add the
current final destination to the
address book. The address book screen
appears.
6. Press the Name screen button. An alpha-keyboard displays.
Enter the name.
7. Press and hold one of the screen buttons at the bottom of
the screen until the text in the
button changes.
The address book entry name
appears in that preset
destination screen button and is
now available to select from the
Select Destination screen. See
âUsing the Stored Preset
Destinationsâ next in this section
to select it as a destination.
See âPreset Destinations â
Adding or Changingâ under
Destination on page 42 for more
information on how to add preset
destinations.
Using the Stored Preset
Destinations
These destinations are available for
selection while driving.
1. Press VOL/
Oto turn the
system on.
2. A caution may appear. Press OK to proceed.
3. Press DEST.
4. Select one of the available preset destination screen
buttons. The system calculates
the route.
5. Select the route preference (Fastest, Shortest, or Easy). The
system highlights the route.
6. Press the Start Guidance screen button. The route is now ready
to be started.
See âPreset Destinationâ under
Destination on page 42 for more
information.
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Canceling Guidance
Guidance is canceled once you
arrive at the final destination. To
cancel guidance prior to arrival at
the final destination:
1. Press DEST.
2. Press the Cancel Guidancescreen button.
3. Press the Yes screen button to confirm cancellation.
Voice Guidance
To adjust the volume of voice
guidance prompts:
1. Press CONFIG to enter themenu options, then press
CONFIG until Nav is selected or
press the Nav screen button.
2. Press the Voice Volume screen button.
3. Press the + or âscreen buttons
to increase or to decrease the
volume of the voice prompts. See
âVoice Volume âunder Speech
Recognition on page 66 for more
information.
Cleaning the Display
Notice: Using abrasive cleaners
when cleaning glass surfaces
could scratch the glass. Use only
a soft cloth and do not spray
cleaner directly on the system as
it could affect the mechanical
parts.
Do not wipe the panel with a hard
cloth or use a volatile liquid such as
paint thinner, it could scratch the
surface or erase the characters.
Radio
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
O(Power/Volume):
1. Press to turn the audio system on and off.
2. Turn to increase or decrease the volume.
TUNE/TONE:
1. Turn to go to the next or previous frequency.
2. Press to display the Sound menu. See âSound Menuâ later
in this section.
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AUDIO:
1. Press to display the full audioscreen.
2. Press to switch between AM, FM, XM⢠(if equipped), CD,
DVD, HDD, and AUX (auxiliary
input), or press the screen
button. See Satellite Radio on
page 16 (if equipped), CD/DVD
Player on page 16, Hard Drive
Device (HDD) on page 26, and
Auxiliary Devices on page 31 for
more information.
Finding a Station
If viewing a map screen, press the
source screen (AM, FM, and XM (if
equipped), etc.) button. The display
splits between the audio screen and
the map screen. All station-changing
functions can be performed from
this screen.
FM Source Shown, Other Sources
SimilarFM Source Shown, Other SourcesSimilar
Press NAV to view a split screen
while on a map screen.
AM/FM/XM (if equipped): Select
the source (AM, FM, or XMâ˘,
if equipped) or press AUDIO
repeatedly until the desired source
is highlighted.
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FM Source Shown, Other SourcesSimilar
1. Press the button, located in the middle of the screen, to receive
a list of all of the selected band
stations in the area.
2. Use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll the frequencies.
3. Select the frequency. FM lists may also contain a
category to select if stations in the
area support Radio Data
Systems (RDS).
Refresh:
Press to refresh the list of
AM or FM stations.
Functions shown below only applies
to XM (if equipped).
DEL (Delete): Press to remove the
currently displayed category.
Restore CAT: Press to restore a
category that was just removed
Restore All: Press to restore all
categories that were removed.
In the audio split screen, the name
of the station or channel displays.
uSEEK /tSEEK: Press the left
or right arrow to go to the next or
previous station and stay there.
Storing Radio Station Presets
This feature allows storage of up to
36 preset stations. You can mix AM,
FM, and XM⢠(if equipped). To
store presets:
1. Press
Oto turn the system on.
2. If viewing a map screen, press the source screen button, press
AUDIO or FAV.
3. Select the band.
4. Seek or tune to the desired station, to select the station.
5. Press and hold one of the preset screen buttons for more than
one and a half seconds.
6. Repeat the steps for each preset.
To change the number of preset
pages, see âNumber of Preset
Pagesâ later in this section.
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Sound Menu
TONE or CONFIG (Configure):
Press TONE or CONFIG to access
the Sound menu to adjust the treble,
midrange, bass, fade, balance, and
Digital Signal Processing (DSP).
TREBLE:Press the + or âsign to
increase or decrease the treble. If a
station is weak or has static,
decrease the treble. MID (Midrange):
Press the +
or âsign to increase or decrease
the midrange.
BASS: Press the + or âsign to
increase or decrease the bass.
Adjusting the Speakers
L/R (Left/Right) (Balance): To
adjust the balance between the left
and the right speakers, press and
hold the L or R screen buttons.
Front/Rear (Fade): To adjust the
fade between the front and the rear
speakers, press and hold the Front
or Rear screen buttons.
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
If the system has Digital Signal
Processing (DSP), it is used to
provide a choice of five different
listening experiences. DSP can be
used while listening to the audio
system. The type of DSP selected is
displayed on the status screen. DSP settings:
Normal:
Adjusts the audio to
normal mode. This provides the best
sound quality for all seating
positions.
Driver: Adjusts the audio to give
the driver the best possible sound
quality.
Rear: Adjusts the audio to give the
rear seat occupants the best
possible sound quality.
Centerpoint
ÂŽ: Turns on Bose
CenterpointÂŽ. CenterpointÂŽ
produces a full vehicle surround
sound listening experience from a
CD, MP3/WMA, DVD, AUX
(auxiliary) input, or XM⢠(if
equipped) stereo digital audio
source and delivers five
independent audio channels from
the conventional two channel stereo
recordings. This is not available for
AM or FM.
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5.1 Surround:5.1 Surround sound
processing is available for DVD-A/
DVD-V sources that were recorded
in 5.1 surround.
.5.1 Surround + Normal: Best for
all seating positions.
.5.1 Surround + Rear: Best for
the rear seating position.
Radio Menu
Press CONFIG to enter the menu
screen, then press CONFIG
repeatedly until Radio is selected or
press the Radio screen button to
make radio system changes. Additional Information Displayed
Press Additional Information
Displayed to turn station or channel
information on or off.
Press On to receive information,
when it is available, for the
following; FM radio text information.
Press Off to receive no information.
Number of Preset Pages
Press the Number of Preset Pages
screen button to change the number
of preset pages, 1 through 6. Each
preset page can contain six preset
stations. Press the desired
numbered screen button.
XM Category Restore
Press to restore all of the XM
Categories that have been removed.
See
Satellite Radio on page 16 for
more information. Automatic Volume Control
Bose
ÂŽequipped vehicles include
Bose AudioPilotÂŽnoise
compensation technology.
When turned on, AudioPilot
continuously adjusts the audio
system equalization, to compensate
for background noise, so that the
music always sounds the same at
the set volume level.
This feature is most effective at
lower volume settings where
background noise can affect how
well the music is heard while being
played through the vehicle's audio
system. At higher volume settings,
where the music is much louder
than the background noise, there
may be little or no adjustments by
AudioPilot. For additional
information on AudioPilot, visit
www.bose.com/audiopilot.
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To use AudioPilot:
1. Press CONFIG to enter themenu screen, then press
CONFIG repeatedly until Radio
is selected or press the Radio
screen button
2. Press the Automatic Volume Control screen button to access
the AudioPilot menu.
3. Press the ON screen button.
To turn off, press the OFF screen
button.
Timeshift
Timeshift records all information
from AM, FM, XM⢠(if equipped),
etc. for up to an hour. Timeshift
allows you to listen to information
that was missed. Once starting to
listen to one of the bands, timeshift
automatically starts. Once timeshift
has recorded for an hour, it will keep
recording and start removing the
information from the beginning. Press
k(pause) to stop hearing
the information through the
speakers. During this pause time,
timeshift keeps recording. Press
k(play) to continue listening where
you left off. During pause, a
progress bar displays, to show how
much time the system has been
buffering.
Press
kbefore turning the vehicle
off so that Timeshift keeps recording
for up to one hour. If the vehicle is
still off after an hour of recording,
the vehicle stops recording and all
information is lost.
If stations are switched, during this
hour period, timeshift erases all
information that was recorded and
starts recording from the current
band. If you switch to listening to
any other source, timeshift will not
record.
Radio Data System (RDS)
The audio system has a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS features are
available for use only on FM
stations that broadcast RDS
information. With RDS, the
radio can:
.Seek to stations broadcasting
the selected type of
programming
.Receive announcements
concerning local and national
emergencies
.Display messages from radio
stations
This system relies on receiving
specific information from these
stations and only works when the
information is available. In rare
cases, a radio station may
broadcast incorrect information that
causes the radio features to work
improperly. If this happens, contact
the radio station.
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The RDS system is always on.
When information is broadcast from
the current FM station, the station
name or call letters display on the
audio screen. RDS may provide a
program type (PTY) for current
programming and the name of the
program being broadcasted.
Satellite Radio
XMâ˘Category Restore
(If Equipped)
Press the âYesâbutton of Restore
All Categories screen to add all
categories that have been removed.
Press the âNoâbutton of Restore All
Categories screen to cancel.
XM⢠Satellite Radio Service
(If Equipped)
XM⢠is a satellite radio service that
is based in the 48 contiguous United
States and 10 Canadian provinces. XMâ˘
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 your vehicle.
A service fee is required to receive
the XM service. For more
information, contact XM⢠at
www.xmradio.com or call
1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and
www.xmradio.ca or call
1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
When XM⢠is active, the channel
name and number, category name,
song title, and artist will display on
the screen.
XM⢠Radio Messages
See âXM⢠Radio Messagesâ in the
vehicle's owner manual for a list of
possible XM messages.
Audio Players
CD/DVD Player
Playing a CD
The player can be used for CD,
MP3, and DVD audio and DVD
video.
Things to know about playing a CD:
.With the ignition on, insert a CD
or DVD partway into the slot,
label side up. The player pulls it
in and the CD or DVD should
begin playing. While playing a
CD or DVD, the navigation
system is available. If you insert
a CD or DVD with the system off
and the ignition on, it starts
to play.
.When a CD or DVD is inserted,
Gracenote logo display starts
with the Gracenote database
access and the CD/DVD tab
activates.