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Warning Lights, Gauges, and
Indicators
Warning lights and gauges can signal that
something is wrong before it becomes
serious enough to cause an expensive repair
or replacement. Paying attention to the
warning lights and gauges could prevent
injury.
Some warning lights come on briefly when
the propulsion system is started to indicate
they are working. When one of the warning
lights comes on and stays on while driving,
or when one of the gauges shows there
may be a problem, check the section that
explains what to do. Waiting to do repairs
can be costly and even dangerous.
Instrument Cluster
The instrument cluster displays a preview of
information that includes electric range,
charging, odometer, and battery status. This
happens upon entry when the driver door is
opened, before starting the vehicle. This
preview will dismiss after starting the
vehicle or soon after closing the driver door.
Enhanced English Cluster Shown, Others and Metric Similar
1.Battery Gauge (High Voltage) 081
2. Speedometer 081
3. Power Indicator Gauge 082
Driver Efficiency Gauge 082
4. Driver Information Center (DIC) 099
Reconfigurable Instrument Cluster
The cluster layout can be changed. There are
two display configurations to choose from:
Modern, and Enhanced. Use the steering
wheel control to move between the
different display zones and scroll through
the different displays. See “Layout”under
“Cluster Menu” following.

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.Modern configuration displays the
speedometer with a battery gauge and
efficiency gauge.
.Enhanced configuration displays the
speedometer with battery gauge,
efficiency ring, and power gauge.
Cluster Menu
There is an interactive display area in the
center of the instrument cluster.
Use the right steering wheel control to open
and scroll through the different items and
displays.
Press
oto access the cluster applications.
Move the thumbwheel up or down to scroll
through the list of available applications. Not all applications will be available on all
vehicles.
Cluster Menu Applications
.Vehicle info. This is where the Driver
Information Center (DIC) displays can be
viewed. See
Driver Information Center
(DIC) 099.
.Audio
.Navigation
.Phone
.Layout
.Options
Audio
In the main view of the Audio application,
move the thumbwheel up or down to scroll
through radio stations or move to the next/
previous track of a USB/Bluetooth device
that is connected to the vehicle. Press the
thumbwheel to select the Audio app, then
press
pto enter the Audio menu. In the
Audio menu browse for music, select from
the favorites, or change the audio source.
Navigation
In the Navigation menu, if there is no active
route, press the thumbwheel to access
Recents or Favorites. If there is an active route, press the thumbwheel to cancel or
resume route guidance, mute or unmute
voice guidance, or access Recents or
Favorites.
Phone
In the Phone menu, if there is no active
phone call, view recent calls, scroll through
contacts, or select from the favorites.
If there is an active call, mute or unmute
the phone or switch to handset or handsfree
operation.
Layout
Choose Modern, or Enhanced layout by
pressing the thumbwheel while the desired
item is highlighted. Exit the Layout menu by
pressing
o.
Options
Press the thumbwheel to select the
Options app.
Move the thumbwheel up or down to scroll
through the items in the Options menu. Exit
the Options menu by pressing
o.
Units : Press
por press the thumbwheel
while Units is displayed to enter the Units
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This light should come on briefly when the
vehicle is turned on. If it does not come on,
have it fixed so it will be ready to warn if
there is a problem.
If this light stays on or comes on while
driving, there is a problem with the Electric
Parking Brake (EPB). Take the vehicle to a
dealer as soon as possible. In addition to the
parking brake, other safety functions that
utilize the EPB may also be degraded.
A message may also display in the Driver
Information Center (DIC). SeeElectric Parking
Brake 0168.
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
Warning Light
This light comes on briefly when the vehicle
is turned on to show that the light is
working. If it does not come on then, have
it fixed so it will be ready to warn you if
there is a problem. If the ABS warning light stays on, or comes
on again while driving, the vehicle needs
service. A chime may also sound when the
light stays on.
If the ABS warning light is the only light on,
the vehicle has regular brakes, but ABS is
not functioning.
If both the ABS warning light and the brake
system warning light are on, ABS is not
functioning and there is a problem with the
regular brakes. See your dealer for service.
See
Brake System Warning Light 085.
Sport Mode Light
This light comes on when Sport Mode is
selected.
Lane Keep Assist (LKA) Light
If equipped, the Lane Keep Assist Light may
display the following colors:
.Blank: LKA is disabled.
.White: Appears when the vehicle starts.
A steady white light indicates that LKA is
not ready to assist.
.Green: Appears when LKA is turned on
and ready to assist. LKA will gently turn
the steering wheel if the vehicle
approaches a detected lane marking.
.Amber: Appears when LKA is active. The
light flashes amber as a Lane Departure
Warning (LDW) alert to indicate that the
lane marking has been unintentionally
crossed. If the system detects you are
steering intentionally (to pass or change
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LKA will not assist or alert if the turn signal
is active in the direction of lane departure,
or if LKA detects that you are accelerating,
braking, or actively steering. SeeLane Keep
Assist (LKA) 0195.
Vehicle Ahead Indicator
If equipped, this indicator will display green
when a vehicle is detected ahead and amber
when you are following a vehicle ahead
much too closely.
See Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System
0 189.
Pedestrian Ahead Indicator
If equipped, this indicator will display amber
when a nearby pedestrian is detected in
front of the vehicle.
See Front Pedestrian Braking (FPB) System
0 191.
Traction Off Light
This light comes on briefly when the vehicle
is turned on to show that the light is
working. If it does not come on then, have
it fixed so it will be ready to warn you if
there is a problem.
The traction off light comes on when the
Traction Control System (TCS) has been
turned off. If StabiliTrak/Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) is turned off, TCS is also
turned off. To turn TCS and ESC off and on,
see Traction Control/Electronic Stability
Control 0171. If TCS is off, wheel slip during acceleration is
not limited unless necessary to help protect
the driveline from damage. Adjust driving
accordingly.
StabiliTrak OFF Light
This light comes on briefly when the vehicle
is turned on to show that the light is
working. If it does not come on then, have
it fixed so it will be ready to warn you if
there is a problem.
This light comes on when the StabiliTrak/
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) system is
turned off. If StabiliTrak/ESC is off, the
Traction Control System (TCS) is also off. To
turn ESC off and on, see
Traction Control/
Electronic Stability Control 0171.
If ESC and TCS are off, the systems do not
assist in controlling the vehicle. Adjust
driving accordingly.

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Charging Options
To view and change the Charging Options,
touch Energy from the infotainment home
screen, touch the Charging tab, and then
touch Charging Options on the Charging
Status screen. Use the arrows to scroll
through the list, or hold and drag the list.
The following list of menu items may be
available:
.Level 1-120V Limit:Allows the vehicle’s
charge current to be selected so it
matches the capability of the charging
location when using the Level 1-120V. See
“Level 1-120V Cord Limit” inProgrammable
Charging 090.
.Target Charge Level: Allows a charge level
to be set, to provide greater flexibility for
trip and cost management. This allows a
lower target charge level (less than 100%) to be set, if desired, to reduce charging
cost but still provide the estimated range
needed to get to the destination.
.Displayed Charge Times:
Determines
which charge times are displayed on the
Charging Status screen when the vehicle
is unplugged. Select Level 1-120V, Level
2-240V, or Cord and Station based on user
preference.
.Location Based Charging: Allows charging
to be based on a home or away location.
.Delayed Charging: Allows delayed
charging to match a scheduled departure
time. See “Delayed Charging” in
Programmable Charging 090.
.Utility Rate Charging: Allows charging
during the least expensive rate periods to
achieve a full battery charge by the
departure time. The vehicle estimates the
charging start time based on the utility
rate schedule, utility rate preference, and
programmed departure time for the
current day of the week. See “Utility Rate
Charging" in Programmable Charging
0 90.
.Energy Summary Pop-Up: Allows the
feature to be set to On or Off.
.Charge Status Feedback: Allows the
feature to be set to Horn Chirps or Off.
.Charge Cord Theft Alert: Allows the
feature to be set to On or Off.
.Charge Power Loss Alert: Allows an alert
to sound when the vehicle is charging
and loses power at the electrical outlet.
Set the feature to On or Off.
Low Power Mode
To enter Low Power Mode manually:
1. Press and hold
O. The screen will turn
off and display the time and outside
temperature.
2. Press
Oagain to turn the radio on.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
The DIC is displayed in the instrument
cluster. It shows the status of many vehicle
systems. The controls for the DIC are on the
right steering wheel control. See Instrument
Cluster 079.

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Lighting
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Exterior Lamps Off Reminder . . . . . . . . . . 104
Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer . . . 104
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . 105
Automatic Headlamp System . . . . . . . . . . 105
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Turn and Lane-Change Signals . . . . . . . . . 106
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel IlluminationControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Courtesy Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Dome Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Reading Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Lighting Features
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Battery Power Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver . . . . . . . . 109
Exterior Lighting
Exterior Lamp Controls
The exterior lamp control is on the
instrument panel to the left of the steering
column.
O: Turns the exterior lamps off and
deactivates the AUTO mode. Turn to
O
again to reactivate the AUTO mode.
In Canada, the headlamps will automatically
reactivate when the vehicle is shifted out
of P (Park).
AUTO : Turns the exterior lamps on and off
automatically depending on outside lighting.
;: Turns on the parking lamps including
all lamps, except the headlamps. The
instrument panel lights also turn on.
5: Turns on the headlamps together with
the parking lamps and instrument panel
lights.
IntelliBeam System
If equipped, this system turns the vehicle's
high-beam headlamps on and off according
to surrounding traffic conditions.
The system turns the high-beam headlamps
on when it is dark enough and there is no
other traffic present.
This light comes on in the instrument
cluster when the IntelliBeam system is
enabled.

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Infotainment System
Introduction
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Audio Players
Avoiding Untrusted Media Devices . . . . . 118
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Phone
Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Bluetooth (Pairing and Using aPhone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto . . . . . . . 130
Settings
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Teen Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Trademarks and License Agreements
Trademarks and License Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Introduction
Read the following pages to become familiar
with the features.
{Warning
Taking your eyes off the road for too
long or too often while using any
infotainment feature can cause a crash.
You or others could be injured or killed.
Do not give extended attention to
infotainment tasks while driving. Limit
your glances at the vehicle displays and
focus your attention on driving. Use voice
commands whenever possible.
The infotainment system has built-in
features intended to help avoid distraction
by disabling some features when driving.
These features 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, steering wheel
controls, and infotainment display.

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.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.
See Distracted Driving 0153.
Overview
Infotainment System
The infotainment system is controlled by
using the infotainment display, controls on
the center stack, steering wheel controls,
and voice recognition.
1.O(Power)
.Press to turn the power on.
.Press to mute/unmute the system
when on.
.Press and hold to display the
power off screen or the option to
display the power off screen.
.Turn to decrease or increase the
volume.
2.{
.Press to go to the Home Page. See
“Home Page” later in this section.
.Press to exit Android Auto or Apple
CarPlay. To enter back into Android
Auto or Apple CarPlay, press and
hold. SeeApple CarPlay and
Android Auto 0130.
3.V
.Where applicable, turn to highlight
a feature. Press to activate the
highlighted feature.
Home Page
The Home Page is where vehicle application
icons are accessed. Some applications are
disabled when the vehicle is moving.
Swipe left or right across the display to
access the pages of icons. Managing Home Page Icons
1. Touch and hold any of the Home Page icons to enter edit mode.
2. Continue holding the icon and drag it to the desired position.
3. Release your finger to drop the icon in the desired position.
4. To move an application to another page, drag the icon to the edge of the display
toward the desired page.
5. Continue dragging and dropping application icons as desired.
Steering Wheel Controls
If equipped, some audio controls can be
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g:Press to answer an incoming call or
start voice recognition. See Bluetooth
(Pairing and Using a Phone) 0127 or
Bluetooth (Overview) 0126.
c:Press to decline an incoming call or
end a current call. Press to mute or unmute
the infotainment system when not on a call.
The favorites and volume switches are on
the back of the steering wheel.
1. Favorite: When on a radio source, press to select the next or previous audio
broadcast favorite. When listening to a
media device, press to select the next or
previous track.
2. Volume: Press to increase or decrease the volume.
Using the System
Audio
Touch the Audio icon to display the active
audio source page. Examples of available
sources may include AM, FM, SXM (if
equipped), USB, and Bluetooth.
Phone
Touch the Phone icon to display the Phone
main page. See Bluetooth (Pairing and Using
a Phone) 0127 or
Bluetooth (Overview) 0126.
Climate
If equipped, touch the Climate icon to
display the Climate main page. See
Automatic Climate Control System 0144.
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Touch the Wi-Fi Hotspot icon to display the
Wi-Fi Hotspot information. See Settings
0 132.
Users
If equipped, touch the Users icon to sign in
or create a new user profile, and follow the
on-screen instructions. Only four user profiles can be active at one
time in the vehicle. It may be necessary to
remove a profile from the menu before
creating or signing into an existing profile.
The removed profile can be logged into at a
later time.
Settings
Touch the Settings icon to display the
Settings menu. See
Settings0132.
Apple CarPlay
Touch the Apple CarPlay icon to activate
Apple CarPlay after a supported device is
connected. See Apple CarPlay and Android
Auto 0130.
Android Auto
Touch the Android Auto icon to activate
Android Auto after a supported device is
connected. See Apple CarPlay and Android
Auto 0130.
Apps
If equipped, in-vehicle apps are available for
download. Touch the Apps icon on the
Home Page to begin.

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File System and Naming
File systems supported by the USB may
include:
.FAT32
.NTFS
.HFS+
The songs, artists, albums, and genres are
taken from the file’s song information and
are only displayed if present. The radio
displays the file name as the track name if
the song information is not available.
Storing and Recalling Media Favorites
To store media favorites, touch Browse to
display a list of media types.
Touch one of the following Browse options
to save a favorite:
Playlists : Touch
Hnext to any playlist to
store the playlist as a favorite. Touch a
saved favorite to recall a favorite playlist.
The first song in the playlist begins to play.
Artists : Touch
Hnext to any artist to
store the artist as a favorite. Touch a saved
favorite to recall a favorite artist. The first
song in the artist list begins to play. Songs :
Touch
Hnext to any song to store
the song as a favorite. Touch a saved
favorite to recall a favorite song.
Albums : Touch
Hnext to any album to
store the album as a favorite. Touch a saved
favorite to recall a favorite album. The first
song in the album list begins to play.
Genres : Touch
Hnext to any genre to
store the genre as a favorite. Touch a saved
favorite to recall a favorite genre. The first
song of the genre begins to play.
Podcasts : Touch
Hnext to any podcast to
store the podcast as a favorite. Touch a
saved favorite to recall a favorite podcast.
The podcast begins to play.
Audiobooks : Touch
Hnext to any
audiobook to store the audiobook as a
favorite. Touch a saved favorite to recall a
favorite audiobook. The first chapter in the
audiobook begins to play.
Media Playback and Mute
USB playback will be paused if the system is
muted. If the steering wheel mute control is
pressed again, playback will resume.
If the source is changed while in mute,
playback resumes and audio will unmute.
Bluetooth Audio
Music may be played from a paired
Bluetooth device. See Bluetooth (Pairing and
Using a Phone) 0127 or
Bluetooth (Overview) 0126 for help pairing
a device.
Volume and song selection may be
controlled by using the infotainment
controls or the mobile device. If Bluetooth is
selected and no volume is present, check the
volume setting on the infotainment system.
Music can be launched by touching
Bluetooth from the recent sources list on
the left of the display or by touching the
More option and then touching the
Bluetooth device.
To play music via Bluetooth:
1. Power on the device, and pair to connect the device.
2. Once paired, touch Audio from the Home Page, then touch Bluetooth from the
recent sources list on the left of the
display.
Bluetooth Sound Menu
See “Infotainment System Sound Menu”
under AM-FM Radio 0115.