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138 Infotainment System
XM (If Equipped)
1. Press the XM screen button onthe Home Page or select XM
by pressing SRCE or SRC on
the steering wheel controls,
or say “Tune XM” or“XM”
through voice recognition.
2. Press the Menu screen button to display the SiriusXM
categories.
3. Press a category and then turn the TUNE/MENU knob to scroll
the station list. Press to select
an option.
Storing Radio Station Presets
Up to 36 preset stations can be
stored. AM, FM, and XM can be
mixed. 1. From the AM, FM, or XM main
page, press and hold any of
the 1–6 buttons or one of the
preset screen buttons at the
bottom of the screen. After a
few seconds, a beep is heard
and the new preset information
displays on that screen button.
2. Repeat for each preset.
Mixed-Band Presets
Each favorite page can store
six preset stations. The presets
within a page can be different radio
bands.
To scroll through the pages, press
the Fav screen button on the top
bar. The current page number
displays above the preset buttons.
The stored stations for each favorite
page display on the preset buttons.
To change the number of favorite
pages displayed: 1. Press Config on the Home Page.
2. Press Radio Settings.
3. Press Number of Favorite Pages. Recalling a Preset Station
To recall a preset station from a
favorites page, do one of the
following:
.
Press the Fav screen button at
the top bar to display the preset
pop-up. Press one of the preset
screen buttons to go to the
selected preset station.
. In the AM, FM, or XM main
page, press one of the preset
screen buttons to go to the
selected preset station.
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.
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152 Infotainment System
After Stitcher has been launched,
press SRCE or SRC on the steering
wheel controls to access Stitcher
features.
If nothing happens when the
available Stitcher screen button is
pressed, download the latest
Stitcher application and retry.
If the“Please See Device” message
is shown, the login screen may
display on the device.
If the “Please unlock your phone or
restart the app” message is shown,
then the phone may be locked.
Unlock the phone, close the app,
then restart the app to ensure
proper communication.
Stitcher Menus
Press Menu on the Stitcher
main page.
Stitcher has a menu system with the
following:
My On Demand Stations : Displays
a list of favorite stations and shows.
Select and store programs as
favorites on the device. Favorite
station lists can be created to
include favorite shows which can be
accessed through My On Demand
Stations.
Stitcher Station Categories :
Displays categories by topic.
When a category then sub-category
is selected, the radio will start
playing the first program in that
sub-category.
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to
display the first 24 stations of that
sub-category. Current Station Playlist :
While
listening to a show, turn the TUNE/
MENU knob to display the menu list
of shows available for the current
station.
Stitcher Features
Stitcher service has features to rate
or skip shows, or change stations.
q(Favorites) : When pressed, the
current show is added to the
favorites station.
,(Thumbs Down) : When
pressed, Stitcher changes to the
next show. This helps Stitcher
provide a personalized listening
experience.
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Infotainment System 157
Use the touch screen or voice
recognition to create a More Like
This Playlist. See“Voice
Recognition Commands” inVoice
Recognition 0187
ii.
Gracenote Indexing
While Gracenote is indexing,
infotainment features are available
including selecting music from the
menu. Voice recognition music will
not be available until the radio has
completed indexing the device.
Devices with more music may take
longer to index. The device will
index when plugged into the radio
for the first time. When Indexing is
removed from the screen, the radio
is ready to support music search.
On the next connection or ignition
cycle, Indexing will show briefly on
the screen. The radio is searching
for changes to the device and
preparing the music list. If there are
no changes, the voice recognition
music search will be available. The
radio will index and store two
devices with up to 10,000 songs on
each device. USB MP3 Player and USB Drives
.
The USB MP3 players and USB
drives connected must comply
with the USB Mass Storage
Class specification (USB MSC).
. Hard disk drives are not
supported.
. The radio will not be able to play
back write-protected music.
. File systems supported: FAT32,
NTFS, Linux, and HFS+.
. The following restrictions apply
for the data stored on a USB
MP3 player or USB device:
‐Maximum folder structure
depth: eight levels.
‐ Maximum number of MP3/
WMA files that can be
displayed: 10,000.
‐ Playlist entries must be in the
form of relative paths.
‐ The system attribute for
folders/files that contain audio
data must not be set. To play a USB device, do one of the
following:
.
Connect the USB and it begins
to play.
. Press the Now Playing screen
button on the Home Page.
. Press SRCE to scroll until the
USB source screen is available.
. Press
b/gon the steering
wheel controls to select songs
by Artist, Album, Song Title,
or Song Genre. See Voice
Recognition 0187
ii.
The following playlist formats are
supported:
. M3U (Standard and Extended)
. iTunes
. PLS (Standard)
. WAX
. ASX
. RMP
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Infotainment System 161
Album,” “Play Song,”or“Play
Genre.” SeeVoice Recognition
0 187
ii.
iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
Troubleshooting
When an iPhone, iPod touch,
or iPad are connected through USB
and Bluetooth, the audio may not be
heard when the iPod source on the
radio is selected. If a phone call is
received while listening to the iPod
source and there is no audio for the
iPod after the source, then go to the
Airplay icon on the device and
select dock connector or disconnect
and reconnect the dock connector
on the device.
Some functionality may differ based
on operating system version on
device.
USB Troubleshooting
If the device is not being recognized
or the music is missing screen
information, restore the radio
defaults: 1. Press Config.
2. Press Radio Settings. 3. Press Software Versions Menu.
4. Press Clear and Reset Radio.
5. Press Yes.
Pair the phone again and the device
will have to index again.
Bluetooth Audio and Voice
Recognition
See Bluetooth Audio 0161
iiand
Voice Recognition 0187iifor
information using voice recognition
with Bluetooth audio.
Make sure all devices have the
latest software downloaded.
Bluetooth Audio
If equipped, music may be played
from a paired Bluetooth device. See
“Pairing a Phone/Device” under
Bluetooth 0193
ii.
To play music through a Bluetooth
device: 1. Power on the device, pair, and connect the device. 2. Music can be launched by
doing one of the following:
.Press the Bluetooth Audio
screen button on the
Home Page.
. Press SRCE until Bluetooth
Audio is selected.
. Press the SRC button on
the steering wheel controls
until Bluetooth Audio is
selected. See Steering
Wheel Controls 0131
ii.
. Use voice recognition. See
Voice Recognition 0187
ii.
The music can be controlled by
either the infotainment controls or
the controls on the device.
When a phone is connected to the
system through Bluetooth Audio the
phone notifications and sounds may
not be heard on the phone until
Bluetooth is disconnected.
Notification features may vary based
on the phone. Check the phone’s
manufacture information for
notification support.
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Infotainment System 197
Connecting to a Different Phone
or Device
To connect to a different cell phone,
the system looks for the next
available cell phone. Depending on
the cell phone to be connected, this
command may need to be repeated.1. Press
b/g. The system
responds “Please say a
command,” followed by a tone.
2. Say “Change Phone.”
. To select a device, press
the name on the display.
. If another cell phone is not
found, the original phone
remains connected.
Making a Call Using Phone
Book and Infotainment
Controls
For cell phones that support the
phone book feature, the Bluetooth
system can use the contacts stored
on the cell phone to make calls. See
the cell phone manufacturer‘s user
guide or contact the wireless
provider to find out if this feature is
supported. When a cell phone supports the
phone book feature, the Phone
Book and Call Lists menus are
automatically available.
The Phone Book menu allows
access to the phone book stored in
the cell phone to make a call.
The Call Lists menu allows access
to the phone numbers from the
Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, and
Missed Calls menus on the cell
phone to make a call.
The radio will display the first 1,000
contacts and the phone numbers for
each contact including Home, Work,
Mobile, and Other.
To make a call using the Phone
Book menu:
1. Press
5/>once on the radio
or the Phone screen button.
2. Select Phone Book.
3. Select the letter group of the phone book entry to scroll
through the list of names/
numbers.
4. Select the name. 5. Select the number to call.
To make a call using the Call
Lists menu:
1. Press
5/>once on the radio
or the Phone screen button.
2. Select Call Lists.
3. Select the Incoming Calls, Outgoing Calls, or Missed
Calls list.
4. Select the name or number to call.
Making a Call Using the
Infotainment Controls
To make a call:
1. Press
5/>once on the radio
or the Phone screen button.
2. Press Enter Number.
3. Enter the phone number.
4. Select OK to start dialing the number.
5. Select Call to place the call.
To make a call using voice
recognition, see “Making a Call”
under Bluetooth 0193
ii.
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388 Index
E
Electric Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . 240
Electric Parking Brake Light . . . . 100
Electrical Equipment,Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Electrical System Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Emergency OnStar
®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Engine Air Cleaner/Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Check and Service EngineSoon Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Compartment Overview . . . . . . . 270
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . 95
Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cooling System Messages . . . . 111
Drive Belt Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Oil Life System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Engine (cont'd)
Oil Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Oil Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Power Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Running While Parked . . . . . . . . 234
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Entry Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Event Data Recorders . . . . . . . . . . 373
Exit Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Extender, Safety Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Exterior Lamp Controls . . . . . . . . . 123
F
Features Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Filter, Engine Air Cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Flashers, Hazard Warning . . . . . . 124
Flat Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Floor Mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Fluid Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 274
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Forward Collision Alert
(FCA) System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Frequency Statement Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Front Seats Heated and Ventilated . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Economy Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Filling a Portable FuelContainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Filling the Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Foreign Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Low Fuel Warning Light . . . . . . . 103
Requirements, California . . . . . 262
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Full-Size Spare Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 Engine Compartment FuseBlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Instrument Panel Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Rear Compartment Fuse Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
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Index 389
G
GaugesEngine Coolant Temperature . . . 95
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Trip Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Warning Lights andIndicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
General Information Service and Maintenance . . . . . 344
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Global Positioning
System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Guidance
Problems with the Route . . . . . . 186
H
Hazard Warning Flashers . . . . . . . 124
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
HeadlampsAiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 Headlamps (cont'd)
Daytime Running
Lamps (DRL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Flash-to-Pass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
High Intensity Discharge
(HID) Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . 104
High/Low Beam Changer . . . . . 123
Lamps On Reminder . . . . . . . . . 104
Heated and Ventilated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
High-Beam On Light . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
High-Speed Operation . . . . . . . . . . 306
Hill and Mountain Roads . . . . . . . . 221
Hill Start Assist (HSA) . . . . . . . . . . 242
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hydraulic Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274I
If the System Needs Service . . . . 186
Ignition Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Infants and Young Children, Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Information
Quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Instrument Panel Overview . . . . . . . 6
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . . . 39
Internet Radio Pandora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Stitcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
J
Jump Starting - North
America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
K
Key and Lock Messages . . . . . . . . 112
Keyless EntryRemote (RKE) System . . . . . . . . . 24
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall . . . . . . . . . . 301
Lamps Daytime Running (DRL) . . . . . . 124
Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Exterior Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Malfunction Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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394 Index
Special Application Services . . . . 351
Specifications andCapacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Sport Mode Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
StabiliTrak OFF Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Start Assist, Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Start Vehicle, Remote . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Starter Switch Check . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Starting the Vehicle Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . . . 131
Stitcher Internet Radio . . . . . . . . . . 150
Storage Areas Center Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Convenience Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Glove Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Roof Rack System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Storage Compartments . . . . . . . . . . 85
Storing the Tire Sealant and Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Stuck Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Summer Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
System Forward CollisionAlert (FCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Global Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 374
Roof Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Systems
Driver Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Text Telephone (TTY) Users . . . . 364
Theft-Deterrent Systems . . . . . . . . . 36Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 Buying New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Different Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Full-Size Spare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
If a Tire Goes Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 Tires (cont'd)
Low Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Pressure Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Pressure Monitor Operation . . 308
Pressure Monitor System . . . . . 307
Rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Sealant and
Compressor Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Sealant and Compressor Kit, Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Sidewall Labeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Terminology and Definitions . . 303
Uniform Tire Quality Grading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Wheel Replacement . . . . . . . . . . 316
When It Is Time for New Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Towing
Recreational Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 334
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Track Driver Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
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