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ContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
In Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys, Doors, and Windows . . . . . 23
Seats and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . . 88
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . 128
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Driving and Operating . . . . . . . . . 214
Vehicle Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Service and Maintenance . . . . . 344
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Customer Information . . . . . . . . . 361
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . 371
OnStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
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1.Air Vents 0212ii.
2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change Signals
0 125
ii.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver
Information Center (DIC)
0 105
ii.
3. Paddle Shifter Up. See Manual
Mode 0236
ii.
4. Cruise Control 0248
ii.
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) 0259
ii(If Equipped).
Forward Collision Alert (FCA)
System 0255
ii(If Equipped).
5. Instrument Cluster 093
ii.
6. Horn 090
ii.
7. Steering Wheel Controls 089
ii.
8. Paddle Shifter Down. See Manual Mode 0236
ii.
9. Windshield Wiper/Washer
090
ii.
10. Ignition. See Ignition Positions
0 227
ii. 11. Solar Sensor. See
Dual
Automatic Climate Control
System 0208
ii.
12. Infotainment 0128
ii.
13. Heated and Ventilated Front
Seats 048
ii.
14. Hazard Warning Flashers
0124
ii.
15. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0208
ii.
16. Power Outlets 091
ii(Out
of View).
17. Traction Control/Electronic
Stability Control 0242
ii.
Front and Rear Parking Assist
Button (If Equipped). See
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0251
ii.
Automatic Parking Assist (APA)
Button (If Equipped). See
Assistance Systems for
Parking or Backing 0251
ii.
18. Driver Mode Control 0244
ii.
19. Electric Parking Brake 0240
ii. 20. Shift Lever. See
Automatic
Transmission 0234
iior Manual
Transmission 0238ii(If
Equipped).
21. Steering Wheel Adjustment
089
ii.
22. Head-Up Display (HUD) 0108
ii.
23. Instrument Panel Illumination
Control 0125
ii.
24. Hood Release. See Hood
0 269
ii.
25. Exterior Lamp Controls 0123
ii.
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Tap Shift
Tap Shift allows the driver to
manually control the automatic
transmission. Vehicles with this
feature have controls on the back of
the steering wheel. Tap the left
control to downshift, and the right
control to upshift. A Driver
Information Center (DIC) message
indicates the gear the vehicle is in.
SeeAutomatic Transmission 0234
ii.
Vehicle Features
Steering Wheel Controls
Some audio functions can be
controlled through the steering
wheel controls.
b/g:Press to interact with
Bluetooth or voice recognition. See
Bluetooth 0193
iior Voice
Recognition 0187ii.
$/i:Press to decline an
incoming call, or to end a current
call. Press to silence the vehicle
speakers while using the
infotainment system. Press again to
turn the sound on. Press to cancel
voice recognition.
_SRC^: Press to select an audio
source.
Use the thumbwheel to select the
next or previous favorite radio
station, MP3 track, USB track, and
Bluetooth Audio track.
Use
_SRC to skip to the next song
or show using Pandora or Stitcher®.
See Pandora Internet Radio 0146iior Stitcher Internet Radio 0150ii.
+
x− :Press + to increase the
volume. Press −to decrease.
See Steering Wheel Controls 089
ii.
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Instruments and Controls 89
Vehicle ReminderMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Vehicle Speed Messages . . . . . 117
Washer Fluid Messages . . . . . . 117
Window Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Vehicle Personalization
Vehicle Personalization . . . . . . . 117
Controls
Steering Wheel
Adjustment
To adjust the steering wheel:
1. Pull the lever down.
2. Move the steering wheel up or down and in or out for a
comfortable position.
3. Pull the lever up to lock the steering wheel in place.
Do not adjust the tilt and telescope
lever while driving.
Steering Wheel Controls
Some audio functions can be
controlled through the steering
wheel controls.
b/g(Push to Talk) : Press to
interact with Bluetooth or voice
recognition. See Bluetooth0193
ii,
OnStar Overview 0375ii, or Voice
Recognition 0187ii.
$/i(Mute/End Call) : Press to
decline an incoming call, or to end a
current call. Press to silence the
vehicle speakers while using the
infotainment system. Press again to
turn the sound on. Press to cancel
voice recognition.
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Turn and Lane-Change
Signals
Move the turn signal lever all the
way up or down to signal a turn.
An arrow on the instrument cluster
flashes in the direction of the turn or
lane change.Raise or lower the lever until the
arrow starts to flash to signal a lane
change. Hold it there until the lane
change is completed. If the lever is
briefly pressed and released, the
turn signal flashes three times.
The turn signal can be turned off
manually by moving the lever back
to its original position.
If after signaling a turn or lane
change, the arrow flashes rapidly or
does not come on, a signal bulb
may be burned out.
Have any burned out bulbs
replaced. If a bulb is not burned out,
check the fuse. See
Fuses0291
ii.
Interior Lighting
Instrument Panel
Illumination Control
This feature controls the brightness
of the instrument panel controls and
infotainment display screen. The
thumbwheel is to the left of the
steering column on the instrument
panel.
D(Instrument Panel
Brightness) : Move the
thumbwheel up or down to brighten
or dim the instrument panel controls
and infotainment display screen.
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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 131
Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . 138
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 145
Quick Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . 146
Stitcher Internet Radio . . . . . . . . 150
Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Audio Players
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Navigation
Using the NavigationSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . 167
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
OnStar
®Destination
Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Global Positioning System (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Problems with Route Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
If the System Needs Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Database Coverage Explanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Bluetooth Phone/Devices
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Introduction
Infotainment
Read the following pages to
become familiar with these 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
functions when driving. These
functions may gray out when they
are unavailable. Many infotainment
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features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.
Before driving:
.Become familiar with the
operation, faceplate buttons, and
screen buttons.
. 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
button or by using a single voice
command if equipped with
Bluetooth phone capability.
See Defensive Driving 0215
ii.
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0230
ii.
Overview
The infotainment system is controlled by using the buttons, touch screen,
steering wheel controls, and voice recognition.
See Using the System 0131
ii.
1. SRCE (Source)
2. HOME
3. VOL/
O(Volume/Power)
4.
5/>(Phone/Mute) 5. FAV (Favorites)
6.
tSEEK
7. SEEK
u
8. NAV (Navigation)
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9. BACK}
10. TUNE/MENU
11. DEST (Destination)
12. RPT (Repeat)
Infotainment Control Buttons
The buttons on the faceplate are
used to start primary functions while
using the infotainment system.
SRCE (Source) :Press to change
the audio sources such as AM-FM
Radio, SiriusXM
®(if equipped), and
USB/iPod.
HOME : Press to go to the Home
Page. See “Home Page” in this
section.
VOL/
O(Volume/Power) :
. Turn to adjust the volume.
. Press to turn the system on
and off.
5/>(Phone/Mute) :
. Press to enter the phone main
screen. .
Press and hold to mute or
unmute the infotainment system.
See Bluetooth 0193
ii.
FAV (Favorites) : Press to display
the current favorite page number
above the preset buttons. Keep
pressing to scroll through the
favorites pages. The stored stations
for each list display on the bottom of
the screen. The number of preset
Favorite Pages can be changed by
pressing the Config button on the
Home Page, then pressing Radio
Settings, and then pressing Number
of Favorite Pages.
tSEEK :
. USB or Bluetooth Audio: Press
to seek to the beginning of the
current or previous track. If the
track has been playing for less
than five seconds, it seeks the
previous track. If longer than
five seconds, the current track
starts from the beginning.
. USB or Bluetooth Audio: Press
and hold to quickly reverse
through a track. Release the
button to return to playing
speed. See USB0155
ii. .
AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if
equipped): Press to seek to the
previous strong station.
uSEEK :
. USB or Bluetooth Audio: Press
to seek the next track.
. USB or Bluetooth Audio: Press
and hold to fast forward through
a track.
. AM, FM, or SiriusXM (if
equipped): Press to seek to the
next strong station.
NAV (Navigation) :
. Press to view the vehicle's
current position on the map
screen.
. Continue pressing to cycle
through the full map and split
screens.
BACK
}: Press to return to the
previous screen in a menu.
TUNE/MENU : Turn to manually
tune to a radio station
DEST (Destination) :
. Press to enter a destination.
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.If a destination has already been
entered, press to access the
Destination Menu. See
Destination 0169
ii.
RPT (Repeat) : Press to repeat the
last voice guidance prompt.
Touch Screen Buttons
Touch screen buttons are on the
screen and highlighted when a
feature is available. Some toggle
screen buttons highlight when active
and gray out when inactive.
Steering Wheel Controls
Depending on the vehicle options,
some audio functions can be
controlled through the steering
wheel controls.
b/g(Push to Talk) : Press to
answer an incoming call, interact
with Bluetooth, or start a voice
recognition session. See Bluetooth
0 193
iior Voice Recognition 0187ii.
$/i(Mute/End Call) : Press to
decline an incoming call, or to end a
current call. Press to silence the
vehicle speakers while using the infotainment system. Press again to
turn the sound on. Press to cancel
voice recognition.
_SRC^(Thumbwheel Control) :
Press to select an audio source.
Use the thumbwheel to select the
next or previous favorite radio
station, MP3 track, USB, and
Bluetooth Audio.
Use
_SRC to skip to the next song
or show using Stitcher. See Stitcher
Internet Radio 0150
ii.
+
x− (Volume) : Press + to
increase the volume. Press −to
decrease.
Using the System
The infotainment system is
controlled by touching the screen,
and by using the knobs and other
buttons.
Voice recognition, through the
steering wheel controls, can be
used to control the infotainment
features. Press
b/gon the steering wheel
controls to begin voice recognition.
See Voice Recognition 0187
ii.
Home Page
Touch Screen Buttons
The Home Page allows access to
many of the features.
Back : Press to return to the
previous page.
Home : Press to go back to the
Home Page.
Fav : Press to display a page of
stored favorite AM, FM,
or SiriusXM
®(if equipped) stations.
Keep pressing Fav to scroll through
the favorite pages.
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Morer:This button may display
depending on the number of options
stored on the Home Page. Press to
go to the next page.
qPrevious : Press to go to the
previous page.
Next
r: Press to go to the
next page.
Home Page Customization
The first Home Page can be
customized.
To add screen buttons:
1. Press Menu.
2. Press Customize. 3. Press a screen button to add or
remove from the first Home
Page. A
findicates it will be
displayed. The maximum
number of buttons on Home
Page 1 is eight.
4. Press Done.
To move screen buttons:
1. Press Sort.
2. Press an icon to switch with another icon.
3. Press Done.
To restore Home Page 1 defaults: 1. Press Menu.
2. Press Restore Home Page Defaults.
3. Press Yes or Cancel.
Home Page Features
Touch screen buttons are
highlighted when a feature is
available.
Various functions are disabled when
the vehicle is moving.
Press the Now Playing screen
button to display the active source
page. The sources available are
AM, FM, SiriusXM
®(if equipped),
USB/iPod, Pandora (if equipped),
Stitcher, and Bluetooth Audio.
See AM-FM Radio 0136
ii,Satellite
Radio 0139ii,Pandora Internet
Radio 0146ii, and Stitcher Internet
Radio 0150ii.
Press the Navigation screen button
to display a map of your current
vehicle position. See Using the
Navigation System 0163
ii,Maps
0 166ii,Navigation Symbols 0167ii,
and Configure Menu 0180ii.
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