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Infotainment
System
Introduction
Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . . 134Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Radio
AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . 141Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Backglass Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . 147Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 148Quick Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Pandora Internet Radio . . . . . . . 149Stitcher Internet Radio . . . . . . . . 153Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Audio Players
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
OnStar System
OnStar System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Navigation
Using the NavigationSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Navigation Symbols . . . . . . . . . . 169Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171OnStar®DestinationDownload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Configure Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Global PositioningSystem (GPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186Vehicle Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . 187Problems with RouteGuidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187If the System NeedsService . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Map Data Updates . . . . . . . . . . . 188Database CoverageExplanations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Bluetooth Phone/Devices
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195Te x t M e s s a g i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 2
Trademarks and License
Agreements
Trademarks and LicenseAgreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Introduction
Infotainment
Read the following pages tobecome familiar with these features.
{Warning
Ta k i n g y o u r e y e s o f f t h e r o a d f o r
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-infeatures intended to help avoiddistraction by disabling somefunctions when driving. Thesefunctions may gray out when theyare unavailable. Many infotainment
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features are also available throughthe instrument cluster and steeringwheel controls.
Before driving:
.Become familiar with theoperation, center stack controls,and infotainment display options.
.Set up the audio by presettingfavorite stations, setting thetone, and adjusting thespeakers.
.Set up phone numbers inadvance so they can be calledeasily by pressing a singlecontrol or by using a single voicecommand if equipped withBluetooth phone capability.
SeeDefensive Driving0217.
To p l a y t h e i n f o t a i n m e n t s y s t e m w i t hthe ignition off, seeRetainedAccessory Power (RAP)0232.
Overview
The infotainment system is controlled by using the center stack controls,infotainment display, steering wheel controls, and voice recognition.
SeeUsing the System0134.
1. SRCE (Source)
2. HOME
3. VOL/O(Volume/Power)
4.5/>(Phone/Mute)
5. FAV (Favorites)
6.tSEEK
7. SEEKu
8. NAV (Navigation)
9. BACK}
10. TUNE/MENU
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.If a destination has already beenentered, press to access theDestination Menu. SeeDestination0171.
RPT :Press to repeat the last voiceguidance prompt.
Infotainment Display Icons
The touch icons are on theinfotainment display and highlightedwhen a feature is available. Sometoggle display icons highlight whenactive and gray out when inactive.
Steering Wheel Controls
Depending on the vehicle options,some audio functions can becontrolled through the steeringwheel controls.
b/g:Press to answer incomingcalls, interact with Bluetooth, or startvoice recognition. SeeBluetooth0195orVoice Recognition0189.
$/i:Press to decline incomingcalls or to end a current call. Pressto silence the vehicle speakerswhile using the infotainment system.Press again to turn the sound on.Press to cancel voice recognition.
_SRC^:Press to select an audiosource.
Use the thumbwheel to select thenext or previous favorite radiostation, MP3 track, USB, andBluetooth Audio.
Use_SRC to skip to the next song
or show using Stitcher. SeeStitcherInternet Radio0153.
+x✓:Press + to increase the
volume. Press✓to decrease.
Using the System
The infotainment system iscontrolled by touching the display,and by using the center stackcontrols.
Voice recognition, through thesteering wheel controls, can beused to control the infotainmentfeatures.
Pressb/gon the steering wheel
controls to begin voice recognition.SeeVoice Recognition0189.
Home Page
Infotainment Display Options
The Home Page allows access tomany of the features.
Back :To u c h t o r e t u r n t o t h eprevious page.
Home :To u c h t o g o b a c k t o t h eHome Page.
Fav :To u c h t o d i s p l a y a p a g e o fstored favorite AM, FM,or SiriusXM®(if equipped) stations.Keep touching Fav to scroll throughthe favorite pages.
Morer:This icon may display
depending on the number of optionsstored on the Home Page. Touch togo to the next page.
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Cleaning High Gloss Surfaces
and Vehicle Information and
Radio Displays
For vehicles with high glosssurfaces or vehicle displays, use amicrofiber cloth to wipe surfaces.Before wiping the surface with themicrofiber cloth, use a soft bristlebrush to remove dirt that couldscratch the surface. Then use themicrofiber cloth by gently rubbing toclean. Never use window cleanersor solvents. Periodically hand washthe microfiber cloth separately,using mild soap. Do not use bleachor fabric softener. Rinse thoroughlyand air dry before next use.
Caution
Do not attach a device with a
suction cup to the display. This
may cause damage and would
not be covered by the warranty.
Software Updates
See www.chevrolet.com for softwareupdates.
Radio
AM-FM Radio
Playing the Radio
VOL/O:
.Press to turn the radio on or off.
.Turn to increase or decrease thevolume of the active source.
The steering wheel controls canalso be used to adjust the volume.SeeSteering Wheel Controls0134.
To p l a y t h e i n f o t a i n m e n t s y s t e m w i t hthe ignition off, seeRetainedAccessory Power (RAP)0232.
Audio Source
Press SRCE on the center stack orSRC on the steering wheel controlsto display and scroll through theavailable sources AM, FM, SiriusXM(if equipped), Pandora (if equipped),Stitcher, USB, and Bluetooth Audio.
Infotainment System Settings
Tone Settings
To a c c e s s t h e t o n e s e t t i n g s , t o u c hthe Tone Settings icon on the HomePage. Tone settings are specific toeach source.
To a d j u s t t h e s e t t i n g s :
.Bass: Touch + or✓to changethe level.
.Mid (Midrange): Touch + or✓tochange the level.
.Treble: Touch + or✓to changethe level.
.EQ: Touch or turn the TUNE/MENU knob to cycle through thepreset EQ options.
.Fade: Touch F or R for moresound from the front or rearspeakers. The middle positionbalances the sound between thefront and rear speakers.
.Balance: Touch L or R for moresound from the left or rightspeakers. The middle positionbalances the sound between theleft and right speakers.
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Finding a Station
Press SRCE on the center stack orSRC on the steering wheel controlsto select AM, FM, SiriusXM (ifequipped), Pandora (if equipped),Stitcher, USB, and Bluetooth Audio.
Turn the TUNE/MENU knob to findaradiostation.Toselectapresetstation, press FAV to scroll throughthe favorite pages and then touch apreset on the radio or touch a preseticon on the infotainment display.
Seeking a Station
PresstSEEK or SEEKuto
search for a station.
AM
1. Touch the AM icon on theHome Page or select AM bypressing SRCE on the centerstack, pressing SRC on thesteering wheel controls,or saying“Tune AM”or“AM”through voice recognition.
2. Touch Menu to display the AMStation List.
3. Touch to select an option. Toupdate the AM Station List,touch Refresh.
FM
1. Touch the FM icon on theHome Page or select FM bypressing SRCE on the centerstack, pressing SRC on the
steering wheel controls,or saying“Tune FM”or“FM”through voice recognition.
2. Touch Menu to display the FMStations List or FMCategory List.
3. Touch to select an option. Toupdate the FM Station List,touch Refresh.
SiriusXM (If Equipped)
1. Touch the XM icon on theHome Page or select XM bypressing SRCE on the centerstack, pressing SRC on thesteering wheel controls,or saying“Tune XM”or“XM”through voice recognition.
2. Touch the Menu icon to displaythe SiriusXM categories.
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5-day Forecast :Displays the5-day forecast for the weatherstation closest to the currentlocation. See“SiriusXM Travel LinkWeather”inSatellite Radio0142.
Nearby Fuel Stations :Displaysfuel prices and distances for closefuel stations. See“SiriusXM TravelLink Weather”under“SiriusXMTravel Link (If Equipped)”inSatelliteRadio0142.
Movie Showtimes :Displays a listof movies playing in the theatersclosest to current location. See“SiriusXM Travel Link MovieListings”inSatellite Radio0142.
Pandora Internet Radio
Pandora (if equipped) is a freeInternet radio service that streamspersonalized radio stations basedon artists, songs, genres, andcomedians. Create stations usingthe Pandora website or smartphone
application, then use-(thumbs up)
or,(thumbs down) to personalize
stations. To set up an account, or formore information, go towww.pandora.com.
AphoneortabletwithInternetconnection and the Pandoraapplication installed is required.Personal cell phone data plans areused. Make sure the latest versionis installed on the device and thevolume is turned up.
To i n s t a l l P a n d o r a :
.On an Android™phone orAndroid Tablet, go to the AndroidPlay Store, and search forPandora. Install to the phone,not to the SD card.
.On a BlackBerry®phone, go tothe BlackBerry App World™andsearch for Pandora.
.On an iPhone®,iPad®,oriPodtouch®,gototheiTunes®Storeand search for Pandora.
Launching Pandora
Connect the iPhone, iPad, or iPodtouch to the USB port, or connectan Android or BlackBerry throughBluetooth. SeeUSB0158
orBluetooth0195.Forfirst-timeuse, set up stations beforeconnecting to the vehicle. ThePandora icon will be available onthe Home Page and the sourcepop-up displays if the latestapplication is installed on thedevice.
Using the iPhone, iPod touch,or iPad
1. Plug the device into the USBport. The phone screen mustbe unlocked.
2. To launch, do one of thefollowing:
.Launch the application onthe device.
.To u c h t h e P a n d o r a i c o n o nthe Home Page.
.Pressb/gand say
“Pandora”or“TunePandora.”
.Accept any notification onthe screen of the device.
To r e l a u n c h P a n d o r a , p r e s s S R C Eon the center stack or press SRC onthe steering wheel controls.
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If nothing happens when theavailable Pandora icon is touched,download the latest Pandoraapplication and retry.
Pandora will always be highlightedon the Home Page when an iPhone,iPad, or iPod touch is connectedusing the USB port. To use, log intoyour account.
If the“Please See Device”messageis shown, the login screen maydisplay on the device.
If the“Please unlock your phone orrestart the app”message is shown,then the phone may be locked.Unlock the phone, close the app,then restart the app and make surethe Home Page is visible on thephone/device.
If Pandora is shut down on thephone or another audio app is used,Pandora may not start on the nextignition cycle. If iPod source isselected, it may show iPod and thenswitch to Pandora.
Using an Android Phone
1. Pair the Android phone usingBluetooth.
2. Use one of the following tolaunch:
.Launch the application onthe device.
.To u c h t h e P a n d o r a i c o n o nthe Home Page.
.Pressb/gand say
“Pandora”or“TunePandora.”
After Pandora has been launched,press SRCE on the center stack orpress SRC on the steering wheelcontrols to access Pandorafeatures.
If nothing happens when theavailable Pandora icon is touched,download the latest Pandoraapplication and retry.
If the“Please See Device”messageis shown, the login screen maydisplay on the device.
If the "Please unlock your phone orrestart the app" message is shown,then the phone may be locked.Unlock the phone, close the app,then restart the app to ensureproper communication.
Using a BlackBerry Phone
The phone must be unlocked. Tolaunch Pandora service:
1. Pair the BlackBerry phoneusing Bluetooth.
2. Use one of the following tolaunch:
.Launch the application onthe device.
.To u c h t h e P a n d o r a i c o n o nthe Home Page.
.Pressb/gand say
“Pandora”or“TunePandora.”
After Pandora has been launched,press SRCE on the center stack orpress SRC on the steering wheelcontrols to access Pandorafeatures.
If nothing happens when theavailable Pandora icon is touched,download the latest Pandoraapplication and retry.
If the“Please See Device”messageis shown, the login screen maydisplay on the device.
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If the "Please unlock your phone orrestart the app" message is shown,then the phone may be locked.Unlock the phone, close the app,and then restart the app to ensureproper communication.
Pandora Menus
To u c h M e n u o n t h e P a n d o r amain page.
Pandora has a menu system withthe following:
Shuffle :To u c h t o p l a y t h e s t a t i o n sin random order.
User-Created Stations :To u c h t oplay a user-created station.
Pandora Features
Pandora has features to rate tracks,skip tracks, or change stations.
}:To u c h w h i l e p l a y i n g a t r a c k t obookmark either the track or theartist. Bookmarks are viewable onwww.pandora.com.
,:When touched, Pandora storesthe information, changes to the nexttrack, and does not play the track onthis station again. This helpsPandora choose which tracksshould not play on this station. Thisfeature is only available onuser-created stations.
-:When touched, Pandora stores
this information and-is
highlighted for the remainder of thetrack. This helps Pandora choosewhich tracks should play on thisstation.
l:When touched, Pandorachanges to the next track.
J:To u c h o n t h e i n f o t a i n m e n tdisplay to pause playback. Touchagain to resume.
Tu n i n g P a n d o r a S t a t i o n s :When
Pandora is playing, useb/gon
the steering wheel to tune to anyPandora Station on the device.
1. Pressb/gon the steering
wheel.
2. Say“Tune Pandora
Pandora voice control will not workuntil Pandora is launched the firsttime during that ignition cycle.
Pandora Skip Limit
Pandora limits the number of skipsallowed on their service. When the
skip limit is reached,,will not skip
the currently playing track, but,
feedback will be recorded.
Pandora Advertisement
Pandora may displayadvertisements. Artist name andtrack title will not be displayed andthe skip track option is not available.
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pop-up displays if the latestapplication is installed on thedevice.
Using the iPhone, iPod touch,or iPad
1. Plug the device into the USBport. The phone screen mustbe unlocked.
2. Use one of the following tolaunch:
.To u c h t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o nthe device.
.To u c h t h e S t i t c h e r i c o n o nthe Home Page.
.Pressb/gand say
“Stitcher”or“Tune Stitcher.”
.Accept any notification onthe screen of the device.
3. If Stitcher does not beginplaying, select a category andthen a station.
After Stitcher has been launched,press SRCE on the center stack orpress SRC on the steering wheelcontrols to access Stitcher features.
If nothing happens when theavailable Stitcher icon is touched,download the latest Stitcherapplication and retry.
Stitcher will always be highlightedon the Home Page when an iPhone,iPad, or iPod touch is connectedusing the USB port. To use, log intoyour account.
If the“Please See Device”messageis shown, the login screen maydisplay on the device.
If the "Please unlock your phone orrestart the app" message is shown,then the phone may be locked.Unlock the phone, close the app,then restart the app to make surethe Home Page is visible on thephone/device.
Using an Android Phone
1. Pair the Android phone usingBluetooth.
2. Use one of the following tolaunch:
.To u c h t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o nthe device.
.To u c h t h e S t i t c h e r i c o n o nthe Home Page.
.Pressb/gand say
“Stitcher”or“Tune Stitcher.”
3. If Stitcher does not beginplaying, select a category andthen a station.
After Stitcher has been launched,press SRCE on the center stack orpress SRC on the steering wheelcontrols to access Stitcher features.
If nothing happens when theavailable Stitcher icon is touched,download the latest Stitcherapplication and retry.
If the“Please See Device”messageis shown, the login screen maydisplay on the device.
If the“Please unlock your phone orrestart the app”message is shown,then the phone may be locked.Unlock the phone, close the app,then restart the app to ensureproper communication.
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.Pressb/gon the steering
wheel controls to select songsby Artist, Album, Song Title,or Song Genre. SeeVoiceRecognition0189.
The following playlist formats aresupported:
.M3U (Standard and Extended)
.iTunes
.PLS (Standard)
.WAX
.ASX
.RMP
The radio supports plugging a cellphone in as a USB drive as long asthe cell phone supports USB massstorage class or has USB disc drivesupport enabled.
While the USB source is active, usethe following to operate USBfunction:
TUNE/MENU :Turn to scrollthrough the list. Turn quickly to fastscroll alphabetically through largelists.
J:To u c h t h i s i c o n o n t h einfotainment display to start, pause,or resume play of the current mediasource.
tSEEK:
.Press to seek to the beginning ofthe current or previous track.If the track has been playing forless than five seconds, theprevious track plays. If playinglonger than five seconds, thecurrent track restarts.
.Press and hold to reversequickly through playback.Release to return to playingspeed. Elapsed time displays.
uSEEK:
.Press to seek to the next track.
.Press and hold to advancequickly through playback.Release to return to playingspeed. Elapsed time displays.
USB Menu
The following are available throughthe USB Menu:
Shuffle :To u c h t o p l a y t h e t r a c k srandomly. Touch again to stopshuffle.
Play More Like This:
1. Touch to automatically create aplaylist of songs that are likethe song currently playing.
2. The radio will show“PlaylistCreation Succeeded”andcontinue playing thecurrent song.
Playlist Creation Failed mayappear if a song is not found inthe Gracenote Database.
Delete Automatic Playlist :To u c hto delete a More Like This playlist.
Folders :To u c h t o o p e n a f o l d e r l i s tto access the files within the folderstructure.
Playlists:
1. Touch to view the playlists onthe USB.