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2 0 11 GM C Can yo n Owner M an ual M
In Brie f ... . ... .... .... ... ... .. . 1-1
I n str u m en t P anel. . .. ......... .1 -2
I n it ia lD riv e In fo rm atio n ... . ... .1 -3
V eh ic le Featu re s .... . .. ... ...1 -1 4
P erfo rm ance an d
M ain te nan ce .. .. . ..... .. ....1 -1 6
K eys, D oors an d W in dow s ... 2-1
K eys an d Locks ... . . .. ... .. ...2 -2
D oors ... . ..... ..... . .. ... . .. ...2 -7
V ehic le Secu rit y ... .. .. .. ... ....2 -9
E xte rio r M ir ro rs .. .. .. .. ... .. ..2 -1 2
I n te rio r M ir ro rs ... . ... . .. ... ...2 -1 3
W in d ow s... . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 -1 5
S eats an d Restr a in ts ... . ..... 3-1
H ead Restr a in ts .... .. .. . .. .. ..3 -2
F ro nt S ea ts .... ... ... .... ... .. .3 -3
R ear S eats .. .. . ........... ....3 -9
S afe ty Belt s .. .. ... ...........3 -1 2
A ir b ag Syste m .... .. .... .... ..3 -2 8
C hild Restr a in ts ... . .. .. .. ....3 -4 2 S
to ra g e ... . .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... 4-1
S to ra g e Com partm ents .... .. ..4 -1
I n str u m en ts an d Contr o ls .. .. 5-1
C ontr o ls .. .. . ... ... .. . .. . ... ...5 -2
W arn in g Lig hts , G aug es, and
I n dic a to rs ... . . .. .. ... .. .. .. ..5 -6
I n fo rm atio n Dis p la ys .. .. . .. ...5 -2 1
V ehic le Messa ge s .. .. . ... ....5 -2 4
L ig htin g .. .. ... ... ... .... ... . .. 6-1
E xte rio r Lig htin g .. .. .. ... ... . ..6 -1
I n te rio r Lig htin g ... . ..... .. .....6 -5
L ig htin g Featu re s .. .. ... .......6 -6
I n fo ta in m en t S yste m .. .. . .... 7-1
I n tr o ductio n .. .. .... .. .. .... ... .7 -1
R adio .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. ..7 -7
A udio Pla ye rs ... . . ... ... ... ..7 -1 4
P hone ... . .. .. . ... .... .. ..... .7 -2 1 C
lim ate Contr o ls ... . .. ... ... . 8-1
C lim ate Contr o lS yste m s... . ..8 -1
A ir Vents .. .. . .. . ... .. .. .. .. .. ..8 -3
D riv in g an d Opera tin g .. .. .. .. 9-1
D riv in g In fo rm atio n .... . .. .. .. ..9 -2
S ta rtin g and Opera tin g .. .. ...9 -2 8
E ngin e Exh aust. .. . . .. ... .. ..9 -3 6
A uto m atic Tra nsm is sio n .. .. ..9 -3 7
M anualT ra nsm is sio n .... .....9 -4 0
D riv e Syste m s.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..9 -4 2
B ra ke s ... . .. .... ..... .... ....9 -4 6
R id e Contr o lS yste m s.. .. ....9 -4 8
C ru is e Contr o l. . .. ... ... ... ...9 -5 2
F uel. . .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ...9 -5 4
T o w in g ... . .. .... ..... .... ....9 -5 9
C onve rs io ns and Add-O ns ... 9-7 0
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In Brie f 1-1
In Brie fIn str u m en t P an elIn str u m en t P anel.. .. .. .. ... .. . 1-2In it ia l D riv e In fo rm atio nIn it ia lD riv e In fo rm atio n ... .. ... 1-3
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-4
D oor Locks .. .. ... . .. ... . .... . 1-4
T a ilg a te .. .. .. ............ ..... 1-5
W in do w s ... . . ... ... . .. .. ... . .. 1-5
S eat A dju stm ent ... . .. .. . .. ... 1-6
H eate d Sea ts ... . .. .......... . 1-7
H ead Restr a in t A dju stm ent .. .. 1-7
S afe ty Belt s .. .. .. . . .. .. ... .. .. 1-8 S
ensin g Sys te m fo r P asse nge r
A ir b ag ... . . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 1-8
M ir ro r A dju stm ent .. .. .. ....... 1-9
S te erin g W hee l
A dju stm ent .. .. .. ... . .. ... .. 1-1 0
I n te rio r Lig htin g ... . . .. ... .. .. 1-1 0
E xte rio r Lig htin g .. .. ... .. . .. . 1-1 1
W in dsh ie ld W ip e r/W ash er .... 1-1 1
C li m ate Contr o ls ... . ... ...... 1-1 2
F our- W heelD riv e .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-1 3
V eh ic le Fea tu re sR adio (s ) .. .. . .. ... ...... ..... 1-1 4
S ate lli t e Radio ... . ... .... .... 1-1 5
C ru is e Contr o l.. .. . ... ... .... 1-1 5
D riv e r In fo rm atio n
C en te r (D IC )... . .. .. ... .. .. 1-1 6
P ow er O utle ts .. .. .. ... ... .. . 1-1 6
P erfo rm an ce an d Main te n an ceT ra ctio n Contr o l
S ys te m (T C S)... . . .. ... .. .. 1-1 6
S ta biliT ra k
®S ys te m .. .. .... . 1-1 7
T ir e Pre ss u re Monit o r ... . . . .. 1-1 7
E ngin e Oil L if e Syste m ... . ..1-1 7
D riv in g fo r B ette r Fuel
E co nom y.... .... ... .... .... 1-1 8
R oadsid e Assis ta nce
P ro gra m ... . .. ... ... ..... .. . 1-1 8
O nS ta r
®... . .. ..... ..... .. ... 1-1 9
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1 -4 In Brie fR em ote Keyle ss
E ntr y (R KE)S yste mT he RKE tr a nsm it te r is use d to
l o ck and un lo ck th e doo rs fr o m up
t o 9m (3 0 ft) aw ay fr o m th e ve hic le .P re ss UNLO CK to unlo ck th e doors
a nd pre ss LO CK to lo ck th em .
P re ss
L
to so und th e ho rn and
t o fla sh th e exte rio r la m ps fo r
3 0 se co nds. L
ock and un lo ck fe e dba ck ca n
b e pers o na li z e d . S ee Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )on
p age 52 1.
S ee Keys on pa ge 22 an d Rem ote
K eyle ss Entr y (R KE )S ys te m
O pera tio n on pag e 23 .
D oor LocksM an ual D oor Lock sL ock or unlo ck th e door fr o m th e
o uts id e wit h th e ke y in th e driv e r
o r fr o nt passe ng er do or or pre ss
t h e LO CK or U NLO CK butto n
o n th e Rem ote Keyle ss Entr y
( R KE)tr a n sm it te r.
L ock th e do or fr o m th e in sid e by
m ovin g th e manu alle ve r on th e
d oor fo rw ard or re a rw ard .
P ow er D oo r LocksP re ss L or U on th e sw it c h on th e
a rm re st to lo ck or unlo ck th e doors .
F or m ore in fo rm atio n se e:.
D oor Locks on page 24 .
.
P ow er D oor Locks on page 25 .
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1 -1 6 In Brie fD riv er In fo rm atio n
C en te r (D IC )The DIC is lo ca te d on th e
i n str u m ent pa ne lclu ste r. It dis p la ys
t h e sta tu s of m any ve h ic le sy ste m s
a nd en able s so m e fe atu re s to be
p ers o na li z e d .
U se th e tr ip re se t ste m lo ca te d on
t h e in str u m en t pane lclu ste r to scro ll
t h ro ugh th e ava ila ble fu nctio ns.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )on
p a ge 52 1.V eh ic le Pers o naliz a tio nS om e ve hic le fe atu re s ca n be
p ers o na li z e d th ro ugh th e DIC .
T hese fe a tu re s in clu d e:.
Langu age : E nglis h , S panis h ,
o r Fre nch
.
A uto m atic Door Lock s
.
R KE Fee dba ck F
or m ore in fo rm atio n , se e Driv e r
I n fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )on
p age 52 1.
P ow er O utle tsT he acce sso ry pow er outle ts ca n be
u se d to plu g in ele ctr ic a le q uip m ent,
s u ch as a ce ll p ho ne or M P3 pla ye r.
T he ve hic le may have an acce sso ry
p ow er outle t lo ca te d belo w th e
c li m ate co ntr o lsy ste m an d on th e
r e ar of th e ce n te r co nso le .
S ee Pow er O utle ts on pag e 55 .
P erfo rm an ce an d
M ain te n an ceTra ctio n Contr o l
S yste m (T C S)The tr a ctio n co ntr o lsyste m li m it s
w heelsp in . T he syste m tu rn s on
a u to m atic a lly eve ry tim e th e ve hic le
i s sta rte d..
To tu rn off tr a ctio n co ntr o l, pre ss
a nd re le ase
d
o n th e in str u m ent
p anel.
d
ill u m in ate s and th e
a ppro pria te DIC messa ge is
d is p la ye d. S ee Rid e Contr o l
S ys te m Mess a ges on page 52 7.
.
P re ss and re le ase th e butto n
a gain to tu rn on tr a ctio n co ntr o l.
F or m ore in fo rm atio n, se e Tra ctio n
C on tr o lS yste m (T C S)on
p a ge 94 8.
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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-1
K ey s, D oors an d
W in dow sKeys an d Lock sK eys .... . . .. ... ... . ... .. ... ... 2-2
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-2
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE)
S yste m Ope ra tio n .. .. ...... . 2-3
D oor Locks .. .. ... . .. ... . .... . 2-4
P ow er D oor Locks .. .. .. ... .. . 2-5
A uto m atic Door Locks .... .. ... 2-5
L ocko u t P ro te ctio n ... . . . ... ... 2-6
S afe ty Lo ck s (C re w Cab) ... . .2-6
D oorsR ear D oo rs
( E xte n ded Cab) ... . .. ... ..... 2-7
T a il g ate .. .. .............. ..... 2-7V eh ic le Secu rit yV ehic le Secu rit y ... . . .. .. .. .. .. 2-9
A nti- T heft A la rm Syste m ... . .. 2-9
I m mob il iz e r .. .. ... ........... 2-1 0
I m mob il iz e r O pe ra tio n
( P A SS -K ey II I+
C an ada Only ) .. .. . .... .. ... 2-1 0
I m mob il iz e r O pe ra tio n
( P ass lo ck U.S .O nly ) .. .. ... 2-1 2
E xte rio r M ir ro rsC onve x M ir ro rs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-1 2
M anualM ir ro rs .... .. . .. .. .. .. 2-1 2
P ow er M ir r o rs ... .. ... ... ... .. 2-1 3In te rio r M ir ro rsM anualR earv ie w Mir ro r .... .. 2-1 3
A uto m atic Dim min g Rearv ie w
M ir ro r ... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. 2-1 4W in do w sW in dow s ... .. .. . .. .. .. ... .. .. 2-1 5
M anualW in dow s ... . . .. ... .. 2-1 5
P ow er W in dow s ... . .. . .... .. 2-1 6
R ear W in dow s ... . .. ..... .... 2-1 7
S un Vis o rs ... . .. .. . ... ... .... 2-1 7
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2 -4 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sPro gra m m in g Tra n sm it te rs to
t h e Veh ic leO nly RKE tr a nsm it t e rs pro gra m med
t o th e ve h ic le will w ork . If a
t r a nsm it te r is lo st or sto le n , a
r e pla ce m ent ca n be purc h ase d and
p ro g ra m med th ro ug h yo ur deale r.
W hen th e re p la ce m ent tr a nsm it te r
i s pro gra m med to th e ve hic le , all
r e m ain in g tr a nsm it te rs m ust als o
b e pro gra m med. A ny lo st or sto le n
t r a nsm it te rs no lo ng er w ork once th e
n ew tr a n sm it te r is pro g ra m m ed.
E ach ve hic le ca n have up to
f o ur tr a nsm it te rs pro gra m med to it .B atte ry Rep la c em en tN otic e : W hen re p la cin g th e
b atte ry , d o not to uch an y of th e
c ir c u it r y on th e tr a n sm it te r. S ta tic
f r o m yo ur body co uld dam ag e th e
t r a n sm it te r. T
o re pla ce th e ba tte ry :
1 . Separa te th e tr a nsm it te r w it h a
f la t, th in obje ct in se rte d in th e
s lo t be tw een th e co ve rs of th e
t r a nsm it te r housin g .
2 . Rem ove th e old ba tte ry . D o no t
u se ameta lo bje ct.
3 . In se rt th e new batte ry . R epla ce
w it h aCR203 2 or equiv a le nt
b att e ry .
4 . Put th e tr a n sm it te r ba ck
t o geth e r.
D oor Locks
{
W ARNIN G
U nlo cke d doors ca n be
d a ngero us..P asse ngers , esp ecia ll y
c h ild re n, ca n easily open th e
d oors and fa ll o ut of a movin g
v e hic le . W hen adoor is
l o cke d, th e handle will n ot
o pen it . T he ch ance of bein g
t h ro w n out of th e ve hic le in
a cra sh is in cre ase d if th e
d oors are not lo cke d. S o, all
p ass e ngers sh ould wear
s a fe ty belt s pro perly and th e
d oors sh ould be lo cke d
w heneve r th e ve hic le is
d riv e n..Y oung ch il d re n who get in to
u nlo ck e d ve hic le s m ay be
u nable to get out. A ch ild ca n
b e ove rc o m e by extr e m e hea t
a nd ca n su ffe r perm anent
( C ontin ued)
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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-5
W ARNIN G (C ontin ued )in ju rie s or eve n death fr o m
h eat str o ke . A lw ays lo ck th e
v e hic le when eve r le avin g it ..O uts id e rs ca n easily ente r
t h ro ugh an unlo cke d door
w hen yo u slo w dow n or sto p
y o ur ve hic le . Lockin g yo ur
d oors ca n help pre ve nt th is
f r o m ha pp enin g .
T o lo ck or unlo ck th e door fr o m th e
o uts id e , use th e ke y in th e driv e r or
f r o nt passe ng er doo r or pre ss th e
L O CK or U NLO CK butto n on th e
R em ote Keyle ss Entr y (R KE )
t r a nsm it te r.
T o lo ck a do or fr o m th e in sid e ,
m ove th e man ua lle ve r on th e door
f o rw ard . To unlo ck a do or fr o m th e
i n sid e, m ove th e le ve r on th e door
r e arw ard .
Y ou will se e aco lo re d are a on th e
l e ve r w hen th e doo r is unlo cke d.
P ow er D oo r Locks
D riv e r Sw it c h Show n
O n ve hic le s wit h po w er do or lo ck s,
t h e sw it c h es are lo ca te d on th e
d riv e r and th e fr o nt passe nge r
a rm re sts .
P re ss L to lo ck all th e doo rs at once .
T o unlo ck all th e do ors , pre ss U .
O n cre w ca b mod els , use th e
m anuald oor lo ck le ve r on each re ar
d oor to lo ck or unlo ck th e doo rs
f r o m th e re a r se atin g are as.
A uto m atic Door LocksIf th e ve hic le has pow er door
l o cks and th e re m ote ke yle ss
e ntr y syste m ,it has an auto m atic
l o ck/u nlo ck fe atu re .
I f th e ve hic le has an auto m atic
t r a nsm is sio n, it is pro gra m med
f r o m th e fa cto ry to lo ck all d oors
a uto m atic a lly when th e sh if t le ve r is
m ove d out of P (P ark ). A ll th e do ors
w ill u nlo ck when th e sh if t le ve r is
m ove d back in to P (P ark ).
I f th e ve hic le has a manual
t r a nsm is sio n, it is pro gra m med fr o m
t h e fa cto ry to lo ck all th e doors
w hen th e ve hic le sp eed is gre ate r
t h a n 24 km /h (1 5 m ph). T he doo rs
w ill u nlo ck when th e ke y is re m ove d
f r o m th e ig nit io n.
T o ch ange th e auto m atic door
l o ck and unlo ck se ttin gs, se e
A uto m atic Door Locks under
D riv e r In fo rm atio n Cente r (D IC )on
p age 52 1.
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2 -6 Keys, D oors an d W in dow sLocko ut P ro te ctio nIf th e ve hic le ha s po w er doo r lo cks,
t h is fe atu re pro te cts yo u fr o m
l o ckin g th e ke y in th e ve hic le when
t h e ke y is in th e ig nit io n and adoor
i s open .
I f th e pow er doo r lo ck sw it c h is
p re sse d whe n a door is open and
t h e ke y is in th e ig nit io n , all o f th e
d oors will lo ck an d th e n th e driv e r
d oor w ill u nlo ck.S afe ty Lo cks (C re w Cab )If th e ve hic le is a cre w ca b mod el, it
m ay have re a r doo r se cu rit y lo cks.
W it h th is fe atu re , th e re ar doors are
l o cke d so th e y ca nn ot be opened
f r o m th e in sid e.
T he re ar doo r se cu rit y lo ck is
l o ca te d on th e in sid e edge of each
r e ar door belo w th e se cu rit y lo ck
l a bel.
T o engage th e se cu rit y lo cks:
1 . Open one of th e re a r do ors .
2 . Usin g th e ig n it io n ke y, tu rn th e
l o ck to th e horiz o nta lp osit io n.
3 . Clo se th e do or.
4 . Repeat th ese ste ps on th e oth er
r e ar doo r. T
o op en are ar door w hen th e
s e cu rit y lo ck is on, unlo ck th e door
a n d open th e door fr o m th e outs id e .
T o dis e ngage th e se cu rit y lo cks:
1 . Open one of th e re ar doors .
2 . Usin g th e ig nit io n ke y, tu rn th e
l o ck to th e ve rtic a lp osit io n.
3 . Clo se th e door.
4 . Repeat th ese ste ps on th e oth e r
r e ar door.
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K eys, D oors an d Win d ow s 2-9
W hen th e la rg er part of th e ho le
o n th e bra cke t is ove r th e bo lt ,
s lid e th e bra cke t off th e bo lt .
3 . Slid e th e lo w er en d fit tin g onto
t h e to p bo lt . T he ta ilg ate will n ow
s ta y in th e pa rtia ll y opened
p osit io n .
4 . Repea t S te p s 2 an d 3 fo r th e
d riv e rsid e .
I f yo u wou ld li k e to clo se th e
t a ilg a te , th e bra cke t ca nnot be in th e
p artia lly ope ne d posit io n. U se th e
t o p posit io n on th e bra cke t to
a nch or it on th e bo tto m bolt .
V eh ic le Secu rit yT his ve hic le ha s th eft- d ete rre nt
f e atu re s; how eve r, th e y do no t m ake
i t im possib le to ste al.A nti- T heft A la rm Syste mIf yo ur ve hic le ha s th e Rem ote
K eyle ss Entr y (R KE)syste m ,th e
v e hic le has a co nte nt th e ft- d ete rr e nt
a la rm syste m .
T o activ a te th e co nte nt
t h eft- d ete rre n t syste m :
1 . Clo se all th e doors .
2 . Lock th e do ors wit h th e RKE
t r a nsm it te r. T he se cu rit y lig ht,
l o ca te d on th e in str u m ent pa nel
c lu ste r, w il l fla sh . I
f th e LO CK butto n on th e RKE
t r a n sm it te r is pre sse d, but a door is
o p en, th e horn wil l ch ir p six tim es.
P re ss th e LO CK butto n again , w it h in
t h re e se co nds, and th e doors will
l o ck. C lo se th e open door and th e
s y ste m wil l b e activ a te d.
I f a lo cke d door is not opened usin g
t h e RKE tr a nsm it te r, or by OnS ta r
®,
t h e pre -a la rm will g o off . If th e
e ngin e is not sta rte d or U NLO CK
n ot pre sse d wit h in 10 se co nds, th e
f r o nt tu rn sig nalla m ps will fla sh fo r
t w o m in ute s, and th e horn will so und
f o r tw o m in ute s, th en will tu rn off to
s a ve th e batte ry pow er.
R em em ber, th e th eft- d ete rre nt
s ys te m wil l n ot activ a te if yo u lo ck
t h e doors wit h ake y, th e manual
d oor lo ck, or pow er door lo ck
s w it c h . T he syste m ca n only be
a ctiv a te d usin g th e RKE tr a nsm it te r,
o r by OnS ta r
®. S ee th e OnS ta r
O wner's Guid e fo r addit io nal
i n fo rm atio n. Y ou sh ould als o
r e m em ber th at yo u ca n sta rt yo u r
v e h ic le wit h th e co rre ct ig nit io n ke y
i f th e ala rm has been se t off .
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In fo ta in m en t S ys te m 7-1 3
C H Unavl: This pre vio usly
a ssig ne d ch an ne lis no lo nger
a ssig ne d. T une to anoth er sta tio n.
I f th is sta tio n was one of th e
p re se ts , ch o ose an oth e r sta tio n fo r
t h at pre se t bu tto n.
U nau th : This ch an n elis blo cke d or
c a nnot be re ce iv e d wit h yo ur X M
S ubscrip tio n packa ge .
N o In fo : No artis t, so ng tit le ,
c a te go ry , or te xt in fo rm atio n is
a va ila ble at th is tim e on th is
c h annel. T he sys te m is work in g
p ro pe rly .
N otF ound: No artis t, so ng tit le ,
c a te go ry , or te xt in fo rm atio n is
a va ila ble at th is tim e on th is
c h annel. T he sys te m is work in g
p ro pe rly .
X M Lock: The XM re ce iv e r in yo ur
v e hic le co u ld ha ve pre vio usly be en
i n an oth e r ve h ic le . F or se cu rit y
p urp o se s, X M re ce iv e rs ca nnot be
s w app ed be tw een ve hic le s. If th is
m ess a ge is re ce iv e d afte r havin g
y o ur ve h ic le se rv ic e d , ch eck wit h
y o ur de ale r. R
ad io ID : If th is m essa ge is
r e ce iv e d when tu ned to ch a nne l0 ,
t h ere co uld be a re ce iv e r fa u lt .
C onsu lt w it h yo ur dea le r.
U nkn ow n: If th is m essa g e is
r e ce iv e d when tu ned to ch a nne l0 ,
t h ere co uld be a re ce iv e r fa u lt .
C onsu lt w it h yo ur dea le r.
C heck XM : If th is m essa ge does
n ot cle ar w it h in a sh ort perio d of
t im e, th e re ce iv e r co u ld ha ve afa ult .
C onsu lt w it h yo ur deale r.
R ad io Rece p tio nF re quency in te rfe re nce and sta tic
c a n occ u r du rin g norm alra dio
r e ce ptio n if it e m ssu ch as ce ll p h one
c h arg ers , ve h ic le co nve n ie nce
a cc e sso rie s, and exte rn ale le ctr o nic
d evic e s are plu gg ed in to th e
a cc e sso ry po w er outle t. If th ere is
i n te rfe re nce or sta tic , unplu g th e
i t e m fr o m th e acce sso ry pow er
o utle t.
A MThe ra nge fo r m ost A M sta tio ns is
g re ate r th an fo r FM ,esp ecia lly at
n ig ht. T he lo nger ra nge ca n ca use
s ta tio n fr e quencie s to in te rfe re
w it h each oth er. F or bette r ra dio
r e ce ptio n, m ost A M ra dio sta tio ns
b oost th e pow er le ve ls durin g th e
d ay, and th en re duce th ese le ve ls
d urin g th e nig ht. S ta tic ca n als o
o ccu r w hen th in gs li k e sto rm sand
p ow er li n es in te rfe re wit h ra dio
r e ce ptio n. W hen th is happens, tr y
r e d ucin g th e tr e ble on th e ra dio .F M Ste re oF M sig nals only re ach about
1 6 to 65 km (1 0 to 40 m ile s).
A lt h ough th e ra dio has a built - in
e le ctr o nic cir c u it th at auto m atic a ll y
w ork s to re duce in te rfe re nce , so m e
s ta tic ca n occu r, esp ecia lly aro u nd
t a ll b uild in gs or hil ls , ca usin g th e
s o u nd to fa de in and out.