buttons GMC ENVOY 2009 Get To Know Guide

Getting to Know Your Envoy4
Fuel Information Button
• Press to scroll through the range,
fuel used, average fuel economy, and
the GM Oil Life System
TM.
• Range estimates the remaining dis-
tance you can drive without refueling.
Range is based on recent fuel econo-
my and the fuel remaining in the tank.
• Average fuel economy calculates how
many miles per gallon you are getting
based on overall driving conditions.
Press and hold the Select button
( ) while AVG. ECON is displayed
and the DIC will begin calculating the
average fuel economy from that point
in time.
• Fuel used shows the current amount
of fuel used in gallons since the last
reset.
• Engine oil life calculates an estimate
(percentage) of the engine oil’s
remaining useful life. It also will alert
you when it is time to change your oil
by illuminating the CHANGE ENG
OIL light on the DIC. Please remem-
ber to always reset the oil life system
after an oil change by pressing and
holding for four seconds while
ENGINE OIL LIFE is displayed. When
successful, the DIC will display
ENGINE OIL LIFE: 100%.
Driver Information Center
(if equipped)
Your vehicle’s Driver Information Center
(DIC) is located in the instrument panel
cluster.
Access DIC modes
• Press one of the following DIC but-
tons located on the steering wheel.
– Trip Information ( )
– Fuel Information ( )
– Customization ( )
– Select settings ( )
Trip Information Button
• Press to scroll through the
odometer, trip A, trip B, tire pres-
sures, and timer. When either trip A
or trip B is displayed, you can press
the Select button ( ) to reset the
displayed odometer.
• You can also reset a trip odometer
to zero by pressing and holding the
reset stem for four seconds. When
TIMER is displayed, you can press
to start or stop the timer. To reset
it to zero, push and hold while
TIMER is displayed.
Note:If your vehicle is not equipped
with DIC steering wheel buttons, press
the trip odometer reset stem located in
the instrument panel cluster to select
the information. Hold the stem for four
seconds to reset trip odometers.

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Customization Button
• Press to scroll through the
customization features.
Select Button
• Press to select your customiza-
tion feature setting while it is
displayed on the DIC.
• The customization features can be
reset to their default mode by holding
and down for four seconds.
Language Options
• If you find that the unit displays a lan-
guage other than the one you prefer
and you are unable to change it, hold
and down until the display
begins cycling through the three
available languages. Release the
buttons when you see the preferred
language.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
SAFETY & SECURITY
Lockout Protection
Prevent your ignition key from being
locked in your vehicle
• When the key is in the ignition and
a door is open, pressing any power
door lock switch unlocks the driver’s
door and locks all other doors.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
OnStar®(if equipped)
Your vehicle may feature the OnStar
Safe & Sound Plan or the uplevel
OnStar Directions & Connections Plan,
with one year of OnStar service from the
date you purchased your new vehicle.
With the help of OnStar Advisors, who
are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, OnStar offers a wide variety of
safety and driver assistance capabilities,
including the following services:
• Driving Directions with Turn-by-Turn
Navigation
• OnStar Vehicle Diagnostic e-mail
• Automatic Notification of Airbag
Deployment
• Automatic Advanced Crash
Notification
• Emergency Services
• Remote Door Unlock
• Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance
• Hands-Free Calling with 30 calling
minutes
• Roadside Assistance
• Fuel Station Location
• Information & Connections services
• Virtual Advisor, GPS-based Traffic &
Weather
For Remote Door Unlock or Stolen
Vehicle Location Assistance, call
1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827).
Press the OnStar button to ask an
OnStar Advisor about the service plan
you have or to upgrade your plan. For
more information, refer to your OnStar
Owner’s Guide or visit onstar.com.
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.

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Manual Dual-Zone Climate
Controls (if equipped)
Select airflow source
• Turn the Mode knob on the right of
the climate control panel to the
desired setting:
( ) Instrument panel vents
( ) Instrument panel vents and
floor vents
( ) Floor vents
( ) Floor, windshield and side
window vents
( ) Windshield and side window
vents
Raise or lower fan speed
• Turn the fan control knob ( ) on the
left of the climate control panel.
Adjust the dual temperature controls
• Use the lever on the left-hand side of
the climate control panel to adjust the
temperature on the driver’s side of
the vehicle.
• Use the right-hand lever to adjust the
temperature on the front passenger’s
side of the vehicle and the tempera-
ture for the second row.
Cool the vehicle interior more quickly
on very hot days
• Open the windows just long enough
to let the hot air escape.
• Choose the coolest temperature
setting.
• Activate the Recirculate ( ) and
A/C ( ) buttons.
• Place the Mode knob in the Vent ( )
mode.
Recirculate interior air and prevent
outside air from entering your vehicle
• Press the Recirculate ( ) button.
This feature can be activated while in
the Vent or Bi-Level mode, but not in
Defog, Defrost or Floor mode.
Turn on the rear window defogger
• Press the rear window defogger
( ) button.
• The indicator light on the button will
come on to let you know the rear
window defogger is active.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

Getting to Know Your Envoy10
ENTERTAINMENT
Audio Systems
Memory Seat (if equipped)
Save driver seat preference memory
setting
1. Adjust the driver seat (including seat-
back recliner and lumbar) to a com-
fortable position.
2. Press and hold either the driver 1 or
driver 2 memory button located on
the driver’s door. A double chime will
sound to confirm your settings.
To program settings for a second driver,
repeat the same procedure using the
other numbered memory button.
See Section 1 of your Owner Manual.
Set the time
• Press the H or HR button until the
correct hour appears on the display.
• Press and hold the M or MIN button
until the correct minute appears on
the display.
The time may be set with the ignition on
or off.
Set the time with an FM station’s
Radio Data System (RDS) setting
(if equipped)
• Press and hold both HR and MN for
two seconds until UPDATED and the
clock symbol appear on the display.
• If the time is not available from the
station, NO UPDAT appears in the
display.
Program radio station presets
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press the BAND button to select the
band (AM/FM1/FM2/XM1/XM2).
3. Use the seek or tune knob to tune in
the desired station.
4. Press AUTO EQ to select the
equalization that best suits the type
of station selected.
5. Press and hold one of the six
numbered pushbuttons until a beep
sounds; release the button.
6. Repeat these steps for each station
preset, using a different numbered
button for each station.

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CONVENIENCE
Headlamp Controls
The exterior lamps knob is located on
the instrument panel, to the left of the
steering wheel.
Turn off the Daytime Running Lamps
(DRLs) and automatic headlamp
system
• Move the knob to the Off ( )
position.
The automatic headlamp system auto-
matically reactivates at the next key-on.
Activate the Daytime Running Lamps
(DRLs) and automatic headlamp
system
• Move the knob to the auto ( )
position.
• The automatic headlamp system will
turn on all exterior lamps and the
instrument panel/radio lights when
they are needed during the day or
when the vehicle is shifted out of
Park at night.
DVD Rear Seat Entertainment
(if equipped)
The Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)
system includes a DVD player in the
overhead console, a video display
screen, audio/video jacks, two sets of
wireless headphones, and a remote
control.
Playing a DVD
1. Turn the ignition to the Accessory or
On position.
2. Push the release button on the DVD
display console and fold down the
video screen.
3. Insert a DVD into the DVD loading
slot. It will turn on the video screen
and begin playing automatically. It
may be necessary to press the Play
button on the DVD player or the
remote control to start playing the
video if the DVD stops at a menu
screen.
4. To listen to the DVD through the
vehicle speakers, press the CD/AUX
button on the radio until RSE is
displayed. Adjust volume using the
radio volume control.
To listen to the DVD through the
headphones, press the On/Off button
on the headphones. Adjust volume
using the headphone volume control.
5. To control DVD playback, use the
remote control or the DVD player
buttons.
Parental Control
The Parental Control feature pauses the
video and mutes the audio to help gain
the attention of rear passengers, such
as when using headphones.To enable the Parental Control feature,
press the button behind the video
screen. Press the button again to dis-
able Parental Control.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.