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Audio Next/Previous Favorite Station Controls (behind steering wheel)
Cruise Control/ Collision AlertF/Heated Steering WheelF Buttons
Power Mirror Control/Door Lock Switch/Window Buttons
Audio Volume Controls (behind steering wheel)
Voice Recognition Buttons/ Customizable Driver Display Controls
Tilt Steering Wheel Lever
Telescoping Steering Wheel Control
Memory Seat Controls
Instrument Panel Illumination Control/Exterior Lamp Control4WD ControlFTow/Haul ButtonCustomizable Driver Display
Turn Signal/Windshield Wipers Lever
Integrated Trailer Brake ControlF
Instrument Panel
Low Fuel
Traction Control Off
Engine Coolant Temperature
Brake System
Cruise Control Set
Forward Collision Alert
StabiliTrak Active
StabiliTrak Off
Security
Tow/Haul Mode
Hill Descent Control
Lights On Reminder
Airbag Readiness
Check Engine
Symbols
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Customizable Driver Display
The Customizable Driver Display on the instrument cluster displays a variety of vehicle system information and warning messages.
Menu Items
Use the control pad on the right side of the steering wheel to view the Info (includes the trip odometers and fuel information), Audio, Phone, Navigation, and Settings menus.
Press the or button to move between the display zones.
Press the or button to move through the menus.
Press to open a menu or select/deselect a setting.
Reset an Item
1. Use the control pad to display the item.
2. Press and hold to reset or clear the item.
Changing Display Themes
The Customizable Driver Display features three display themes: Standard, Technology, and Media. The style of the display will change depending on the selected theme.
1. Use the control pad to display the Settings menu.
2. Select Display Theme.
3. Select the desired theme.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner Manual.
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Automatic Climate Controls
Automatic Operation
1. Press AUTO.
2. Set the temperature for the driver and front passenger. The system automatically
controls the fan speed, air delivery, air conditioning and recirculation to reach the set temperature. Allow time for the system to reach the desired temperature.
If the air delivery mode or fan speed is manually adjusted, automatic operation is turned off.
Recirculation Mode
Press Recirculation Mode to
quickly cool the air inside the vehicle or prevent
outside odors from entering the vehicle. Recirculation Mode is not available while the Defog or Defrost Mode is selected.
Sync Temperature Settings
Press SYNC to link the passenger’s temperature setting to the driver’s
setting. When the passenger’s setting is adjusted, the different passenger’s temperature setting is displayed.
See Climate Controls in your Owner Manual.
Driver’s Temperature Control
Defog Mode
Defrost Mode
Passenger’s Temperature Control
Fan Speed Control/On/Off
Vent Mode
A/C Air Conditioning Control
AUTO Automatic Operation
Driver’s Heated/Vented Seat Buttons
Passenger’s Heated/Vented Seat Buttons
Recirculation Mode
Floor Mode
SYNC Link passenger’s temperature setting to driver’s temperature setting
Bi-level Mode
REAR Rear Window/ Outside Mirror Defogger
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Windshield Wipers
Audio Steering Wheel Controls
Rotate the band on the lever to activate the wipers. Fast Wipes
Slow Wipes
INT Intermittent
Adjust the delay between wipes. The
wipers activate more often as the band is rotated upward.
OFF
Mist
Single wipe.
Washer Fluid
Push the paddle forward to spray washer fluid on the windshield.
See Instruments and Controls in your Owner Manual.
Push to Talk
Press to answer an incoming call or to use natural voice recognition with the audio, Bluetooth, navigation or OnStar® system.
End Call/Mute
Press to end or reject a call. Press to mute/unmute the vehicle speakers.
Next/Previous
With the Audio screen displayed on the DIC, press or to seek the previous or next radio station or track.
Volume (behind right side of steering wheel)
Press the top or bottom button to adjust the volume.
Next/Previous Favorite Station (behind left side of steering wheel)
Press the top or bottom button to go to the next or previous favorite radio station or track.
See your Infotainment System Owner Manual.
Next/Previous Favorite Station button shown. Volume button is located behind the right side of the steering wheel.
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GMC IntelliLink
BACK Move back one level in the menus
Home screen
Eject disc
Power/ Volume
Additional Pages: Touch to view additional pages of applications (if available)
TUNE/MENU Tune radio stations/Open and select menus
Interaction Selector: Touch to display the favorites list
Applications: Touch the screen icon to access the application
RADIO Select AM, FM, XMF
MEDIA Select the media source
SEEK Previous/Next radio station or track
Refer to your Owner Manual for important safety information about using the infotainment system while driving.
The GMC IntelliLink System is controlled by using the audio system buttons, touch screen, voice recognition and audio steering wheel controls.
F Optional equipment
GMC IntelliLink uses a Bluetooth or USB connection to link a compatible device, such as a smartphone, cell phone, USB flash drive or portable audio player/iPod®, and hands-free voice control. For assistance with the IntelliLink system, contact Customer Assistance at 1-855-4-SUPPORT (1-855-478-7767) or visit www.gmc.com and click the More GMC tab.
See your Infotainment System Owner Manual.
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GMC IntelliLink
Setting the Time
1. Touch Settings on the home page.
2. Touch Time and Date.
3. Touch Set Time.
4. Touch the arrows to adjust the hours, minutes and AM or PM.
5. Touch BACK to exit the menu.
Storing Favorites
Up to 60 radio stations from all bands (AM, FM or SiriusXMF), media (song, artist, album, and genre with device connected to a USB port), phone contacts and navigation destina-tions can be stored in any order.
1. Select the desired radio station, media favorite, navigation destination or contact.
2. Touch and drag up the Interaction Selector at the bottom of the screen to display the favorite screen buttons.
3. Touch and hold one of the favorite screen buttons until a beep is heard, indicating it is stored.
4. Repeat the steps to store another favorite item.
To change the number of favorites displayed, go to Radio in the Settings menu.
Managing Home Page Icons
1. Press the Home button.
2. To enter edit mode, touch and hold the home page icon to move.
3. Continue holding the icon and drag it to the desired position, and then release.
4. Press the Home button to exit edit mode.
Natural Voice Recognition
Control the music source and make phone calls hands-free (after pairing your Bluetooth-enabled phone) using the natural voice recognition system.
1. Press the Push to Talk button on the steering wheel.
2. The radio will say “Command please,” followed by a beep.
3. After the beep, say what you want it to do using natural speech. (Example: “Call Amanda” or “Tune FM 104.3.” Say “Help” for assistance.)
PANDORA® Internet Radio
Listen to personalized radio stations based on favorite artists or genres.
Download the Pandora app to your smartphone and sign in to Pandora.
Create a station on your phone to listen to a customized song list in the vehicle.
Connect your smartphone by Bluetooth or, for Apple devices, by a USB cable.
Touch the Pandora icon on the touch screen to access Pandora. A slight delay may occur when loading a song or changing a station.
See your Infotainment System Owner Manual.
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Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™
The Wireless Charging system is located on the storage tray on top of the center console. To check mobile device compatibility, visit my.gmc.com/learn. See your phone retailer for details on required phone accessories.
1. The vehicle must be on or Retained Accessory Power must be active.
2. Remove all objects from the charging pad.
3. Place the device, face up, on the symbol on the pad, aligned with the rear rib.
4. Move the device slowly until the battery charging symbol displays on the infotain\
ment screen. If not charging, remove the device for 3 seconds, and rotate it 180 degrees.
See your Infotainment System Owner Manual.
Wireless ChargingF
Apple CarPlay or Android Auto* capability may be available through a compatible smart-phone. If available, a Projection icon will appear on the home page of the infotain-ment display.
1. No app is required for Apple CarPlay. Download the Android Auto app to your phone from the Google Play store.
2. Connect your Apple iPhone or Android phone by plugging the compatible phone USB cable into a USB data port. Use your device’s factory-provided USB cable. Aftermarket cables may not work.
3. The Projection icon will change to Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, depending on the phone. Apple CarPlay or Android Auto may launch automatically upon USB
connection. If not, touch the Apple CarPlay or Android Auto icon on the home page.
For more information on using Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, call 1-855-4-SUPPORT (1-855-478-7767) or visit my.gmc.com/learn.
See your Infotainment System Owner Manual.
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Bluetooth® System
Portable Audio Devices
Refer to your Owner Manual for important safety information about using the infotainment system while driving.
Before using a Bluetooth-enabled device in the vehicle, it must be paired with the in-vehicle Bluetooth system. The pairing process is disabled when the vehicle is moving. Not all devices will support all functions. Bluetooth streaming audio is available with the IntelliLink system. For more information, visit my.gmc.com/learn.
Pair a Phone
1. To use voice recognition, press the Push to Talk button; after the beep, say “Pair phone,” or
Use the MENU knob or the touch screen to select the Phone icon > Phones > Pair Device.
2. Start the pairing process on the phone. Locate GMC IntelliLink on the phone.
3. Enter the four-digit code that appears on the touch screen into the phone or, if a six-digit code appears on the phone, confirm it on the touch screen.
4. If your phone prompts you to accept the
connection or phone book download, select Always Accept and Allow.
Streaming Audio
With a paired device connected via Bluetooth, press the MEDIA button until Bluetooth is displayed on the touch screen to stream audio from the device. Control audio operation using the device controls.
See your Infotainment System Owner Manual.
An accessory power outlet, dual USB ports and auxiliary jack are located in the center console storage compartment.
An iPod®, iPhone®, MP3 Player, a USB flash drive or a USB mass storage device can be connected to the USB port. GMC IntelliLink will read the device and build a list of songs. Search for music on-screen or by voice commands.
Press the MEDIA button to select a portable device as the audio source.
See your Infotainment System Owner Manual.
Note: Connect a mobile device USB cord after starting the vehicle for optimum performance.
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Navigation System
Entering a Destination
Destinations can be entered by Voice Recognition, Address, Recent Destination, Contacts and Places of Interest (POI).
To enter a destination using voice recognition:
1. Press the Push to Talk button.
2. Say “Destination address” to enter
specific destination information.
3. Say the address or other destination information.
To enter a destination using the single line destination feature:
1. Touch Navigation on the home page.
2. Touch Destination.
3. To enter a specific address, type the address, intersection or road.
4. Touch Go.
5. Select the desired name from the generated list.
6. Touch Go.
See your Infotainment System Owner Manual.
Refer to your Owner Manual for important safety information about using the navigation system while driving.
Touch the Navigation icon on the home page to access the navigation functions.
OnStar® with 4G LTE and Wi-Fi®F
If equipped with OnStar 4G LTE and Wi-Fi, up to seven devices (smartphones, tablets and laptops) can be connected to high-speed Internet through the vehicle’s built-in Wi-Fi hotspot.
To retrieve the SSID and password for the hotspot, press the OnStar Voice Command button on the overhead console or rearview mirror, wait for the prompt, and then say “Wi-Fi settings.” The information will be displayed on the screen.
For assistance, press the blue OnStar button or call 1-888-4-ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827).
Note: See onstar.com for a detailed instruction guide, vehicle availability, details, and system limitations.
See your Infotainment System Owner Manual.
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Driver Assistance Systems
The driver assistance systems use advanced technologies to help avoid collisions by
providing visual and audible alerts under some imminent collision conditions.
Forward Collision AlertF – The Vehicle Ahead indi-cator will illuminate in green on the instrument cluster when a vehicle is detected and will illuminate in amber when following a vehicle ahead too closely. If your vehicle approaches another vehicle too rapidly, the will flash, a visual alert will flash on the windshield and the Safety Alert Seat will pulse. See Safety Alert Seat.
Press the Collision Alert button on the left side of the steering wheel to set the alert sensitivity to Far, Medium, Near, or Off.
Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure WarningF (LD Models Only) – The Lane Keep Assist indicator is green on the instrument cluster when a lane marking is detected. The system may assist by gently turning the steering wheel and display an amber if the vehicle approaches a detected lane marking without using a turn signal in that direction. It may also provide a Lane Departure Warning alert by flashing an amber and pulsing the left or right side of the Safety Alert SeatF as the lane marking is crossed. See Safety Alert Seat.
Press the Lane Keep Assist button on the center of the instrument panel to turn the system on or off.
Lane Departure WarningF (HD Models Only) – When crossing a detected lane marking without using a turn signal, the system flashes an amber visual alert on the instrument cluster and pulses the left or right side of the Safety Alert SeatF. See Safety Alert Seat.
Press the Lane Departure Warning button on the center of the instrument panel to turn the system on or off.
Safety Alert SeatF – The driver’s seat pulses, left side, right side, or simultaneously, to alert the driver of potential hazards.
Audible notification may be selected instead of Safety Alert Seat pulsing notification. To change the alert setting, go to Settings > Vehicle > Collision/Detection > Alert Type.
Rear Vision Camera – Provides a view directly behind the vehicle when backing up.
To turn the Rear Vision Camera Guidelines or Rear Park Assist Symbols on or off, go to Settings > Rear Camera.
Front and/or Rear Parking Assist – During low-speed parking maneuvers, the system provides “distance to
closest object” information in the Driver Information Center and a caution symbol on the Rear Vision Camera display. When the vehicle should be stopped immediately to avoid a collision, a continuous audible tone sounds or the Safety Alert Seat pulses. See Safety Alert Seat.
To turn the system on or off, press the Parking Assist button on the center of the instrument panel.See Driving and Operating in your Owner Manual.F Optional equipment