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GMC Sierra/Sierra Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/
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186 Infotainment System
Infotainment
System Introduction Infotainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Theft-Deterrent Feature . . . . . . 187
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Radio AM-FM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fixed Mast Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 194
Multi-Band Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 194
Audio Players Avoiding Untrusted Media
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Auxiliary Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Bluetooth Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Voice Recognition
Voice Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Phone Bluetooth (Overview) . . . . . . . . . 211
Bluetooth (Infotainment
Controls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Trademarks and License
Agreements Trademarks and License
Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Introduction Infotainment Base radio information is included in
this manual. See the infotainment
manual for information on other
available infotainment systems.
Read the following pages to
become familiar with the features.
{ WarningTaking 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.

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Infotainment System 187The 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
features are also available through
the instrument cluster and steering
wheel controls.
Before driving:
.
Become familiar with the
operation, center stack controls,
and infotainment display
controls. .
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
control or by using a single voice
command if equipped with
Bluetooth phone capability.
See Defensive Driving 0 236 .
To play the infotainment system with
the ignition off, see Retained
Accessory Power (RAP) 0 260 .Theft-Deterrent Feature TheftLock is designed to discourage
theft of the vehicle's radio by
learning a portion of the Vehicle
Identification Number (VIN). The
radio does not operate if it is stolen
or moved to a different vehicle.

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188 Infotainment System
Overview 1.
{ .
Press to go to the Home
Page. See Home Page
0 189 .
2.
7 .
Radio: Press and release to
go to the previous station or
channel. Press and hold to
fast seek the next strongest
previous station or channel.
.
USB/Bluetooth Music/
Pictures: Press and hold to
go to the previous content.
Press and hold to fast
rewind.
3.
O .
Press to turn the power on.
.
Press and hold to turn the
power off.
.
Press to mute the system
when on.
.
Turn to decrease or
increase the volume.

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Infotainment System 1894.
6 .
Radio: Press and release to
go to the next station or
channel. Press and hold to
fast seek the next strongest
station or channel.
.
USB/Bluetooth Music/
Pictures: Press and hold to
go to the next content.
Press and hold to fast
forward.
5.
# .
Press and release to
access the phone screen,
answer an incoming call,
or access the device home
screen. Press and hold to
access Press to Talk.
Home Page Touchscreen Buttons
Touchscreen buttons show on the
screen when available. When a
function is unavailable, the button
may gray out. When a function is
selected, the button may highlight. Home Page Features
Press
{ to go to the Home Page.
Audio : Touch to select AM, FM,
SiriusXM (if equipped), USB/iPod/
Bluetooth Audio, or AUX.
Gallery : Touch to view a picture or
movie.
Phone : Touch to activate the
phone features (if equipped).
See Bluetooth (Overview) 0 211 or
Bluetooth (Infotainment Controls)
0 213 .
Projection : Touch to access USB
supported devices when connected.
See USB Port 0 197 . Settings : Touch to access the
Personalization menu. See Vehicle
Personalization 0 165 .
Climate : Touch to access the
Climate menu. See Climate Control
Systems (with Heater Only) 0 224 or
Climate Control Systems (with Air
Conditioning) 0 226 .
OnStar : If equipped, touch to
access the OnStar menu. See
OnStar Overview 0 479 .
Software Updates Over-the-Air Software Updates If equipped, the infotainment system
can download and install select
software updates over a wireless
connection. The system will prompt
for certain updates to be
downloaded and installed. There is
also an option to check for updates
manually.

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Infotainment System 199.
Only USB storage devices
formatted in FAT16/32 or exFAT
file systems are recognized.
NTFS and other file systems are
not recognized.
.
The time it takes to process files
will depend on the USB storage
device type and capacity, and
the type of files stored.
.
Some USB storage device files
may not be compatible.
.
Up to two USB devices and one
iPod can be played through a
USB hub. All devices may not be
supported, depending on the
performance of the USB hub.
If there is not enough power
supply, it may not operate
normally.
.
Do not disconnect the USB
storage device while it is playing.
This may cause damage to the
product or affect the
performance of the USB device.
.
Disconnect the USB storage
device when the ignition is
turned off. If the ignition is turned
on while the USB device is connected, the USB device may
be damaged or may not operate
normally.
.
USB storage devices can only
be connected for playing music,
viewing photo files,
or upgrading.
.
Do not use the USB terminal to
charge USB accessory
equipment. The heat generated
may cause performance issues
or damage.
.
Music files to which Digital Right
Management (DRM) is applied
cannot be played.
.
USB storage device that are in
capacity with a limit of 5,000
files, such as music, photo,
video, 15 stages of folder
structure. Normal usage cannot
be guaranteed for a storage
device that exceeds this limit.
The iPod/iPhone can play all
music files that are supported.
The music file lists will only
display up to 5,000 files on the
screen. These files are sorted in
alphabetical order. .
Some iPod/iPhone product
models may not support the
connectivity or functionality of
this product.
.
Only connect the iPod/iPhone
with connection cables
supported by iPod/iPhone
products. Other connection
cables cannot be used.
.
The iPod/iPhone may be
damaged if it is connected to the
vehicle with the ignition on.
When not in use, disconnect the
iPod/iPhone.
.
When the iPod/iPhone is
connected to the USB port by
using the iPod/iPhone cable, the
Bluetooth music is not
supported.
.
The iPod/iPhone playback
functions and the information
displayed may be different when
played on the infotainment
system.

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204 Infotainment System Playing Music
To play the music from the device,
if the device is already connected:
1. Press
{ .
2. Touch AUDIO.
3. Touch Source.
4. Touch AUX.
To adjust the tone settings. See
“ Audio Settings ” in “ System
Settings ” under AM-FM Radio
0 190 .
Bluetooth Audio If equipped, music may be played
from a paired Bluetooth device. See
“ Pairing ” under Bluetooth
(Overview) 0 211 or Bluetooth
(Infotainment Controls) 0 213 for
help pairing a device.
Volume and song selection may be
controlled by using the infotainment
controls or the phone/device.
If Bluetooth Audio is selected and
nothing is heard, check the volume
setting on both the phone/device
and the infotainment system. Launch music by touching MEDIA
on the Home Page.
To play music via Bluetooth:
1. Power on the device, and pair
to connect the device.
2. Once paired, go into the audio
application from the Home
Page or via the application tray.
Select MEDIA until Bluetooth
displays.
Bluetooth Audio Menu
Press the MENU screen button to
display the Bluetooth Audio menu.
The following may be available:
Tone: Turn the MENU knob to
adjust the tone settings.
Press
o BACK to go back to the
previous menu.
Manage Bluetooth Devices: Select
to go to the Bluetooth page to add
or delete devices.
When selecting Bluetooth Audio, the
radio may not be able to launch the
audio player on the connected device to start playing. When the
vehicle is not moving, use the
phone to begin playback.
All devices launch audio differently.
When selecting Bluetooth Audio as
a source, the radio may show as
paused on the screen. Press play
on the device or press
r to begin
playback.
Some phones support sending
Bluetooth music information to
display on the radio. When the radio
receives this information, it will
check to see if any is available and
display it. For more information
about supported Bluetooth features,
see www.gm.com/bluetooth for U.S.
and Canada only.

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210 Infotainment System command “ Play Album ” must first be
spoken; the system will then ask for
the album name. The reply would
be to say the name of the album
to play.
Once the number of songs has
exceeded approximately 8,000,
there is no support for accessing the
songs directly through voice
commands. There will still be
access to the media content by
using commands for playlists,
artists, and genres.
The access commands for playlists,
artists, and genres are prohibited
after the number of this type of
media exceeds 4,000.
The system will provide feedback
the first time voice recognition is
initiated if it has become apparent
that any of these limits are reached
during a device initializing process. Voice Recognition for the
Phone “ Call ” : Initiate a
call to an entered contact. The
command may include location if
the contact has location numbers
stored.
“ Call At Home, ”
“ At Work, ” “ On Mobile, ” or “ On
Other ” : Initiate a call to an entered
contact and location at home, at
work, on mobile device, or on
another phone.
“ Call ” : Initiate a
call to a standard phone number
seven or 10 digits in length, and
also 911, 411, or 611.
“ Pair Phone ” : Begins the
Bluetooth pairing process. Follow
instructions on the radio display.
“ Switch Phone ” : Select a different
phone for outgoing calls. “ Voice Keypad ” : Begins a dialog
to enter special numbers like
international numbers. The numbers
can be entered in groups of digits
with each group of digits being
repeated back by the system. If the
group of digits is not correct, the
command “ Delete ” will remove the
last group of digits and allow them
to be re-entered. Once the entire
number has been entered, the
command “ Call ” will start dialing the
number.
“ Voice Mail ” : Initiate a call to voice
mail numbers.
Voice Recognition for OnStar
(If Equipped) “ OnStar ” : Begin OnStar Voice
Recognition.

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Infotainment System 211Bluetooth Speech Recognition
(If Equipped) Voice Pass-Thru allows access to
the speech recognition commands
on the cell phone. See your cell
phone manufacturer ’ s user guide to
see if the cell phone supports this
feature.
Activating this function will start the
Bluetooth Speech Recognition on a
connected phone.
The steering wheel controls are
used to operate this function.
Press and hold
g to activate.
A voice session begins so that voice
commands can be given to Siri ®
or
many other controls provided by the
cell phone.
Press
@ to exit or press
i to
close and return to the previous
application prior to the start of Voice
Pass-Thru. Phone Bluetooth (Overview) Instructions for using the cell phone
may differ between infotainment
systems. The base radio and base
radio with touchscreen instructions
are included in this manual. See the
infotainment manual for instructions
on the uplevel radios.
Bluetooth-capable systems can
interact with many cell phones,
allowing:
.
Placement and receipt of calls in
a hands-free mode.
.
Sharing of the cell phone ’ s
address book or contact list with
the vehicle.
To minimize driver distraction,
before driving, and with the vehicle
parked:
.
Become familiar with the
features of the cell phone.
Organize the phone book and
contact lists clearly and delete duplicate or rarely used entries.
If possible, program speed dial
or other shortcuts.
.
Review the controls and
operation of the infotainment
system.
.
Pair cell phone(s) to the vehicle.
The system may not work with
all cell phones. See “ Pairing ” in
this section.
.
If the cell phone has voice
dialing capability, learn to use
that feature to access the
address book or contact list.
.
See “ Deleting a Bluetooth
Device ” in this section.
{ Warning
When using a cell phone, it can
be distracting to look too long or
too often at the screen of the
phone or the infotainment system.
Taking your eyes off the road too
long or too often could cause a
crash resulting in injury or death.
Focus your attention on driving.

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212 Infotainment System Vehicles with a Bluetooth system
can use a Bluetooth-capable cell
phone with a Hands-Free Profile to
make and receive phone calls. The
infotainment system and voice
recognition are used to control the
system. The system can be used
with the ignition on or in ACC/
ACCESSORY. The range of the
Bluetooth system can be up to 9.1 m
(30 ft). Not all phones support all
functions and not all phones work
with the Bluetooth system. For U.S.
and Canada only, see www.gm.com/
bluetooth for more information about
compatible phones.
Bluetooth Controls Use the buttons on the center stack,
infotainment display, and the
steering wheel to operate the
Bluetooth system.
Steering Wheel Controls
g : Press to answer incoming calls,
confirm system information, and
start voice recognition. i : Press to end a call, reject a
call, or cancel an operation. Press
to mute or unmute the infotainment
system.
Infotainment System Controls
For information about how to
navigate the menu system using the
infotainment controls, see Overview
0 188 .
MENU : Turn to scroll through a list.
Press to select the highlighted list
option.
{ : Press to go to the Home Page.
See Home Page 0 189 .
PHONE or
# : Select to enter the
phone main menu. See Bluetooth
(Overview) 0 211 or Bluetooth
(Infotainment Controls) 0 213 .
Voice Recognition
If equipped, the voice recognition
system uses commands to control
the system and dial phone numbers. Noise : The system may not
recognize voice commands if there
is too much background noise, such
as noise from open windows or loud
talking inside the vehicle.
When to Speak : A tone sounds to
indicate that the system is ready for
a voice command. Wait for the tone
and then speak.
How to Speak : Speak clearly in a
calm and natural voice.
Audio System When using the Bluetooth system,
sound comes through the vehicle's
front audio system speakers and
overrides the audio system. Use the
O knob during a call to change the
volume level. The system maintains
a minimum volume level.
Bluetooth Audio Quality
Turn off the Echo and Noise
cancellation feature on your phone,
if supported, for the best hands-free
performance.
See www.gm.com/bluetooth for U.S.
and Canada only.

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Infotainment System 213
Bluetooth (Infotainment
Controls) To use infotainment controls to
access the menu system, see
Overview 0 188 .
Pairing A Bluetooth-enabled cell phone
must be paired to the Bluetooth
system and then connected to the
vehicle before it can be used. See
your cell phone manufacturer's user
guide for Bluetooth functions before
pairing the cell phone. If a Bluetooth
phone is not connected, calls will be
made using OnStar Hands-Free
Calling, if available. See OnStar
Overview 0 479 .
Pairing Information
.
A Bluetooth phone with MP3
capability cannot be paired to
the vehicle as a phone and an
MP3 player at the same time.
.
Up to 10 cell phones can be
paired to the Bluetooth system. .
The pairing process is disabled
when the vehicle is moving.
.
Pairing only needs to be
completed once, unless the
pairing information on the cell
phone changes or the cell phone
is deleted from the system.
.
Only one paired cell phone can
be connected to the Bluetooth
system at a time.
.
If multiple paired cell phones are
within range of the system, the
system connects to the first
available paired cell phone in the
order that they were first paired
to the system.
When the Bluetooth device and
infotainment system are
successfully paired, the phone book
is downloaded automatically. This is
dependent on the type of the phone
paired. If the automatic download
does not occur, proceed with the
phone book download on the
phone. Pairing a Phone - SSP and No
Paired Device
When there is no paired device on
the infotainment system and Simple
Secure Pairing (SSP) is supported:
1. Press
{ .
2. Touch PHONE, press
# on the
center stack, or press
g on the
steering wheel without OnStar.
3. Touch Search Device.
4. Touch the desired device to
pair on the searched list
screen.
5. Touch Yes on the pop-up
screen of the Bluetooth device
and infotainment system.
6. When the Bluetooth device and
infotainment system are
successfully paired, the phone
screen is displayed on the
infotainment system.