display PONTIAC G5 2010 Owner's Manual

LOCK HORN
If your vehicle has Remote Keyless Entry (RKE), this
feature, which allows the vehicle’s horn to chirp every
time the lock button on the RKE transmitter is pressed,
can be enabled or disabled. When LOCK HORN appears
on the display, press and hold the reset button for at least
one second to scroll through the available settings:
OFF (default):The horn will not chirp on the first press
of the lock button on the RKE transmitter. The horn
will still chirp on the second press.
ON: The horn will chirp on the first press of the lock
button on the RKE transmitter.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 3-3 for more information.
To select a setting and move on to the next feature,
press the information button while the desired setting is
displayed on the DIC.
UNLOCK HORN
If your vehicle has Remote Keyless Entry (RKE), this
feature, which allows the vehicle’s horn to chirp on the
first press of the unlock button on the RKE transmitter,
can be enabled or disabled. When UNLOCK HORN
appears on the display, press and hold the reset button
for at least one second to scroll through the available
settings:
OFF (default): The horn will not chirp when the unlock
button on the RKE transmitter is pressed.
ON: The horn will chirp on the first press of the unlock
button on the RKE transmitter.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 3-3 for more information.
To select a setting and move on to the next feature,
press the information button while the desired setting
is displayed on the DIC.
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LIGHT FLASH
If your vehicle has Remote Keyless Entry (RKE), this
feature, which allows the vehicle’s exterior hazard/turn
signal lighting to flash every time the lock, unlock, or trunk
release buttons on the RKE transmitter are pressed, can
be enabled or disabled. When LIGHT FLASH appears on
the display, press and hold the reset button for at least
one second to scroll through the available settings:
OFF:The exterior hazard/turn signal lighting will not
flash when the lock, unlock, or trunk release buttons on
the RKE transmitter are pressed.
ON (default): The exterior hazard/turn signal lighting
will flash when the lock, unlock, or trunk release buttons
on the RKE transmitter are pressed.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 3-3 for more information.
To select a setting and move on to the next feature,
press the information button while the desired setting is
displayed on the DIC.
DELAY LOCK
This feature, which delays the actual locking of the
vehicle, can be enabled or disabled. When DELAY LOCK
appears on the display, press and hold the reset button
for at least one second to scroll through the available
settings:
ON (default): The doors will not lock until five seconds
after the last door is closed. You can temporarily
override delayed locking by pressing the power lock
switch or the lock button on the Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) transmitter a second time.
OFF: The doors will lock immediately when pressing
the power lock switch or the lock button on the
RKE transmitter.
See Power Door Locks on page 3-9 ,Delayed Locking
on page 3-9, and Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 3-3 for more information.
To select a setting and move on to the next feature,
press the information button while the desired setting is
displayed on the DIC.
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AUTO UNLK (Unlock)
This feature, which allows the vehicle to automatically
unlock certain doors, can be enabled or disabled. When
AUTO UNLK appears on the display, press and hold
the reset button for at least one second to scroll through
the available settings:
ALL (default):All of the doors will automatically unlock.
DRIVER: The driver’s door will automatically unlock.
NONE: None of the doors will automatically unlock.
You will need to manually unlock the doors.
If you have a manual transmission vehicle, the door(s)
will automatically unlock when the ignition is turned off.
If you have an automatic transmission vehicle, you
can select when the automatic unlocking will occur.
See “UNLK (Unlock) (Automatic Transmission Only)”
following.
See Programmable Automatic Door Unlock on page 3-10
for more information.
To select a setting and move on to the next feature,
press the information button while the desired setting is
displayed on the DIC.
UNLK (Unlock) (Automatic
Transmission Only)
This screen displays only if your vehicle has an
automatic transmission and DRIVER or ALL is selected
for the AUTO UNLK feature. This feature determines
when the automatic door unlocking will occur. When
UNLK appears on the display, press and hold the reset
button for at least one second to scroll through the
available settings:
KEY OFF: The door(s) will unlock when the key is
turned off.
SHIFT TO P (Park) (default): The door(s) will unlock
when the vehicle is shifted into P (Park).
See Programmable Automatic Door Unlock on
page 3-10 for more information.
To select a setting and move on to the next feature,
press the information button while the desired setting is
displayed on the DIC.
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EXT (Exterior) LIGHTS
If your vehicle has Remote Keyless Entry (RKE), this
feature, which allows the vehicle’s exterior perimeter
lighting to turn on each time the unlock button on the RKE
transmitter is pressed, can be enabled or disabled. When
EXT LIGHTS appears on the display, press and hold the
reset button for at least one second to scroll through the
available settings:
OFF:The exterior perimeter lighting will not turn on
when the unlock button on the RKE transmitter is
pressed.
ON (default): The exterior perimeter lighting will turn
on when the unlock button on the RKE transmitter
is pressed.
See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation on
page 3-3 for more information.
To select a setting and move on to the next feature,
press the information button while the desired setting is
displayed on the DIC.
LANGUAGE
This feature allows you to select the language in which
the DIC will display. When LANGUAGE appears on
the display, press and hold the reset button for at least
one second to scroll through the available settings:
ENGLISH (default): All messages will appear in
English.
FRENCH: All messages will appear in French.
SPANISH: All messages will appear in Spanish.
GERMAN: All messages will appear in German.
To select a setting and exit out of the personalization
menu mode, press the information button while the
desired setting is displayed on the DIC.
Exiting Personalization Menu
The personalization menu will be exited when any of the
following conditions occur:
•A ten second time period has elapsed.
•The ignition is turned off.
•The end of the personalization menu list is reached.
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Setting the Clock
Without Date Display
AM/FM Base Radio with a Single CD
Player
To set the time:1. Turn the ignition key to ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN. Press
Oto turn the radio on.
2. Press
Huntil the hour begins flashing on the
display. Press
Ha second time and the minute
begins flashing on the display.
3. While either the hour or the minute numbers are flashing, turn
fto increase or decrease the time.
4. Press
Hagain until the clock display stops flashing
to set the currently displayed time; otherwise, the
flashing stops after five seconds and the current
time displayed is automatically set.
To change the time default setting from 12 hour to
24 hour, press the
Hbutton until 12H or 24H is displayed.
Once 12H or 24H is displayed, turn the
fknob to the
desired option to select the setting. Press the
Hbutton
again to apply the setting, or let the screen time out.
With Date Display
Radio with CD (MP3) and USB Port, and
Radio with Single CD (MP3) Player
To set the time and date:
1. Turn the ignition key to ACC/ACCESSORY or ON/RUN. Press
Oto turn the radio on.
2. Press
Hand the HR, MIN, MM, DD, YYYY (hour,
minute, month, day, and year) displays.
3. Press the softkey located below any one of the tabs that you want to change.
4. To increase the time or date do one of the following:
•Press the softkey located below the selected tab.
•Press¨SEEK, or\FWD.
•Turnfclockwise.
5. To decrease the time or date do one of the following:
•Press©SEEK orsREV.
•Turnfcounterclockwise.
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The date does not automatically display. To see the
date press
Hwhile the radio is on. The date with display
times out after a few seconds and goes back to the
normal radio and time display.
To change the time default setting from 12 hour to
24 hour or to change the date default setting from
month/day/year to day/month/year:
1. Press
Hand then the softkey located below the
forward arrow label. Once the time 12H and 24H,
and the date MM/DD/YYYY (month, day, and
year) and DD/MM/YYYY (day, month, and year)
displays.
2. Press the softkey located below the desired option.
3. Press
Hagain to apply the selected default, or
let the screen time out.
Radio(s)
Radio with CD (Base)
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The vehicle has one of these radios as its audio
system.
Radio Data System (RDS)
The radio may have RDS. The RDS feature is available
for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS
information. This system relies upon receiving specific
information from these stations and only works when the
information is available. While the radio is tuned to an
FM-RDS station, the station name or call letters display.In rare cases, a radio station could broadcast incorrect
information that causes the radio features to work
improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station.
Playing the Radio
O
(Power/Volume):
Press to turn the system on and
off. Turn to increase or decrease the volume.
Speed Compensated Volume (SCV): Radios
with the Speed Compensated Volume (SCV) feature
automatically adjust the radio volume to compensate
for road and wind noise as the vehicle speeds up or
slows down, so that the volume level is consistent.
To activate SCV:
1. Set the radio volume to the desired level.
2. Press MENU to display the radio setup menu.
3. Press the softkey under the AUTO VOLUM tab on the radio display.
4. Press the softkey under the desired Speed Compensated Volume setting (OFF, Low, Med,
or High) to select the level of radio volume
compensation. The display times out after
approximately 10 seconds. Each higher setting
allows for more radio volume compensation at
faster vehicle speeds.
Radio with CD (MP3) and USB Port shown,
Radio with CD (MP3) similar
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Finding a Station
BAND:Press to choose between FM1, FM2, AM, or
XM™ (if equipped) on the Radio with CD (Base). Press
to choose between FM, AM, XM (if equipped) on the
Radio with CD (MP3) and USB Port or the Radio
with CD (MP3).
f(Tune): Turn to select radio stations.
©SEEK:Press to seek or scan stations with a strong
signal in the selected band.
•To seek stations, press and release©SEEK to go
to the previous station and stay there.
•To scan stations, press and hold©SEEK for a few
seconds until the radio beeps once. The radio goes
to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the
next station. Press
©SEEK again to stop scanning.
•To scan preset stations in the selected band, press
and hold
©SEEK for four seconds until a double
beep sounds. The radio goes to a stored preset,
plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next stored
preset. Press
©SEEK again to stop scanning preset
stations.
¨SEEK: Press to seek or scan stations with a strong
signal in the selected band.
•To seek stations, press and release¨SEEK to go
to the next station and stay there.
•To scan stations, press and hold¨SEEK for a few
seconds until the radio beeps once. The radio goes
to a station, plays for a few seconds, then goes to the
next station. Press
¨SEEK again to stop scanning.
•To scan preset stations in the selected band, press
and hold
¨SEEK for four seconds until a double
beep sounds. The radio goes to a stored preset,
plays for a few seconds, then goes to the next stored
preset. Press
¨SEEK again to stop scanning preset
stations.
4(Information): For vehicles with the Radio with CD
(Base), press to switch the display between the radio
station frequency and the time. While the ignition is off,
press
4to display the time.
For vehicles with XM, MP3, WMA, or RDS features, press
4to display additional text information related to the
current FM-RDS or XM station; or CD, MP3, WMA song.
Song title information will be displayed on the top line of
the display while the artist information will be displayed
on the bottom line, it the information is available during
XM, CD, MP3, or WMA playback. When information is
not available, “No Info” displays.
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Storing Radio Stations
Depending on which radio the vehicle has, radio
stations are stored as either favorites or presets.
Storing a Radio Station as a Favorite
Radio that have a FAV button store radio stations as
favorites.
Drivers are encouraged to set up radio station favorites
while the vehicle is in P (Park). Tune to favorite stations
using the softkeys, favorites button, and steering wheel
controls. SeeDefensive Driving on page 5-2 .
FAV (Favorites): A maximum of 36 stations can be
stored as favorites using the six softkeys located below
the radio station frequency tabs and by using the radio
favorites page button (FAV button). Press FAV to go
through up to six pages of favorites, each having six
favorite stations available per page. Each page of
favorites can contain any combination of AM, FM,
or XM stations. The current balance/fade and tone
settings are also stored with the favorite stations. To store a station as a favorite:
1. Tune to the desired radio station and set the balance/fade and tone settings to the desired levels.
2. Press FAV to display the page where to store the station.
3. Press and hold one of the six softkeys until a beep sounds.
4. Repeat the steps for each radio station to be stored as a favorite.
To setup the number of favorites pages: 1. Press MENU to display the radio setup menu.
2. Press the softkey located below the FAV 1-6 tab.
3. Select the desired number of favorites pages by pressing the softkey located below the displayed
page numbers.
4. Press FAV, or let the menu time out, to return to the original main radio screen showing the radio
station frequency tabs and to begin programming
favorites.
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Auto Text (Satellite Radio Service, CD, MP3, and
WMA features):If additional information is available
for the current song being played, Auto Text will
automatically page/scroll the information every
three seconds above the FAV presets on the radio
display. By default, Auto Text is enabled.
To change the Auto Text setting:
1. Press MENU to display the radio setup menu.
2. Press the softkey under AUTO TXT tab on the radio display.
3. Press the softkey under the ON or OFF tab on the radio display.
If
4is pressed and the song title or artist information is
longer than what can be displayed, the extra information
will page every three seconds when Auto Text is
activated.
Storing a Radio Station as a Preset
Radios that have numbered pushbuttons store radio
stations as presets.
Up to 18 stations (six FM1, six FM2, and six AM), can
be programmed on the six numbered buttons.
To store preset stations:
1. Tune in the desired station.
2. Press and hold one of the six numbered buttons for three seconds until a beep sounds.
3. Repeat the Steps 1 and 2 for each numbered button.
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