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Left-Side Steering Wheel Controls for CTS (CTS-V Similar)


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Right-Side Steering Wheel Controls for CTS and CTS-V


Object Number: 2004597  Size: A2

Vehicles with audio steering wheel controls could differ depending on the vehicle's options. Some audio controls can be adjusted at the steering wheel. They include the following:

SRCE (Source): Press to switch between the radio AM, FM, XM, CD, HDD, auxiliary input jack, USB and iPod.

/ (Previous/Next): Press to go to the previous or next radio station stored as a favorite, or the previous or next track of a CD. Press to interact with the Bluetooth® system. See Bluetooth® for more information.

+  - (Volume): Press to increase or to decrease the volume.

(Mute/Speech Recognition/Push to Talk): Press and release to silence the vehicle speakers only. The audio of the wireless and wired headphones, if the vehicle has these features, does not mute. Press and release again, to turn the sound on.

    • For vehicles with a navigation system, press and hold for two seconds to initiate speech recognition. See "Speech Recognition" in the Navigation System manual for more information.
    • For vehicles without a navigation system, press and hold for two seconds to interact with OnStar® or Bluetooth. See the OnStar® System , or Bluetooth® for more information about these features.
    • For vehicles with a navigation system, Onstar, or Bluetooth, press and hold for two seconds and say "hands free" to interact with OnStar or Bluetooth. See the OnStar® System , or Bluetooth® for more information about these features.