Notice: Before adding any sound equipment to the vehicle, such as an audio system, CD player, CB radio, mobile telephone, or two-way radio, make sure that it can be added by checking with your dealer/retailer. Also, check federal rules covering mobile radio and telephone units. If sound equipment can be added, it is very important to do it properly. Added sound equipment can interfere with the operation of the vehicle's engine, radio, or other systems, and even damage them. The vehicle's systems can interfere with the operation of sound equipment that has been added.
Notice: The chime signals related to safety belts, parking brake, and other functions of the vehicle operate through the navigation system. If that equipment is replaced or additional equipment is added to the vehicle, the chimes may not work. Make sure that replacement or additional equipment is compatible with the vehicle before installing it. See "Accessories and Modifications" in the Index of the vehicle's owner manual.
If viewing a map screen, touch the source screen (AM, FM, XM, CD, etc.) button. The display will split between the audio screen and the map screen. All station-changing functions can be performed from this screen.
If you do not want to view a split screen or you are not on a map screen, press the AUDIO hard key.
AM/FM/XM: Touch the source (AM, FM, or XM, if equipped) screen button or press the AUDIO key repeatedly until the desired source is highlighted.When viewing a map screen, the name of the station or channel will appear on the display.
SEEK / SEEK: To seek stations, press the left or right arrow keys to go to the next or previous station. To scan stations, press and hold either arrow for more than two seconds. The radio will go to a station, play for a few seconds, then go on to the next station. To stop scanning, press either arrow again.This feature allows you to store up to 30 preset stations. You can mix AM, FM, and XM (if equipped). To store presets, do the following:
If the system has automatic equalization, you can select customized equalization settings designed for Talk, Rock, Country, Pop, and Classical. Touch one of the equalization screen buttons to hear the change in sound. The system will save separate settings for each source.
To not use an automatic equalization setting, press any of the screen buttons that will change the treble, midrange, bass, balance, or fade. This will take the system out of the equalization settings so that you can create your own sound.
If the system has the Bose® sound system, the system will have Digital Signal Processing (DSP). DSP is used to provide a choice of four different listening experiences. DSP can be used while listening to the audio system. The type of DSP selected is displayed on the status line.
Select from the following DSP settings:
Normal: Select this screen button to adjust the audio to be in normal mode. This provides the best sound quality or all seating positions.Press the MENU key to enter the menu screen, then press the MENU key repeatedly until Radio is selected or touch the Radio screen button to make changes for radio information displayed or to limit features while driving, number of preset pages, XM categories, and Automatic Volume Control or Bose® AudioPilot®.
Touch the Limit Features While Driving screen button to turn on and off the ability to limit functions while driving. When this screen button is highlighted, the following functions will be limited while driving:
• | Music Navigator Scrolling |
• | Radio Category Scrolling |
• | Navigation Menu Scrolling and some functions |
See "Category" earlier in this section for more information. See "From Map" under Destination for more information.
Touch the Number of Preset Pages screen button to change the number of preset pages, 1 through 6. Each preset page can contain five preset stations. Touch the desired numbered screen button.
Touch the Remove/Add XM Categories screen button to remove or add XM categories when selecting XM categories from the category list screen. The list of XM categories will appear on the screen. Use the up and down arrow screen buttons to scroll through the list. The categories to remove will be highlighted and the categories to add will be dark in color. Touch the category that you would like to add or remove. Touch the Restore All Categories screen button to add all categories that have been removed.
Then, as you drive, automatic volume control automatically increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome noise at any speed. The volume level should always sound the same to you as you drive. To turn automatic volume control off, touch the OFF screen button.
AudioPilot: If the system has the Bose® audio system, it includes Bose AudioPilot® noise compensation technology. To use AudioPilot®:To turn it off, touch the OFF screen button.
When on, AudioPilot® continuously adjusts the audio system equalization, to compensate for background noise, so that your music always sounds the same at the set volume level.
This feature is most effective at lower volume settings where background noise can affect how well you hear the music being played through your vehicle's audio system. At higher volume settings, where the music is much louder than the background noise, there may be little or no adjustments by AudioPilot®. For more information on AudioPilot®, visit bose.com/audiopilot.
The audio system has a Radio Data System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only on FM stations that broadcast RDS information. With RDS, the radio can do the following:
• | Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of programming |
• | Receive announcements concerning local and national emergencies |
• | Display messages from radio stations |
This system relies on receiving specific information from these stations and will only work when the information is available. In rare cases, a radio station may broadcast incorrect information that will cause the radio features to work improperly. If this happens, contact the radio station.
The RDS system is always on. When information is broadcast from the FM station you are listening to, the station name or call letters will be displayed on the audio screen. RDS may provide a program type (PTY) for current programming and the name of the program being broadcasted.
XM™ is a satellite radio service that is based in the 48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian provinces. XM™ Satellite Radio has a wide variety of programming and commercial-free music, coast-to-coast, and in digital-quality sound. During your trial or when you subscribe, you will get unlimited access to XM™ Radio Online for when you are not in the vehicle. A service fee is required to receive the XM™ service. For more information, contact XM™ at xmradio.com or call 1-800-929-2100 in the U.S. and xmradio.ca or call 1-877-438-9677 in Canada.
When XM™ is active, the channel name and number, song title, and artist will display on the screen.
See "XM™ Radio Messages" in the vehicle's owner manual" for a list of possible XM messages.